JAMB - History (2019)

  • 1
    Increase in the number of people living below the poverty line in Africa is particularly because
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    (A)
    The largest proportion of Africa's populations are unemployed
  • 2
    The First and Second World Wars were between ... respectively
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    (B)
    1914-1918, 1939-1945
  • 3
    The main motive behind imperialism has been aforetime categorised as primarily
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    (D)
    being to obtain and control a supply of raw materials for industries
  • 4
    The most immediate reason for the declaration, by Ojukwu, of Eastern Nigeria as an independent State of Biafra was that
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    (C)
    Of the creation of twelve States by Gowon to dismantle any secessionist agenda
  • 5
    Igbo's active resistance to the British Colonial rule is particularly because of the
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    (D)
    egalitarian nature of their society
  • 6
    The Colony and Protectorate of Lagos and the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria were merged in ... to form
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    (A)
    1906, Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
  • 7
    The major administrative change made immediately after the 1914 Amalgamation was the?
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    (D)
    division of Nigeria into provinces
  • 8
    The particular incident that led to Macaulay's imprisonment, twice, by the colonial power was
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    (C)
    the humiliation of the British officials through his successful defense of Eleko in London
  • 9
    The London Constitutional Conference of 1957 was targeted at
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    (D)
    preparing ground works for the self-governance and inclusive development of Nigeria
  • 10
    The colonial investments in extractive industries invariably led to the
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    (A)
    urbanization of towns and cities in Nigeria
  • 11
    The Vice President of Nigeria during the 2nd Republic was ... under the platform of the
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    (B)
    Alex Ekwueme, National Party of Nigeria
  • 12
    The end of the Era of Princes in Ethiopia was a key factor in
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    (B)
    centralising power in the hands of the Emperors of Ethiopia
  • 13
    The division of the Sokoto Caliphate into Emirates was largely due to
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    (C)
    geographical reasons
  • 14
    Decree ... was the Unitarism Policy of the Major General Aguiyi Ironsi
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    (A)
    No 34 of 1966
  • 15
    All but one of the following triggered the Mahdiyya Movement in Sudan
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    (C)
    unpleasant immigration policy of the foreign government
  • 16
    One important characteristic of both recent and earlier Islamic reform movements is the emphasis on the
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    (B)
    use of African languages as a medium of communication
  • 17
    All the following except one were the motivating reasons behind the Great Trek
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    (A)
    the fear that the emigration might lead to a decline of civilisation
  • 18
    The central agenda of the Muhammad Ali's hegemonic rule was the
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    (B)
    the exploitation of natural resources for development finance in Egypt
  • 19
    The most remarkable acheivement of the Buhari's Military regime is the
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    (C)
    War Against Indiscipline
  • 20
    One of the following persons was not arrested over the May Day riots
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    (A)
    Arisekola Alao
  • 21
    Imperialist powers in Africa inbuilt antagonism by taking advantage of the cultural diversity of the people through the...
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    (B)
    Divide-and-Rule Policy
  • 22
    ... was the only significant imperial power in the Northern half of Africa at the end of the 18th century
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    (A)
    Ottoman Turkey
  • 23
    The concern of Mary Slessor was primarily with
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    (D)
    eliminating the tribal superstitious practice of killing of twin babies
  • 24
    The inception of state creation in the Nigerian military era is traceable to the regime of
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    (C)
    Yakubu Gowon
  • 25
    Early centres of civilization in Nigeria reveal the history of
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    (B)
    scientific and technological developments
  • 26
    All but one of the following played vital roles in the expansion of the missionary movements into Africa
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    (D)
    the prevalence of western education
  • 27
    The .... was the programme initiated to institutionalise the local government system in Nigeria
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    (A)
    Local Government Reform of 1976
  • 28
    One critical factor that led to the Mfecane was the
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    (B)
    war-created refugee problems
  • 29
    The Centenary Anniversary of Nigeria was done to commemorate Nigeria's
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    (B)
    Amalgamation of January 1st 1914
  • 30
    Presently, about 65% of Africa's population is constituted by the
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    (A)
    youths
  • 31
    The first African female President of the United Nations General Assembly is
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    (B)
    Angie Brooks
  • 32
    All except one of the following motivated the scramble for Africa
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    (B)
    an avenue for em-broadening foreign relations with Africa
  • 33
    The Nigerian Civil war ...
