JAMB History Past Questions & Answers - Page 87

431.

The development of mircoliths is associated with the

A.

Middle Age Stone

B.

Late Stone Age

C.

Iron Age

D.

Early Stone Age

Correct answer is B

The middle Stone Age was characterized by facetted butts; the Iron Age by the development of iron and other metallic weapons and the Early Stone Age by bifaces, cleavers, picks and choppers.

432.

The Nok civilization suggests that

A.

Nigeria passed through different stages of development

B.

Civilization in the area began with the Stone Age

C.

The people of Nigeria came from the East

D.

Nigerian civilization is related to that of Greek

Correct answer is A

Archaeological findings indicated that Nok passed through early, middle and late Stole Age as well as the Iron Age.

433.

Northern Rhodesia, on becoming a Crown Colony, was administered by the

A.

United Nations Organization

B.

Commonwealth of Nations

C.

British Foreign Affairs Department

D.

British Colonial Office

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

434.

The power that emerged after the First World War was

A.

Great Britain

B.

Russia

C.

The USA

D.

Japan

Correct answer is C

Russia that was part of the Allied forces withdrew in 1917 while the USA joined the war that same year running the tide against Germany.

435.

The principal anti-apartheid party in South Africa was the

A.

African National Congress

B.

Afrikaner National Party

C.

National Party

D.

Unionist Congress

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.