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Question 31
jamb 2022

After the death of Said bin Sultan in 1856, the Asian section of the empire was ruled by ________.

AMajid bin Said
BThuwaini bin Said.
CSaif bin Sultan
DSultan bin Ahmad
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Question 32
jamb 2022

What was the first capital of the Kanem-Borno empire?

ABirni Ngazargamu
BNjimi
CBornu
DBirni Gazargamu
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Question 33
jamb 2022

In what year was Lagos annexed by the British?

A1861
B1862
C1863
D1851
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Question 34
jamb 2022

The _____ conference of 1950 discussed the provisions of the Macpherson's constitution.

ALondon
BIbadan
CLagos
DCalabar
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Question 35
jamb 2022

Which constitution laid the foundation for the establishment of political parties in Nigeria?

AThe Clifford constitution of 1922
BThe Richards constitution of 1946
CThe Macpherson constitution of 1951
DThe Lyttleton constitution of 1954
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Question 36
jamb 2022

Who established the Sokoto Caliphate?

AAbdullahi Dan Fodio
BAhmadu Bello
CUsman Dan Fodio
DNone of the above
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Question 37
jamb 2022

How many geo-political zones are there in Nigeria?

A5
B6
C7
D8
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Question 38
jamb 2022

Who is regarded the father of modern Egypt?

AHaile Selaisse
BBrutus Ghali Brutus
CSenghor Cedric
DMohammad Ali
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Question 39
jamb 2022

What is the title of the king's mother in Benin kingdom?

AIye
BIyoba
CYeye
DUmmi
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Question 40
jamb 2022

Who were the first Europeans travellers to reach Benin?

AGermans
BFrench
CPortuguese
DBritish
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Question 41
jamb 2022

The longest war in Yoruba land lasted _____ years.

A15
B14
C16
D10
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Question 42
jamb 2022

In what year was the peace treaty signed in Yorubaland?

A1885
B1886
C1887
D1888
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Question 43
jamb 2022

Which of these system was most popular in the pre-colonial era?

AThe barter system
BThe coin system
CThe paper notes
DThe digital system
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Question 44
jamb 2022

The indigenous pre-colonial Nigerian economy consisted of the following except

Aoil mining
Bcrafts
Clocal industries
D
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Question 45
jamb 2022

The Berlin conference on the partitioning of Africa was held in _______.

A1888/1889
B1887/1888
C1885/1886
D1884/1885
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Question 46
jamb 2022

The policy of Association was adopted by the ________.

AFrench
BBritish
CPortuguese
DBelgians
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Question 47
jamb 2022

The Ekumeku movement started from Anioma which is part of present day ________.

ADelta
BEnugu
CImo
DAnambra
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Question 48
jamb 2022

Who introduced indirect rule in Nigeria?

AJohn Beecroft
BBernard Bourdillon
CLord Lugard
DKing Richard II
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Question 49
jamb 2022

Who was the head of the Zulus at the time of the Mfecane war?

AZwide
BShaka
CDingiswayo
DSobhuza
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Question 50
jamb 2022

The Nguni people are originally from?

ASouth Africa
BNamibia
CMozambique
DBotswana
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