GST201 CBT EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
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GST201 CBT EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Some Igala elites attribute the emergence of their state to one _______
a.Achedu
b.none
c.Leader
d.Achadu
A citizen is expected to place the interest of the State before any other__________
a.Demand
b.Needs
c.Need
d.lnterest
The Alaafin was the head of the empire and was resident in the __________
a.Ibadan
b.Capital
c.Akure
d.Oyo
However, the Niger Delta people have and believe in many________
a.culture
b.worship
c.craft
d.deities
For instance, Islam was adopted, and this gave birth to many new political institutions such as the offices of the Galadima, Madawaki, ______________, Dogari, Yari Sarki, and Sarki Yau
a.Sardauna
b.Magaji
c.Danmalliki
d.Yarima
Most scholars agree that the Bayajida story is the most authentic oral tradition in Hausaland that attempts to explain the origin of the Hausa ______________
a.State
b.Societies
c.Nations
d.Communities
According to the legend, the queen of Daura was very impressed and decided to marry him. They later had a son named Bawo. Bawo had ___________
a.Nine childrens
b.two childrens
c.Five childrens
d.six childrens
_____________and Aristotle, for instance, had a strange and unique understanding of citizenship
a.Clent
b.Plato
c.Pleto
d.James
A citizen is expected to place the interest of the State before any other__________
a.Demand
b.Need
c.Needs
d.lnterest
The first period of pre-colonial Bini history is known as the
a.Ogisu era
b.Ugusi Era
c.Ogiso era
d.Ogunme
A citizen is expected to place the interest of the State before any other__________
a.Demand
b.Need
c.Needs
d.lnterest
A citizen must defence of the State against internal and external ________
a.peace
b.friends
c.enemies
d.fights
Some Igala elites attribute the emergence of their state to one _______
a.Achadu
b.none
c.Leader
d.Achedu
Olokun also called Umalokun or___________-
a.Amotekun
b.Ufele
c.Olu
d.Ebora
e.Mami water
Oke Oramfe is located in_______________
a.Akure
b.Ondo
c.Oyo
d.Ile-Ife
The titled nobility was another institution within the Kanem-Bornu political _________________
a.System
b.Structure
c.Process
d.Systems
The socio-political organization of the Niger Delta people is strongly established on the basis of____
a.family
b.clan
c.village group
d.community
Olokun also called Umalokun or___________-
a.Mami water
b.Olu
c.Ebora
d.Amotekun
e.Ufele
Sarkin Kasar, which means ______________
a. Ruler of the land
b.Owner of the communities
c.Owner of the land
d.Rich of the land
Oyo was one of the rare empires that had in-built checks and balances, and, this contributed to its stability for_______________-
a.Years
b.Country
c.Continent
d.Centuries
Most Hausa communities have also settled in the neighboring ________________
a.Ghana
b.Republic
c.Niger Republic
d.Cameroon
Oyomesi, a council of seven members headed by _____________
a.Bashorun
b.Oymese
c.Alaafin
d.Oyemisi
Oyomesi, a council of seven members headed by _____________
a.Bashorun
b.Oymese
c.Alaafin
d.Oyemisi
Naturalization is the commonest legal mode of acquiring the citizenship of a _________
a.nation
b.states
c.state
d.country
However, the Niger Delta people have and believe in many_________
a.craft
b.deities
c.culture
d.worship
Oke Oramfe is located in_______________
a. Ile-Ife
b.Ondo
c.Oyo
d.Akure
But the Etsu Nupe was not always absolute because his power and actions were regulated by a body of traditions and
a.Tabbos
b.culture
c.norms
d.values
Oyo Empire also had provincial ____________
a.Governments
b.Kingdom
c.Empire
d.Emirate
According to Hodgkin the second half of the fifteenth century witnessed the arrival of the first Europeans to ________
a.Osun
b.Ekiti
c.Benin
d.Lagos
_________Various traditions believe that Oyo was founded by Oranmiyan, the son of Oduduwa
a.Oyo
b.Lagos
c.Ile-Ife
d.Ondo
The Alaafin had personal agents called _____________
a.Illari
b.Ilari
c.Ilero
d.Iremu
According to the legend, the queen of Daura was very impressed and decided to marry him. They later had a son named Bawo. Bawo had ___________
a.Nine childrens
b.six childrens
c.two childrens
d.Five childrens
Most scholars agree that the Bayajida story is the most authentic oral tradition in Hausaland that attempts to explain the origin of the Hausa ______________
a.Communities
b.State
c.Societies
d.Nations
The titled nobility was another institution within the Kanem-Bornu political _________________
a.System
b.Structure
c.Systems
d.Process
However, the Niger Delta people have and believe in many_________
a.worship
b.culture
c.craft
d.deities
