Jamb History 2012 Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 2012

A major consequence of the Great Trek was the

A. Restriction of movement of the whites in South Africa
B. Agitation for black-white equality in South Africa
C. Annexation of white communities by the Africans
D. The expansion of white communities in South Africa.

Question 12:

• JAMB 2012

Sayyid Said increased the volume of trade with the Europeans by

A. Allowing them to take control of the trade with the hinterland
B. Replacing Indian middlemen with Europeans
C. Allowing European consuls to reside in Zanzibar
D. Making English the lingua franca of Zanzibar.

Question 13:

• JAMB 2012

The Mahdists revolt in the Sudan was successful

A. They believed they had a superior faith
B. It enjoyed widespread support
C. The Egyptian army was poorly trained
D. General Gordon was an incompetent commander.

Question 14:

• JAMB 2012

Morocco was of strategic importance to the European countries because

A. Of its good climatic conditions
B. It was highly industrialized
C. It possessed good mineral resources
D. It provided an entrance to the Mediterranean.

Question 15:

• JAMB 2012

The Battle of Tel el-Kebir was fought between

A. The British and the Urabists
B. Tawfiq and the Mahdists
C. The Khedive and the Wafdists
D. Napoleon and the Mamluks.