Pre - colonial Polities - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 76:

• JAMB 2018

A major feature of the pre-colonial Igbo political system was that ____________

A. It was autocratic
B. It was based on customs and traditions
C. It was theocratic
D. Power was effectively decentralized

Question 77:

• JAMB 2018

The role of an Alkali under the Hausa-Fulani political system is primarily to ____________

A. Adjudicate under Islamic laws
B. Make Islamic laws
C. Execute Islamic laws
D. Make treaties under Islamic laws

Question 78:

• JAMB 2021

The Native Authority System was most effective and successful in ____________

A. Mid-western Nigeria
B. Western Nigeria
C. Northern Nigeria
D. Eastern Nigeria

Question 79:

• JAMB 2021

Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because ____________

A. They had no formal governmental institutions
B. They were not independent
C. They had no definite political boundaries
D. Their population was too small