Jamb History Past Questions For Year 2002
Question 6
The most powerful states that emerged after the fall of the Old Oyo were
- A. Owu and Abeokuta
- B. Ijaiye and Ife
- C. Ibadan and Ijaiye
- D. New Oyo and Ibadan.
Question 7
The correspondence between Sokoto and Borno during the jihad was entered on the
- A. qualification for a true Muslin to perform the hajj
- B. justification of the jihad against an Islamic state
- C. declaration of the jihad against non-Muslims
- D. difference between traditional religion and Islam.
Question 8
Which of the following rulers of Kano promoted Islam to a state religion?
- A. Kanajeji
- B. Rumfa
- C. Yaji
- D. Abdullahi
Question 9
The Bayajidda tradition suggests that
- A. Hausa ancestors came from Arabia
- B. women exercised political power in pre-Islamic Hausaland
- C. the introduction of Islam led to the formation of the Hausa city states
- D. The Queen of Daura was the first to embrace Islam.
Question 10
In pre-colonial Nigeria, the Nsibidi form of writing was found in the
- A. Niger-Benue Confluence
- B. Cross River Area
- C. Niger Delta
- D. Anambra River Valley.
