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NEW BECE

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

                                                                                                       

                    As the head of state 1960, Nnamdi Azikiwe was a representative of the

a)

British prime minister.

                       

b)

President of America

c)

Secretary general of the united nations.

 

d)

Queen of England.

e)

Chairman of the organization of Africa unity

2.

.     The motion for Nigeria independence was first moved in

                        a

a)
1953
b)
1960
c)
1945
d)
1975
3.

At independence, the governor general of Nigeria was

a)

Abubakar Tafawa Belewa.

                          

b)

Ahmadu Bello.

c)

Anthony Enahoro.

d)

Nnamdi Azikiwe.

e)

  Obafemi Awolowo

4.

    British firms that operated on the Niger were organized into a chartered company in 1886 by

                                

a)
Sir George Taubman Goldie
b)
Baron Thomas Johnson
c)
Sir William Smith
d)
Lord James Brown
5.

The colony of Lagos and the oil rivers protectorate were amalgamated

a)

1850.

                             

b)

  1861.

c)

1905.

d)

1906.

e)

1914.

6.

The last territory of Nigeria to be conquered by the British in 1903 before the amalgamation was

a)

Kano

b)

Sokoto

c)

Lagos

d)

Kebbi

e)

Daura

7.

 

                        Which of the following group of people did not contribute to the process of amalgamation of Nigeria?

a)

.       British Merchants

b)

.       colonial administrators

c)

European Explorers.

d)

.        European Missionaries

e)

Nigeria traditional rulers.

8.

Which of the following cultural organization gave birth to the Action Group?

                               

a)

Egbe Omo Oduduwa

b)

Egbesu

c)

Jam’ iyyar Muta

d)

Arewa grop

e)

Ohanaze

9.

                                                                                        

               The paramount chiefs created by Fredrick Lugard operated in _ Nigeria

                       

a)

Eastern.

b)

North-central.

c)

Northern.

d)

Northern.

e)

v

10.

    In 1890, Fredrick Lugard was appointed the _ of Northern Nigeria.

                         

a)

District officer.

b)

Governor General.

c)

  High Commissioner.

d)

Secretary General.

e)

Vice-Consul.      

11.

The pre-colonial Igbo society exchange their farm products for_ with their Ijaw neighbours.

                      

a)

Cassava.

b)

Fish.

c)

Palm oil.

d)

  Vegetable.

e)

  Yam.

12.

Which of the following groups had no centralized government in pre-colonial Nigeria?The

a)

   Hausa.

b)

Igala.

c)

   Ijaw.

d)

Nupe.

e)

Yoruba.

13.

    The Edi festival is celebrated in

                  

a)

Abeokuta.

b)

Benin.

c)

Ijebu-Ode.

d)

Ile-ife.

e)

  Oyo.

14.

The basis of relationship between Igbo and Niger Delta city states was more of _in nature.

                 

 

a)

Commercial.

b)

Cultural.

c)

Political.

d)

Social.

e)

Spiritual.

15.

  Islam was introduced to Hausa land by the

                 

a)

  Berbers

b)

  Bulalas.

c)

Nomads.

d)

Shuwa Arabs.

e)

Wangarawas.

16.

A major platform for inter- group relation in pre-colonial Nigeria was

               

a)

  Festival.

b)

market.

c)

marriage.

d)

politics.

e)

warfare.

17.

     The following were ways through which pre-colonial Nigeria societies related except

a)

Marriages

b)

Pilgrimage

c)

Politics

d)

Trade

e)

  wars

18.

       Which of the following people developed a centralized state during the pre-colonial era? The

a)

  Birom

b)

Efik

c)

Ibibio

d)

Jukun

19.

      During the Atlantic slave trade, the Efik and  Ibibio operated as  

a)

Guards

b)

Interpreters

c)

Middlemen

d)

Soldiers

20.

     Which of the following groups controlled commercial activities in pre-colonial Igbo society

a)

Age grade

b)

Council of elders

c)

Ofo title holders

d)

The Arochukwu

21.

      During the pre-colonial period, the Ekpe society was an important commercial organ among the

a)

  Efik

b)

  Ibibio

c)

Igbo

d)

Ijaw

22.

       The Nsibidi writing is associated with the

a)

Ibibio

b)

  Igbo

c)

Ijaw

d)

Itsekiri

23.

       Which of the following groups carried out public work in pre-colonial Igbo society

a)

Age grade

b)

Council of elders

c)

Secret societies

d)

Title holders

24.

     The smallest socio- political unit in pre-colonial Igbo society was the

a)

Household

b)

Lineage assembly

c)

Sun-lineage

d)

Village assembly

25.

During the reign of Sonni Ali, the prime minister of Songhai Empire was

a)

Askia Daoud

b)

Askia Ishaq

c)

Mohammed Musa

d)

Mohammed Toure