JAMB and WAEC Government questions: Colonial administration

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1. Question 21· Colonial administration· WAEC

   Indirect rule failed in eastern Nigeria mainly because

   • Athere were too many emirs
   • Bthe people were rich
   • Cthe British were absent
   • Dthere were no centralised traditional rulers

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2. Question 22· Colonial administration· JAMB

   Under indirect rule, the British governed through

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

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3. Question 23· Colonial administration· WAEC

   Indirect rule ran into difficulties in Eastern Nigeria mainly because

   • Athere were no British officials there
   • Bthe population was too small
   • Cthe area lacked centralised traditional authority
   • Dthe emirs opposed it

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4. Question 24· 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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5. Question 25· Colonial administration· WAEC

   The Aba Women's Riot of 1929 exposed weaknesses of

   • Athe emirate system
   • Bthe warrant chief system
   • Cthe Oyo Mesi
   • Dthe Native Courts in the north only

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6. Question 26· 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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7. Question 27· Colonial administration· JAMB

   The Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria were amalgamated in

   • A1922
   • B1900
   • C1960
   • D1914

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8. Question 28· Colonial administration· WAEC

   Indirect rule did not work well in Eastern Nigeria mainly because

   • Athe area had no strong centralised traditional rulers
   • Bthe people refused all contact with the British
   • Cthere were no towns
   • Dthe British ruled the area directly from London

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9. Question 29· 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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10. Question 30· 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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