Year : 
2010
Title : 
History
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 40 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
31.

The political party that controlled the Federal Government during the Second Republic in Nigeria was the

A. Great Nigeria Peoples Party

B. Nigeria Peoples Party

C. Unity Party of Nigeria

D. National Party of Nigeria.

D

32.

The main aim of the formation of ECOMOG was to

A. foster stability in West Africa

B. solve boundary disputes among member states

C. provide security for the whole of Africa

D. tackle the problem of piracy in African seaways.

A

33.

A major contribution of Nigeria to
ECOWAS is in the area of

A. diplomacy

B. funding

C. military support

D. provision of education.

B

34.

Samori Toure is often described as the “African Napoleon” because he

A. was a great military tactician

B. learned a great deal from Napoleon

C. employed similar tactics as Napoleon

D. had a well trained army.

A

35.

A major similarity of the 19th century jihads in West Africa was that

A. they were executed at the same time

B. the participants were of the same origin

C. they had a common objective

D. they brought unity between the Hausa and the Fulani.

C

36.

The greatest contribution of the Christian Missionary Society in West Africa was in

A. establishing trading companies

B. stopping the slave trade

C. the emergence of educated elite

D. the production of cash crop.

C

37.

Egypt became the centre of international rivalry because of the

A. huge investment in the Suez-canal

B. rich soil for cotton and sugar cultivation

C. great cities of Cairo and Alexandria

D. strategic importance of the country.

D

38.

Muhammad es Sadek was a 19th century ruler of

A. Morocco

B. Libya

C. Tunisia

D. Algeria.

C

39.

Muhammad Ahmad was easily accepted as the Mahdi in the Sudan because

A. the Islamic leaders in the area did not live up to the expectations of the people

B. he came at a time the people were expecting to be delivered from the Egyptian rulers

C. the national army was not strong enough to defend the country

D. he was highly educated in the tenants of the Islamic religion.

B

40.

After leaving Oman for East Africa, Sayyid Said established his headquarters in

A. Zanzibar

B. Pemba

C. Mombasa

D. Kilwa.

A

31.

The political party that controlled the Federal Government during the Second Republic in Nigeria was the

A. Great Nigeria Peoples Party

B. Nigeria Peoples Party

C. Unity Party of Nigeria

D. National Party of Nigeria.

D

32.

The main aim of the formation of ECOMOG was to

A. foster stability in West Africa

B. solve boundary disputes among member states

C. provide security for the whole of Africa

D. tackle the problem of piracy in African seaways.

A

33.

A major contribution of Nigeria to
ECOWAS is in the area of

A. diplomacy

B. funding

C. military support

D. provision of education.

B

34.

Samori Toure is often described as the “African Napoleon” because he

A. was a great military tactician

B. learned a great deal from Napoleon

C. employed similar tactics as Napoleon

D. had a well trained army.

A

35.

A major similarity of the 19th century jihads in West Africa was that

A. they were executed at the same time

B. the participants were of the same origin

C. they had a common objective

D. they brought unity between the Hausa and the Fulani.

C

36.

The greatest contribution of the Christian Missionary Society in West Africa was in

A. establishing trading companies

B. stopping the slave trade

C. the emergence of educated elite

D. the production of cash crop.

C

37.

Egypt became the centre of international rivalry because of the

A. huge investment in the Suez-canal

B. rich soil for cotton and sugar cultivation

C. great cities of Cairo and Alexandria

D. strategic importance of the country.

D

38.

Muhammad es Sadek was a 19th century ruler of

A. Morocco

B. Libya

C. Tunisia

D. Algeria.

C

39.

Muhammad Ahmad was easily accepted as the Mahdi in the Sudan because

A. the Islamic leaders in the area did not live up to the expectations of the people

B. he came at a time the people were expecting to be delivered from the Egyptian rulers

C. the national army was not strong enough to defend the country

D. he was highly educated in the tenants of the Islamic religion.

B

40.

After leaving Oman for East Africa, Sayyid Said established his headquarters in

A. Zanzibar

B. Pemba

C. Mombasa

D. Kilwa.

A