JAMB History Past Questions & Answers - Page 74

366.

The central agenda of the Muhammad Ali's hegemonic rule was the

A.

Enslavement of the Sudanese

B.

The exploitation of natural resources for development finance in Egypt

C.

Annexation of Sudan as an Ottoman-Egyptian Colony

D.

Political conquest of Sudan

Correct answer is B

Muhammad Ali and his successors sought after Sudan's natural and human resources to finance Egyptian modernizing projects, build a new army and develop agricultural and industrial enterprises.

 

367.

All the following except one were the motivating reasons behind the Great Trek

A.

The fear that the emigration might lead to a decline of civilisation

B.

Insecurity about the conflict on the Eastern frontier of South Africa

C.

Restoration of economic, cultural and political unity independent of the British power

D.

Threat of liberalism by the new colonial regime

Correct answer is A

The fear that the emigration might lead to a decline of civilization is the correct answer, as this was expressed by the Dutch Reformed Church in opposition to the Great Trek, seeing also as being an act of godlessness.

368.

One important characteristic of both recent and earlier Islamic reform movements is the emphasis on the

A.

Mediation of others for understanding the Koran and traditions of the prophet

B.

Use of African languages as a medium of communication

C.

Decline in the use of educational resource institutes

D.

Rigidity of the use of Arabic language

Correct answer is B

The use of African languages as a medium of communication is the correct answer. Islamic reformers, both past and present, actively support the translation of the holy texts into Swahili, Hausa, Fulfude, Wolof, Bambara and Yoruba.

369.

All but one of the following triggered the Mahdiyya Movement in Sudan

A.

The foreign government's growing reliance on European Christians

B.

The Sudanese of governmental efforts to suppress the lucrative slave trade

C.

Unpleasant immigration policy of the foreign government

D.

Heavy taxation

Correct answer is C

Unpleasant immigration policy of the foreign government is the correct answer. For reasons of heavy taxation which led to famine, depopulation etc, the foreign government's increased reliance on European Christians including its fight against slave trade, among related other reasons, led tp the Madhiyya revolution.

 

370.

Decree ... was the Unitarism Policy of the Major General Aguiyi Ironsi

A.

No 34 of 1966

B.

No 35 of 1967

C.

No 36 of 1966

D.

No 37 of 1967

Correct answer is A

Decree No 34 of 1966 is the correct answer. It was labelled as the Unification Decree for the adoption of a Unitary system of government in Nigeria.