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History Camp Leaders in History

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was Nigeria's Prime Minister in 1963

a)

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

b)

Chief Obafemi Awolowo

c)

Sir Ahmadu Bello

d)

Sir Tafawa Balewa

2.

When was Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe made the President of Nigeria

a)

1960

b)

1961

c)

1962

d)

1963

3.

Who is Nigeria'showing first executive president

a)

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

b)

Sir Tafawa Balewa

c)

Alhaji Shehu Shagari

d)

General Aguiyi Ironsi

4.

Who is regarded as Nigeria's first military head of state?

a)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

b)

General Aguiyi Ironsi

c)

General Yakubu Gowon

d)

General Murtala Muhammed

5.

The following Nigerian leader fought a civil war to keep Nigeria one

a)

Odimegu Ojukwu

b)

Yakubu Gowon

c)

Kaduna Nzeogwu

d)

Murtala Muhammed

6.

Where was General Yakubu Gowon when he heard of the coup that removed him from power?

a)

South Africa

b)

Uganda

c)

Egypt

d)

Kenya

7.

Which of the following was a military head of state in 1984

a)

General Muhammadu Buhari

b)

General Tunde Idiagbon

c)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

d)

General Sanni Abacha

8.

Who amongst the following the leaders below was the first to introducethe first Television Station broadcast station in Africa

a)

Sir Ahmadu Bello

b)

Sir Tafawa Balewa

c)

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

d)

Chief Obafemi Awolowo

9.

Who handed over power to Alhaji Shehu Shagari

a)

General Murtala Muhammed

b)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

c)

General Tunde Idiagbon

d)

General Muhammadu Buhari

10.

Who Nigerian history introduced War Against Indiscipline

a)

Alhaji Shehu Shagari

b)

General Muhammadu Buhari

c)

General Sanni Abacha

d)

General Yakubu Gowon

11.

Who introduced National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) in Nigeria?

a)

General Aguiyi Ironsi

b)

General Yakubu Gowon

c)

General Murtala Muhammed

d)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

12.

When General Murtala Muhammed was assassinated, who eventually became the head of state?

a)

General Yakubu Gowon

b)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

c)

Alhaji Shehu Shagari

d)

General Tunde Idiagbon

13.

Who was General Muhammadu Buhari's second in command when he was the Head of state in 1984?

a)

General Tunde Idiagbon

b)

General Sanni Abacha

c)

General Domkat Balli

d)

Genreally Jeremiah Husaini

14.

Who created 12 states in Nigeria?

a)

General Aguiyi Ironsi

b)

General Yakubu Gowon

c)

General Murtala Muhammed

d)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

15.

Which of the followings is not a good quality of a leader

a)

Vision

b)

Integrity

c)

Brutality

d)

Resilience

16.

"He introduced and successfully implemented the

first Free Primary Education programme in

Africa". Who is this man?

a)

Chief Obafemi Awolowo

b)

Sir Tafawa Balewa

c)

Sir Ahmadu Bello

d)

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

17.

He introduced and successfully managed the first

Free Medical Service programme in Nigeria - for

children up to the age of 18. Who is this man?

a)

Chief Obafemi Awolowo

b)

Sir Tafawa Balewa

c)

Sir Ahmadu Bello

d)

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

18.

He built the Liberty Stadium, the first such

modern sports facility in Nigeria. Who is this man?

a)

Chief Obafemi Awolowo

b)

Sir Ahmadu Bello

c)

Sir Tafawa Balewa

d)

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

19.

He introduced and successfully implemented the

first minimum wage policy in Nigeria and actually

paid to Western Nigerians from October 1954 a

minimum wage that was double the amount paid

to workers of the same level in some other parts

of Nigeria. Who's the leader?

a)

Ooni of Ife

b)

Chief Obafemi Awolowo

c)

Alaafin of Oyo

d)

Olowo of Owo

20.

