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Question 1
jamb 2019

The Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was the resultant merger of the

AColony of Lagos and the Southern Protectorate
BColony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria and the Northern Protectorate
CNorthern Protectorate and the Colony of Western Nigeria
DColony of Western Nigeria and the Protectorate of Southern and Northern Nigeria
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Question 2
jamb 2019

One of the following is not credited with the General Obasanjo's military regime

Athe Universal Primary Education Program
Bthe Operation Feed the Nation
Cthe Festival of Arts and Culture
Dthe Structural Adjustment Programme
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Question 3
jamb 2019

The Swazi composite is the modern ...

ASwaziland
BSouthern Zibabwe
CZulu Kingdom
DSoutheastern Botswana
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Question 4
jamb 2019

Baptists, Methodists and the ... were among the first to engage in the Liberiian Christian Mission

APresbyterian Church
BUnited Church of Christ
CCatholic Christian Mission
DEpiscopal Church
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Question 5
jamb 2019

The Ife Civilization is most remarkable for its

Ause of terra cotta and bronze heads
Bmultiplicity of idols and gods
Cits discovery of terra cotta (burnt clay)
Duse of carved woods and ivory
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Question 6
jamb 2019

Regionalism notable with ... may be said to have laid the foundational basis for the latter state creation in Nigeria

AAuthur Richard
BJohn Macpherson
COliver Lyttleton
DHugh Clifford
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Question 7
jamb 2019

Traditionally, the Efik people have accounts of their migration from the territory

AIgbo and Nupe
BIbibio and Igbo
CUruan and Ibibio
DBiase and Annang
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Question 8
jamb 2019

The system of imperial military rule had its deepest roots in ...

AEthiopia
BEgypt
CSierra Leone
DGambia
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Question 9
jamb 2019

All the following except one are the communes of the colony of Senegal where the Policy of Assimilation was applied

ASaint Louis
BRufisque
CGoree
DKaolack
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Question 10
jamb 2019

The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) was formed

Ain 1993, to press for the re-validation of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election
Bin 1994, to solicit funds in preparation for the transition into Civilian rule
Cin 1994, to press for the re-validation of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election
Din 1993, to advocate for the violation of human rights under the Abacha's regime
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Question 11
jamb 2019

The ... headed under the Chairmanship Muhammadu Buhari was the governing body in Nigeria

AArmed Forces Ruling Council
BSupreme Military Council
CProvisional Ruling Council
DTransitional Military Council
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Question 12
jamb 2019

Khedive Ismail appointed British officers in Sudan in order to

Aobtain recognition for his government
Bintroduce heavy taxation
Crebuild the Sudanese territories
Dfight against lucrative slave trade
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Question 13
jamb 2019

One of the following is attributable to the Great Trek

Athe expansion of white communities in South Africa
Bthe agitation for black-white equality in South Africa
Cthe annexation of white communities by the Africans
Drestriction of movement of the whites in South Africa
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Question 14
jamb 2019

... has primarily led to the growth of Islamic reform movements in many sub-Saharan African countries

AThe crisis of modernisation of the 20th Century
BThe new discoveries on the inadequacies of Islam
CThe shift in the belief and religious system of Islam
DThe rigidity in the use of Arabic language
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Question 15
jamb 2019

The Mahdiyya Movement in Sudan overthrew the ...

AItalo-Egyptian Regime in the early 1880s
BItalo-Egyptian Regime in the early 1890s
COttoman-Egyptian Regime in the early 1880s
DOttoman-Egyptian Regime in the early 1890s
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Question 16
jamb 2019

One critical factor which spurred the abrupt termination of the Nigerian fledging democracy in the First Republic was the

Anationwide corruption by the politicians
Burge for sectional military representation in government
Cissue of tribalism and nepotism
Duse of the soldiers to quell civil unrests and riots
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Question 17
jamb 2019

In Sierra Leone, the ... was the first established Christian Church for British freed slaves among others

AMethodists
BRoman Catholics
CChurch Missionary Society
DAnglican Church
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Question 18
jamb 2019

All the following except one led to the re-emergence of old trade patterns under Omani rule

Aavailability of capital from India
Bincreased demand for slaves
Cattack on the Portuguese in the 1640s
Dwillingness of Africans in the interior to take slaves to the coast
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Question 19
jamb 2019

A Policy central to the Kanem-Borno Empire was that of

Athe British hegemony
Bimperial expansion and firearms trading
Cnomadic orientation of its people
Dstate-led land reforms
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Question 20
jamb 2019

In 17th Century, the Dutch settlers largely relied on ... to build up South Africa

Anatural resources
Bgovernment proceeds
Cblack South African slaves
Dbasic social infrastructures
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