Jamb History 2010 Past Questions and Answers

Question 46:

• JAMB 2010

A significant effect of the Christian missionary activity in Nigeria was the

A. Introduction of formal education
B. Training of nationalists
C. Introduction of new crops
D. Abolition of the slave trade.

Question 47:

• JAMB 2010

The spread of Islam between the 11th and 14th centuries in Nigeria was largely due to

A. Arab missionary activities
B. The waging of jihads
C. Trade and commerce
D. Absence of any religion in the area.

Question 48:

• JAMB 2010

The main features of the economy of the forest zone of Nigeria in the eighteenth century were

A. Pastoral farming and fishing
B. Fishing and salt-making
C. Cotton cultivation and weaving
D. Cash crop production and trading.

Question 49:

• JAMB 2010

A major economic activity among the Nupe was

A. Horse breeding
B. Leather work
C. Canoe-building
D. Cattle rearing.

Question 50:

• JAMB 2010

The savannah region of Nigeria is
characterized by

A. Sparse vegetation
B. High population density
C. Abundant resources
D. Large bodies of water.