JAMB - History (2019)
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Increase in the number of people living below the poverty line in Africa is particularly because
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The largest proportion of Africa's populations are unemployed
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The First and Second World Wars were between ... respectively
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The main motive behind imperialism has been aforetime categorised as primarily
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being to obtain and control a supply of raw materials for industries
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The most immediate reason for the declaration, by Ojukwu, of Eastern Nigeria as an independent State of Biafra was that
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Of the creation of twelve States by Gowon to dismantle any secessionist agenda
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Igbo's active resistance to the British Colonial rule is particularly because of the
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egalitarian nature of their society
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The Colony and Protectorate of Lagos and the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria were merged in ... to form
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1906, Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
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The major administrative change made immediately after the 1914 Amalgamation was the?
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division of Nigeria into provinces
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The particular incident that led to Macaulay's imprisonment, twice, by the colonial power was
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the humiliation of the British officials through his successful defense of Eleko in London
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The London Constitutional Conference of 1957 was targeted at
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preparing ground works for the self-governance and inclusive development of Nigeria
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The colonial investments in extractive industries invariably led to the
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urbanization of towns and cities in Nigeria
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The Vice President of Nigeria during the 2nd Republic was ... under the platform of the
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Alex Ekwueme, National Party of Nigeria
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The end of the Era of Princes in Ethiopia was a key factor in
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centralising power in the hands of the Emperors of Ethiopia
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The division of the Sokoto Caliphate into Emirates was largely due to
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Decree ... was the Unitarism Policy of the Major General Aguiyi Ironsi
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All but one of the following triggered the Mahdiyya Movement in Sudan
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unpleasant immigration policy of the foreign government
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One important characteristic of both recent and earlier Islamic reform movements is the emphasis on the
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use of African languages as a medium of communication
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All the following except one were the motivating reasons behind the Great Trek
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the fear that the emigration might lead to a decline of civilisation
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The central agenda of the Muhammad Ali's hegemonic rule was the
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the exploitation of natural resources for development finance in Egypt
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The most remarkable acheivement of the Buhari's Military regime is the
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One of the following persons was not arrested over the May Day riots
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Imperialist powers in Africa inbuilt antagonism by taking advantage of the cultural diversity of the people through the...
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... was the only significant imperial power in the Northern half of Africa at the end of the 18th century
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The concern of Mary Slessor was primarily with
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eliminating the tribal superstitious practice of killing of twin babies
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The inception of state creation in the Nigerian military era is traceable to the regime of
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Early centres of civilization in Nigeria reveal the history of
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scientific and technological developments
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All but one of the following played vital roles in the expansion of the missionary movements into Africa
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the prevalence of western education
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The .... was the programme initiated to institutionalise the local government system in Nigeria
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Local Government Reform of 1976
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One critical factor that led to the Mfecane was the
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war-created refugee problems
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The Centenary Anniversary of Nigeria was done to commemorate Nigeria's
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Amalgamation of January 1st 1914
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Presently, about 65% of Africa's population is constituted by the
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The first African female President of the United Nations General Assembly is
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All except one of the following motivated the scramble for Africa
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an avenue for em-broadening foreign relations with Africa
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The Nigerian Civil war ...
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was fought in actual essence to reintegrate and reunify Nigeria
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King Jaja of Opobo was forcibly removed for ...
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his obstruction of commerce
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The head of the administration of the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria was titled
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An inquiry into the need for a People-led and informed Constitution was central to ... regime
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All the following except one spurred the nationalist drives in British West Africa
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the adoption of the policy of Assimilation
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The Lyttleton Constitution is often remarkable for all the following reasons except
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the establishment of a public service commission
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Colonialism is often regarded as a double-edged sword particularly because
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the infrastructure built from West African forced labour was also designed to exploit their natural resources
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The Nigerian Second Republic adopted a/an ... system of governance
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American-styled Presidential
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The repeated attempts by Egypt and Italy to colonize Ethiopia led to the
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Historically, the Yorubas came into prominence as a result of
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their trading in guns with the Portugese
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Oba Ewuare of Benin Kingdom is credited with having
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transformed Benin city into a city-state
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The Royal Niger Company was influential in the formation of Colonial Nigeria because it
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enabled the British Empire to establish control over and above its German competitor
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Which one of the following is incorrect?
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The Alkali Courts were headed by the Hakimis in the Hausa/Fulani Empire
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Under the chairmanship of ... the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was formed
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Unarguably, the abolition of the slave trade in Britain directly stimulated the
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penetration of European merchants capital into Nigeria
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The connections between Kano and the province of Nupe was notable in the reign of Kano's
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In 17th Century, the Dutch settlers largely relied on ... to build up South Africa
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black South African slaves
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A Policy central to the Kanem-Borno Empire was that of
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imperial expansion and firearms trading
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All the following except one led to the re-emergence of old trade patterns under Omani rule
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attack on the Portuguese in the 1640s
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In Sierra Leone, the ... was the first established Christian Church for British freed slaves among others
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Church Missionary Society
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One critical factor which spurred the abrupt termination of the Nigerian fledging democracy in the First Republic was the
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nationwide corruption by the politicians
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The Mahdiyya Movement in Sudan overthrew the ...
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Ottoman-Egyptian Regime in the early 1880s
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... has primarily led to the growth of Islamic reform movements in many sub-Saharan African countries
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The crisis of modernisation of the 20th Century
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One of the following is attributable to the Great Trek
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the expansion of white communities in South Africa
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Khedive Ismail appointed British officers in Sudan in order to
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fight against lucrative slave trade
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The ... headed under the Chairmanship Muhammadu Buhari was the governing body in Nigeria
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The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) was formed
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in 1994, to press for the re-validation of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election
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All the following except one are the communes of the colony of Senegal where the Policy of Assimilation was applied
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The system of imperial military rule had its deepest roots in ...
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Traditionally, the Efik people have accounts of their migration from the territory
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Regionalism notable with ... may be said to have laid the foundational basis for the latter state creation in Nigeria
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The Ife Civilization is most remarkable for its
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use of terra cotta and bronze heads
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Baptists, Methodists and the ... were among the first to engage in the Liberiian Christian Mission
