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Question 11
jamb 2022

NYM(Nigerian Youth Movement) evolved from _____.

ALYM
BNNDP
CNCNC
DNPC
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Question 12
jamb 2022

In what year was ECOWAS established?

A1975
B1976
C1960
D1963
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Question 13
jamb 2022

The first coup in Nigeria was led by

AMajor Chukwuma Nzeogu
BGen. Aguiyi Ironsi
CGen Sani Abacha
DGen Murtala Mohammed
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Question 14
jamb 2022

What does the name Liberia mean?

ALiberated
BCheers to freedom
CLand of freedom
Dindependence
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Question 15
jamb 2022

________ preceded Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa.

AThabo Mbeki
BFrederik Willem de Klerk
CJan Christiaan Heunis
DPieter Willem Botha
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Question 16
jamb 2022

The __________ were the first missionaries to arrive Nigeria.

AAnglicans
BCatholics
CWitnesses
DApostolic
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Question 17
jamb 2022

The Nigerian second republic began in the year ____

A1983
B1979
C1963
D1966
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Question 18
jamb 2022

Emperor Menelik II defeated Italian troops in the battle of

AAdwa
BMfecane
CKiriji
DNone of the above
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Question 19
jamb 2022

Who established the Tukulor empire?

ACedric Senghor
BMohammad Ali
CAl-Ḥajj ʿUmar
DNone of the above
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Question 20
jamb 2022

In what century did the Trans-Saharan trade start?

A8th century
B5th century
C17th century
D4th century
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Question 21
jamb 2022

The Great Trek happened in what country?

ASouth Africa
BLiberia
CSierra Leone
DEgypt
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Question 22
jamb 2022

Nigeria was birthed in the year

A1900
B1906
C1914
D1960
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Question 23
jamb 2022

How many states were created by Gen. Sani Abacha?

A5
B6
C7
D9
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Question 24
jamb 2022

Who founded itsekiri kingdom?

AIginua
BOba Olua
CIyoba
DNone of the above
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Question 25
jamb 2022

General Muhammadu Buhari regime was overthrown by

AGen. Ibrahim Babangida
BBuka Suka Dimka
CGen. Sani Abacha
DGen. Olusegun Obasanjo
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Question 26
jamb 2022

The Nok culture was known for

Aterracotta sculptures
Bwater painting
Cfishing
Ddancing
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Question 27
jamb 2022

What country was the first to be introduced to Christianity in West Africa?

ASierra Leone
BLiberia
CNigeria
DGhana
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Question 28
jamb 2022

The Nigerian civil war lasted _____ months.

A20
B18
C30
D28
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Question 29
jamb 2022

Who founded Nupe?

ATapa
BIdah
CTsoede
DOduduwa
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Question 30
jamb 2022

What is the king of the Nupe called?

AOba of Nupe
BEtsu Nupe
CKing of Nupe
DHead of Nupe
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