JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1800

8,996.

Transportation network in colonial Nigeria was established to

A.

Ease local transportation problem of women

B.

Encourage visits among distant relations

C.

Support the movement of raw materials and the army

D.

Provide employment for the people

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,997.

Which of the following were former British colonies?

A.

Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Liberia

B.

Cameroon, Togo, Egypt and Ghana

C.

Sierra Leone, Gambia, Nigeria and Ghana

D.

Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and South Africa

Correct answer is C

Cameroon was a German colony; Togo and Senegal French colonies while Liberia was never a colony.

 

8,998.

The principal target of the Aba Women demonstrators of 1929 were the

A.

Warrant chiefs

B.

European traders

C.

Christian missionaries

D.

Court clerks

Correct answer is A

The Warrant chiefs were approved by the British without regard to the culture of the Igbo people.

8,999.

The British policy of indirect rule sought to

A.

Encourage the educated elite to participate in local administration

B.

Make the indigenous political institutions adapt to British system of Government

C.

Use indigenous political institutions to serve British interest

D.

Promote co-operation between the educated elite and the indigenous rulers

Correct answer is C

The British saw no reason to dismantle the administrative system on ground before their coming as it was efficient.

8,000.

The Royal Niger Company was renamed

A.

British West African Company

B.

United African Company

C.

Lever Brothers Nigeria Plc

D.

Leventis Nigeria Plc

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.