Most Hausa communities have also settled in the neighboring ________________
a.Niger Republic
b.Ghana
c.Cameroon
d.Republic
But the Etsu Nupe was not always absolute because his power and actions were regulated by a body of traditions and
a.Tabbos
b.culture
c.norms
d.values
Sarkin Kasar, which means ________________
a.Owner of the land
b.Owner of the communities
c.Ruler of the land
d.Rich of the land
It is very important to notice that the nucleus of the socio-political organization of the Kanem Bornu people was based on _____________
a.Barism
b.Elders forum
c.Kinship
d.Kanuris
According to the legend, the queen of Daura was very impressed and decided to marry him. They later had a son named Bawo. Bawo had ___________
a.Nine childrens
b.Five childrens
c.two childrens
d.six childrens
Oke Oramfe is located in_______________
a.Ile-Ife
b.Akure
c.Ondo
d.Oyo
Most scholars agree that the Bayajida story is the most authentic oral tradition in Hausaland that attempts to explain the origin of the Hausa ______________
a.Communities
b.Societies
c.State
d.Nations
It is very important to notice that the nucleus of the socio-political organization of the Kanem Bornu people was based on _____________
a.Kanuris
b.Kinship
c.Barism
d.Elders forum
It is very important to notice that the nucleus of the socio-political organization of the Kanem Bornu people was based on _____________
a.Kanuris
b.Kinship
c.Barism
d.Elders forum
Olokun also called Umalokun or___________-
a.Ebora
b.Amotekun
c.Mami water
d.Olu
e.Ufele
However, the Niger Delta people have and believe in many_________
a.culture
b.worship
c.deities
d.craft
Kanem-Bornu ethic group also has many versions of its origin. But all these versions are not certain. They are also known to have been exaggerated in the region North East of the ______
a. Lake Chad
b.Lake Camoroon
c.Ingawa
d.Niger Republic
For instance, Islam was adopted and this gave birth to many new political institutions such as the offices of the Galadima, Madawaki, ______________, Dogari, Yari Sarki and Sarki Yau
a.Danmalliki
b.Sardauna
c.Yarima
d.Magaji
The May__ amalgamation is known as the first ever amalgamation of the British in Nigeria
a.1931
b.1921
c.1914
d.1906
_________Various traditions believe that Oyo was founded by Oranmiyan, the son of Oduduwa
a.Ile-Ife
b.Oyo
c.Lagos
d.Ondo
Ekaladeran founded Ughoton, a port-town in
a.Benin
b.Ondo
c.Lagos
d.Osun
The Alaafin was the head of the empire, and was resident in the ___________
a.Ibadan
b.Oyo
c.Akure
d.Capital
Oyo Empire also had provincial ____________
a.Empire
b.Emirate
c.Governments
d.Kingdom
Oyo Empire also had provincial ____________
a.Empire
b.Emirate
c.Governments
d.Kingdom
The Ogboni cult had a very vital position in _________ society
a.Igbo
b.Yoruba
c.Nupe
d.Idah Kingdom
A citizen must defence of the State against internal and external ________
a.friends
b.fights
c.enemies
d.peace
Some Igala elites attribute the emergence of their state to one _______
a.Achadu
b.Leader
c.Achedu
d.none
In the sixteenth century, _____ was one of the rare empires that had in-built checks and balances, and, this contributed to its stability for centuries.
a. Oyo
b. Osun
c. Edo
d. Calaba
The ___ Version is One of the most popular versions of the migratory stories of origin of the Igbo people is the one that points to Israel.
a. Idare
b. Israeli
c. Eggpt
d. Senegal
The ___ Version Professor M.A. Onwuejeogwu (2000) regards the Nri version as the only authentic versionEri, descended from the sky and sailed down the River Anambra.
a. Nri
b. Ikeda
c. Ijebu
d. Benue
P. Bohannan (1953) in his book The _____ of Central Nigeria classifies the
Tiv people as the largest single ethnic group in the middle Benue basin of Northern Nigeria
a. Edo
b. Tiv
c. Benue
d. Calaba
Itsekiri case, the Kingdom was ruled rather by the _____.
a. Oba
b. Fedo
c. Olu
d. Ega
According to Ughelli, Aghara and Ogo, the Urhobo people originated
from the ____.
a. Ijaw
b. Calaba
c. Edo
d. Efik
The ____ people represent one of the important and politically dominant groups in Northern Nigeria
a. Edo
b. Igbo
c. Youba
d. Hausa
In ____ he helped to kill a snake, which had for a long time prevented the people from taking water from a well
a. Fulani
b. Careni
c. Ojomo
d. Daura
the Jukun people raided the Hausaland and Bornu in the ____ and seventeenth centuries. in existence before the sixteenth century
a. Eighteenth
b. Nineteenth
c. Sixteenth
d. Fourteenth
The SO Version argue that the SO people were the first ____ in Kanem Bornu
a. Settlers
b. Dwellers
c. Inhabitant
d. Intruders
The ____ Kanendi was the chief judge of the State. He played a major role in the Kanem political structure.
