HISTOTY POST UTME PAST QUESTIONS

1. Islam was introduced in Northern Nigeria
(A) before the 13th century
(B) in the 17th century
(C) in the 19th century
(D) in the 18th century
2. Lagos became the crown colony in
(A) 1900
(B) 1914
(C) 1861
(D) 1886
3. In the pre-colonial Igbo political system, which of the following was the most democratic organ of
government?  
(A) The Umand
(B) Eze
(C) Isu
(D) Ohanaeze
4. A historical feature of the legislative council that met in 1923 was that for the first time it
(A) included the official members who were Nigerians
(B) included only British officials
(C) acted in a deliberative capacity
(D) included elected African members
5. When was the emirate system of administration introduced in Northern Nigeria?
(A) 19th century
(B) 20th century
(C) 18th century
(D) 17th century
6. Pre-colonial Igbo society was
(A) centralised
(B) acephalous
(C) feudal
(D) capitalist
7. The Colonial Administration in Nigeria was
(A) Authoritarian
(B) Democratic
(C) A&B
(D) None of the above
8. In the traditional Hausa-Fulani political system, political authority was vested in the
(A) Emir
(B) Talakawa
(C) Alkali
(D) Emirate Council
9. In the Oyo traditional political system, the Alaafin of Oyo was elected or chosen by a group known
as
(A) Tributary Chiefs
(B) Baale
(C) Ogboni
(D) Oyo Mesi
10. In the Oyo empire, the Alaafin was
(A) an absolute monarch
(B) popularly elected
(C) a constitutional  monarch
 (D) worshipped as deity


11. The concept of Indirect Rule in Nigeria is usually associated with
(A) Sir George T. Goldie
(B) Claude Macdonald
(C) Lord Lugard
(D) Consul Philip
12. The Lagos Colony and the Southern Protectorate of Nigeria were joined in the year
(A) 1904
(B) 1906
(C) 1910
(D) 1914
13. The Committee that recommended Abuja as the New Federal Capital was headed by
(A) Graham Douglas
(B) Mamman Nasir
(C) Rotimi Williams
(D) Akinola Aguda
14. Galadima in the emirate refers to
(A) a village head
(B) the office in charge of the army
(C) the administrator of the capital city
(D) a judge
15. Which of the following was the last to win Independence from colonial rule?
(A) Cote d͛Iǀoiƌe
(B) Algeria
(C) Tanzania
(D) Angola
16. Which of the following made the earliest contact with the Nigerian societies?
(A) The Portuguese
(B) The Germans
(C) The British
(D) The French.
17. In the pre-colonial Yoruba society, the power of the Oyo Mesi were checked by
(A) Baale
(B) Ogboni
(C) Are Ona Kankafo
(D) Bashorun
18. The Ogboni Cult in the pre-colonial Yoruba political system played the role of the
(A) judiciary
(B) executive
(C) police
(C) legislation
19. The Aro system in Igboland was a
(A) Political organisation
(B) Commercial organisation
(C) Religious organisation
(D) Imperial organisation
20. Which of the following formalised colonial penetration into Africa?
(A) Paris Treaty
(B) Berlin Conference
(C) Lagos Treaty
(C) Cape Coast
21. An acephalous pre-colonial system is best represented by the
(A) Oyo Empire
(B) Igbo political organisation
(C) Ijaw political organisation
(C) Benin Empire
22. The use of forced labour was one of the features of
(A) British colonial policy
(B) French colonial policy
(C) American colonial policy
(D) divide and rule
23. During the early colonial period in Nigeria, the governor ruled the protectorate by
(A) Crown Colony Orders
(B) Proclamation
(C) Order–in-Council
(D) The Act of Parliament


