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Question 181
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How many years/Months/days did Murtala Muhammed spend in office and was assasinated by who?

A1 year/Ibrahim Babangida
B200 months/Lt. Colonel Dimka
C200 years/Major-General Muhammed Buhari
D200 days/Lt. Colonel Dimka
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Question 182
jamb 2021

Nigeria became a member of OPEC since ___________

A1971
B1960
C1975
D1962
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Question 183
jamb 2021

Sierra leone gained independence in?

A1957
B1961
C1960
D1990
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Question 184
jamb 2021

Indirect rule was first practised in ______ before it was introduced to Nigeria.

AIndia
BMalaysia
CPakistan
DJapan
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Question 185
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The history of Ethioipia in the 19th Century involve _______ number of fundamental process

A5
B4
C3
D8
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Question 186
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The expanionist usually carry their claims from africa usually through a\an ,......

AHinterland
BValley
CBoundary
DMace
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Question 187
jamb 2021

How many people died in the Mfecane war?

AOver 1 to 2 million
BOver 2 to 3 million
COver 4 to 5 million
DOver 5 to 6 million
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Question 188
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Educated elites did not like the system of indirect rule in Nigeria because it

Amake provision for them
Bwas exploitative and cumbersome
Cmade traditional rules powerful
Ddid not make provision for them
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Question 189
jamb 2021

All the following are reasons for military intervention in Nigeria except

Atribalism and nepotism
Bregular promotion of military officers
Cmismanagement of public funds
Dlow level of economic development
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Question 190
jamb 2021

whose administration favoured the decolonistion as self determination of African states

ABalewas regime
BMurtala\Obasanjos regime
CBuhari\Idiagbon regime
DShehu Shagari regime
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Question 191
jamb 2021

The Omani Empire vyed with ..... and ...... for trade

APortugal and Britain
BBritish and Thailand
CPortugal and British
DChina And British
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Question 192
jamb 2021

Which administration favoured decoloniation as self-determination of African states.

ABalewa's regime
BMurtala/Obasanjo regime
CBuhari/Idiagbon regime
DSheu Shagari regime.
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Question 193
jamb 2021

The political party that controlled the federal Governmnet during the second republic in Nigeria was the

AGreat Nigeria People's party
BNigeria People's party
CUnity party of Nigeria
DNational party of Nigeria
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Question 194
jamb 2021

The founder of the MAHDIA (MAHDIYA) MOVEMENT is?

AMuhammed Ahmad
BAbubakar Bello
CMuhammed Bello
DUthmna Dan Fodio
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Question 195
jamb 2021

The first jihad in islam was launched in what year?

A1998
B1804
C1918
D1960
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Question 196
jamb 2021

Most discovery in the Eastern and Western Era are usually within the ........ and ........

AZimbezi and and limpopo period
BZambezi and Limpopo period
Climpopo and the period of the primitives
Dthe primitive period
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Question 197
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Sierra Leone owes its name to the 15th century

ABritish
BFrance
CPortuguese
DSpanish
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Question 198
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Murtala Muhammed created 19 states out of ______ in he year

A1967
B1986
C1976
D1987
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Question 199
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One of these is a regional language of the Omani Empire?

AEnglish
BSweden
CArabic
DPortuguese
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Question 200
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The system the colonialists introduced in Nigeria to administer their function was regarded as?

AIndirect rule
Bdirect rule
Cpolicy of assimilation
Dpolicy of association
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