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

bitter struggle for the throne by the ruling families

absence of a strong and effective army

bitter struggle for the throne by the ruling families

strained relations between Benin and Agbor

British abolition of the trans- Atlantic slave trade.

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Question 1 Report

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

the trans-Saharan trade

the trans-Atlantic slave trade Correct answer

human sacrifice

inter-ethnic warfare

Answer Details

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Question 2 Report

Islam was introduced in Kano during the reign of

Sarkin Kano Ibrahim Dabo

Sarkin Kano Kanajeji

Sarkin Kano Muhammadu Rumfa

Sarkin Kano Yaji.
Correct answer

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Question 3 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 Correct answer

losing her investments in Liberia

losing her citizens in Liberia

losing her position as a regional power.

Answer Details

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 4 Report

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

Bida

Ilorin

Adamawa
Correct answer

Bauchi

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Question 5 Report

The early missionaries abandoned their work in Benin mainly because of

antagonism from the Oba

resistance from the people Correct answer

lack of resources

ill health and health.

Answer Details

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 6 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.

Answer Details

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Question 7 Report

The area later referred to as Cameroon was mandated toFrance and Britain

France and Britain

Portugal and Spain

Belgium and Italy Correct answer

Germany and Belgium.

Answer Details

A small strip of land in the North and West was given to Britain while the larger part was handed over the France.

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External Influences

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Question 8 Report

The principal anti-apartheid party in South Africa was the

African National Congress Correct answer

Afrikaner National Party

National Party

Unionist Congress.

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Question 9 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.

Answer Details

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Question 10 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.

Answer Details

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Indigenous Crafts And Industries (Sierra Leone Only)

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Question 11 Report

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

Owu and Abeokuta

Ijaiye and Ife

Ibadan and Ijaiye Correct answer

New Oyo and Ibadan

Answer Details

The other options are the effects of the selected answer.

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Question 12 Report

The Native Authority system in Northern Nigerian was established to

assist in the collection of taxes and general administration Correct answer

regulate the number of European District Officers

treamline electoral laws in the area

support the spread of Christian missionary activities.

Answer Details

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Question 13 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

Answer Details

The other Jihads wee offshoot of the Sokoto movement.

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Question 14 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 15 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 16 Report

Nationalist’s resistance to colonialism in Africa was influenced by

the level of literacy among the people

relations between the Africans and Europeans

the effect of Islamic religion on the people

the nature and character of the leadership
Correct answer

Answer Details

Leaders of Nationalist movements were educated elite who were charismatic and did not compromise their antagonism to colonialism.

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Question 17 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 18 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 19 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

Answer Details

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Question 20 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.

Answer Details

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Question 21 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 22 Report

Anti-colonial movements in Nigeria before the World War II involved

attempts to violently chase the British out of the country

collaboration with the British authority

peaceful protests through petitions and conferences Correct answer

the establishment of pressure groups by traditional rulers.

Answer Details

Those protests were mainly against the marginalization of the educated elite from participating in the colonial government.

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Question 23 Report

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

European traders

Warrant chiefs Correct answer

Christian missionaries

Court clerks.

Answer Details

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Question 24 Report

In 1963, the Eastern region of Nigeria went to the supreme court over the

decision of the federal government to conduct a fresh census

exclusion of Easterners resident in the North from the census

the population figures of the national census Correct answer

exclusion of women in the national census.

Answer Details

The result of the census had shown that the population of the North was larger than the addition of the figures of both the East and the West.

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Question 25 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 26 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 27 Report

Politics in Nigeria’s First republic was characterized by

eligion and ethnicity

religion and regionalism

ethnicity and regionalism Correct answer

regionalism and despotism.

Answer Details

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Question 28 Report

The emergence of states in Hausaland was mainly attributed to

wars of conquest

immigration of groups

trading activities Correct answer

population increase

Answer Details

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Question 29 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

Answer Details

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Question 30 Report

In colonial Nigeria, export crop production was dominated by

the Europeans

the Labanese

peasant farmers Correct answer

indigenous middlemen

Answer Details

Indigenous middlemen purchased the crops from the peasant farmers and sold them to European merchants.

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Question 31 Report

Which of the following groups belongs to the Jos Plateau?

Gbagyi and Nupe

Idoma and Igede

Berom and Angas
Correct answer

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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Question 32 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 33 Report

The Richards Constitution of 1946 brought about

decolonization

independence

a strong central government

regional politics. Correct answer

Answer Details

It created three regions – the West, East and North.

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Question 34 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 35 Report

The Royal Niger Company was renamed

British West African Company

United African Company Correct answer

Lever Brothers NigeriaPlc

Leventis Nigeria Plc.

Answer Details

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Trans-atlantic Slave Trade

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Question 36 Report

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

the number of slaves possessed

artistic ability Correct answer

respect for age

personal conduct.

Answer Details

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Question 37 Report

One of the factors that attracted the Europeans to East Africa was the desire

for tropical produce

for territorial expansion Correct answer

to establish Christian missions

to spread Western education.

Answer Details

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Question 38 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.

Answer Details

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Question 39 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 40 Report

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

weakening of the central authority Correct answer

incursion of the jihadists

British encroachment into Yorubaland

dominant influence of Bashorun Gaha.

Answer Details

The other options are the effects of the selected answer.

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Land And Peoples Of The Nigeria Area

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Question 41 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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Question 42 Report

One of the early Nigerian leaders who collaborated with British and later resisted was

Nana of Itsekiri

Sultan Attahiru

King Jaja of Opobo Correct answer

King Dappa Williams.

Answer Details

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Question 43 Report

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

France

Portugal Correct answer

Germany

Belgium

Answer Details

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Liberia’s Relationship With The Outside World

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Question 44 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.

Answer Details

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Question 45 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 Correct answer

provide employment for the people

Answer Details

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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. Correct answer

Answer Details

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Question 47 Report

Which of the following was referred to as 'Province of Freedom' in the 19th century?

Liberia Correct answer

The Gambia

Ghana

Sierra Leone

Answer Details

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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 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 49 Report

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

Borno Correct answer

Daura

Kano

Sokoto

Answer Details

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