History Past Questions And Answers
101
During the Second Republic, Nigeria experienced a boom in which sector?
- A. Technology
- B. Mining
- C. Oil and gas
- D. Agriculture
102
The NCNC London Delegate pressed for
- A. free primary education for all Nigerian children
- B. autonomy for the regions
- C. a revision of the Richards Constitution
- D. outright independence for Nigeria.
103
The ______ presides over the Shariah Law court in the Sokoto Caliphate
- A. Hakimi
- B. Dogari
- C. Maaji
- D. Alkali
104
Nigeria was birthed in the year
- A. 1900
- B. 1906
- C. 1914
- D. 1960
105
The first school in Nigeria was __________.
- A. CMS grammar school
- B. Yaba higher school
- C. Nursery of Infant Church
- D. None of the above
106
A major reason for the introduction of indirect rule in Northern Nigeria was to
- A. ensure perfect control of the economy
- B. further weaken the position of the elite class
- C. assist the Christian missionaries in their activities
- D. secure cheap labour for railway construction.
107
The mid western region was created out of the ___________ in 1963.
- A. western
- B. southern
- C. eastern
- D. northern
108
The objective of the 1934 legislation imposing quotas on imported goods from non-British sources was to
- A. develop Nigerian industries
- B. increase Nigeria
- C. exclude cheap Japanese textiles
- D. regulate trade between Nigeria and other countries.
109
All the following except one led to the re-emergence of old trade patterns under Omani rule
- A. availability of capital from India
- B. increased demand for slaves
- C. attack on the Portuguese in the 1640s
- D. willingness of Africans in the interior to take slaves to the coast
110
Who was the Oba of Benin during the height of the kingdom's power in the 19th century?
- A. Oba Ewuare II
- B. Oba Ovonramwen
- C. Oba Akenzua II
- D. Oba Erediauwa