WAEC Government 2014 Question 44

Question 44

The Commonwealth

The Commonwealth is

  1. A.an economic organization for the Caribbeans.
  2. B.a political organization formed during the First World War.
  3. C.made up of all independent ex-colonies of Britain.
  4. D.made up of independent European countries.
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Answer: C (made up of all independent ex-colonies of Britain.)

Explanation

The Commonwealth is mainly made up of former British colonies, though a few members (e.g. Mozambique, Rwanda) were never British and some ex-colonies are not members.