Pre-colonial Administration

1. The western zone of the Sokoto caliphate was administered from    (Jamb 2001)  K

• A. kebbi

• B. Ilorin

• C. Bida

• D. Gwandu.

2. Some pre-colonial Nigerian societies are described as stateless because      (Jamb 2001)  U

• A. they had no formal governmental institutions

• B. they had no definite political boundaries

• C. their population was too small

• D. they were not independent.

3. The method used by the British to facilitate the administration of Southern Nigeria was   (Jamb 2001)   U

• A. persuasion

• B. dialogue

• C. divide and rule

• D. trade association.

4. A major function of the warrant chiefs was to   (Jamb 2001)

• A. prevent tribal wars

• B. supervise native courts and markets

• C. stop ritual killings

• D. take charge of local administration.

5.  The hereditary kingmakers in the Yoruba pre-colonial system were referred to as  (WAEC 2008) K

• A. Aremo

• B. Alaafin

• C. Oyomesi

• D. Ogboni society

2. The following were checks on the powers of chiefs during the pre-colonial era except the   (WAEC 2019)  K

• A. British Officials

• B. Kingmakers

• C. Council of Elders

• D. Age grades

3. Which of the following pre-colonial administrations can be regarded to be acephalous in nature ?   K

• A. Igbo

• B. Yoruba

• C. Hausa

• D. Fulani

4. The commander of the army in the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial administration was referred to as           K

• A. Madawaki

• B. Sarkin Ruwa

• C. Maaji

• D. Waziri

5. The implementation of indirect rule was supervised by the    (WAEC 2019)   K

• A. Chiefs and Councils of elders

• B. British officials

• C. spiritual leaders of the land

• D. educated elite