One of the major achievements of .........................while he

was the Head of State was the promulgation(put

into effect) of the indigenization decree of 1972. Who was the head of state?

a)

General Aguiyi Ironsi

b)

Major Kaduna Nzeogwu

c)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

d)

General Yakubu Gowon

21.

Who launched the first National Development Plan in Nigeria

a)

General Yakubu Gowon

b)

General Sanni Abacha

c)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

d)

General Muhammadu Buhari

22.

Who served as president of the Nigerian republic

from 1963-1966?

a)

Sir. Tafawa Balewa

b)

Chief Obafemi Awolowo

c)

Sir. Ahmadu Bello

d)

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

23.

Who established the University of Nigeria,

Nsukka in 1960?

a)

Odimegwu Ojukwu

b)

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

c)

Rochas Okorocha

d)

Dr. Alex Ekwueme

24.

Who founded the newspaper called the West

African Pilot, Nigeria in 1937?

a)

Chief Obafemi Awolowo

b)

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

c)

Sir Tafawa Balewa

d)

Sir Ahmadu Bello

25.

Who helped found National Council of Nigeria and

the Cameroons (NCNC), a leading political party in

the year 1944?

a)

Dr. Alex Ekwueme

b)

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

c)

Dr. Rochas Okorocha

d)

Dr. Omon Okon

26.

Who, in 1954, became the first premier of

Northern Nigeria?

a)

Sir Ahmadu Bello

b)

Sir Tafawa Balewa

c)

Dr. Abdulrahman Modibbo

d)

Dr. Bala Yusuf

27.

Which political party forged an alliance with Dr. Nnamdi

Azikiwe's NCNC (National Council of Nigeria and

the Cameroons) to form Nigeria's first indigenous federal government which led to independence

from Britain.

a)

NPC

b)

NPN

c)

PRP

d)

GNPP

28.

In 1962, who became the pioneer chancellor of

Ahmadu Bello Univeristy, Zaria.

a)

Dr. Ahmadu Alli

b)

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

c)

Sir Tafawa Balewa

d)

SIr Ahmadu Bello

29.

Who founded the Bank of the North, now called

Unity Bank.

a)

Sir Tafawa Balewa

b)

Sir Ahmadu Bello

c)

Alhaji Shehu Shagari

d)

Alhaji Bashir Tofa

30.

Who amongst the following leaders established the 16,000 seater Ahmadu Bello stadium in Kaduna, Kaduna State?

a)

Mallam El-Rufai

b)

Sir Tafawa Balewa

c)

Sir Ahmadu Bello

d)

Major Kaduna Nzeogwu

31.

In 1978, ......................... was a founding member

of the National Party of Nigeria.

a)

Alhaji Shehu Shagari

b)

Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe

c)

Chief Obafemi Awolowo

d)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

32.

In 1979, who was chosen by the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) as the presidential candidate for general election that year, which he won and become the president and

head of state of the Federal Republic of Nigeria?

a)

Dr. Alex Ekwueme

b)

Alhaji Shehu Shagari

c)

Chief Obafemi Awolowo

d)

MuhammaduBuhari

33.

"During the oil boom, Shagari made achievements

for Industries and he also established a low cost

housing scheme."

a)

This statement is absolutely correct

b)

This statement is out of context

c)

This statement is incorrect

d)

This statement is a mere fabrication

34.

Alhaji Shehu Shagari improved agriculture by initiating a

programme to foster the use of mechanical

machinery in farming. What is the name given to this programme?

a)

Operation Feed the Nation

b)

Green Revolution

c)

GreenHouse

d)

Agricultural Revolution

35.

Who was the Nigerian military Head of State from

1985-1993.

a)

General Muhammadu Buhari

b)

General Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida

c)

General Sanni Abacha

d)

Chief Earnest Shonekan

36.

