JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1784

8,916.

Increase in the number of people living below the poverty line in Africa is particularly because

A.

The largest proportion of Africa's populations are unemployed

B.

Of the prevalence of corruption

C.

Of the problem of insecurity scaring away investors

D.

A vast majority of its populants have chosen to be unproductive

Correct answer is A

It is largely and logically smart to trace Africa's poverty increase to the widespread unemployment rate of the youth - the largest proportion of the African population. N.B: as much as almost all of the options are right, the emphasis in the question is on 'particularly'.

 

8,917.

In Africa, the colonial authorities introduced modern means of transportation in order to

A.

Develop the internal markets

B.

Increase farmers’ purchasing power

C.

Encourage urban development

D.

Promote import-export trade

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,918.

King Leopold’s colonial ventures in the Congo were aimed at

A.

Making Belgium a great colonial power

B.

Carving out an empire for himself

C.

Putting a stop to domestic slave trade in the area

D.

Introducing Western education to the people

Correct answer is B

Leopold did not want to be left out of new territorial acquisitions in Africa following the encouragement of the French to do so by Bismarck of Germany following the former’s loss of the rich territories of Alsace and Lorraine to the former.

8,919.

In 1973, Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with Israel because of Israel’s

A.

Occupation of Egyptian territory

B.

Support for apartheid South Africa

C.

Support for Biafra during the war

D.

Raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda

Correct answer is A

Israel defeated the joint army of the six Arab nations in 1967 and again in 1973 and went ahead to annex some important regions of Egypt.

8,920.

One of the objectives for the formation of the South African Native Congress in 1912 was to

A.

Establish a political party

B.

Encourage black participation in governance

C.

Retrieve all lands seized by the whites

D.

Integrate the various groups and races

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.