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Jamb History Questions

Question 36:
The head of the administration of the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria was titled
  • A High Commissioner
  • B Governor-General
  • C Lieutenant General
  • D Emir
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Question 37:
An inquiry into the need for a People-led and informed Constitution was central to ......... regime
  • A Lyttleton's
  • B Clifford's
  • C Richard's
  • D Macpherson's
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Question 38:
All the following except one spurred the nationalist drives in British West Africa
  • A The existence of diverse political parties
  • B The adoption of the policy of Assimilation
  • C The tolerance of nationalist newspapers
  • D Unfair socio-political environment
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Question 39:
The Lyttleton Constitution is often remarkable for all the following reasons except
  • A The introduction of a federal structure for Nigeria
  • B The grant of real legislative powers to the regional legislature
  • C Recognition of the need to appoint Premiers in the regions
  • D The establishment of a public service commission
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Question 40:
Colonialism is often regarded as a double-edged sword particularly because
  • A The infrastructure built from West African forced labour was also designed to exploit their natural resources
  • B Educational institutions were built which contributed to human capacity development
  • C The roads built by the Europeans lead to the urbanization of West African towns and cities
  • D The European investment in the extractive industry developed trade and commerce
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