Jamb History Past Questions
Question 16
Certain chiefs in Eastern Nigeria were called warrant chiefs because they
- A. had some royal connections
- B. were created by the British
- C. had warrants to arrest offenders
- D. were the first to receive Western education.
Question 17
Two institutions of local government in Nigeria during the colonial period were native courts and
- A. legislative council
- B. regional treasury
- C. native treasury
- D. native police.
Question 18
The Nigerian Council established in 1914 was ineffective because it
- A. was not designed to be so
- B. lacked sufficient funds
- C. had too many vocal members
- D. was dominated by hand-picked members.
Question 19
A reason for the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates of Nigeria in 1914 was
- A. economic expediency
- B. territorial integration
- C. political balancing
- D. religious harmony.
Question 20
The Colony and Protectorate of Lagos was amalgameted with the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in 1906 to form the
- A. Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
- B. Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
- C. Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
- D. Oil Rivers Protectorate.
