Year : 
2010
Title : 
History
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

41 - 50 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
41.

In 1887, a plot to depose Kabaka Mwanga was hatched by

A. a Muslim group

B. Baganda Christians

C. Arab slave merchants

D. Egyptian mercenaries.

A

42.

An Ethiopian monarch that committed suicide in a battle field was

A. Theodore II

B. Menelik

C. Johannes IV

D. Haile Selassie.

A

43.

The white settlers in Southern Africa were known as

A. Bantu

B. Boers

C. Bushmen

D. Hottentots.

B

44.

The Mfecane occured as a result of

A. long standing inter-group rivalry

B. inter-group struggles for natural resources

C. Ndwandwe’s domination of the Zulu

D. Shaka’s inordinate military ambition.

B

45.

The Fashoda incident of 1898 resulted in a rift between

A. France and Germany

B. Germany and Britain

C. France and Italy

D. Britain and France.

D

46.

Paternalism was a colonial policy adopted
by

A. Britain

B. Portugal

C. Germany

D. France.

C

47.

Where was indirect rule practised before it was introduced to Africa?

A. India.

B. Malaysia.

C. Pakistan.

D. Indonesia.

A

48.

The indirect rule system of administration meant that the colonialists

A. ruled through native courts

B. barred the educated elite from local politics

C. ruled through traditional institutions

D. relied mostly on local interpreters

C

49.

In post-apartheid South Africa, the main concern of government is to

A. punish the people who perpetrated apartheid

B. redress the injustices of the apartheid policy

C. make the country the giant of Africa

D. make the country a permanent member of the UN Security Council

B

50.

The Ogaden war between Ethiopia and Somalia was caused by

A. disagreement over trade

B. refugee problems

C. boundary disputes

D. personality clash between their leaders

C

41.

In 1887, a plot to depose Kabaka Mwanga was hatched by

A. a Muslim group

B. Baganda Christians

C. Arab slave merchants

D. Egyptian mercenaries.

A

42.

An Ethiopian monarch that committed suicide in a battle field was

A. Theodore II

B. Menelik

C. Johannes IV

D. Haile Selassie.

A

43.

The white settlers in Southern Africa were known as

A. Bantu

B. Boers

C. Bushmen

D. Hottentots.

B

44.

The Mfecane occured as a result of

A. long standing inter-group rivalry

B. inter-group struggles for natural resources

C. Ndwandwe’s domination of the Zulu

D. Shaka’s inordinate military ambition.

B

45.

The Fashoda incident of 1898 resulted in a rift between

A. France and Germany

B. Germany and Britain

C. France and Italy

D. Britain and France.

D

46.

Paternalism was a colonial policy adopted
by

A. Britain

B. Portugal

C. Germany

D. France.

C

47.

Where was indirect rule practised before it was introduced to Africa?

A. India.

B. Malaysia.

C. Pakistan.

D. Indonesia.

A

48.

The indirect rule system of administration meant that the colonialists

A. ruled through native courts

B. barred the educated elite from local politics

C. ruled through traditional institutions

D. relied mostly on local interpreters

C

49.

In post-apartheid South Africa, the main concern of government is to

A. punish the people who perpetrated apartheid

B. redress the injustices of the apartheid policy

C. make the country the giant of Africa

D. make the country a permanent member of the UN Security Council

B

50.

The Ogaden war between Ethiopia and Somalia was caused by

A. disagreement over trade

B. refugee problems

C. boundary disputes

D. personality clash between their leaders

C