The main cause of the decline of the Benin Kingdom in the 19th century was the

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 22 Report

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

Arab traders Correct answer

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 23 Report

In the 18th century, Zaria was under the influence of

Borno Correct answer

Daura

Kano

Sokoto

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Question 24 Report

The British policy of indirect rule sought to

encourage the educated elite to participate in local administration

make the indigenous political institutions adapt to British system of Government

use indigenous political institutions to serve British interest Correct answer

promote co-operation between the educated elite and the indigenous rulers

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Question 25 Report

The power that emerged after the First World War was

Great Britain

Russia

the USA Correct answer

Japan

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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 26 Report

The emergence of states in Hausaland was mainly attributed to

wars of conquest

immigration of groups

trading activities Correct answer

population increase

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Question 27 Report

The most significant act of statesmanship associated with
Abdulsalami regime was

promulgate the 1999 Constitution

handing over power to a civilian government Correct answer

the release of political prisoners

organizing successful general elections.

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Question 28 Report

The collapse of Kanem under Dunama Debalemi was attributed to

poor economic system

lack of a standing army

conflict among the ruling class Correct answer

lack of a sound political structure.

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Question 29 Report

The reign of Sayyid said in East Africa was marked by

a gradual growth in Portuguese influence

decline in the slave trade Correct answer

crises at home and pirates at sea

the loss of Pate to the Mazrui.

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Question 30 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 Correct answer

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Question 31 Report

The Sokoto Jihad was

the first Islamic movement in West Africa

an attempt to establish Fulani dominance

the last of the 19th century Jihads

the origin of the other Jihads in West Africa Correct answer

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The other Jihads wee offshoot of the Sokoto movement.

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Question 32 Report

The Egba welcomed the British missionaries in the 19th century because

of their desire to accept Christianity

of their quest for Western education

they wanted British protection Correct answer

they wanted to established trade with the British.

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Igbo

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Question 33 Report

The British government took over the control of the Colony of Sierra Leone in 1807 in order to use it as a

major trading port in the West African region

centre for the spread of British culture

base for anti-slave trade naval patrol Correct answer

base to penet West African interior.

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Question 34 Report

The immediate cause of the Nigerian Civil War was the

coup detat of January 1966 Correct answer

crisis in the Western region

poor social policy of the First Republic

crisis of the 1962 Census

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Question 35 Report

Which of the following pionnered Christian missionary activities in Calabar?

Mary Slessor

William Baike

Thomas Freeman

Hope Waddell Correct answer

Answer Details

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 36 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. Correct answer

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Question 37 Report

Politics in Nigeria’s First republic was characterized by

eligion and ethnicity

religion and regionalism

ethnicity and regionalism Correct answer

regionalism and despotism.

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Question 38 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 Correct answer

Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and South Africa

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Question 39 Report

Sabon Gari settlement in most parts of colonial Nigeria harboured mostly

people other than the indigenes Correct answer

indigenes who were Muslims

strangers who were Muslims only

European traders and missionaries

Answer Details

Strangers whether muslims or otherwise in each settlement were settle in quarters called Sabon Gari.

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Question 40 Report

The Mahdiyya Movement in the sudan was principally a reaction against

internal oppression

northern domination

foreign pressures Correct answer

economic difficulties.

Answer Details

Khedwe Ismail of Egypt had attempted to suppress slave trade in Egypt and that would deal a devastating blow to the economy of the Sudan.

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Question 41 Report

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

British

French

Germans

Boer Correct answer

Answer Details

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

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Question 42 Report

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

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

the trans-Saharan trade

human sacrifice

inter-ethnic warfare.

Answer Details

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 43 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 Correct answer

high centralization of authority in the area.

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Indigenous Crafts And Industries (Sierra Leone Only)

Yorubaland

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Question 44 Report

The women who wielded political influence in Borno were

Magara, Magira and Gumsu Correct answer

Gumsu, Daurama and Magira

Turunku, Magara and Gumsu

Daurama, Turunku and Kaugama.

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Question 45 Report

The major feature of the War against Indiscipline were

queuing culture and environmental sanitation Correct answer

public flogging and payment of fines

arrest of offenders and imprisonment of convicts

high slogans and beating of drums.

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Question 46 Report

The Royal Niger Company was renamed

British West African Company

United African Company Correct answer

Lever Brothers NigeriaPlc

Leventis Nigeria Plc.

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Trans-atlantic Slave Trade

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Question 47 Report

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

Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo Correct answer

Abel Muzerewaand Kamuzu Banda

Sam Nujoma and Chris Hani

Ndabaningi Sithole and Augustiho Neto.

Answer Details

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 48 Report

French delay in occupying Algeria was attributed to

demographic reasons

insufficient officials

the people’s resistance

fear of British reaction.
Correct answer

Answer Details

Britain also had vested interest to protect in Algeria and was likely not to welcome the French invasion.

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