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Question 31
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The Asante Empire was located in present-day:

 

ANigeria
BGhana
CCameroon
DTogo
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Question 32
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The Berlin Wall fell in:

 

A1990
B1991
C1989
D1987
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Question 33
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Which African kingdom was noted for its famous university in Timbuktu?

 

AMali
BSonghai
CGhana
DAxum
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Question 34
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The Atlantic Charter was signed during:

 

AVietnam War
BWorld War I
CWorld War II
DCold War
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Question 35
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The Cold War was a conflict primarily between:

 

AUSA and Britain
BUSA and China
CUSA and Germany
DUSA and USSR
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Question 36
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The Nok culture is significant in Nigerian history because it:

 

Aestablished the Sokoto Caliphate
Binitiated the trans-Saharan trade
Cwas the earliest known iron-working culture
Dintroduced Christianity to Nigeria
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Question 37
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The leader of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya was:

 

AKwame Nkrumah
BJulius Nyerere
CNelson Mandela
DJomo Kenyatta
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Question 38
jamb 2025

Which of the following introduced indirect rule in Northern Nigeria?

 

ASir Arthur Richards
BSir Macpherson
CLord Harcourt
DLord Lugard
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Question 39
jamb 2025

The Benin Kingdom reached the height of its power during the reign of:

 

AOba Oranmiyan
BOba Eweka I
COba Esigie
DOba Ovonramwen
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Question 40
jamb 2025

The Kanem-Bornu Empire was established by the:

 

AKanuri
BHausa
CFulani
DTuareg
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Question 41
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The first Nigerian Head of State to be overthrown by a coup was:

 

AAguiyi Ironsi
BNnamdi Azikiwe
CYakubu Gowon
DTafawa Balewa
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Question 42
jamb 2025

The major outcome of the Bretton Woods Conference was the establishment of:

 

ALeague of Nations
BUnited Nations
CEuropean Union
DIMF and World Bank
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Question 43
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The slogan "No Victor, No Vanquished" was declared by:


.

AObasanjo
BOdumegwu Ojukwu
CYakubu Gowon
DBuhari
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Question 44
jamb 2025

The British conquest of Nigeria was completed after the defeat of the:

 

AKanem-Bornu Empire
BBenin Kingdom
CYoruba Kingdom
DSokoto Caliphate
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Question 45
jamb 2025

The OAU was transformed into the AU in:

 

A2003
B1999
C2001
D2000
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Question 46
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Which of the following was the key feature of the Igbo political system?

 

ADivine kingship
BOligarchy
CGerontocracy and democratic village assemblies
DCentralized monarchy
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Question 47
jamb 2025

The Berlin Conference of 1884-85 was convened to:

 

Aabolish the slave trade
Bdivide Africa peacefully among European powers
Ccreate African states
D
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Question 48
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The League of Nations was founded after:

 

 

AWorld War I
BCold War
CIndustrial Revolution
DWorld War II
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Question 49
jamb 2025

The Aba Women's Riot of 1929 was triggered by:

 

Aanti-British nationalist propaganda
Bhigh unemployment
Cdirect taxation on women
Dthe expulsion of traditional rulers
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Question 50
jamb 2024

The Voortrekker Monument, inaugurated in 1949, is a symbol of Afrikaner nationalism. It commemorates which historical event?

AThe Great Trek
BThe founding of Cape Colony
CThe Battle of Blood River
DThe Union of South Africa
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