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Colonial Rule in Nigeria Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is colonialism?

a)

The policy of acquiring full or partial political control over another country

b)

The policy of maintaining or extending control over other countries

c)

The act of establishing, exploiting, and expanding a colony in one territory by a political power from another territory

d)

The idea driving the practice of imperialism

2.

Who was responsible for the central administration in Nigeria under British colonial rule?

a)

The Legislative Council

b)

The Executive Council

c)

The Governor

d)

The Secretary of State for the Colonies

3.

What was the role of the Legislative Council in the central administration?

a)

To appoint and depose chiefs

b)

To make and execute policies

c)

To review judgments by the judiciary

d)

To advise the Governor in framing legislation for the colony

4.

What was the system of administration used in the protectorates, provinces, and districts under British colonial rule?

a)

Assimilation system

b)

Decentralized system

c)

Direct rule system

d)

Indirect rule system

5.

What was the function of the Executive Council in the colonial administration?

a)

Appointing and deposing chiefs

b)

Formulation of colonial government policy and carrying out the laws of the colony

c)

Making and executing policies

d)

Reviewing judgments by the judiciary

6.

What was the British system of colonial administration in West Africa after the 1890 Brussels conference?

a)

Recognizing traditional rulers in the colonies

b)

Directly administering the crown colonies

c)

Sending British officials to the colonies for effective occupation

d)

Establishing political influence in the colonies

7.

What was the role of the Secretary of State for the Colonies in the British colonial administration?

a)

Formulating colonial policies and appointing colonial governors

b)

Making laws for the colonies

c)

Implementing British colonial policies

d)

Advising the Governor in framing legislation

8.

What was the status of citizens in crown colonies under British rule?

a)

Considered as protected citizens

b)

Regarded as British subjects

c)

Recognized as independent citizens

d)

Subject to the rule of traditional rulers

9.

What was the function of the Governor in the crown colonies?

a)

Appointing departmental heads, district and residence officers

b)

Making laws through proclamations

c)

Advising the Legislative Council

d)

Recognizing traditional rulers

10.

What was the system of administration used in the protectorates under British colonial rule?

a)

Indirect rule system

b)

Direct rule system

c)

Assimilation system

d)

Decentralized system

11.

What was the status of protectorates under British rule?

a)

Territories under the control and protection of the British government

b)

Non-self-governing territories under the United Nations

c)

Formal mandates under the League of Nations

d)

Directly controlled British territories

12.

What was the trust territory system under British colonial rule?

a)

A non-self-governing territory placed under the authority of the United Nations

b)

A territory under the control of the League of Nations

c)

A territory directly controlled by the British government

d)

A territory taken from another country after the Second World War

13.

What was the role of the Executive Council in the crown colonies?

a)

Carrying out the functions of the executive arm of government

b)

Making laws for the colonies

c)

Advising the Governor in framing legislation

d)

Implementing British colonial policies

14.

What was the function of the Legislative Council in the crown colonies?

a)

Making laws for the colonies

b)

Implementing British colonial policies

c)

Advising the Governor in framing legislation

d)

Carrying out the functions of the executive arm of government

15.

What was the status of traditional rulers in the crown colonies under British rule?

a)

Appointed as advisors to the Governor

b)

Recognized as independent rulers

c)

Given equal status with British officials

d)

Not recognized