Jamb History Past Questions For Year 2012
Question 36
The Battle of Tel el-Kebir was fought between
- A. the British and the Urabists
- B. Tawfiq and the Mahdists
- C. the Khedive and the Wafdists
- D. Napoleon and the Mamluks.
Question 37
One feature of European diplomacy in the scramble for Africa was
- A. exchanging of ambassadors among them
- B. holding Africans hostage for negotiations
- C. negotiating with African leaders for territories
- D. reconciling differences over territorial claims.
Question 38
A major consequence of the Great Trek was the
- A. restriction of movement of the whites in South Africa
- B. agitation for black-white equality in South Africa
- C. annexation of white communities by the Africans
- D. the expansion of white communities in South Africa.
Question 39
The 1960 Sharpeville revolt was specifically against
- A. labour laws
- B. land laws
- C. pass laws
- D. marriage laws.
Question 40
The Mfecane resulted in the
- A. division and fragmentation of the Zulu nation
- B. formation of the Ndebele state
- C. decrease in Boer influence in South Africa
- D. dispersal of the Zulu to the Katanga copper belt.
