JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1754

8,766.

The Ogboni cult in the Yoruba pre colonial Adminstration played the role of

A.

The Judiciary

B.

The legislature

C.

The Executive

D.

Police

Correct answer is A

The Ogboni is the third organ of government of the old Oyo empire. Among their functions is to check the excesses use of power by the Oyo mesi. It i also their duty to resolve cases between the Alaafin and the Oyo mesi.

8,767.

The method that was used by the Europeans to control the admininstration of the Southern Nigeria was

A.

Assimilation

B.

Divide and Rule

C.

Persuasion

D.

Trade concession

Correct answer is B

Divide and Rule was used to control the Southern Nigeria by encouraging dissent among them, thereby preventing them from uniting in opposition.

8,768.

After the death of Said bin Sultan, the empire was divided in what year and they practised what type of government?

A.

1826/Presidential system

B.

1856/Monarchical system

C.

1865/Monarchical system

D.

1888/Unitary system

Correct answer is B

1856 was when the empire was divided between among his sons into two sultanates. They practiced a monarchical system because they have a traditional ruler known as Said Bin Sultan.

8,769.

In what year did Britain invade Egypt?

A.

1882

B.

1884

C.

1886

D.

1888

Correct answer is A

The British conquest of Egypt (1882), also known as Anglo-Egyptian War occurred in 1882 between Egyptian and Sudanese forces under Ahmed 'Urabi and the United Kingdom. It ended a nationalist uprising against the Khedive Tewfik Pasha. It established firm British influence over Egypt at the expense of the Egyptians, the French, and the Ottoman Empire, whose already weak authority became nominal.

8,770.

Who is the father of nationalism in Nigeria?

A.

Obafemi Awolowo

B.

Nnamdi Azikiwe

C.

Herbert Macaulay

D.

Ahmadu Bello

Correct answer is C

Nigerian nationalism is territorial nationalism and emphasizes a cultural connection of the people to the land, particularly the Niger and the Benue Rivers. It first emerged in the 1920s under the influence of Herbert Macaulay, who is considered to be the founder of Nigerian nationalism.