JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1792

8,956.

Rabeh’s greatest challenge after conquering Borno was

A.

Normalizing relations with Sokoto Caliphate

B.

Rebuilding the armed forces

C.

Reviving the ailing economy

D.

Safeguarding the religion of Islam

Correct answer is C

Rabeh had an efficient army at that time and his immediate aim certainly did not include establishing any contact with the Sokoto caliphate as he saw himself as another Muslim reformer.

8,957.

The jihadists emerged victorious in Gobir because

A.

Their cause was just

B.

The Hausa rulers were divided

C.

They had superior weapons

D.

The masses supported them

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,958.

The Africans transported across the Atlantic as slaves were mostly

A.

People with criminal records

B.

Able-bodied men

C.

Disabled persons

D.

People with low income

Correct answer is B

Disabled persons as well as old persons and children were not taken as they would not be able to work on sugar cane and tobacco plantations in America where they were taken to.

8,959.

European traders did not venture into the interior of Nigeria before the 19th century because

A.

They were ignorant of the area

B.

The African middlemen served their needs

C.

Of their fear of the African middlemen

D.

They were very few in number

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,960.

The Yoruba background to the Oba of Benin is emphasized by the

A.

Similarities of Benin and Ife arts

B.

Similarities in their political structures

C.

Relationship between Oranmiyan and Ogiso dynasties

D.

Oranmiyan legend in Benin history

Correct answer is D

There was no relationship between the Oranmiyan and Ogiso Dynasties the letter of which had been superceded by the republican system; and Oranmiyan connection with Benin history produced similarities in life and Benin art as well as in their political structures.