JAMB - History (2010)

• 1

  The savannah region of Nigeria is
  characterized by

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  (A)

  sparse vegetation
• 2

  A major economic activity among the Nupe was

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  (B)

  leather work
• 3

  The main features of the economy of the forest zone of Nigeria in the eighteenth century were

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  (B)

  fishing and salt-making
• 4

  The spread of Islam between the 11th and 14th centuries in Nigeria was largely due to

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  (C)

  trade and commerce
• 5

  A significant effect of the Christian missionary activity in Nigeria was the

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  (A)

  introduction of formal education
• 6

  An outstanding reason for the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade was

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  (A)

  industrial revolution
• 7

  A major factor that led to the success of the Sokoto jihad was

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  (B)

  lack of unity among the Hausa states
• 8

  Which of the following was a part of the Sokoto Caliphate?

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  (B)

  Yauri.
• 9

  The legendary founder of the Kanuri was

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  (A)

  Ali Ghaji
• 10

  The Queen mother, Magira, played a prominent role in the government of the

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  (C)

  Kanem Borno Empire
• 11

  The Ekiti Parapo was an alliance against

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  (B)

  the rising power of Ibadan
• 12

  The Oyo Empire collapsed as a result of

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  (A)

  internal and external crises
• 13

  The failure of the Ogiso dynasty in Benin was attributed to

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  (A)

  weakness and dependence of the rulers
• 14

  The greatest ruler in the history of Benin Kingdom was

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  (A)

  Oba Ewuare
• 15

  Armed resistance to British rule in Northern Nigeria ended with the conquest of

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  (A)

  Kano and Sokoto
• 16

  The Colony and Protectorate of Lagos was amalgameted with the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in 1906 to form the

  回答

  (A)

  Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
• 17

  A reason for the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates of Nigeria in 1914 was

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  (A)

  economic expediency
• 18

  The Nigerian Council established in 1914 was ineffective because it

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  (D)

  was dominated by hand-picked members.
• 19

  Two institutions of local government in Nigeria during the colonial period were native courts and

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  (C)

  native treasury
• 20

  Certain chiefs in Eastern Nigeria were called warrant chiefs because they

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  (B)

  were created by the British
• 21

  In colonial Nigeria, mining industry was promoted in order to

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  (D)

  maximize exploitation.
• 22

  The colonial government in Nigeria laid more emphasis on the production of export crops because

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  (B)

  such crops were desperately needed abroad
• 23

  The Yaba Higher College did not meet the aspirations of the nationalists because

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  (B)

  it was meant to train assistants to Europeans
• 24

  The 1922 Clifford Constitution restricted the franchise to

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  (B)

  Lagos and Calabar
• 25

  The political parties that formed the opposition during the First Republic in Nigeria were the

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  (A)

  NCNC and AG
• 26

  The creation of Mid-Western region in 1963 was through

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  (B)

  referendum
• 27

  The immediate cause of the January 1966 coup d’etat was

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  (A)

  the breakdown of law and order in the West
• 28

  Which of the following countries did the Murtala/Obasanjo regime assist during their struggle for independence?

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  (B)

  Angola and Zimbabwe
• 29

  The Second Republic in Nigeria refers to
  the period

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  (B)

  between 1979 and 1983
• 30

  Which of the following political parties
  formed an alliance in the Second
  Republic?

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  (C)

  NPN and NPP.
• 31

  The political party that controlled the Federal Government during the Second Republic in Nigeria was the

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  (D)

  National Party of Nigeria.
• 32

  The main aim of the formation of ECOMOG was to

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  (A)

  foster stability in West Africa
• 33

  A major contribution of Nigeria to
  ECOWAS is in the area of

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  (B)

  funding
• 34

  Samori Toure is often described as the “African Napoleon” because he

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  (A)

  was a great military tactician
• 35

  A major similarity of the 19th century jihads in West Africa was that

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  (C)

  they had a common objective
• 36

  The greatest contribution of the Christian Missionary Society in West Africa was in

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  (C)

  the emergence of educated elite
• 37

  Egypt became the centre of international rivalry because of the

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  (D)

  strategic importance of the country.
• 38

  Muhammad es Sadek was a 19th century ruler of

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  (C)

  Tunisia
• 39

  Muhammad Ahmad was easily accepted as the Mahdi in the Sudan because

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  (B)

  he came at a time the people were expecting to be delivered from the Egyptian rulers
• 40

  After leaving Oman for East Africa, Sayyid Said established his headquarters in

  回答

  (A)

  Zanzibar
• 41

  In 1887, a plot to depose Kabaka Mwanga was hatched by

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  (A)

  a Muslim group
• 42

  An Ethiopian monarch that committed suicide in a battle field was

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  (A)

  Theodore II
• 43

  The white settlers in Southern Africa were known as

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  (B)

  Boers
• 44

  The Mfecane occured as a result of

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  (B)

  inter-group struggles for natural resources
• 45

  The Fashoda incident of 1898 resulted in a rift between

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  (D)

  Britain and France.