JAMB - History (2008)

  • 1
    In the Ekine society of the Niger Delta, promotion was based on
    答え
    (A)
    artistic ability
  • 2
    Which of the following groups belongs to the Jos Plateau?
    答え
    (C)
    Berom and Angas
  • 3
    The emergence of states in Hausaland was mainly attributed to
    答え
    (B)
    wars of conquest
  • 4
    In the 18th century, Zaria was under the
    influence of
    答え
    (D)
    Borno.
  • 5
    Islam was introduced in Kano during the reign of
    答え
    (D)
    Sarkin Kano Yaji.
  • 6
    A major cause of depopulation in Nigeria in the 18th century was
    答え
    (A)
    the trans-Atlantic slave trade
  • 7
    The Sokoto Jihad was
    答え
    (D)
    the origin of the other Jihads in West Africa.
  • 8
    The women who wielded political influence in Borno were
    答え
    (A)
    Magara, Magira and Gumsu
  • 9
    Which of the following pioneered Christian missionary activities in Calabar?
    答え
    (A)
    Mary Slessor
  • 10
    A factor responsible for the growth of large towns among the Yoruba was the
    答え
    (C)
    fertile nature of the soil in the area
  • 11
    The greatest problem faced by the Old Oyo Empire in the early 19th century was the
    答え
    (A)
    weakening of the central authority
  • 12
    The main cause of the decline of the Benin Kingdom in the 19th century was the
    答え
    (B)
    bitter struggle for the throne by the ruling families
  • 13
    The Egba welcomed the British missionaries in the 19th century because
    答え
    (A)
    they wanted British protection
  • 14
    One of the early Nigerian leaders who collaborated with British and later resisted was
    答え
    (A)
    King Jaja of Opobo
  • 15
    The Royal Niger Company was renamed
    答え
    (B)
    United African Company
  • 16
    The British policy of indirect rule sought to
    答え
    (C)
    use indigenous political institutions to serve British interest
  • 17
    The principal target of the Aba Women demonstrators of 1929 were the
    答え
    (A)
    Warrant chiefs
  • 18
    Which of the following were former British colonies?
    答え
    (C)
    Sierra Leone, Gambia, Nigeria and Ghana
  • 19
    Transportation network in colonial Nigeria was established to
    答え
    (C)
    support the movement of raw materials and the army
  • 20
    In colonial Nigeria, export crop production was dominated by
    答え
    (C)
    peasant farmers
  • 21
    Sabon Gari settlement in most parts of colonial Nigeria harboured mostly
    答え
    (A)
    people other than the indigenes
  • 22
    The Richards Constitution of 1946 brought about
    答え
    (D)
    regional politics.
  • 23
    The Native Authority system in Northern Nigerian was established to
    答え
    (A)
    assist in the collection of taxes and general administration
  • 24
    Anti-colonial movements Nigeria before the World War II involved
    答え
    (C)
    peaceful protests through petitions and conferences
  • 25
    Politics in Nigeria’s First republic was characterized by
    答え
    (C)
    ethnicity and regionalism
  • 26
    In 1963, the Eastern region of Nigeria went to the supreme court over the
    答え
    (C)
    the population figures of the national census
  • 27
    The immediate cause of the Nigerian Civil War was the
    答え
    (A)
    coup detat of January 1966
  • 28
    The major reason for Nigeria’s interest in the Liberian Civil War was to save herself from
    答え
    (A)
    bearing the burden of the war’s refugees
  • 29
    The most significant act of statesmanship associated with
    Abdulsalami regime was
    答え
    (B)
    handing over power to a civilian government
  • 30
    The major feature of the War against Indiscipline were
    答え
    (A)
    queuing culture and environmental sanitation
  • 31
    Which of the following was referred to as ‘Province of Freedom’ in the 19th century?
    答え
    (A)
    Liberia
  • 32
    The early missionaries abandoned their work in Benin mainly because of
    答え
    (B)
    resistance from the people
  • 33
    In 1805, Muhammad Ali became the Pasha of Egypt as a result of
    答え
    (D)
    the voluntary retirement of the sultan.
  • 34
    French delay in occupying Algeria was attributed to
    答え
    (D)
    fear of British reaction.
  • 35
    The Mahdiyya Movement in the sudan was principally a reaction against
    答え
    (C)
    foreign pressures
  • 36
    The reign of Sayyid said in East Africa was marked by
    答え
    (B)
    decline in the slave trade
  • 37
    By 1700, the Portuguese had been expelled from all their coastal strongholds in East Africa by the
    答え
    (A)
    Arab traders
  • 38
    One of the factors that attracted the Europeans to East Africa was the desire
    答え
    (B)
    for territorial expansion
  • 39
    The rise of Shaka the Zulu was a result
    of the
    答え
    (A)
    introduction of new military tactics
  • 40
    The dissatisfaction of the Boer with
    British reforms at the Cape Colony
    made them to
    答え
    (D)
    emigrate from the area.
  • 41
    The policy of separation of the races in South Africa was first adopted in the Cape by the
    答え
    (D)
    Boer.
  • 42
    The last European power to join the race for colonies in Africa was
    答え
    (B)
    Portugal
  • 43
    The area later referred to as Cameroon was mandated to
    答え
    (A)
    France and Britain
  • 44
    The British government took over the control of the Colony of Sierra Leone in 1807 in order to use it as a
    答え
    (C)
    base for anti-slave trade naval patrol
  • 45
    Nationalist’s resistance to colonialism in Africa was influenced by
    答え
    (D)
    the nature and character of the leadership.
  • 46
    The nationalist leaders who played prominent roles during Zimbabwe’s struggle for independence were
    答え
    (A)
    Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo
  • 47
    The principal anti-apartheid party in South Africa was the
    答え
    (A)
    African National Congress
  • 48
    The power that emerged after the First World War was
    答え
    (C)
    the USA
  • 49
    Northern Rhodesia, on becoming a Crown Colony, was administered by the
    答え
    (D)
    British Colonial Office.
  • 50
    Islam was introduced in Kano during the reign of
    答え
    (D)
    Sarkin Kano Yaji.
  • 51
    A major cause of depopulation in Nigeria in the 18th century was
    答え
    (A)
    the trans-Atlantic slave trade
  • 52
    The Sokoto Jihad was
    答え
    (D)
    the origin of the other Jihads in West Africa.
  • 53
    The women who wielded political influence in Borno were
    答え
    (A)
    Magara, Magira and Gumsu
  • 54
    The collapse of Kanem under Dunama Debalemi was attributed to
    答え
    (C)
    conflict among the ruling class
  • 55
    Which of the following areas did Malam Alimi incorporate into the Sokoto Caliphate?
    答え
    (C)
    Adamawa