JAMB and WAEC History questions

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All topics British conquest of Nigeria · 38 Colonial administration in Nigeria · 36 Decolonisation and African unity · 40 Early centres of civilisation · 37 Eastern and southern Africa · 35 External influences: trade, Islam and Europeans · 38 Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states · 41 Nationalism and independence · 40 Nigeria since independence · 44 Oyo, Benin and the southern states · 44 Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa · 34 Southern Nigeria in the nineteenth century · 36 The colonial economy · 37 The Nigeria area: land and early peoples · 36 The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate · 38 West Africa in the nineteenth century · 36

Question 381· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
In Old Oyo, an Alaafin rejected by the Oyo Mesi was expected to
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Answer: B. commit suicide
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Question 382· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC
Benin art is especially famous for its
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Answer: D. bronze and brass plaques and heads
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Question 383· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The Alaafin's capital was
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Answer: B. Oyo-Ile (Old Oyo)
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Question 384· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Oyo was the
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Answer: A. commander of the provincial army
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Question 385· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
House rule in the Niger Delta city-states was based on
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Answer: D. trading houses headed by a chief
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Question 386· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
In the Niger Delta city-states, the House system was
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Answer: D. a trading and political unit headed by a chief
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Question 387· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
In the Benin kingdom, the Iyase was
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Answer: B. the leader of the town chiefs
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Question 388· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
According to tradition, the Oyo kingdom was founded by
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Answer: A. Oranmiyan
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Question 389· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The Ekpe society in Calabar
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Answer: C. enforced laws and debt collection
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Question 390· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC
The Oyo Mesi was
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Answer: C. the council of state that checked the Alaafin
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Question 391· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC
The Aro of eastern Nigeria gained influence through their
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Answer: A. oracle (Ibini Ukpabi) and trade network
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Question 392· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC
The Old Oyo empire was famous for its
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Answer: D. cavalry
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Question 393· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC
The Aro oracle Ibini Ukpabi helped the Aro to
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Answer: D. dominate trade and settle disputes in Igboland
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Question 394· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· JAMB
Forced labour in French colonies was known as
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Answer: C. corvée
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Question 395· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· JAMB
Germany's African colonies included
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Answer: A. Togoland, Kamerun, Tanganyika and South-West Africa
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Question 396· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· JAMB
The Scramble for Africa was driven mainly by
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Answer: B. European economic, political and strategic interests
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Question 397· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· WAEC
The French policy that aimed to turn Africans into Frenchmen in culture was
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Answer: B. assimilation
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Question 398· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· JAMB
Settler colonies in Africa included
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Answer: D. Kenya and Southern Rhodesia
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Question 399· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· WAEC
Ethiopia preserved its independence after defeating Italy at the Battle of
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Answer: D. Adwa
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Question 400· Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa· WAEC
The Battle of Adwa in 1896 was won by
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Answer: D. Ethiopia against Italy
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JAMB and WAEC History questions

In Old Oyo, an Alaafin rejected by the Oyo Mesi was expected to

Benin art is especially famous for its

The Alaafin's capital was

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Oyo was the

House rule in the Niger Delta city-states was based on

In the Niger Delta city-states, the House system was

In the Benin kingdom, the Iyase was

According to tradition, the Oyo kingdom was founded by

The Ekpe society in Calabar

The Oyo Mesi was

The Aro of eastern Nigeria gained influence through their

The Old Oyo empire was famous for its

The Aro oracle Ibini Ukpabi helped the Aro to

Forced labour in French colonies was known as

Germany's African colonies included

The Scramble for Africa was driven mainly by

The French policy that aimed to turn Africans into Frenchmen in culture was

Settler colonies in Africa included

Ethiopia preserved its independence after defeating Italy at the Battle of

The Battle of Adwa in 1896 was won by