JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1722

8,606.

The leader of the South African's black consciousness movement (Steve Biko) died in _________

A.

1914

B.

1946

C.

1977

D.

1960

Correct answer is C

Steven Biko, the active leader of the Southern African's black consciousness and also a great resistance to the apartheid in South Africa died in the year 1977.

 

8,607.

Who among the following never created a state?

A.

Aguyi Ironsi

B.

Yakubu Gowon

C.

SaniĀ Abacha

D.

Muritala Muhammed

Correct answer is A

General Thompson Johnson Umunakwe Aguyi Ironsi, the first military Head of State between January 16 1996 to July 29 1966. He never created any states.

 

8,608.

All these but one were not created in Abacha's region

A.

Ebonyi

B.

Gombe

C.

Ekiti

D.

Katsina

Correct answer is D

Katsina was not among the additonal six states summing all total states to 36 by General Sanni Abacha in 1996.

8,609.

When the pattern of Assimilation failed, the french colonialist resolved to _______

A.

Association

B.

Coercion

C.

Infliction

D.

Indirect Rule

Correct answer is A

The term 'assimilation' means the absorption of new ideas into an existing cognitive structure.It is the imposition of a minority group the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture. The system does not give regards to the existing culture of the people. When the system later failed to hold in the French colonial territory, they switched to the 'Policy of Association'; a systems that gives regards to the life and culture of the people.

8,610.

The stability of the noble gases is due to the fact that they?

A.

have no electron in their outermost shells

B.

have duplet or octet electron configurations

C.

belong to group zero of the periodic table

D.

are volatile in nature

Correct answer is B

Noble / Rare gases belong to group 0 because they have no bonding electrons in their outermost shell to satisfy the octet rule for stability.