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1.
________ moved the motion for Nigeria's independence.
1. A.Anthony Enahoro
2. B.Herbert Macaulay
3. C.Obafemi Awolowo
4. D.Nnamdi Azikiwe
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Answer: A Anthony Enahoro
2.
________ preceded Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa.
1. A.Thabo Mbeki
2. B.Frederik Willem de Klerk
3. C.Jan Christiaan Heunis
4. D.Pieter Willem Botha
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Answer: B Frederik Willem de Klerk
3.
After the death of Said bin Sultan in 1856, the Asian section of the empire was ruled by ________.
1. A.Majid bin Said
2. B.Thuwaini bin Said
3. C.Saif bin Sultan
4. D.Sultan bin Ahmad
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Answer: B Thuwaini bin Said
4.
Before the Macpherson's constitution of 1951, the North was governed by
1. A.Elders
2. B.Emirs
3. C.The Constitution
4. D.Proclamation of the Governor
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Answer: D Proclamation of the Governor
5.
Clothe dyeing started in what part of Nigeria?
1. A.South-East
2. B.South-West
3. C.North-East
4. D.North-Central
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Answer: B South-West
6.
Emperor Menelik II defeated Italian troops in the battle of
1. A.Adwa
2. B.Mfecane
3. C.Kiriji
4. D.None of the above
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Answer: A Adwa
7.
General Muhammadu Buhari regime was overthrown by
1. A.Gen. Ibrahim Babangida
2. B.Buka Suka Dimka
3. C.Gen. Sani Abacha
4. D.Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo
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Answer: A Gen. Ibrahim Babangida
8.
How many geo-political zones are there in Nigeria?
1. A.5
2. B.6
3. C.7
4. D.8
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Answer: B 6
9.
How many states did General Murtala Mohammed create?
1. A.5
2. B.7
3. C.9
4. D.11
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Answer: B 7
10.
How many states were created by Gen. Sani Abacha?
1. A.5
2. B.6
3. C.7
4. D.9
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Answer: B 6
11.
In 1840, Sayyid Said transferred his capital from Muscat to?
1. A.Arabia
2. B.Zanzibar
3. C.Omani
4. D.None of the above
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Answer: B Zanzibar
12.
In what century did the Trans-Saharan trade start?
1. A.8th century
2. B.5th century
3. C.17th century
4. D.4th century
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Answer: A 8th century
13.
In what year did Britain invade Egypt?
1. A.1882
2. B.1884
3. C.1886
4. D.1888
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Answer: A 1882
14.
In what year was ECOWAS established?
1. A.1975
2. B.1976
3. C.1960
4. D.1963
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Answer: A 1975
15.
In what year was Lagos annexed by the British?
1. A.1861
2. B.1862
3. C.1863
4. D.1851
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Answer: A 1861
16.
In what year was the Oil River protectorate established?
1. A.1885
2. B.1886
3. C.1887
4. D.1888
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Answer: A 1885
17.
In what year was the peace treaty signed in Yorubaland?
1. A.1885
2. B.1886
3. C.1887
4. D.1888
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Answer: B 1886
18.
Islam came to Nigeria in the ______ century.
1. A.11th
2. B.12th
3. C.17th
4. D.18th
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Answer: A 11th
19.
Ismail Pasha was removed as the Khedive of Egypt at the behest of Great Britain in____________
1. A.1878
2. B.1879
3. C.1880
4. D.1881
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Answer: B 1879
20.
Kastina and Akwa-Ibom were created in September, _____.
1. A.1985
2. B.1986
3. C.1987
4. D.1988
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Answer: C 1987
21.
Nigeria joined the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in__________
1. A.1971
2. B.1972
3. C.1973
4. D.1974
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Answer: A 1971
22.
Nigeria joined UNO as the ___ member.
1. A.99th
2. B.100th
3. C.98th
4. D.90th
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Answer: A 99th
23.
Nigeria practised the Westminster system of government between
1. A.1959 and 1983
2. B.1959 and 1966
3. C.1960 and 1966
4. D.1963 and 1966
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Answer: C 1960 and 1966
24.
Nigeria was birthed in the year
1. A.1900
2. B.1906
3. C.1914
4. D.1960
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Answer: C 1914
25.
Nigeria's vice president in the second republic was
1. A.Shehu Yar'adua
2. B.Tunde Idiagbon
3. C.Alex Ekwueme
4. D.Mohammed Goni
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Answer: C Alex Ekwueme
26.
Nnamdi Azikiwe's West African Pilot was established in what year?
1. A.1936
2. B.1937
3. C.1938
4. D.1939
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Answer: B 1937
27.
NYM(Nigerian Youth Movement) evolved from _____.
1. A.LYM
2. B.NNDP
3. C.NCNC
4. D.NPC
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Answer: A LYM
28.
The _____ conference of 1950 discussed the provisions of the Macpherson's constitution.
1. A.London
2. B.Ibadan
3. C.Lagos
4. D.Calabar
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Answer: B Ibadan
29.
