GST201 List of Questions

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Q1 The______domination within the NCNC party brought in a feeling of resentment

Yoruba
Igbo
Hausa
Cameroon

Q2 Bokwoi means_______ in Hausa Land

seven
five
two
nine

Q3 _______ was headed by Herbert Macaulay as president and Dr Namdi Azikiwe as his secretary
The Nigerian youth Movement
The National council of Nigerians and cameroon's
North and southern Party of Nigeria
none of the above

Q4 One of these was not a member of the Nigerian Youth Movement

Tafawa Balewa
Chief Obafemi Awolowo
Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe
H.O. Davis

Q5 The Major trends that characterized the strength of National spirit are
The people's protest
The activities of black diasporas
The presence of an articulate class on Nigeria elite
All of the above

Q6 The immediate result for alternation of Nigeria was the birth of Nigeria_________
Independence
Democratic
Nationalism
none of the above

Q7 The reason for almagamation of Nothern and Southern Protectorate was _____________
Large Land
Not ready for political autonmy
economically buoyancy
none of the above

Q8 In_______, British government amalgamationLagos colony and protectorate with the protector of the southern Nigeria to form
the new colony and protectorate of the southern Nigerian
1908
1916
1906
1806

Q9 All of these were brave and courageous Nigerians who resist the British except one
Attahiru of Sokoto
Ovoronramwen of Benin
Dosumu of Lagos
Jaja of opobo

Q10 In_______, the British took Lagos as a colony

1761
1961
1681
1861
Q11 The trans-Atlantic slave was the unfortunate channel that the first put the ___________ in contract with Nigeria
German
British
Portuguese
French

Q12 The_______ were the first Europeans to arrive Nigeria through Bini Kingdom
German
British
Portuguese
none of the above

Q13 In Tiv society,________ was the head of a unit

Mbavessen
Tsombor
Achowo
Uka

Q14 ______ was the name of the family groupnand was the largest recognised entity as well
Mbavessen
Tsombor
Tiv
Bohanna

Q15 The_______ refers to both the language and founding father of the group
Ogiri
Tsombor
Idomari
Tiv

Q16 ______ people as the largest single ethnic group in the middle Benue Basin
Igala
Idoma
Nupe
Tiv

Q17 Achuwo was the head of Aku uka's council of nobles and functioned as the ____________
Head of state
President
chief
Prime Minister

Q18 ________ was respected in Jukun pre-colonial administration.

Democratic
Ageism
Public opinion
none of the above

Q19 The Jukun people are believed to have occupied the area between the River Benue and the River Ibi in_______state
Yola
Adamawa
Yobe
Gangola

Q20 The Jukun people operated a ______ system of government

Oligarchy
Democratic
theocratic
Mertocratic

Q21 Wakuri was alos known as the principal town of the ______ people
Igala
Idoma
Itsekiri
Jukun
Q22 The_____ afe also known as the Kwararafa
Igala
Idoma
Itsekiri
Jukun

Q23 The traditional Igala political structure was operated on_______ levels
three
four
two
None of the above

Q24 Politically speaking, each Igalla_______ was the head of any effective Igala territory
mela
meta
merin
mefa

Q25 _______________ is best known as the ancestor to all the Attahs

Idoko
Adugba
Trodede
Achadu

Q26 Historical Evidence exist to show that the territories of the igala and some speaking peoples has been contagious
Ibo
Hausa
Yoruba
None of the above

Q27 Some Igala elites attributes the emergernce of thier state to one __________
Shaba
Trodede
Achadu
Eje

Q28 Abutu eje sometimes identified a child reared by a _________

Tiger
Leopard
Lion
elephant

Q29 In Traditional Nupe land, each village was headed by the _______
Shaba
Kpotulu
Maku
zitzu

Q30 The_______ Nupe was known as the head of Nupe kingdom.

chief
Etsu
Etosin
Atsun

Q31 _______ is also believed to have had an Igala father

Agbo
Ollegi
Trodede
Idada

Q32 Egypt was the origin of the________ people

Lokoja
Nupe
Igala
 Idoma

Q33 The________ state was located on the North bank of all the Niger at its conference with the River kaduna
Lokoja
Nupe
Igala
Idoma

Q34 The most important titled Nobility were all except one
Galadima
Kamaga
Yerma
Kaigama

Q35 Army in Karem-Bornu empire, play a vital role in the administration and they were divided into
3
4
2
8

Q36 The_______ was the chief judge of the state

Miani Kanendi
magoda kanedi
matama kanedi
All of the above

Q37 In Kanem Bornu empire, there was an imperial state council known as the council of the ____ or the Nokena
twelve
twenty
eleven
None of the above

Q38 _______ was to assist the king in the day to day administration of the Kanem
Queen mother
King's sister
king's Queen
King's Brother

Q39 _______ was a very important and respected personage in the Kanem political as well
Queen mother
King's sister
King's Queen
All of the above

Q40 The nucleus of the social-political organisation of its Karem Bornu people based on ________
Sarkun
Chief
Kinship
None of the above

Q41 _______ dynasty was one of the longest ruling dynsasties in the pre-colonial west African sub-region
Saifle
Saifawa
Safarawa
None of the above

