Jamb History Past Questions For Year 2012
Question 1
In pre-colonial Nigeria, intergroup contacts were encourage mostly by
- A. economic interdependence
- B. military alliance
- C. marriage ties
- D. political ties
Question 2
The development of mircoliths is associated with the
- A. Middle Age Stone
- B. Late Stone Age
- C. Iron Age
- D. Early Stone Age.
Question 3
The Nok civilization suggests that
- A. Nigeria passed through different stages of development
- B. civilization in the area began with the Stone Age
- C. the people of Nigeria came from the East
- D. Nigerian civilization is related to that of Greek.
Question 4
Which of the following is the most important source of the history of the Hausa states?
- A. Tarikh-as Sudan.
- B. The European account.
- C. The Kano Chronicle.
- D. The Arab tradersâ account.
Question 5
European traders did not venture into the interior of Nigeria before the 19th century because
- A. they were ignorant of the area
- B. the African middlemen served their needs
- C. of their fear of the African middlemen
- D. they were very few in number.
