JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1785

8,921.

The nationalist movement in Nigeria during the post-war period was primarily led by

A.

Businessmen

B.

The intelligentsia

C.

Students

D.

Local chiefs

Correct answer is B

The movement was led by mostly educated elite that had returned from Europe and those who took part in the Second World War.

8,922.

Which of the following was one of the demands of the National Congress of British West Africa?

A.

Establishment of a university in each of the colonies

B.

Expulsion of all Syrians and Lebanese from the colonies

C.

Election of Africans into each colony’s council

D.

Restriction of the activities of Christian missionaries in the colonies

Correct answer is C

The congress wanted a legislative council established for each British Colonial territory with majority of the members being Africans.

8,923.

The French colonial policy of assimilation failed in Africa because

A.

African culture was deeply rooted

B.

The African elite were opposed to it

C.

It was not consistently implemented

D.

It was expensive to implement

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,924.

One feature of European diplomacy in the scramble for Africa was

A.

Exchanging of ambassadors among them

B.

Holding Africans hostage for negotiations

C.

Negotiating with African leaders for territories

D.

Reconciling differences over territorial claims

Correct answer is D

European powers held conferences in which they signed treaties among themselves to settle disagreements among them over rival claims laid to African territories.

 

8,925.

A major consequence of the Great Trek was the

A.

Restriction of movement of the whites in South Africa

B.

Agitation for black-white equality in South Africa

C.

Annexation of white communities by the Africans

D.

The expansion of white communities in South Africa

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.