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WorksheetsColonial Rule in Nigeria Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is colonialism?
The policy of acquiring full or partial political control over another country
The policy of maintaining or extending control over other countries
The act of establishing, exploiting, and expanding a colony in one territory by a political power from another territory
The idea driving the practice of imperialism
Who was responsible for the central administration in Nigeria under British colonial rule?
The Legislative Council
The Executive Council
The Governor
The Secretary of State for the Colonies
What was the role of the Legislative Council in the central administration?
To appoint and depose chiefs
To make and execute policies
To review judgments by the judiciary
To advise the Governor in framing legislation for the colony
What was the system of administration used in the protectorates, provinces, and districts under British colonial rule?
Assimilation system
Decentralized system
Direct rule system
Indirect rule system
What was the function of the Executive Council in the colonial administration?
Appointing and deposing chiefs
Formulation of colonial government policy and carrying out the laws of the colony
Making and executing policies
Reviewing judgments by the judiciary
What was the British system of colonial administration in West Africa after the 1890 Brussels conference?
Recognizing traditional rulers in the colonies
Directly administering the crown colonies
Sending British officials to the colonies for effective occupation
Establishing political influence in the colonies
What was the role of the Secretary of State for the Colonies in the British colonial administration?
Formulating colonial policies and appointing colonial governors
Making laws for the colonies
Implementing British colonial policies
Advising the Governor in framing legislation
What was the status of citizens in crown colonies under British rule?
Considered as protected citizens
Regarded as British subjects
Recognized as independent citizens
Subject to the rule of traditional rulers
What was the function of the Governor in the crown colonies?
Appointing departmental heads, district and residence officers
Making laws through proclamations
Advising the Legislative Council
Recognizing traditional rulers
What was the system of administration used in the protectorates under British colonial rule?
Indirect rule system
Direct rule system
Assimilation system
Decentralized system
What was the status of protectorates under British rule?
Territories under the control and protection of the British government
Non-self-governing territories under the United Nations
Formal mandates under the League of Nations
Directly controlled British territories
What was the trust territory system under British colonial rule?
A non-self-governing territory placed under the authority of the United Nations
A territory under the control of the League of Nations
A territory directly controlled by the British government
A territory taken from another country after the Second World War
What was the role of the Executive Council in the crown colonies?
Carrying out the functions of the executive arm of government
Making laws for the colonies
Advising the Governor in framing legislation
Implementing British colonial policies
What was the function of the Legislative Council in the crown colonies?
Making laws for the colonies
Implementing British colonial policies
Advising the Governor in framing legislation
Carrying out the functions of the executive arm of government
What was the status of traditional rulers in the crown colonies under British rule?
Appointed as advisors to the Governor
Recognized as independent rulers
Given equal status with British officials
Not recognized
