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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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