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1.
Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in:
1. A.1933
2. B.1930
3. C.1931
4. D.1934
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Answer: A 1933
2.
Archaeology is best defined as the study of:
1. A.human behaviour
2. B.ancient remains
3. C.written records
4. D.legends
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Answer: B ancient remains
3.
Kwame Nkrumah declared Ghana's independence in:
1. A.1958
2. B.1956
3. C.1955
4. D.1957
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Answer: D 1957
4.
Mungo Park is remembered for exploring the:
1. A.River Congo
2. B.River Benue
3. C.River Nile
4. D.River Niger
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Answer: D River Niger
5.
NATO was formed in:
1. A.1947
2. B.1951
3. C.1949
4. D.1945
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Answer: C 1949
6.
Nigeria gained independence in:
1. A.1960
2. B.1957
3. C.1963
4. D.1959
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Answer: A 1960
7.
Numismatics deals with:
1. A.coins and currencies
2. B.fossils
3. C.manuscripts
4. D.bones
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Answer: A coins and currencies
8.
Oral tradition is most useful in the reconstruction of:
1. A.recent wars
2. B.church history
3. C.colonial administration
4. D.pre-literate African societies
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Answer: D pre-literate African societies
9.
Samori Toure resisted French colonisation in:
1. A.Sierra Leone
2. B.Mali
3. C.Senegal
4. D.Guinea
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Answer: D Guinea
10.
The 1979 Constitution introduced:
1. A.unicameral legislature
2. B.military rule
3. C.parliamentary system
4. D.presidential system
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Answer: D presidential system
11.
The Aba Women's Riot of 1929 was triggered by:
1. A.anti-British nationalist propaganda
2. B.high unemployment
3. C.direct taxation on women
4. D.the expulsion of traditional rulers
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Answer: C direct taxation on women
12.
The Anglo-Zulu war of 1879 was fought in:
1. A.Zimbabwe
2. B.South Africa
3. C.Kenya
4. D.Angola
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Answer: B South Africa
13.
The apartheid regime in South Africa officially ended in:
1. A.1996
2. B.1992
3. C.1994
4. D.1990
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Answer: C 1994
14.
The Aro Confederacy was defeated by the British in:
1. A.1901
2. B.1904
3. C.1902
4. D.1899
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Answer: C 1902
15.
The Asante Empire was located in present-day:
1. A.Nigeria
2. B.Ghana
3. C.Cameroon
4. D.Togo
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Answer: B Ghana
16.
The Atlantic Charter was signed during:
1. A.Vietnam War
2. B.World War I
3. C.World War II
4. D.Cold War
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Answer: C World War II
17.
The Battle of Hastings occurred in:
1. A.1215
2. B.1588
3. C.1066
4. D.1492
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Answer: C 1066
18.
The Benin Kingdom reached the height of its power during the reign of:
1. A.Oba Oranmiyan
2. B.Oba Eweka I
3. C.Oba Esigie
4. D.Oba Ovonramwen
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Answer: C Oba Esigie
19.
The Berlin Conference was hosted by:
1. A.Britain
2. B.Germany
3. C.Belgium
4. D.France
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Answer: B Germany
20.
The Berlin Wall fell in:
1. A.1990
2. B.1991
3. C.1989
4. D.1987
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Answer: C 1989
21.
The Bolshevik Revolution took place in:
1. A.1919
2. B.1915
3. C.1917
4. D.1921
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Answer: C 1917
22.
The British annexed Lagos in:
1. A.1881
2. B.1841
3. C.1861
4. D.1871
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Answer: C 1861
23.
The British conquest of Nigeria was completed after the defeat of the:
1. A.Kanem-Bornu Empire
2. B.Benin Kingdom
3. C.Yoruba Kingdom
4. D.Sokoto Caliphate
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Answer: D Sokoto Caliphate
24.
The Clifford Constitution of 1922 introduced:
1. A.Regional government
2. B.State police
3. C.Elective principle
4. D.Federalism
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Answer: C Elective principle
25.
The Cold War officially ended with the fall of:
1. A.East Germany
2. B.Berlin
3. C.USSR
4. D.NATO
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Answer: C USSR
26.
The Cold War was a conflict primarily between:
1. A.USA and Britain
2. B.USA and China
3. C.USA and Germany
4. D.USA and USSR
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Answer: D USA and USSR
27.
The critical study of old handwriting is called:
1. A.Philology
2. B.Numismatics
3. C.Linguistics
4. D.Palaeography
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Answer: D Palaeography
28.
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in:
1. A.1958
2. B.1964
3. C.1962
4. D.1960
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Answer: C 1962
29.
