JAMB - History (2022)

  • 1
    The Nguni people are originally from?
    Respuesta
    (A)
    South Africa
  • 2
    Who was the head of the Zulus at the time of the Mfecane war?
    Respuesta
    (B)
    Shaka
  • 3
    Who introduced indirect rule in Nigeria?
    Respuesta
    (C)
    Lord Lugard
  • 4
    The Ekumeku movement started from Anioma which is part of present day ________.
    Respuesta
    (A)
    Delta
  • 5
    The policy of Association was adopted by the ________.
    Respuesta
    (A)
    French
  • 6
    The Berlin conference on the partitioning of Africa was held in _______.
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    (D)
    1884/1885
  • 7
    The indigenous pre-colonial Nigerian economy consisted of the following except
    Respuesta
    (A)
    agriculture
  • 8
    Which of these system was most popular in the pre-colonial era?
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    (A)
    The barter system
  • 9
    In what year was the peace treaty signed in Yorubaland?
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    (B)
    1886
  • 10
    The longest war in Yoruba land lasted _____ years.
    Respuesta
    (C)
    16
  • 11
    Who were the first Europeans travellers to reach Benin?
    Respuesta
    (C)
    Portuguese
  • 12
    What is the title of the king's mother in Benin kingdom?
    Respuesta
    (B)
    Iyoba
  • 13
    Who is regarded the father of modern Egypt?
    Respuesta
    (D)
    Mohammad Ali
  • 14
    How many geo-political zones are there in Nigeria?
    Respuesta
    (B)
    6
  • 15
    Who established the Sokoto Caliphate?
    Respuesta
    (C)
    Usman Dan Fodio
  • 16
    Which constitution laid the foundation for the establishment of political parties in Nigeria?
    Respuesta
    (A)
    The Clifford constitution of 1922
  • 17
    The _____ conference of 1950 discussed the provisions of the Macpherson's constitution.
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    (B)
    Ibadan
  • 18
    In what year was Lagos annexed by the British?
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    (A)
    1861
  • 19
    What was the first capital of the Kanem-Borno empire?
    Respuesta
    (B)
    Njimi
  • 20
    After the death of Said bin Sultan in 1856, the Asian section of the empire was ruled by ________.
    Respuesta
    (B)
    Thuwaini bin Said.
  • 21
    When did the Madhist war begin?
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    (B)
    1881
  • 22
    Nigeria joined UNO as the ___ member.
    Respuesta
    (A)
    99th
  • 23
    Who was the first state president of the republic of South Africa?
    Respuesta
    (A)
    Charles Robberts Swart
  • 24
    The Trans-Atlantic slave trade was abolished in Britain in what year?
    Respuesta
    (B)
    1807
  • 25
    When was the Census crisis in Nigeria?
    Respuesta
    (A)
    1962/1963
  • 26
    When did Christianity start in Sierra Leone?
    Respuesta
    (A)
    1729
  • 27
    Islam came to Nigeria in the ______ century.
    Respuesta
    (A)
    11th
  • 28
    The first school in Nigeria was __________.
    Respuesta
    (C)
    Nursery of Infant Church
  • 29
    Nigeria's vice president in the second republic was
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    (C)
    Alex Ekwueme
  • 30
    The economic reforms of Theodore II of Ethiopia involved which of the following?
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    (C)
    reorganization of the fiscal system
  • 31
    Which of these was not an effect of the Great Trek?
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    (D)
    It reduced trade between black and white groups
  • 32
    Clothe dyeing started in what part of Nigeria?
    Respuesta
    (B)
    South-West
  • 33
    How many states did General Murtala Mohammed create?
    Respuesta
    (B)
    7
  • 34
    In what year was the Oil River protectorate established?
    Respuesta
    (A)
    1885
  • 35
    The Lagos colony and the Southern Protectorate was almagamated in _____.
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    (B)
    1906
  • 36
    Who was known as the Napoleon of West Africa?
    Respuesta
    (C)
    Samori Toure
  • 37
    What are the Kingmakers in Oyo called?