Q42 ______ are also known to have been exaggerated in the region North East of the Lake Chad
Galadimawa
Madairalle
Kanem-Bornu
Maiduguru

Q43 Between ______ and ________ centuries, the socio-political organisation of Hausa took another shape
14th and 16th
12th and 14th
 10th and 12th
14th and 15th

Q44 _____ means ruler of the land

Sarkin Kasar
Sarki sama
Sarki ruwa
Sarkin Goma

Q45 The____ has always been known as the head of any typical Hausa state
Chief
Alikali
Sarka
None of the above

Q46 ______ the help to kill a snake in Daura

Babajida
Bayajida
Bayadofa
Babagana

Q47 _______ is believed to have come from Baghdad to Kanem- Borno and hence to Hausa land in present Nigeria.
Bayajida
Babaginda
Bayadofa
Babaganda

Q48 By the year 2000, the Hausa population was estimated at about_____ million
twenty
fourteen
twelve
thirty

Q49 The______system characterized Ijaw societies. Ijaw people were traders esxpecially fishermen
House
Kingshop
Palace
None of the above

Q50 The______people are found in Niger delta region

Leyo
Ijebu
Dahomy
Urhobo

Q51 The_____ originated from the Ijaw.

Benin
Urhobo
itsekiri
Aghara

Q52 Itsekiri palace were modelled after the _______ kingdom

Benin
Oyo
Dahomy
Igala

Q53 The following towns surrounded Itsekiri land Itsekiri.

Forcados
Escravos
Benin rivers
Urhobo

Q54 Who are the people that took itsekiri to where they settled today?
Benin
 Akoko
Ijaws
Oyo

Q55 _____ was the son and heir apparent of oba olua of Benin in anout 1473.
Araba
Iginuwa
Oranmiyan
Eweka

Q56 _______ is known as the man through whom the kingdom of Itsekiri is said to have been established.
Iginuwa
Eniola
Araba
Uzoma

Q57 Some believe that the _____ peoples migrated to thier present location from either the north or the middle east
Igbo
Hausa
Yoruba
Dahomy

Q58 The ______ people are best known for thier segmentary or acephalous way of life
Yoruba
Hausa
Igbo
All of the above

Q59 One of these is not Bini nobility

The Uzame
The Eghaevnon's ogbe (palace chiefs)
The Eghaevbon's ore (town chiefs)
The udomaka

Q60 The Bini society was classified into two distinct classes ______ and ______
Adesotun and Ighiotu
Adesola and igbiodan
Ighiotu and Adetola
None of the above

Q61 ____________ is credited with establishing the present Bini dynasty

Oranmiyan
Eweka
Oduduwa
Lamurudu

Q62 The first period of pre-colonial Bini history is known as the _______ era
Ogiso
Igbodo
Ere
Owode

Q63 _______ was the youngest child of osanobua

Balogun
Bini
Ilari
Alaafin

Q64 ________ were the first to be visited by the Europeans as early as 1472 A.D
Balogun
Bini
Una-aro
None of the above

Q65 The Alaafin used the ______ animal festival periods to acknowledge the renewal of allegiance of the provincial government to
him
Ogboni
Baales
Bere
Ilari

Q66 The head of Oyo army was conferred with the coveted title of ___________
ogboni
Balogun
Otunba
Are-Ona-Kankanfo

Q67 _______ played a mediatory role in any conflict between the Oyomesi and Alaafin
Oranmiyan
otunba
ogboni
Oyomesi

Q68 The ______ also had the power to remove any alafin especially when he appeared dictatorial or transgresses the laws of the
land
Oyemesi
Balogun
Otunba
None of the above

Q69 ______ was one of the rare empires that had built checks and balances and this contributed to its stability for centuries
Oyo
Dahomey
Benin
ile-ife

Q70 Oyo empire became very powerful and prosperous extending its authority as far as ___________
Oyo
Dahoney
Benin
Ile-ife

Q71 Oyo empire was founded in the middle of the __________

13 century
15 century
20 century
10 century

Q72 ________ sent down the five pieces of iron and placed the lump on earth on them
Oranyan
Oduduwa
Obatala
Ogun

Q73 One of these is not the messenger sent to the world

obatala
oramfe
oduduwa
All of the above

Q74 Oke-oranfe is located in___________

Abeokuta
Ekiti
Ile-ife
Ibadan

Q75 The Yoruba migrated from __________

Egypt
Mecca
Medina
 North Africa

Q76 ______ is believed to be the first leader that led the Yoruba to Ile-ife
oranyan
Lamurudu
iredua
oduduwa

Q77 The Yoruba and _______ have similarities in culture and religion
Africa
Ethopia
Egyptians
None of the above

Q78 Rev.Samuel Johnson's version traces the origin of the yoruba to the _______
West
East
North
South

Q79 The Yoruba can be described as one of the major ______ groups in Southern Nigeria
Professional
Ethnic
Language
Cultural

Q80 The Yoruba ethnic group believed to have come into existence between
1000-2000BC
1000-2000AD
2000-1000BC
2500-1000BC