JAMB History Past Questions & Answers - Page 105

521.

The correspondence between Sokoto and Borno during the jihad was entered on the

A.

Qualification for a true Muslin to perform the hajj

B.

Justification of the jihad against an Islamic state

C.

Declaration of the jihad against non-Muslims

D.

Difference between traditional religion and Islam

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

522.

Which of the following rulers of Kano promoted Islam to a state religion?

A.

Kanajeji

B.

Rumfa

C.

Yaji

D.

Abdullahi

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

523.

The Bayajidda tradition suggests that

A.

Hausa ancestors came from Arabia

B.

Women exercised political power in pre-Islamic Hausaland

C.

The introduction of Islam led to the formation of the Hausa city states

D.

The Queen of Daura was the first to embrace Islam

Correct answer is B

It indicated that Daura was ruled by a queen who offered to many Bayajidda in gratitude for killing the sacred snake Sarki that hitherto allowed her subject to draw water from the only well in the town only on Fridays.

524.

In pre-colonial Nigeria, the Nsibidi form of writing was found in the

A.

Niger-Benue Confluence

B.

Cross River Area

C.

Niger Delta

D.

Anambra River Valley

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

525.

The Olu of Itsekiri was assisted in his administration by a council of chiefs called

A.

Ogboni

B.

Ekpako

C.

Ekine

D.

Ojoye

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.