    Respuesta
    (D)
    Oyomesi
  • 38
    Who brought Christianity to Liberia?
    Respuesta
    (C)
    Freed American slaves
  • 39
    Who is the father of nationalism in Nigeria?
    Respuesta
    (C)
    Hebert Macaulay
  • 40
    In what year did Britain invade Egypt?
    Respuesta
    (A)
    1882
  • 41
    What is the king of the Nupe called?
    Respuesta
    (B)
    Etsu Nupe
  • 42
    Who founded Nupe?
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    (C)
    Tsoede
  • 43
    The Nigerian civil war lasted _____ months.
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    (C)
    30
  • 44
    What country was the first to be introduced to Christianity in West Africa?
    Respuesta
    (A)
    Sierra Leone
  • 45
    The Nok culture was known for
    Respuesta
    (A)
    terracotta sculptures
  • 46
    General Muhammadu Buhari regime was overthrown by
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    (A)
    Gen. Ibrahim Babangida
  • 47
    Who founded itsekiri kingdom?
    Respuesta
    (B)
    Oba Olua
  • 48
    How many states were created by Gen. Sani Abacha?
    Respuesta
    (B)
    6
  • 49
    Nigeria was birthed in the year
    Respuesta
    (C)
    1914
  • 50
    The Great Trek happened in what country?
    Respuesta
    (A)
    South Africa
  • 51
    In what century did the Trans-Saharan trade start?
    Respuesta
    (A)
    8th century
  • 52
    Who established the Tukulor empire?
    Respuesta
    (C)
    Al-Ḥajj ʿUmar
  • 53
    Emperor Menelik II defeated Italian troops in the battle of
    Respuesta
    (A)
    Adwa
  • 54
    The Nigerian second republic began in the year ____
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    (B)
    1979
  • 55
    The __________ were the first missionaries to arrive Nigeria.
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    (B)
    Catholics
  • 56
    ________ preceded Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa.
    Respuesta
    (B)
    Frederik Willem de Klerk
  • 57
    What does the name Liberia mean?
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    (C)
    Land of freedom
  • 58
    The first coup in Nigeria was led by
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    (A)
    Major Chukwuma Nzeogu
  • 59
    In what year was ECOWAS established?
    Respuesta
    (A)
    1975
  • 60
    NYM(Nigerian Youth Movement) evolved from _____.
    Respuesta
    (A)
    LYM
  • 61
    The __________ constitution introduced federalism in Nigeria.
    Respuesta
    (A)
    Richard's
  • 62
    ________ moved the motion for Nigeria's independence.
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    (A)
    Anthony Enahoro
  • 63
    The Northern region of Nigeria gained self-government in ____.
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    (C)
    1959
  • 64
    In 1840, Sayyid Said transferred his capital from Muscat to?
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    (B)
    Zanzibar
  • 65
    Nigeria practised the Westminster system of government between
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    (C)
    1960 and 1966
  • 66
    The equivalent of the Aare- ona kankanfo of the Yoruba pre-colonial system in the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial system is the
    Respuesta
    (B)
    Madawaki
  • 67
    The first British consul in Nigeria was
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    (B)
    John Beecroft
  • 68
    The first almagamation in Nigeria happened in the year ___
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    (C)
    1906
  • 69
    Who was appointed by the federal government of Nigeria as the administrator of Western Region in 1962?
    Respuesta
    (C)
    Dr M.A Majekodunmi
  • 70
    The Coussey Commission Report laid the ground-work for the eventual independence of
    Respuesta
    (A)
    Ghana
  • 71
    Before the Macpherson's constitution of 1951, the North was governed by
    Respuesta
    (D)
    Proclamation of the Governor
  • 72
    Kastina and Akwa-Ibom were created in September, _____.
    Respuesta
    (C)
    1987
  • 73
    Nigeria joined the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in__________
    Respuesta
    (A)
    1971
  • 74
    Nnamdi Azikiwe's West African Pilot was established in what year?
    Respuesta
    (B)
    1937
  • 75
    When did Lagos become a colony?
    Respuesta
    (C)
    5 March, 1862