The __________ constitution introduced federalism in Nigeria.
1. A.Richard's
2. B.Clifford's
3. C.Macpherson's
4. D.Lyttleton's
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Answer: A Richard's
30.
The __________ were the first missionaries to arrive Nigeria.
1. A.Anglicans
2. B.Catholics
3. C.Witnesses
4. D.Apostolic
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Answer: B Catholics
31.
The Berlin conference on the partitioning of Africa was held in _______.
1. A.1888/1889
2. B.1887/1888
3. C.1885/1886
4. D.1884/1885
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Answer: D 1884/1885
32.
The Coussey Commission Report laid the ground-work for the eventual independence of
1. A.Ghana
2. B.Gambia
3. C.Liberia
4. D.Nigeria
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Answer: A Ghana
33.
The economic reforms of Theodore II of Ethiopia involved which of the following?
1. A.encouragement of slave trade
2. B.improvement of agriculture
3. C.reorganization of the fiscal system
4. D.revival of external trade
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Answer: C reorganization of the fiscal system
34.
The Ekumeku movement started from Anioma which is part of present day ________.
1. A.Delta
2. B.Enugu
3. C.Imo
4. D.Anambra
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Answer: A Delta
35.
The equivalent of the Aare- ona kankanfo of the Yoruba pre-colonial system in the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial system is the
1. A.Galadima
2. B.Madawaki
3. C.Waziri
4. D.Sarkin
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Answer: B Madawaki
36.
The first almagamation in Nigeria happened in the year ___
1. A.1914
2. B.1886
3. C.1906
4. D.1900
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Answer: C 1906
37.
The first British consul in Nigeria was
1. A.Lord Lugard
2. B.John Beecroft
3. C.William Parry
4. D.Edward Nicolls
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Answer: B John Beecroft
38.
The first coup in Nigeria was led by
1. A.Major Chukwuma Nzeogu
2. B.Gen. Aguiyi Ironsi
3. C.Gen Sani Abacha
4. D.Gen Murtala Mohammed
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Answer: A Major Chukwuma Nzeogu
39.
The first school in Nigeria was __________.
1. A.CMS grammar school
2. B.Yaba higher school
3. C.Nursery of Infant Church
4. D.None of the above
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Answer: C Nursery of Infant Church
40.
The Great Trek happened in what country?
1. A.South Africa
2. B.Liberia
3. C.Sierra Leone
4. D.Egypt
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Answer: A South Africa
41.
The Kanem–Bornu Empire existed in areas which are now part of the following countries except
1. A.Chad
2. B.Central African Republic
3. C.Nigeria
4. D.Togo
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Answer: D Togo
42.
The Lagos colony and the Southern Protectorate was almagamated in _____.
1. A.1905
2. B.1906
3. C.1907
4. D.1908
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Answer: B 1906
43.
The longest war in Yoruba land lasted _____ years.
1. A.15
2. B.14
3. C.16
4. D.10
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Answer: C 16
44.
The Nguni people are originally from?
1. A.South Africa
2. B.Namibia
3. C.Mozambique
4. D.Botswana
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Answer: A South Africa
45.
The Nigerian civil war lasted _____ months.
1. A.20
2. B.18
3. C.30
4. D.28
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Answer: C 30
46.
The Nigerian second republic began in the year ____
1. A.1983
2. B.1979
3. C.1963
4. D.1966
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Answer: B 1979
47.
The Nok culture was known for
1. A.terracotta sculptures
2. B.water painting
3. C.fishing
4. D.dancing
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Answer: A terracotta sculptures
48.
The Northern region of Nigeria gained self-government in ____.
1. A.1957
2. B.1958
3. C.1959
4. D.1960
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Answer: C 1959
49.
The policy of Association was adopted by the ________.
1. A.French
2. B.British
3. C.Portuguese
4. D.Belgians
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Answer: A French
50.
The republic of Benin was formerly known as
1. A.Nguni
2. B.Dahomey
3. C.Zulu
4. D.Rhodesia
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Answer: B Dahomey
51.
The Trans-Atlantic slave trade was abolished in Britain in what year?
1. A.1806
2. B.1807
3. C.1808
4. D.1809
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Answer: B 1807
52.
The United Nations was created as a result of the failure of the ________
1. A.Commonwealth of Nations
2. B.OPEC
3. C.League of Nations
4. D.All of the above
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Answer: C League of Nations
53.
What are the Kingmakers in Oyo called?
1. A.Ogoni
2. B.Iwarefa
3. C.Eunuchs
4. D.Oyomesi
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Answer: D Oyomesi
54.
What country was the first to be introduced to Christianity in West Africa?
1. A.Sierra Leone
2. B.Liberia
3. C.Nigeria
4. D.Ghana
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Answer: A Sierra Leone
55.
What does the name Liberia mean?
