JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1756

8,776.

How many states did General Murtala Mohammed create?

A.

5

B.

7

C.

9

D.

11

Correct answer is B

On February 3, 1976, the Military Government of Murtala Muhammed created new states and renamed others, the states he created include: Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Imo, Niger, Ogun, and Ondo. This brought the total number of states in Nigeria to nineteen in 1976.

 

8,777.

Clothe dyeing started in what part of Nigeria?

A.

South-East

B.

South-West

C.

North-East

D.

North-Central

Correct answer is B

Adire textile is a resist-dyed cloth produced and worn primarily by the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria.

 

8,778.

Which of these was not an effect of the Great Trek?

A.

Afrikaners remained politically divided for many years

B.

The Trek resulted in the cultural and economic isolation of the Boers

C.

The Great Trek led directly to the founding of several autonomous Boer republics

D.

It reduced trade between black and white groups

Correct answer is D

The Great Trek led directly to the founding of several autonomous Boer republics, namely the South African Republic (also known simply as the Transvaal), the Orange Free State, and the Natalia Republic. As a result of the Trek, the Afrikaners remained politically divided for many years. Furthermore, the Trek resulted in the cultural and economic isolation of the Boers. The Great Trek increased the conflicts between the Boers and indigenous tribes, but, on the other hand stimulated trade between black and white groups.

8,779.

The economic reforms of Theodore II of Ethiopia involved which of the following?

A.

Encouragement of slave trade

B.

Improvement of agriculture

C.

Reorganization of the fiscal system

D.

Revival of external trade

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,780.

Nigeria's vice president in the second republic was

A.

Shehu Yar'adua

B.

Tunde Idiagbon

C.

Alex Ekwueme

D.

Mohammed Goni

Correct answer is C

Ekwueme was the first elected Vice President of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983 during the Second Nigerian Republic serving under President Shehu Shagari as a member of the National People's Party (NPN).