Jamb History Past Questions For Year 2010
Question 1
A significant effect of the Christian missionary activity in Nigeria was the
- A. introduction of formal education
- B. training of nationalists
- C. introduction of new crops
- D. abolition of the slave trade.
Question 2
The spread of Islam between the 11th and 14th centuries in Nigeria was largely due to
- A. Arab missionary activities
- B. the waging of jihads
- C. trade and commerce
- D. absence of any religion in the area.
Question 3
The main features of the economy of the forest zone of Nigeria in the eighteenth century were
- A. pastoral farming and fishing
- B. fishing and salt-making
- C. cotton cultivation and weaving
- D. cash crop production and trading.
Question 4
A major economic activity among the Nupe was
- A. horse breeding
- B. leather work
- C. canoe-building
- D. cattle rearing.
Question 5
The savannah region of Nigeria is
characterized by
- A. sparse vegetation
- B. high population density
- C. abundant resources
- D. large bodies of water.
