Imperialist Penetration - Jamb Government Past Questions and Answers

Question 101:

• JAMB 1998

Educated elite did not like the system of Indirect Rule in Nigeria because it

A. Did not make provisions for them
B. Was exploitative and cumbersome
C. Made traditional ruiers too powerful
D. Was undemocratic and oppressive

Question 102:

• JAMB 1999

The British Government revoked the Charter of the Royal Niger Company and took over the ministration of Nigeria in

A. 1861
B. 1885
C. 1900
D. 1914

Question 103:

• JAMB 1999

The Lagos Colony and Protectorate was amalgamated with The Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in

A. 1886
B. 1893
C. 1906
D. 1922

Question 104:

• JAMB 1999

During the 1957 constitutional conference the Willink Commission was set up to

A. Recommend a date for independence
B. Suggest an equitable revenue allocation formula
C. Create new regions in Nigeria
D. Recommend solutions to the problem of the minorities

Question 105:

• JAMB 2001

The method used by the British to facilitate the administration of Southern Nigeria was

A. Persuation
B. Dialogue
C. Divide and rule
D. Trade association.