The discipline that studies human fossils is:
1. A.Palaeontology
2. B.Linguistics
3. C.Ethnography
4. D.Anthropology
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Answer: A Palaeontology
30.
The first African country to gain independence was:
1. A.Ghana
2. B.Liberia
3. C.Algeria
4. D.Egypt
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Answer: B Liberia
31.
The first Nigerian Head of State to be overthrown by a coup was:
1. A.Aguiyi Ironsi
2. B.Nnamdi Azikiwe
3. C.Yakubu Gowon
4. D.Tafawa Balewa
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Answer: D Tafawa Balewa
32.
The first political party in Nigeria was:
1. A.NPC
2. B.NNDP
3. C.AG
4. D.NCNC
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Answer: B NNDP
33.
The first president of Tanzania was:
1. A.Kenneth Kaunda
2. B.Jomo Kenyatta
3. C.Julius Nyerere
4. D.Kwame Nkrumah
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Answer: C Julius Nyerere
34.
The founder of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) in 1963 was:
1. A.Nkrumah
2. B.Sekou Toure
3. C.Haile Selassie
4. D.Nyerere
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Answer: C Haile Selassie
35.
The headquarters of ECOWAS is located in:
1. A.Accra
2. B.Lome
3. C.Lagos
4. D.Abuja
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Answer: C Lagos
36.
The Industrial Revolution started in:
1. A.Britain
2. B.USA
3. C.France
4. D.Germany
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Answer: A Britain
37.
The Kanem-Bornu Empire was established by the:
1. A.Kanuri
2. B.Hausa
3. C.Fulani
4. D.Tuareg
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Answer: A Kanuri
38.
The leader of the Algerian independence struggle was:
1. A.Patrice Lumumba
2. B.Ahmed Ben Bella
3. C.Leopold Senghor
4. D.Houari Boumediene
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Answer: B Ahmed Ben Bella
39.
The leader of the American Civil Rights Movement was:
1. A.Malcolm X
2. B.Martin Luther King Jr
3. C.Abraham Lincoln
4. D.Barack Obama
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Answer: B Martin Luther King Jr
40.
The leader of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya was:
1. A.Kwame Nkrumah
2. B.Julius Nyerere
3. C.Nelson Mandela
4. D.Jomo Kenyatta
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Answer: D Jomo Kenyatta
41.
The League of Nations was founded after:
1. A.World War I
2. B.Cold War
3. C.Industrial Revolution
4. D.World War II
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Answer: A World War I
42.
The Lusaka Manifesto focused on:
1. A.Nigeria's independence
2. B.South African apartheid
3. C.Pan-Africanism
4. D.decolonisation of Angola
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Answer: B South African apartheid
43.
The Lyttleton Constitution was introduced in:
1. A.1957
2. B.1960
3. C.1954
4. D.1951
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Answer: C 1954
44.
The main cause of the French Revolution was:
1. A.collapse of monarchy
2. B.economic hardship and social inequality
3. C.foreign debt
4. D.foreign invasion
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Answer: B economic hardship and social inequality
45.
The main sources of historical reconstruction are classified as:
1. A.external and internal sources
2. B.scientific and religious sources
3. C.political and economic sources
4. D.primary and secondary sources
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Answer: C political and economic sources
46.
The major limitation of oral tradition is:
1. A.lack of informants
2. B.illiteracy
3. C.high cost
4. D.distortion over time
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Answer: D distortion over time
47.
The major outcome of the Bretton Woods Conference was the establishment of:
1. A.League of Nations
2. B.United Nations
3. C.European Union
4. D.IMF and World Bank
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Answer: D IMF and World Bank
48.
The Marshall Plan was aimed at:
1. A.preventing African independence
2. B.rebuilding Europe after WWII
3. C.supporting Asian economies
4. D.strengthening Latin America
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Answer: B rebuilding Europe after WWII
49.
The Middle Passage refers to:
1. A.journey from Europe to Asia
2. B.Silk Road trade route
3. C.voyage of slaves from Africa to the Americas
4. D.trans-Saharan trade route
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Answer: C voyage of slaves from Africa to the Americas
50.
The Nigerian Civil War lasted for:
1. A.3 years
2. B.2 years
3. C.1 year
4. D.5 years
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Answer: A 3 years
51.
The Nok culture is significant in Nigerian history because it:
1. A.established the Sokoto Caliphate
2. B.initiated the trans-Saharan trade
3. C.was the earliest known iron-working culture
4. D.introduced Christianity to Nigeria
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Answer: C was the earliest known iron-working culture
52.
The OAU Liberation Committee was based in:
1. A.Ethiopia
2. B.Tanzania
3. C.Algeria
4. D.Nigeria
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Answer: B Tanzania
53.
