History, 2002, JAMB Exam, Exam, Paper 1 | Objectives

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Year :

2002

Title :

History

Exam :

JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

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#	Question	Ans
41.	The European power that acquired the largest number of territories in West Africa was A. Britain B. Germany C. Belgium D. France. Show Content Detailed Solution Britain acquired only four territories, Germany two, Belgium none and France nine.	D
42.	The French policy of assimilation failed primarily because A. Africans lacked the required level of education B. It was expensive to implement C. it required total rejection of African culture D. no African sought to be assimilated. Show Content Detailed Solution African culture hand become part and parcel of the black man’s life; he found it difficult to totally abandon such a culture which he had been used to over many years to embrace a totally different one.	C
43.	The Mau Mau revolt in Kenya had its origin in the A. colonial government’s inability to provide essential services to the people B. imprisonment of Jomo Kenyatta by the colonial administration C. occupation of Kikuyu land by the British D. inherent militancy of the Kikuyu.	C
44.	One of the achievements of the National congress of British West Africa was the A. introduction of the elective principle B. establishment of democracy C. propagation of Christianity D. establishment of newspapers. Show Content Detailed Solution The Hugh Clifford constitution introduced the elective principle which allowed three members of the Legislative Council in Nigeria to be elected from Lagos and one in Calabar	A
45.	Amilcar Cabral led the liberation struggle against Portuguese domination is A. Angola B. Mozambique C. Guinea Bissau D. Cape Verde. Show Content Detailed Solution Angola was led by Agostinho neto and Mozambique by Samora Machel and Cape Verde by Aristides Pereira.	C
46.	The immediate reaction of the Commonwealth to the Sharpeville massacre was the A. expulsion of South Africa from the organization B. invitation of South Africa to a negotiation C. organization of anti-apartheid conferences D. declaration of an anti-apartheid year.	A
47.	The leader of the South African Black consciousness Movement who died in detention in 1977 was A. Walter Sisulu B. Albert Luthuli C. Robert Sobukwe D. Steve Biko. Show Content Detailed Solution Luthuli was the leader of the ANC, Walter Sisulu was a prominent member of the ANC who was arrested and jailed for organizing passive resistance to apartheid laws before being released along with Nelson Mandela in 1990. Biko was a South African student leader who was tortured to death in prison for his opposition to apartheid policies.	D
48.	The president Transvaal who led the Boers against the Britist was A. Smuts B. Kruger C. Jameson D. Botha	B

41.	The European power that acquired the largest number of territories in West Africa was A. Britain B. Germany C. Belgium D. France. Show Content Detailed Solution Britain acquired only four territories, Germany two, Belgium none and France nine.	D
42.	The French policy of assimilation failed primarily because A. Africans lacked the required level of education B. It was expensive to implement C. it required total rejection of African culture D. no African sought to be assimilated. Show Content Detailed Solution African culture hand become part and parcel of the black man’s life; he found it difficult to totally abandon such a culture which he had been used to over many years to embrace a totally different one.	C
43.	The Mau Mau revolt in Kenya had its origin in the A. colonial government’s inability to provide essential services to the people B. imprisonment of Jomo Kenyatta by the colonial administration C. occupation of Kikuyu land by the British D. inherent militancy of the Kikuyu.	C
44.	One of the achievements of the National congress of British West Africa was the A. introduction of the elective principle B. establishment of democracy C. propagation of Christianity D. establishment of newspapers. Show Content Detailed Solution The Hugh Clifford constitution introduced the elective principle which allowed three members of the Legislative Council in Nigeria to be elected from Lagos and one in Calabar	A

45.	Amilcar Cabral led the liberation struggle against Portuguese domination is A. Angola B. Mozambique C. Guinea Bissau D. Cape Verde. Show Content Detailed Solution Angola was led by Agostinho neto and Mozambique by Samora Machel and Cape Verde by Aristides Pereira.	C
46.	The immediate reaction of the Commonwealth to the Sharpeville massacre was the A. expulsion of South Africa from the organization B. invitation of South Africa to a negotiation C. organization of anti-apartheid conferences D. declaration of an anti-apartheid year.	A
47.	The leader of the South African Black consciousness Movement who died in detention in 1977 was A. Walter Sisulu B. Albert Luthuli C. Robert Sobukwe D. Steve Biko. Show Content Detailed Solution Luthuli was the leader of the ANC, Walter Sisulu was a prominent member of the ANC who was arrested and jailed for organizing passive resistance to apartheid laws before being released along with Nelson Mandela in 1990. Biko was a South African student leader who was tortured to death in prison for his opposition to apartheid policies.	D
48.	The president Transvaal who led the Boers against the Britist was A. Smuts B. Kruger C. Jameson D. Botha	B