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    (B)
    was fought in actual essence to reintegrate and reunify Nigeria
  • 34
    King Jaja of Opobo was forcibly removed for ...
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    (B)
    his obstruction of commerce
  • 35
    The head of the administration of the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria was titled
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    (A)
    High Commissioner
  • 36
    An inquiry into the need for a People-led and informed Constitution was central to ... regime
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    (C)
    Richard's
  • 37
    All the following except one spurred the nationalist drives in British West Africa
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    (B)
    the adoption of the policy of Assimilation
  • 38
    The Lyttleton Constitution is often remarkable for all the following reasons except
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    (D)
    the establishment of a public service commission
  • 39
    Colonialism is often regarded as a double-edged sword particularly because
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    (A)
    the infrastructure built from West African forced labour was also designed to exploit their natural resources
  • 40
    The Nigerian Second Republic adopted a/an ... system of governance
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    (C)
    American-styled Presidential
  • 41
    The repeated attempts by Egypt and Italy to colonize Ethiopia led to the
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    (D)
    battle of Adwa
  • 42
    Historically, the Yorubas came into prominence as a result of
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    (D)
    their trading in guns with the Portugese
  • 43
    Oba Ewuare of Benin Kingdom is credited with having
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    (D)
    transformed Benin city into a city-state
  • 44
    The Royal Niger Company was influential in the formation of Colonial Nigeria because it
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    (A)
    enabled the British Empire to establish control over and above its German competitor
  • 45
    Which one of the following is incorrect?
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    (C)
    The Alkali Courts were headed by the Hakimis in the Hausa/Fulani Empire
  • 46
    Under the chairmanship of ... the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was formed
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    (A)
    Yakubu Gowon
  • 47
    Unarguably, the abolition of the slave trade in Britain directly stimulated the
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    (A)
    penetration of European merchants capital into Nigeria
  • 48
    The connections between Kano and the province of Nupe was notable in the reign of Kano's
    Responder
    (A)
    Sarkin Dauda
  • 49
    In 17th Century, the Dutch settlers largely relied on ... to build up South Africa
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    (C)
    black South African slaves
  • 50
    A Policy central to the Kanem-Borno Empire was that of
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    (B)
    imperial expansion and firearms trading
  • 51
    All the following except one led to the re-emergence of old trade patterns under Omani rule
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    (C)
    attack on the Portuguese in the 1640s
  • 52
    In Sierra Leone, the ... was the first established Christian Church for British freed slaves among others
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    (C)
    Church Missionary Society
  • 53
    One critical factor which spurred the abrupt termination of the Nigerian fledging democracy in the First Republic was the
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    (A)
    nationwide corruption by the politicians
  • 54
    The Mahdiyya Movement in Sudan overthrew the ...
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    (C)
    Ottoman-Egyptian Regime in the early 1880s
  • 55
    ... has primarily led to the growth of Islamic reform movements in many sub-Saharan African countries
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    (A)
    The crisis of modernisation of the 20th Century
  • 56
    One of the following is attributable to the Great Trek
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    (A)
    the expansion of white communities in South Africa
  • 57
    Khedive Ismail appointed British officers in Sudan in order to
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    (D)
    fight against lucrative slave trade
  • 58
    The ... headed under the Chairmanship Muhammadu Buhari was the governing body in Nigeria
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    (B)
    Supreme Military Council
  • 59
    The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) was formed
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    (C)
    in 1994, to press for the re-validation of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election
  • 60
    All the following except one are the communes of the colony of Senegal where the Policy of Assimilation was applied
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    (D)
    Kaolack
  • 61
    The system of imperial military rule had its deepest roots in ...
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    (B)
    Egypt
  • 62
    Traditionally, the Efik people have accounts of their migration from the territory
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    (B)
    Ibibio and Igbo
  • 63
    Regionalism notable with ... may be said to have laid the foundational basis for the latter state creation in Nigeria
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    (A)
    Authur Richard
  • 64
    The Ife Civilization is most remarkable for its
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    (A)
    use of terra cotta and bronze heads
  • 65
    Baptists, Methodists and the ... were among the first to engage in the Liberiian Christian Mission
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    (D)
    Episcopal Church