The OAU was transformed into the AU in:
1. A.2003
2. B.1999
3. C.2001
4. D.2000
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Answer: C 2001
54.
The oldest form of historical record is:
1. A.written records
2. B.photography
3. C.archaeology
4. D.oral tradition
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Answer: D oral tradition
55.
The Oyo Empire was renowned for its:
1. A.large slave plantations
2. B.standing army of archers
3. C.strong naval force
4. D.powerful cavalry
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Answer: D powerful cavalry
56.
The Pearl Harbor attack happened in:
1. A.1941
2. B.1940
3. C.1939
4. D.1942
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Answer: A 1941
57.
The policy of Apartheid was practised in:
1. A.Botswana
2. B.Angola
3. C.Zimbabwe
4. D.South Africa
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Answer: D South Africa
58.
The Queen Mother in Benin political system was known as:
1. A.Omu
2. B.Erelu
3. C.Iyalode
4. D.Iyoba
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Answer: D Iyoba
59.
The slogan "No Victor, No Vanquished" was declared by: .
1. A.Obasanjo
2. B.Odumegwu Ojukwu
3. C.Yakubu Gowon
4. D.Buhari
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Answer: C Yakubu Gowon
60.
The Sokoto Caliphate was founded by:
1. A.Nana Asma'u
2. B.Mohammed Bello
3. C.Al-Kanemi
4. D.Uthman dan Fodio
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Answer: D Uthman dan Fodio
61.
The study of ancient inscriptions is called:
1. A.Paleography
2. B.Numismatics
3. C.Epigraphy
4. D.Archaeology
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Answer: C Epigraphy
62.
The study of past societies through their written records is:
1. A.Archaeology
2. B.Palaeography
3. C.Historiography
4. D.Philology
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Answer: C Historiography
63.
The Supreme Military Council in Nigeria was established by:
1. A.Muhammadu Buhari
2. B.Aguiyi Ironsi
3. C.Yakubu Gowon
4. D.Murtala Mohammed
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Answer: B Aguiyi Ironsi
64.
The term "Dark Ages" refers to:
1. A.Renaissance period
2. B.1st century Rome
3. C.5th-15th century Europe
4. D.Industrial Revolution
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Answer: C 5th-15th century Europe
65.
The term apartheid means:
1. A.freedom
2. B.unity
3. C.separation
4. D.reconciliation
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Answer: C separation
66.
The Thirty Years' War ended with the Treaty of:
1. A.Utrecht
2. B.Paris
3. C.Westphalia
4. D.Versailles
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Answer: C Westphalia
67.
The title "Shehu" in Sokoto Caliphate refers to:
1. A.the Imam
2. B.the war commander
3. C.the Caliph
4. D.the district head
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Answer: C the Caliph
68.
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in:
1. A.1921
2. B.1918
3. C.1920
4. D.1919
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Answer: D 1919
69.
The world organisation that replaced GATT is:
1. A.OPEC
2. B.WTO
3. C.UNCTAD
4. D.IMF
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Answer: B WTO
70.
Which African kingdom was noted for its famous university in Timbuktu?
1. A.Mali
2. B.Songhai
3. C.Ghana
4. D.Axum
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Answer: A Mali
71.
Which factor mainly facilitated the spread of Islam in pre-colonial Northern Nigeria?
1. A.Christian missionaries
2. B.European explorers
3. C.Military conquest by Arabs
4. D.Trans-Saharan trade
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Answer: D Trans-Saharan trade
72.
Which international body replaced the League of Nations?
1. A.African Union
2. B.World Bank
3. C.United Nations
4. D.ECOWAS
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Answer: C United Nations
73.
Which of the following introduced indirect rule in Northern Nigeria?
1. A.Sir Arthur Richards
2. B.Sir Macpherson
3. C.Lord Harcourt
4. D.Lord Lugard
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Answer: D Lord Lugard
74.
Which of the following was the key feature of the Igbo political system?
1. A.Divine kingship
2. B.Oligarchy
3. C.Gerontocracy and democratic village assemblies
4. D.Centralized monarchy
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Answer: C Gerontocracy and democratic village assemblies
75.
Who among the following was not a military leader in Nigeria?
1. A.Tafawa Balewa
2. B.Ibrahim Babangida
3. C.Sani Abacha
4. D.Yakubu Gowon
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Answer: A Tafawa Balewa
76.
Who defined history as "the unending dialogue between the present and the past"?
1. A.Thucydides
2. B.Herodotus
3. C.E.H. Carr
4. D.Arnold Toynbee
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Answer: C E.H. Carr

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