JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1781

8,901.

One important characteristic of both recent and earlier Islamic reform movements is the emphasis on the

A.

Mediation of others for understanding the Koran and traditions of the prophet

B.

Use of African languages as a medium of communication

C.

Decline in the use of educational resource institutes

D.

Rigidity of the use of Arabic language

Correct answer is B

The use of African languages as a medium of communication is the correct answer. Islamic reformers, both past and present, actively support the translation of the holy texts into Swahili, Hausa, Fulfude, Wolof, Bambara and Yoruba.

8,902.

All but one of the following triggered the Mahdiyya Movement in Sudan

A.

The foreign government's growing reliance on European Christians

B.

The Sudanese of governmental efforts to suppress the lucrative slave trade

C.

Unpleasant immigration policy of the foreign government

D.

Heavy taxation

Correct answer is C

Unpleasant immigration policy of the foreign government is the correct answer. For reasons of heavy taxation which led to famine, depopulation etc, the foreign government's increased reliance on European Christians including its fight against slave trade, among related other reasons, led tp the Madhiyya revolution.

 

8,903.

Decree ... was the Unitarism Policy of the Major General Aguiyi Ironsi

A.

No 34 of 1966

B.

No 35 of 1967

C.

No 36 of 1966

D.

No 37 of 1967

Correct answer is A

Decree No 34 of 1966 is the correct answer. It was labelled as the Unification Decree for the adoption of a Unitary system of government in Nigeria.

 

8,904.

The division of the Sokoto Caliphate into Emirates was largely due to

A.

The autocratic directive of Dan Fodio

B.

The rivalry that persisted between the Hausa Jihadists and the Fulani scholars

C.

Geographical reasons

D.

Economical factors

Correct answer is C

Geographical reasons is the correct answer. The Sokoto Caliphate because of its large size was divided into the Western Emirates under the authority of Sokoto and the Eastern Emirates which remained more or less autonomous.

8,905.

The end of the Era of Princes in Ethiopia was a key factor in

A.

Decentralising state power in the hands of Provincial heads

B.

Centralising power in the hands of the Emperors of Ethiopia

C.

The conquest of Southern Ethiopia

D.

Motivating the Italo-Egyptian invasion of Ethiopia

Correct answer is B

The end of the Zamana Masaf∂nt (Era of Princes) led to the centralisation of state power in the hands of the Emperors of Ethiopia. This consolidation of power helped in confronting the Italo-Egyptian invasion in the 19th Century.