JAMB History Past Questions & Answers - Page 86

426.

European traders did not venture into the interior of Nigeria before the 19th century because

A.

They were ignorant of the area

B.

The African middlemen served their needs

C.

Of their fear of the African middlemen

D.

They were very few in number

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

427.

The Yoruba background to the Oba of Benin is emphasized by the

A.

Similarities of Benin and Ife arts

B.

Similarities in their political structures

C.

Relationship between Oranmiyan and Ogiso dynasties

D.

Oranmiyan legend in Benin history

Correct answer is D

There was no relationship between the Oranmiyan and Ogiso Dynasties the letter of which had been superceded by the republican system; and Oranmiyan connection with Benin history produced similarities in life and Benin art as well as in their political structures.

428.

The collapse of Kanem under Dunama Debalemi was attributed to

A.

Poor economic system

B.

Lack of a standing army

C.

Conflict among the ruling class

D.

Lack of a sound political structure

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

429.

Which of the following is the most important source of the history of the Hausa states?

A.

Tarikh-as Sudan

B.

The European account

C.

The Kano Chronicle

D.

The Arab traders’ account

Correct answer is C

The Kano Chronicle mentions only the relationship between Kano and neighbouring states; the European accounts contain information about Nigeria’s coastal states while Tarikh-al- Sudan supplies information
on mainly Western and central Sudanese states.

430.

In pre-colonial Nigeria, intergroup contacts were encourage mostly by

A.

Economic interdependence

B.

Military alliance

C.

Marriage ties

D.

Political ties

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.