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Jamb History Questions

Question 11:
The greatest contribution of the Christian Missionary Society in West Africa was in
  • A Establishing trading companies
  • B Stopping the slave trade
  • C The emergence of educated elite
  • D The production of cash crop.
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Question 12:
Egypt became the centre of international rivalry because of the
  • A Huge investment in the Suez-canal
  • B Rich soil for cotton and sugar cultivation
  • C Great cities of Cairo and Alexandria
  • D Strategic importance of the country.
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Question 13:
Muhammad es Sadek was a 19th century ruler of
  • A Morocco
  • B Libya
  • C Tunisia
  • D Algeria.
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Question 14:
Muhammad Ahmad was easily accepted as the Mahdi in the Sudan because
  • A The Islamic leaders in the area did not live up to the expectations of the people
  • B He came at a time the people were expecting to be delivered from the Egyptian rulers
  • C The national army was not strong enough to defend the country
  • D He was highly educated in the tenants of the Islamic religion.
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Question 15:
After leaving Oman for East Africa, Sayyid Said established his headquarters in
  • A Zanzibar
  • B Pemba
  • C Mombasa
  • D Kilwa.
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