JAMB and WAEC Government questions

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1. Question 101· 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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2. Question 102· 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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3. Question 103· Colonial administration· JAMB

   The policy of association replaced

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

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4. Question 104· Colonial administration· WAEC

   Ruling through traditional rulers, first practised in Northern Nigeria, is associated with

   • ALord Lugard
   • BSir Arthur Richards
   • CHerbert Macaulay
   • DSir James Robertson

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5. Question 105· 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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6. Question 106· Colonial administration· WAEC

   Indirect rule was a system in which the British ruled through

   • ABritish soldiers only
   • Btraditional rulers
   • Ceducated elites
   • Dmissionaries

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7. Question 107· 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 108· Colonial administration· WAEC

   The policy of assimilation was practised in West Africa by the

   • ABritish
   • BSpanish
   • CGermans
   • DFrench

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9. Question 109· 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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10. Question 110· Colonial administration· WAEC

    A reason for the success of indirect rule in the North was

    • Aan established system of taxation and administration
    • Bthe absence of traditional rulers
    • Ca large British staff
    • DWestern education

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11. Question 111· Colonial administration· WAEC

    The amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria took place in

    • A1914
    • B1900
    • C1960
    • D1922

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12. Question 112· 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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13. Question 113· Colonial administration· WAEC

    In which year did Lord Lugard merge the Northern and Southern Protectorates?

    • A1922
    • B1900
    • C1906
    • D1914

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14. Question 114· 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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15. Question 115· Colonial administration· JAMB

    Under indirect rule, the British governed through

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

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16. Question 116· 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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17. Question 117· 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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18. Question 118· 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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19. Question 119· 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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20. Question 120· Colonial administration· JAMB

    The Northern and Southern Protectorates of Nigeria were amalgamated in

    • A1922
    • B1900
    • C1960
    • D1914

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