Jamb History 2008 Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• JAMB 2008

French delay in occupying Algeria was attributed to

A. Demographic reasons
B. Insufficient officials
C. The people’s resistance
D. Fear of British reaction.

Question 27:

• JAMB 2008

The Mahdiyya Movement in the sudan was principally a reaction against

A. Internal oppression
B. Northern domination
C. Foreign pressures
D. Economic difficulties.

Question 28:

• JAMB 2008

In 1963, the Eastern region of Nigeria went to the supreme court over the

A. Decision of the federal government to conduct a fresh census
B. Exclusion of Easterners resident in the North from the census
C. The population figures of the national census
D. Exclusion of women in the national census.

Question 29:

• JAMB 2008

The major reason for Nigeria’s interest in the Liberian Civil War was to save herself from

A. Bearing the burden of the war’s refugees
B. Losing her investments in Liberia
C. Losing her citizens in Liberia
D. Losing her position as a regional power.

Question 30:

• JAMB 2008

The most significant act of statesmanship associated with Abdulsalami regime was

A. Promulgate the 1999 Constitution
B. Handing over power to a civilian government
C. The release of political prisoners
D. Organizing successful general elections.