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 521· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
Which ethnic group lives mainly in the Niger Delta?
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Answer: A. Ijaw
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Question 522· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
The Nok culture is best known for its
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Answer: B. terracotta sculptures
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Question 523· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
The Nok culture is famous for its
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Answer: D. terracotta figures
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Question 524· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
The Kanuri people live mainly in
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Answer: A. Borno
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Question 525· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
Kola nuts from the forest zone were carried north mainly by
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Answer: D. Hausa traders
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Question 526· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
The Nupe kingdom had its later capital at
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Answer: C. Bida
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Question 527· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
The Efik people are found mainly around
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Answer: A. Calabar
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Question 528· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
Igbo-Ukwu is famous for
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Answer: B. bronze objects made by the lost-wax method
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Question 529· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
Oral tradition as a source of history refers to
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Answer: D. accounts of the past passed down by word of mouth
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Question 530· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
The famous Ife works of art are mainly
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Answer: B. bronze and terracotta heads
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Question 531· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
Forest kingdoms such as Benin developed mainly in the
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Answer: A. rainforest belt
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Question 532· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
Archaeology reconstructs the past mainly through
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Answer: B. excavation of material remains
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Question 533· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
Relations among the peoples of the Nigeria area before colonial rule were carried on mainly through
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Answer: B. trade, marriage and diplomacy
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Question 534· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
The Igala kingdom had its capital at
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Answer: A. Idah
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Question 535· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
The Tiv people live mainly in the
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Answer: A. Benue valley
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Question 536· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
The Nok culture of central Nigeria is best known for its
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Answer: D. terracotta sculptures
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Question 537· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
Usman dan Fodio's writings criticised the Hausa rulers for
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Answer: B. heavy taxes, injustice and mixing Islam with traditional practices
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Question 538· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The jihad was carried into the Adamawa area by
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Answer: A. Modibbo Adama
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Question 539· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
The Sokoto Jihad was first directed against
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Answer: D. the Hausa ruler of Gobir
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Question 540· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
An effect of the Sokoto Jihad was
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Answer: C. the spread of Islamic learning and emirate administration
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JAMB and WAEC History questions

Which ethnic group lives mainly in the Niger Delta?

The Nok culture is best known for its

The Nok culture is famous for its

The Kanuri people live mainly in

Kola nuts from the forest zone were carried north mainly by

The Nupe kingdom had its later capital at

The Efik people are found mainly around

Igbo-Ukwu is famous for

Oral tradition as a source of history refers to

The famous Ife works of art are mainly

Forest kingdoms such as Benin developed mainly in the

Archaeology reconstructs the past mainly through

Relations among the peoples of the Nigeria area before colonial rule were carried on mainly through

The Igala kingdom had its capital at

The Tiv people live mainly in the

The Nok culture of central Nigeria is best known for its

Usman dan Fodio's writings criticised the Hausa rulers for

The jihad was carried into the Adamawa area by

The Sokoto Jihad was first directed against

An effect of the Sokoto Jihad was