JAMB Government Past Questions & Answers - Page 98

486.

The first Governor-General of Nigeria was

A.

Lord Lugard

B.

Dr. Nnamdi Azikwe

C.

Sir James Robertson

D.

(the late) Major-General Aguiyi-Ironsi

Correct answer is A

Fredrick Lord Lugard 1914-1919

487.

A state that is ruled by an elected citizen is

A.

a republic

B.

a plutocracy

C.

a monarchy

D.

an empire

Correct answer is A

It is so because Republic is defined as a situation or process whereby the people democratically elect their leaders into public or political offices.

488.

A major function of Warrant Chiefs was to

A.

take charge of local administration

B.

stop ritual killings

C.

prevent tribal wars

D.

supervise native courts and markets

Correct answer is A

Since they are uneducated able men, most probably where the white felt they can be functional is the above function.

489.

How many states were created in Nigeria in 1967?

A.

4

B.

12

C.

19

D.

21

Correct answer is B

Option B is the answer. Gen. Yakubu Gowon actually created these states to decentralize the (Igbos) Biafra sovereignty.

490.

Which of these rulers resisted colonial rule and was deported to Calabar?

A.

King Kosoko

B.

King Dosunmu

C.

Oba Ovonramwen

D.

King Jaja

Correct answer is C

In February 1897, the British colonial forces invaded and conquered Benin City. Oba Ovoranmwen was dethroned, and deported to calabar where he lived and died in the month of January 1914, after sixteen years of British captivity. He was later buried at old Calabar by official of colonial authority in the absence of his Benin royal family.