JAMB - History (2002)

• 1

  The ethnic groups that occupy the hinterland of the Bight of Benin include the

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  (A)

  Edo, the Yoruba and the Urhobo
• 2

  The Nok culture is associated with the archaelogical findings at

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  (C)

  Taruga
• 3

  In the pre-colonial period, the Aku of Wukari derived his power mainly from

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  (D)

  his spiritual influence in the kingdom.
• 4

  The last ruler of the Ogiso dynasty in the Benin Empire was

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  (B)

  Oba Owodo
• 5

  The Olu of Itsekiri was assisted in his administration by a council of chiefs
  called

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  (D)

  Ojoye.
• 6

  In pre-colonial Nigeria, the Nsibidi form of writing was found in the

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  (B)

  Cross River Area
• 7

  The Bayajidda tradition suggests that

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  (B)

  women exercised political power in pre-Islamic Hausaland
• 8

  Which of the following rulers of Kano promoted Islam to a state religion?

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  (B)

  Rumfa
• 9

  The correspondence between Sokoto and Borno during the jihad was entered on the

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  (B)

  justification of the jihad against an Islamic state
• 10

  The most powerful states that emerged after the fall of the Old Oyo were

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  (A)

  Owu and Abeokuta
• 11

  Which of the following areas did Malam Alimi incorporate into the Sokoto Caliphate?

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  (C)

  Adamawa
• 12

  The 1886 Treaty is significant in Yoruba history because it

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  (A)

  brought peace and stability to Yorubaland
• 13

  Intensified European activity along the coast in the nineteenth century led Benin to

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  (B)

  lose control of some vassal states
• 14

  It was difficult for the Nigerian coastal chiefs to give up the slave trade after its abolition because

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  (D)

  the trade was still crucial to the economy of their states.
• 15

  The ruler that was driven out of Lagos by the British was

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  (C)

  Oba Kosoko
• 16

  Which of the following played the greatest role in the British conquest of Nigeria?

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  (B)

  The Royal Niger Company
• 17

  Chief Agho Obaseki is remembered is Benin history because

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  (A)

  he collaborated with the British to suppress the monarchy
• 18

  An influential advocate of the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates was

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  (A)

  E.D. morel
• 19

  The Native Authority Ordinance of 1916 introduced direct taxation into Yorubaland and thereby

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  (A)

  gave greater administrative and judicial responsibilities to the Oba
• 20

  The colonial officer who was responsible for splitting the Southern Province in to Eastern and Western Provinces was

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  (A)

  Bernard Bourdillon
• 21

  The 1945 General Strike was led by

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  (B)

  Michael Imoudu
• 22

  The objective of the 1934 legislation imposing quotas on imported goods from non-British sources was to

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  (C)

  exclude cheap Japanese textiles
• 23

  The Tin Producers’ Association was formed in 1929 to

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  (C)

  regulate the supply of tin
• 24

  One major inadequacy of the Richards Constitution was that

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  (A)

  it was introduced without due and exhaustive consultations
• 25

  A major recommendation of the Henry Willink Commission was the

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  (C)

  inclusion of a bill of rights in the 1960 Constitution
• 26

  The political party with the most radical orientation in the First Republic was the

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  (A)

  NEPU
• 27

  The Premier of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1962 was

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  (A)

  Chief Michael Okpara
• 28

  The Nigerian National Alliance won the
  1964 Federal Election by a landslide
  because the

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  (A)

  party was popular with the masses
• 29

  Which of the following served as a commander of the ECOMOG?

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  (B)

  Victor Malu
• 30

  Samori Toure adopted the ‘scorched earth’ policy in his

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  (C)

  war against the French
• 31

  Sierra Leone was very important in the history of West Africa during the colonial period as a

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  (A)

  centre for the spread of Christianity
• 32

  Mohammed Ali was able to gain effective control of Egypt

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  (C)

  with the support of the Felahin
• 33

  The first Magherebian state to be detached from the Ottoman Empire by the French was

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  (D)

  Algeria.
• 34

  Under the Qaramanli rulers, the economy of Libya depend on

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  (B)

  piracy and trade
• 35

  A major impact of the Omani on East Africa was the

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  (A)

  spread of Islam
• 36

  The prime minister in the kingdom of Buganda was known as

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  (B)

  Katikiro
• 37

  The greatest achievement of Mutesa II in Buganda was his

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  (C)

  diplomacy in dealing with foreigners
• 38

  The economic reforms of Theodore II of Ethiopia involved the

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  (C)

  reorganization of the fiscal system
• 39

  The outbreak of the Mfecane is attributable to

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  (D)

  the flight of the Swazi northwards.
• 40

  The first Boer republic established as a result of the Great Trek was

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  (D)

  Natal.
• 41

  The European power that acquired the largest number of territories in West Africa was

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  (D)

  France.
• 42

  The French policy of assimilation failed primarily because

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  (C)

  it required total rejection of African culture
• 43

  The Mau Mau revolt in Kenya had its origin in the

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  (C)

  occupation of Kikuyu land by the British
• 44

  One of the achievements of the National congress of British West Africa was the

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  (A)

  introduction of the elective principle
• 45

  Amilcar Cabral led the liberation struggle against Portuguese domination is

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  (C)

  Guinea Bissau