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French delay in occupying Algeria was attributed to
A demographic reasons
B insufficient officials
C the people’s resistance
D fear of British reaction.
In 1805, Muhammad Ali became the Pasha of Egypt as a result of
A his leadership qualities
B the deposition of the sultan
C his military background
D the voluntary retirement of the sultan.
The early missionaries abandoned their work in Benin mainly because of
A antagonism from the Oba
B resistance from the people
C lack of resources
D ill health and health.
Which of the following was referred to as ‘Province of Freedom’ in the 19th century?
A Liberia
B Ghana
C The Gambia
D Sierra Leone.
The major feature of the War against Indiscipline were
A queuing culture and environmental sanitation
B public flogging and payment of fines
C arrest of offenders and imprisonment of convicts
D high slogans and beating of drums.
The most significant act of statesmanship associated with
A promulgate the 1999 Constitution
B handing over power to a civilian government
C the release of political prisoners
D organizing successful general elections.
The major reason for Nigeria’s interest in the Liberian Civil War was to save herself from
A bearing the burden of the war’s refugees
B losing her investments in Liberia
C losing her citizens in Liberia
D losing her position as a regional power.
The immediate cause of the Nigerian Civil War was the
A coup detat of January 1966
B crisis in the Western region
C poor social policy of the First Republic
D crisis of the 1962 Census
In 1963, the Eastern region of Nigeria went to the supreme court over the
A decision of the federal government to conduct a fresh census
B exclusion of Easterners resident in the North from the census
C the population figures of the national census
D exclusion of women in the national census.
Politics in Nigeria’s First republic was characterized by
A religion and ethnicity
B religion and regionalism
C ethnicity and regionalism
D regionalism and despotism.
Anti-colonial movements Nigeria before the World War II involved
A attempts to violently chase the British out of the country
B collaboration with the British authority
C peaceful protests through petitions and conferences
D the establishment of pressure groups by traditional rulers.
The Native Authority system in Northern Nigerian was established to
A assist in the collection of taxes and general administration
B regulate the number of European District Officers
C streamline electoral laws in the area
D support the spread of Christian missionary activities.
The Richards Constitution of 1946 brought about
A decolonization
B independence
C a strong central government
D regional politics.
Sabon Gari settlement in most parts of colonial Nigeria harboured mostly
A people other than the indigenes
B indigenes who were Muslims
C strangers who were Muslims only
D European traders and missionaries
In colonial Nigeria, export crop production was dominated by
A the Europeans
B the Labanese
C peasant farmers
D indigenous middlemen
Transportation network in colonial Nigeria was established to
A ease local transportation problem of women
B encourage visits among distant relations
C support the movement of raw materials and the army
D provide employment for the people
Which of the following were former British colonies?
A Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Liberia
B Cameroon, Togo, Egypt and Ghana
C Sierra Leone, Gambia, Nigeria and Ghana
D Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and South Africa
The principal target of the Aba Women demonstrators of 1929 were the
A Warrant chiefs
B European traders
C Christian missionaries
D Court clerks.
The British policy of indirect rule sought to
A encourage the educated elite to participate in local administration
B make the indigenous political institutions adapt to British system of Government
C use indigenous political institutions to serve British interest
D promote co-operation between the educated elite and the indigenous rulers..
The Royal Niger Company was renamed
A British West African Company
B United African Company
C Lever Brothers NigeriaPlc
D Leventis Nigeria Plc.
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