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The objective of the 1934 legislation imposing quotas on imported goods from non-British sources was to
A develop Nigerian industries
B increase Nigeria’s Gross National Product
C exclude cheap Japanese textiles
D regulate trade between Nigeria and other countries.
The 1945 General Strike was led by
A Herbert Macaulay
B Michael Imoudu
C Wahab Goodluck
D Olufunmilayo Ransome-Kuti.
The colonial officer who was responsible for splitting the Southern Province in to Eastern and Western Provinces was
A Bernard Bourdillon
B Graeme Thompson
C Hugh Clifford
D Frederick Lugard.
The Native Authority Ordinance of 1916 introduced direct taxation into Yorubaland and thereby
A gave greater administrative and judicial responsibilities to the Oba
B made Yorubaland a beneficiary of British aid
C encouraged the appointment of more British officials
D involved the educated elite in colonial administration.
An influential advocate of the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates was
A E.D. morel
B Otunba Payne
C John Beecroft
D Henry Carr
Chief Agho Obaseki is remembered is Benin history because
A he collaborated with the British to suppress the monarchy
B he was regarded as a true patriot
C he played an important role in the restoration of the monarchy
D Oba Aguobasimi delegated a lot of powers to him.
Which of the following played the greatest role in the British conquest of Nigeria?
A The John Holt Company
B The Royal Niger Company
C The Church Missionary Society
D The Roman Catholic Mission.
The ruler that was driven out of Lagos by the British was
A Oba Akintoye
B Oba Dosumu
C Oba Kosoko
D Oba Adele.
It was difficult for the Nigerian coastal chiefs to give up the slave trade after its abolition because
A it had been part of African culture
B Africans were too involved to give up the trade
C the British Navy was not effective in enforcing the abolition
D the trade was still crucial to the economy of their states.
Intensified European activity along the coast in the nineteenth century led Benin to
A redirect her trade to the north
B lose control of some vassal states
C expel Christian missionaries
D embark on a cultural revival in the area.
The 1886 Treaty is significant in Yoruba history because it
A brought peace and stability to Yorubaland
B affirmed Ekitiparapo’s independence
C was negotiated by two Yoruba repatriates
D reopened trade between Lagos and the hinterland.
Which of the following areas did Malam Alimi incorporate into the Sokoto Caliphate?
A Bida
B Ilorin
C Adamawa
D Bauchi
The most powerful states that emerged after the fall of the Old Oyo were
A Owu and Abeokuta
B Ijaiye and Ife
C Ibadan and Ijaiye
D New Oyo and Ibadan.
The correspondence between Sokoto and Borno during the jihad was entered on the
A qualification for a true Muslin to perform the hajj
B justification of the jihad against an Islamic state
C declaration of the jihad against non-Muslims
D difference between traditional religion and Islam.
Which of the following rulers of Kano promoted Islam to a state religion?
A Kanajeji
B Rumfa
C Yaji
D Abdullahi
The Bayajidda tradition suggests that
A Hausa ancestors came from Arabia
B women exercised political power in pre-Islamic Hausaland
C the introduction of Islam led to the formation of the Hausa city states
D The Queen of Daura was the first to embrace Islam.
In pre-colonial Nigeria, the Nsibidi form of writing was found in the
A Niger-Benue Confluence
B Cross River Area
C Niger Delta
D Anambra River Valley.
The Olu of Itsekiri was assisted in his administration by a council of chiefs
A Ogboni
B Ekpako
C Ekine
D Ojoye.
The last ruler of the Ogiso dynasty in the Benin Empire was
A Oba Eweka
B Oba Owodo
C Oba Oranmiyan
D Oba Ewuare.
In the pre-colonial period, the Aku of Wukari derived his power mainly from
A the strength of his army
B the role as a supplier of slaves
C his control of trade routes
D his spiritual influence in the kingdom.
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