He built a New Ultra Modern City with important

infrastructure and named it Abuja and moved the

seat of government from Lagos to Abuja. Who is this man?

a)

General Ibrahim Babangida

b)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

c)

General Sanni Abacha

d)

General Abubakar

37.

When was the seat of government of Nigeria officially moved from Lagos to Abuja?

a)

1991

b)

1992

c)

1993

d)

1994

38.

Where was the seat of the government of Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1990.

a)

Lagos

b)

Abuja

c)

Lokoja

d)

Kaduna

39.

Who amongst The following was the first Nigerian leader and head of government to introduce the term "Privatization" into industries which gave

sectors like the broadcast industry,univerisities,

banks and airlines to be owned privately.

a)

General Ibrahim Babangida

b)

General Sanni Abacha

c)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

d)

General Muhammadu Buhari

40.

Who reviewed the Nigerian Economic Policy by

ensuring the exchange rate for the Naira was

realistic by introducing Structural Adjustment

Programme (SAP).

a)

General Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida

b)

General Sanni Abacha

c)

General Muhammadu Buhari

d)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

41.

"Rural Development was a very key aspect of his regime's economic plan for Nigeria. Approximately 90,857.40 kilometres of feeder road were constructed, thus opening up hundreds of rural communities to the rest of the country for the first time; electricity, water supply and

improved health services reached many more rural

Nigerians than ever before."


Which of Nigeria’s leader / administration is described in the statement above?

a)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

b)

General Ibrahim Gbadamosi Babangida

c)

General Sanni Abacha

d)

Alhaji Shehu Shagari

42.

Who received praises for

overseeing Nigeria's transition to representative

democracy in the 1970s.

a)

General Yakubu Gowon

b)

General Murtala Muhammed

c)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

d)

General Theophilus Danjuma

43.

Who was the first military ruler in Africa to hand

over power to a civilian government after serving

from 1976–1979

a)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

b)

General Yakubu Gowon

c)

General Ibrahim Babangida

d)

General Murtala Muhammed

44.

Whose administration endorsed the famous 1976

Local Government Reform which recognized the

Local Government as a third tier of government.

This reform has served as a foundation for

grassroots development in Nigeria.

a)

General Yakubu Gowon

b)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

c)

Colonel Buka Suka Dimka

d)

Alhaji Shehu Shagari

45.

Who introduced the Universal Primary Education

scheme with the vision of providing basic

education to Nigerian children especially in the

primary school irrespective of social status,

tribe, religion or class standing

a)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

b)

Alhaji Shehu Shagari

c)

General Sanni Abacha

d)

President Muhammadu Buhari

46.

Who’s military government is credited with Africa’s cultural heritage and the revival which was demonstrated in the hosting of Africa’s largest cultural and arts festival known as Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) in 1977.

a)

Ibrahim Babangida

b)

Sanni Abacha

c)

Muhammadu Buhari

d)

Olusegun Obasanjo

47.

Who introduced the queue culture in Nigeria where Nigerians had to queue and wait their turn in public places?

a)

General Sanni Abacha

b)

General Muhammadu Buhari

c)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

d)

General Abubakar

48.

Who became Nigeria’s military Head of State

after a coup in 1983 till he was overthrown in

1985?

a)

General Sanni Abacha

b)

General Murtala Muhammed

c)

General Ibrahim Babagida

d)

General Muhammadu Buhari

49.

Who amongst Nigerian head of state rose to become a full general without skipping any rank before becoming the head of state?

a)

General Sanni Abacha

b)

General Muhammadu Buhari

c)

General Ibrahim Babangida

d)

General Olusegun Obasanjo

50.

Whose administration in Nigeria was said to have accrued over US$454 billion while in office, oversaw the commencement of the construction of new railways in the country, including the Abuja-Kaduna railway, Lagos-Ibadan railway and conceptualised high speed rail projects

a)

Goodluck Jonathan

b)

Muhammadu Buhari

c)

Earnest Shonekan

d)

Olusegun Obasanjo