WAEC Government 2025 Objective — Question 24
Question 24 of 52 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Government 2025 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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Which of the following characteristics best describes a Protectorate in Colonial administrative policy?
- A. Full sovereignty and independence of the colony
- B. Complete annexation and integration into the protecting powerCorrect
- C. Limited sovereignty with external control over foreign affairs and defense
- D. Total economic control and political independence by the colony
Explanation
A protectorate is a state under the protection of a larger, stronger state; under colonial administration, a protectorate was fully annexed and integrated into the protecting power, without full political and economic independence.
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