The reign of Sayyid said in East Africa was marked by

Freeman pioneered Methodist missionary activity in Yorubaland; Baikie led the 1857 missionary expedition to the North; Skessor worked together to abolish some negative traditional practices in Calabar.

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Question 24 Report

The principal target of the Aba Women demonstrators of 1929 were the

European traders

Warrant chiefs

Christian missionaries

Court clerks.

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Question 25 Report

The major reason for Nigeria’s interest in the Liberian Civil War was to save herself from

bearing the burden of the war’s refugees

losing her investments in Liberia

losing her citizens in Liberia

losing her position as a regional power.

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Nigeria was of the opinion that many of those displayed by the civil strife would stream to Nigeria as refuges and eventually overstretch her economy.

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Question 26 Report

The emergence of states in Hausaland was mainly attributed to

wars of conquest

immigration of groups

trading activities

population increase

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Question 27 Report

In 1805, Muhammad Ali became the Pasha of Egypt as a result of

his leadership qualities

the deposition of the sultan

his military background

the voluntary retirement of the sultan

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Question 28 Report

The rise of Shaka the Zulu was a result
of the

introduction of new military tactics

support he got from the Boer

wealth he acquired from heavy taxation

decentralization of political authority.

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Question 29 Report

Which of the following were former British colonies?

Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Liberia

Cameroon, Togo, Egypt and Ghana

Sierra Leone, Gambia, Nigeria and Ghana

Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and South Africa

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Question 30 Report

The policy of separation of the races in South Africa was first adopted in the Cape by the

British

French

Germans

Boer

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The Boer – led government introduced the policy of apartheid- a policy of racial segregation.

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Question 31 Report

The women who wielded political influence in Borno were

Magara, Magira and Gumsu

Gumsu, Daurama and Magira

Turunku, Magara and Gumsu

Daurama, Turunku and Kaugama

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Question 32 Report

The last European power to join the race for colonies in Africa was

France

Portugal

Germany

Belgium

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Question 33 Report

Northern Rhodesia, on becoming a Crown Colony, was administered by the

United Nations Organization

British Colonial Office

Commonwealth of Nations

British Foreign Affairs Department

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Question 34 Report

Politics in Nigeria’s First republic was characterized by

eligion and ethnicity

religion and regionalism

ethnicity and regionalism

regionalism and despotism.

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Question 35 Report

Islam was introduced in Kano during the reign of

Sarkin Kano Ibrahim Dabo

Sarkin Kano Kanajeji

Sarkin Kano Muhammadu Rumfa

Sarkin Kano Yaji.

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Question 36 Report

The principal anti-apartheid party in South Africa was the

African National Congress

Afrikaner National Party

National Party

Unionist Congress.

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Question 37 Report

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

Owu and Abeokuta

Ijaiye and Ife

Ibadan and Ijaiye

New Oyo and Ibadan

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The other options are the effects of the selected answer.

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Question 38 Report

In the Ekine society of the Niger Delta, promotion was based on

the number of slaves possessed

artistic ability

respect for age

personal conduct.

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Question 39 Report

A major cause of depopulation in Nigeria in the 18th century was

the trans-Saharan trade

human sacrifice

inter-ethnic warfare.

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The Trans-Saharan Trade which had been on for many centuries included several articles of trade of which slaves were later added; human sacrifice was only carried on a very small scale; interethnic warfare took place majorly in the nineteenth century.

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Question 40 Report

The Royal Niger Company was renamed

British West African Company

United African Company

Lever Brothers NigeriaPlc

Leventis Nigeria Plc.

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Question 41 Report

By 1700, the Portuguese had been expelled from all their coastal strongholds in East Africa by the

Arab traders

English traders

Belgium traders

Indian traders.

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Arab traders from all the East African coastal states came together to expel the Portuguese who had become weak at that time.

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Question 42 Report

A factor responsible for the growth of large towns among the Yoruba was the

absence of conflict in the area

concentration of Europeans in the area

fertile nature of the soil in the area

high centralization of authority in the area.

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Question 43 Report

The greatest problem faced by the Old Oyo Empire in the early 19th century was the

weakening of the central authority

incursion of the jihadists

British encroachment into Yorubaland

dominant influence of Bashorun Gaha.

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The other options are the effects of the selected answer.

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Question 44 Report

The power that emerged after the First World War was

Great Britain

Russia

the USA

Japan

Answer Details

Russia that was part of the Allied forces withdrew in 1917 while the USA joined the war that same year running the tide against Germany.

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Question 45 Report

The early missionaries abandoned their work in Benin mainly because of

antagonism from the Oba

resistance from the people

lack of resources

ill health and health.

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The earliest missionaries to come to Benin were the catholics and as a result of shift opposition from the people, they left.

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Question 46 Report

The dissatisfaction of the Boer with British reforms at the Cape Colony made them to

Stage a rebellion against the British

negotiate peace settlement with the British

form a strong political organization

emigrate from the area.

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Question 47 Report

Transportation network in colonial Nigeria was established to

ease local transportation problem of women

encourage visits among distant relations

support the movement of raw materials and the army

provide employment for the people

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Question 48 Report

The nationalist leaders who played prominent roles during Zimbabwe’s struggle for independence were

Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo

Abel Muzerewaand Kamuzu Banda

Sam Nujoma and Chris Hani

Ndabaningi Sithole and Augustiho Neto.

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Banda led his country Malawi to independence, Neto was at the forefront of Angola’s nationalism, Nujoma in Namibia; Muzorewa and Sithole and were protégés of the Colonial Administration in Zimbabwe.

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Question 49 Report

Which of the following groups belongs to the Jos Plateau?

Gbagyi and Nupe

Idoma and Igede

Berom and Angas

Jukun and Tiv.

Answer Details

The Idoma and Tiv can be found in the Benue area, the Nupe in present Niger state and the Juleun in present Taraba State.

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