BUK General Knowledge 2018/2019 Past Questions

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Which of the following can be sold through vending machines

A. Shirts
B. Shoes
C. Handbags
D. Cigarettes

The first Nationalist movement formed in Nigeria was

A. The NCNC
B. The action group
C.The Nigerian Youth Movement
D. The NNDP

The 1964 elections in Nigeria was supervised by

A. Justice Ovie-Whikskey
B. Justice Adetokunbo Ademola
C. Mr E.E Esua
D. Attahiru Jega

The Nigerian civil war lasted from

A. 1967-1970
B. 1968-1971
C. 1966-1970
D. 1968-1972

Four of the major political parties which fought for independence in Nigeria were

A. NCNC, PRP, UNDP and NEPU
B. NPN, SDP, NRC and NEPU
C. NEPU, AG, NPC and NCNC
D. PDP, UNPP, SDP andNPN

Who was the governor general responsible for the amalgamation of northern and southern protectorates of Nigeria in 1914

A. Sir John Macpherson
B. Sir John Robertson
C. Lord Frederick Lugard
D. Sir Hugh Clifford

The name Nigeria was suggested in an article for the times by

A. Lord Lugard
B. Flora Shaw
C.Lord Snowden
D. Lord Irving

Nigeria is not a member of one of the following

A. ECOWAS
B. UNO
C. NATO
D.UNESCO

Which of the following events was first to occur

A. The British conquest of Lagos
B. The exile of king Jaja if Opobo
C. Exploration by Mungo Park
D. Portuguese missionary activities in Benin

One of the earliest effect of Islam in Nigeria was that it

A. Introduced Nigeria into the trans -Saharan trade
B. Introduced literacy to Nigeria
C. Created the north-south dichotomy
D. Led to the formation of Hausa states