JAMB Government questions: Colonial administration

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1. Question 1· Colonial administration· JAMB

   Indirect rule in Nigeria was introduced by

   • ASir John Macpherson
   • BSir Hugh Clifford
   • CSir Arthur Richards
   • DLord Lugard

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2. Question 2· Colonial administration· JAMB

   Lagos became a British colony in

   • A1914
   • B1861
   • C1900
   • D1960

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3. Question 3· Colonial administration· JAMB

   A criticism of indirect rule was that it

   • Aended taxation
   • Bencouraged democracy
   • Cpromoted Western education in the North
   • Dstrengthened autocratic traditional rulers

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4. Question 4· Colonial administration· JAMB

   Indirect rule largely failed in Eastern Nigeria because

   • Athe people refused to pay any tax
   • Bthe area lacked centralised traditional authorities
   • Cthere were too many emirs
   • Dthe colonial officials were too few

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5. Question 5· Colonial administration· JAMB

   The policy of association replaced

   • Aapartheid
   • Bindirect rule
   • Cassimilation in French colonies
   • Ddirect democracy

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6. Question 6· Colonial administration· JAMB

   Indirect rule was most successful in Northern Nigeria because

   • Ait had the most missionaries
   • Bthe people were educated in English
   • Cthere were no traditional rulers
   • Dit had a well-established centralised system of administration

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7. Question 7· Colonial administration· JAMB

   Under indirect rule, traditional rulers served as

   • Ajudges of the Supreme Court
   • Bindependent kings
   • Cmembers of the British Parliament
   • Dagents of the colonial administration

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8. Question 8· Colonial administration· JAMB

   An effect of colonial rule in Nigeria was

   • Athe introduction of Western education and administration
   • Bthe end of all trade
   • Cthe restoration of the Oyo Empire
   • Dthe creation of 36 states

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9. Question 9· Colonial administration· JAMB

   A reason the British adopted indirect rule in Nigeria was

   • Athe abolition of chieftaincy
   • Ba large number of British officers
   • Cthe wishes of the nationalists
   • Dshortage of British personnel and funds

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10. Question 10· Colonial administration· JAMB

    Under indirect rule, the British governed through

    • Atraditional rulers
    • Belected parliaments
    • Cmilitary commanders only
    • Dmissionaries

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11. Question 11· Colonial administration· JAMB

    The 1929 Aba Women's Riot was mainly a protest against

    • Athe creation of states
    • Bthe fear of taxation of women
    • Cthe 1999 Constitution
    • Dmilitary rule

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12. Question 12· Colonial administration· JAMB

    The Native Authority system gave traditional rulers power to

    • Acollect taxes, keep order and run local courts
    • Bmake foreign policy
    • Cprint money
    • Dappoint the Governor

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13. Question 13· Colonial administration· JAMB

    The Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria were amalgamated in

    • A1922
    • B1900
    • C1960
    • D1914

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14. Question 14· Colonial administration· JAMB

    The Legislative Council created in 1922 for the Southern Provinces did not legislate for

    • Athe Northern Provinces
    • BLagos
    • CCalabar
    • Dthe Colony

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15. Question 15· Colonial administration· JAMB

    Direct rule was a system in which

    • Atraditional rulers governed alone
    • Bcolonial officials administered directly, replacing traditional authority
    • CAfricans had full self-rule
    • Dno tax was collected

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