JAMB History Past Questions & Answers - Page 61

301.

The trans-Atlantic slave trade was displace with search for raw materials by the British due to __________

A.

Feudalism posture

B.

Search for territorial expansion

C.

Industrial revolution

D.

Conflict with Americans

Correct answer is C

Due to the need for raw material (industrial revolution), the slave business was suppressed.

302.

Before the fall of apartheid and expansion of franchise to all residents of the country, Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for

A.

37 years

B.

18 years

C.

27 years

D.

26 years

Correct answer is C

Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in 1962, and subsequently sentenced to a life imprisonment for conspiring to overthrow the state. Mandela served 27 years in Jail.

 

303.

Most Omani belongs to ________ muslim faith and are regarded as the followers of the Abdullah Ibn Ibad

A.

Ibad

B.

Arab

C.

Karen

D.

Finish

Correct answer is A

Oman is the only country in the muslim world with an Ibadi-Majority population.

 

304.

__________ was who formed the name Nigeria after the amalgamation of Southern protectorate and Northern protectorate.

A.

Lord Lugard

B.

Flora Shaw

C.

Lingard Luna

D.

Oliver Florence

Correct answer is B

Flora Shaw who was a journalist, and later became the wife of the first governor - general of Nigeria, gave the name to Nigeria due to the Niger river that pass across the land.

 

305.

The 1959 general election was between three political parties which at the time were

A.

NCNC, NPC, NNDP

B.

AG, NCNC, NNDP

C.

SDP, LP, NPC

D.

AG, NCNC, NPC

Correct answer is D

The three (3) main political parties that participated in the 1959 election were AG, NCNC and NPC, there was no clear winner, making NCNC form coalition government with NPC leaving AG as watchdog.