JAMB History 2010 Past Questions

The savannah region of Nigeria is
characterized by

A major economic activity among the Nupe was

The main features of the economy of the forest zone of Nigeria in the eighteenth century were

The spread of Islam between the 11th and 14th centuries in Nigeria was largely due to

A significant effect of the Christian missionary activity in Nigeria was the

An outstanding reason for the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade was

A major factor that led to the success of the Sokoto jihad was

Which of the following was a part of the Sokoto Caliphate?

The legendary founder of the Kanuri was

The Queen mother, Magira, played a prominent role in the government of the

The Ekiti Parapo was an alliance against

The Oyo Empire collapsed as a result of

The failure of the Ogiso dynasty in Benin was attributed to

The greatest ruler in the history of Benin Kingdom was

Armed resistance to British rule in Northern Nigeria ended with the conquest of

The Colony and Protectorate of Lagos was amalgameted with the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in 1906 to form the

A reason for the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates of Nigeria in 1914 was

The Nigerian Council established in 1914 was ineffective because it

Two institutions of local government in Nigeria during the colonial period were native courts and

Certain chiefs in Eastern Nigeria were called warrant chiefs because they

In colonial Nigeria, mining industry was promoted in order to

The colonial government in Nigeria laid more emphasis on the production of export crops because

The Yaba Higher College did not meet the aspirations of the nationalists because

The 1922 Clifford Constitution restricted the franchise to

The political parties that formed the opposition during the First Republic in Nigeria were the

The creation of Mid-Western region in 1963 was through

The immediate cause of the January 1966 coup d’etat was

Which of the following countries did the Murtala/Obasanjo regime assist during their struggle for independence?

The Second Republic in Nigeria refers to
the period

Which of the following political parties
formed an alliance in the Second
Republic?

The political party that controlled the Federal Government during the Second Republic in Nigeria was the

The main aim of the formation of ECOMOG was to

A major contribution of Nigeria to
ECOWAS is in the area of

Samori Toure is often described as the “African Napoleon” because he

A major similarity of the 19th century jihads in West Africa was that

The greatest contribution of the Christian Missionary Society in West Africa was in

Egypt became the centre of international rivalry because of the

Muhammad es Sadek was a 19th century ruler of

Muhammad Ahmad was easily accepted as the Mahdi in the Sudan because

After leaving Oman for East Africa, Sayyid Said established his headquarters in

In 1887, a plot to depose Kabaka Mwanga was hatched by

An Ethiopian monarch that committed suicide in a battle field was

The white settlers in Southern Africa were known as

The Mfecane occured as a result of

The Fashoda incident of 1898 resulted in a rift between

Paternalism was a colonial policy adopted
by

Where was indirect rule practised before it was introduced to Africa?

The indirect rule system of administration meant that the colonialists

In post-apartheid South Africa, the main concern of government is to

The Ogaden war between Ethiopia and Somalia was caused by