JAMB History Past Questions & Answers - Page 50

246.

The economic reforms of Theodore II of Ethiopia involved which of the following?

A.

Encouragement of slave trade

B.

Improvement of agriculture

C.

Reorganization of the fiscal system

D.

Revival of external trade

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

247.

Nigeria's vice president in the second republic was

A.

Shehu Yar'adua

B.

Tunde Idiagbon

C.

Alex Ekwueme

D.

Mohammed Goni

Correct answer is C

Ekwueme was the first elected Vice President of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983 during the Second Nigerian Republic serving under President Shehu Shagari as a member of the National People's Party (NPN).

248.

The first school in Nigeria was __________

A.

CMS grammar school

B.

Yaba higher school

C.

Nursery of Infant Church

D.

None of the above

Correct answer is C

The first primary school in Nigeria was founded in 1843 in the town of Badagry. The school was named the Nursery of Infant Church which was later renamed as St. Thomas Anglican Nursery and primary school by Rev. Golmer of the Church Missionary Society (CMS).

249.

Islam came to Nigeria in the ______ century.

A.

11th

B.

12th

C.

17th

D.

18th

Correct answer is A

The spread of Islam in Nigeria dates back to the eleventh century when it first appeared in Borno in the northeast of the country. Later Islam emerged in Hausaland in the northwest and its influence was evident in Kano and Katsina.

250.

When did Christianity start in Sierra Leone?

A.

1792

B.

1793

C.

1794

D.

1795

Correct answer is A

Christianity was first introduced in Sierra Leone in 1792, however, Sierra Leone is a predominately Muslim country today. Seventy-eight percent of the population are Muslim, and the country's two largest ethnic groups, the Mende and Temne, are Muslim majority.