24. The ratification of the appointment and dismissal of an emir in the pre-colonial Fulani empire was
done by the
(A) Emir of Kano
(B) Emir of Sokoto
(C) Emir of Gwandu
(D) B & C
25. In the Hausa/Fulani traditional political system jingali was
(A) one of the sources of revenue to cattle owners
(B) a property tax paid to land owners
(C) tax paid on cattle
(D) a type of flat rate tax
26. Which of the following titles among the Igbos in the pre-colonial era required substantial wealth
before one could acquire it?
(A) Obi
(B) Eze
(C) Ozo
(D) Ofo
27. Nigerian educated elites agitated against colonial rule
(A) by bribing colonial governors
(B) through lobbying
(C) through newspapers
 (D) by fighting civil war
28. In the absence of the existence of traditional rulers in the Igbo communities the British Colonial
administration appointed
(A) Eze
(B) Obi
(C) Ozo
(D) Warrant chiefs
29. The colonial government whose constitution introduced elective principle into Nigerian politics was
(A) Arthur Richards
(B) Fredrick Lugard
(C) Hugh Clifford
(D) John Macpherson
30. The introduction of indirect rule in eastern Nigeria led to the Aba Women Riots of
(A) 1914
(B) 1929
(C) 1935
(D) 1940
31. A chief could be deposed in the pre-colonial era if he
(A) violated the written constitution
(B) persistently neglected the advice of the elders
(C) refuse to collect taxes for the Britishs
(D) married too many wives
32. Which of the following in the pre-colonial era had integrated political structure
(A) Tiv
(B) Ilaje
(C) Jukun
(D) Nupe
33. The Yoruba, Edo, Nupe, and Ibo languages are classified as belonging to the
(A) Arabic
(B) Kwa-sub group
(C) Kaw sub group
(D) Kai sub group
34. Archaeology findings in Ugbo-Ukwu are suggestive of rich
(A) Agricultural potentials
(B) cultural civilization
(C) mineral deposit
(D) all of the above
35. Geographically, Nigeria lies between latitudes
(A) 40 and 140
(B) 4 and 100  
(C) 140 and 4
(D) all of the above
36. Ali Ghaji͛s ƌeigŶ eŶded iŶ KaŶeŵ BoƌŶo in
(A) 1501
(B) 1502
(C) 1503
(D) 1504
37. All of the following are renowned historians except
(A) Prof Ade Ajayi
 (B) Prof Toyin Falola
(C) Prof Obaro Ikime
(D) Prof Akin Oyebade


38. In Yorubaland, the concept which derived mainly from the wave of dispersal that attended the
process of state formation is known as
(A) Omo iya
(B) Ebi
(C) Oduduwa
(D) all of the above
39. Oron and Ekoi people of the Cross River Basin might have migrated to Nigeria through the
(A) sea
(B) mountain
(C) sky
(D) none
40. The Portuguese first visited Benin around
(A) 1485
(B) 1484
(C) 1486
(D) 1483
41. Songhai Empire fell in...
(A) 1591
(B) 1691
(C) 1791
(D) 1891
42. ... and slave raiding were complementary exercises among the Yoruba
(A) farming
(B) hunting
(C) war
(D) diplomacy
43. The Head of the Sokoto Caliphate was known as
(A) Sultan
(B) Caliph
(C) Emir
(D) Alhaji
44. The Ekitiparapo war lasted for
(A) 10 years
(B) 16 years
(C) 100years
(D) 50 years
45. In pre-Jihad, leadership in Hausaland was known as
(A) Habe
(B) Emir
(C) Magida
46. Yoruba inter-state wars lasted for
(A) 16 years
(B) 10 years
(C) 100 years
(D) 50 years
47. The Sokoto Jihad led to the formation of Islamic States in following States except
(A) Senegal
(B) Mali
(C) Chad
(D) Togo
48. BeƌliŶ ͚AfƌiĐaŶ͛ ĐoŶfeƌeŶĐe took plaĐe ďetǁeeŶ
(A) 1884 and 1885
(B) 1885 and 1886
(C) 1886 and 1887
(D) 1883 and 1884
49. The 1804 Jihad in Northern Nigeria could be referred to all except
(A) Sokoto Jihad
(B) Uthman Dan Fodiyo Jihad
(C) Fulani Jihad
(D) Seku Ahmadu Jihad
50. Samori Toure was captured in 1893 by
(A) French imperialism
(B) British imperialism
(C) Germany imperialist
(D) none of the above

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