JAMB and WAEC Government questions: Nationalism

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1. Question 1· Nationalism· JAMB

   The Northern People's Congress grew out of

   • AJam'iyyar Mutanen Arewa
   • BEgbe Omo Oduduwa
   • Cthe Ibo State Union
   • Dthe NCNC

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2. Question 2· Nationalism· WAEC

   Which of the following contributed to the growth of nationalism in Nigeria?

   • AWestern education
   • BIndirect rule's success
   • CThe absence of newspapers
   • DTraditional religion only

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3. Question 3· Nationalism· WAEC

   The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) was formed in

   • A1951
   • B1923
   • C1944
   • D1960

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4. Question 4· Nationalism· JAMB

   The motion for Nigeria's self-government in 1956 was moved in 1953 by

   • AAhmadu Bello
   • BAnthony Enahoro
   • CHerbert Macaulay
   • DTafawa Balewa

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5. Question 5· Nationalism· JAMB

   A major factor that promoted nationalism in Nigeria was

   • Asupport from the colonial government
   • Bthe absence of newspapers
   • Cthe return of educated Nigerians and ex-servicemen after the Second World War
   • Dthe creation of states in 1967

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6. Question 6· Nationalism· JAMB

   The Nigerian Youth Movement's victory in the 1938 Lagos elections was significant because

   • Ait ended colonial rule
   • Bit showed growing nationalist political organisation
   • Cit created the regions
   • Dit abolished the Legislative Council

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7. Question 7· Nationalism· WAEC

   Which of these factors encouraged the growth of nationalism in Nigeria?

   • Athe absence of newspapers
   • Bthe arrival of the slave trade
   • Cthe amalgamation of 1914 alone
   • Dthe return of educated Nigerians from abroad

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8. Question 8· Nationalism· JAMB

   The National Congress of British West Africa was founded in 1920 by

   • AJ. E. Casely Hayford
   • BNnamdi Azikiwe
   • CAhmadu Bello
   • DObafemi Awolowo

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9. Question 9· Nationalism· WAEC

   Nationalism in Nigeria was mainly a struggle for

   • Areligious unity
   • Bmilitary rule
   • Cforeign investment
   • Dindependence from colonial rule

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10. Question 10· Nationalism· JAMB

    The National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC) was formed in 1944 under the leadership of

    • AAminu Kano and Joseph Tarka
    • BObafemi Awolowo and S. L. Akintola
    • CAhmadu Bello and Tafawa Balewa
    • DHerbert Macaulay and Nnamdi Azikiwe

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11. Question 11· Nationalism· WAEC

    The Action Group grew out of the cultural organisation

    • AEgbe Omo Oduduwa
    • BJam'iyyar Mutanen Arewa
    • CIbo State Union
    • DNigerian Youth Movement

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12. Question 12· Nationalism· WAEC

    The first political party in Nigeria, formed in 1923, was the

    • AAction Group
    • BNigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP)
    • CNorthern People's Congress
    • DNCNC

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13. Question 13· Nationalism· WAEC

    The first political party in Nigeria, the Nigerian National Democratic Party, was formed by

    • ANnamdi Azikiwe
    • BHerbert Macaulay
    • CObafemi Awolowo
    • DAhmadu Bello

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14. Question 14· Nationalism· JAMB

    The return of ex-servicemen after the Second World War encouraged nationalism because

    • Athey had seen colonial powers weakened and expected change
    • Bthey supported colonial rule
    • Cthey had no experience abroad
    • Dthey became chiefs

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15. Question 15· Nationalism· JAMB

    The Zikist Movement was known for its

    • Aloyalty to the colonial government
    • Bsupport for indirect rule
    • Cradical demands for immediate self-government
    • Dreligious teaching

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16. Question 16· Nationalism· WAEC

    The Nigerian National Democratic Party (1923), the first political party in Nigeria, was founded by

    • ANnamdi Azikiwe
    • BHerbert Macaulay
    • CObafemi Awolowo
    • DAhmadu Bello

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17. Question 17· Nationalism· WAEC

    Herbert Macaulay's party, the NNDP, was formed in 1923 to contest elections created by the

    • AClifford Constitution
    • BRichards Constitution
    • CMacpherson Constitution
    • DLyttelton Constitution

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18. Question 18· Nationalism· JAMB

    The Action Group was formed in 1951 under the leadership of

    • AObafemi Awolowo
    • BNnamdi Azikiwe
    • CAhmadu Bello
    • DHerbert Macaulay

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19. Question 19· Nationalism· WAEC

    Newspapers such as the West African Pilot helped the nationalist movement by

    • Aspreading anti-colonial ideas
    • Bsupporting colonial rule
    • Cprinting the constitution only
    • Dadvertising goods only

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20. Question 20· Nationalism· JAMB

    The first political party in Nigeria, the Nigerian National Democratic Party (NNDP), was founded in 1923 by

    • AHerbert Macaulay
    • BNnamdi Azikiwe
    • CObafemi Awolowo
    • DAhmadu Bello

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