JAMB History: practice questions.

Question 1 · Sierra Leone, Liberia and Christian missionary activities in West Africa

Freetown in Sierra Leone was founded as a settlement for

1. A.Muslim scholars who came from Timbuktu
2. B.freed slaves
3. C.French traders and their families
4. D.German missionaries and their converts

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Question 2 · European penetration and impact

The importance of the Lander brothers' journey of 1830 was that it

1. A.proved that the river Niger joined the river Nile
2. B.set up the first Christian mission station at Badagry
3. C.showed where the Niger reaches the sea
4. D.led directly to the British bombardment of Lagos

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Question 3 · Social development under colonial rule

Ethnic and town improvement unions in colonial cities mainly helped their members by

1. A.collecting taxes for government
2. B.training soldiers to fight in the Second World War
3. C.welfare, scholarships and home-town projects
4. D.running the railways and the ports for the government

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Question 4 · Yorubaland

The British role in arranging the 1886 peace in Yorubaland MOST likely

1. A.raised British influence in the Yoruba interior
2. B.handed Yorubaland to the French
3. C.made the Alaafin of Oyo the recognised ruler of Lagos
4. D.ended all British interest in Yorubaland and its trade

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Question 5 · The Buhari regime

Decree No. 4 of 1984 under the Buhari regime was criticised mainly because it

1. A.it released all political detainees from prison at once
2. B.it created more states and local government areas
3. C.it was used to jail journalists for embarrassing officials
4. D.it introduced the Structural Adjustment Programme

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Question 6 · Economic activities and growth of states

Which statement BEST explains the link between trade and the expansion of states such as Oyo and Kanem-Borno?

1. A.Expansion happened only after all trade had stopped completely
2. B.Trade revenue bought horses and arms used for conquest
3. C.Trade made rulers disband their armies
4. D.Trade was controlled by commoners who opposed every expansion

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Question 7 · The colonial economy

During colonial rule the main cash crop of Western Nigeria was

1. A.cotton
2. B.rubber of the Delta
3. C.cocoa
4. D.groundnut

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Question 8 · Constitutional developments, nationalism and independence

Nigeria's first political party, formed in 1923 by Herbert Macaulay, was the

1. A.Action Group
2. B.Northern People's Congress
3. C.National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons
4. D.Nigerian National Democratic Party

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Question 9 · Nupe

Nupe's position on the Niger close to the Niger-Benue confluence MOST helped it to

1. A.control north–south river trade
2. B.grow cocoa for export to Europe in large quantities
3. C.become the main port for Atlantic slave ships
4. D.avoid all contact with the other peoples of the area

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Question 10 · Islamic reform movements and state building in West Africa

Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between the Sokoto jihad and later jihads in West Africa?

1. A.It was organised and directed from Masina by Al-Hajj Umar
2. B.It inspired reformers such as Seku Ahmadu of Masina
3. C.It had no connection of any kind with any other movement
4. D.It was a reaction against Samori

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Question 11 · Murtala/Obasanjo regime

General Murtala Mohammed was killed in an abortive coup on

1. A.15 January 1966
2. B.31 December 1983
3. C.13 February 1976
4. D.29 July 1975

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Question 12 · Colonial administration after the Amalgamation

Which of the following was an effect of indirect rule in Northern Nigeria?

1. A.It kept emirs strong and slowed Western education
2. B.It abolished Islamic law
3. C.It led to the rapid growth of Christian mission schools across all the emirates
4. D.It made the North the first region to demand independence

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