1. A.Liberated
2. B.Cheers to freedom
3. C.Land of freedom
4. D.independence
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Answer: C Land of freedom
56.
What is the king of the Nupe called?
1. A.Oba of Nupe
2. B.Etsu Nupe
3. C.King of Nupe
4. D.Head of Nupe
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Answer: B Etsu Nupe
57.
What is the title of the king's mother in Benin kingdom?
1. A.Iye
2. B.Iyoba
3. C.Yeye
4. D.Ummi
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Answer: B Iyoba
58.
What was the first capital of the Kanem-Borno empire?
1. A.Birni Ngazargamu
2. B.Njimi
3. C.Bornu
4. D.Birni Gazargamu
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Answer: B Njimi
59.
When did Christianity start in Sierra Leone?
1. A.1729
2. B.1793
3. C.1794
4. D.1795
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Answer: A 1729
60.
When did Lagos become a colony?
1. A.5 March,1861
2. B.7 May, 1861
3. C.5 March, 1862
4. D.5 May, 1961
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Answer: C 5 March, 1862
61.
When did the Madhist war begin?
1. A.1880
2. B.1881
3. C.1882
4. D.1883
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Answer: B 1881
62.
When was the Census crisis in Nigeria?
1. A.1962/1963
2. B.1964/1965
3. C.1965/1966
4. D.1968/1969
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Answer: A 1962/1963
63.
Which constitution laid the foundation for the establishment of political parties in Nigeria?
1. A.The Clifford constitution of 1922
2. B.The Richards constitution of 1946
3. C.The Macpherson constitution of 1951
4. D.The Lyttleton constitution of 1954
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Answer: A The Clifford constitution of 1922
64.
Which of these system was most popular in the pre-colonial era?
1. A.The barter system
2. B.The coin system
3. C.The paper notes
4. D.The digital system
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Answer: A The barter system
65.
Which of these was not an effect of the Great Trek?
1. A.Afrikaners remained politically divided for many years
2. B.The Trek resulted in the cultural and economic isolation of the Boers
3. C.The Great Trek led directly to the founding of several autonomous Boer republics
4. D.It reduced trade between black and white groups
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Answer: D It reduced trade between black and white groups
66.
Who brought Christianity to Liberia?
1. A.Missionaries
2. B.British Consuls
3. C.Freed American slaves
4. D.Freed British slaves
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Answer: C Freed American slaves
67.
Who established the Sokoto Caliphate?
1. A.Abdullahi Dan Fodio
2. B.Ahmadu Bello
3. C.Usman Dan Fodio
4. D.None of the above
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Answer: C Usman Dan Fodio
68.
Who established the Tukulor empire?
1. A.Cedric Senghor
2. B.Mohammad Ali
3. C.Al-Ḥajj ʿUmar
4. D.None of the above
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Answer: C Al-Ḥajj ʿUmar
69.
Who founded itsekiri kingdom?
1. A.Iginua
2. B.Oba Olua
3. C.Iyoba
4. D.None of the above
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Answer: B Oba Olua
70.
Who founded Nupe?
1. A.Tapa
2. B.Idah
3. C.Tsoede
4. D.Oduduwa
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Answer: C Tsoede
71.
Who introduced indirect rule in Nigeria?
1. A.John Beecroft
2. B.Bernard Bourdillon
3. C.Lord Lugard
4. D.King Richard II
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Answer: C Lord Lugard
72.
Who is regarded the father of modern Egypt?
1. A.Haile Selaisse
2. B.Brutus Ghali Brutus
3. C.Senghor Cedric
4. D.Mohammad Ali
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Answer: D Mohammad Ali
73.
Who is the father of nationalism in Nigeria?
1. A.Obafemi Awolowo
2. B.Nnamdi Azikiwe
3. C.Hebert Macaulay
4. D.Ahmadu Bello
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Answer: C Hebert Macaulay
74.
Who was appointed by the federal government of Nigeria as the administrator of Western Region in 1962?
1. A.Chief Ladoke Akintola
2. B.Chief Obafemi Awolowo
3. C.Dr M.A Majekodunmi
4. D.Chief Remi Fani Kayode
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Answer: C Dr M.A Majekodunmi
75.
Who was known as the Napoleon of West Africa?
1. A.Cedric Senghor
2. B.Mohammad Ali
3. C.Samori Toure
4. D.None of the above
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Answer: C Samori Toure
76.
Who was the first state president of the republic of South Africa?
1. A.Charles Robberts Swart
2. B.Theophilus Ebenhaezer Dönges
3. C.Nelson Mandela
4. D.Thabo Mbeki
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Answer: A Charles Robberts Swart
77.
Who was the head of the Zulus at the time of the Mfecane war?
1. A.Zwide
2. B.Shaka
3. C.Dingiswayo
4. D.Sobhuza
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Answer: B Shaka
78.
Who were the first Europeans travellers to reach Benin?
1. A.Germans
2. B.French
3. C.Portuguese
4. D.British
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Answer: C Portuguese

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