a. Gendor
b. Ikere
c. Ponderi
d. Maini
The Nupe state was located on the north bank of the Niger at its confluence with the River _____
a. Benue
b. Kastina
c. Kaduna
d. Niger
As far as _____ is concerned, it is very difficult, if not impossible, to
claim that she is economically self-reliant.
a. Lagos
b. Osun
c. Niger
d. Nigeria
Etsu Nupe was known as the _____ of the Nupe Kingdom two–level administration
a. Head
b. Chief
c. Counselor
d. Governor
_____ people is not fixed. The Jukun are also known as the Kwararafa
a. Edo
b. Tiv
c. Ofa
d. Jukun
Almost all the _____ indicators are on the negative side: low capacity utilization in industries,primitive and abandoned agriculture, debt problems, inflation, balance
of payments crisis, unemployment and underemployment, malnutrition
and misdirection of resources.
a. Social
b. Economic
c. Governmental
d. Agricultural
The economic situation of Nigeria today is negatively different from that of the past. In the year 1970 for instance, Nigeria was self sufficient in food production and the economy was some how balanced.
a. 1975
b. 1976
c. 1971
d. 1970
In traditional African society religion and politics were interwoven. Atthat period, according to Basil Davidson, every African lived in an ageof faith like the Europe of the ____ Ages (AD 800-1350).
a. Neo
b. Classical
c. Middle
d. Central
Indeed, ____ philosophers are best known as the systematizers of early “scientific thought”.
a. European
b. Central Africa
c. Northern Africa
d. Greek
To ____ and Aristotle, anyone outside the foregoing categories was just an ordinary person, someone of low birth or a servant.
a. Adam Smith
b. Caroleo Shem
c. Federick Taylor
d. Plato
1. The ….. is best known for their segmentary or Acephalous way
of life.
a) Tiv
b) Efick
c) Igbo
d) Calabar
2. One of the most popular versions of the migratory stories of origin of the Igbo people is the one that points to ……
a) Greece
b) Egypt
c) Israel
d) Ethiopia
3. Professor M.A…….. (2000) regards the Nri version as the only authentic version
a) Ojukwu
b) Odumeigwe
c) Onwuejeogwu
d) Ogemidemgia
4. Amala Oha was therefore a form of general assembly in traditional ……. society
a) Ijaw
b) Igbo
c) Efick
d) Tiv
5. Iginuwa is known as the man through whom the kingdom of Itsekiri is
said to have been …….
a) Erected
b) Established
c) Demolished
d) Conquered
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6. Bayajida married the daughter of the Mai of ….. by whom he had a son at Biran.
a) Bornu
b) Tiv
c) Ibibio
d) Ile ife
7. Trans-Atlantic slave trade was the unfortunate channel that first put the ….. in contact with Nigeria
a) London
b) Urhobo
c) Daura
d) British
8. ….. people was based on kinship
a) Nupe
b) Kanem Bornu
c) Jukun
d) Igala
9. Islam is the religion of the …..
a) Hausa
b) Owan
c) Yoruba
d) Fulani
10. The first tendency is what we may call ….. democracies and the second is the monarchical states
a) Town
b) City
c) Village
d) State
11. According to history, ….. is the original home of the Hausa people.
a) Kano
b) Daura
c) Kaduna
d) Abuja
12. The ….. constitution was the most comprehensive and did not live long.
a) McPherson
b) Lyttleton
c) Richards
d) A and B
13. Beside the Hausa, the ….. are one of the major ethnic groups in the Sudan Savanna region of Nigeria.
a) Igbo
b) Tiv
c) Fulani
d) Kujun
14. NYM means
a) Nigerian Youth Members
b) National Youth Movement
c) The Nigerian Youth Movement
d) Not Your Members
15. In every Igbo land, the village constitutes the basic unit of ….. organization.
a) political
b) business
c) People
d) Economic
16. The Yoruba group is located in the ….. part of the region
a) Northern
b) Southern
c) Western
d) Eastern
17. The ….. were the first Europeans to arrive in Nigeria through the Bini Kingdom.
a) British
b) Portuguese
c) Europeans
d) Egyptians
18. ….. Nupe people in the region of the Niger and Benue valleys of the Nigerian Middle Belt
Ans. Precolonial
19. ….. consider the Supreme God as the Creator of the whole universe.
a) Christians
b) Muslims
c) Traditionalists
d) Nigeria
20. The second amalgamation was that of …..
Ans. 1914
21. Fulani Gidan, which are mostly located around Hausa capitals, cannot do without …..
a) Fura
b) Cows
c) Hut
d) None of the above
22. ….. has always been known as the head of any typical Hausa state.
a) Saraki
b) Seriki
c) Sarki
d) Allah
23. Mami Water is well known as the bride of the ……
a) Fish
b) Seas
c) Olokun
d) All the above
24. The Supreme God in Isoko and Urhobo is called …..
a) Oghene
b) Tamara
c) Egbesu
d) Oriste
25. The final declaration of the Nigerian independence on …..
Ans. October 1st 1960
26. In January ….., the British government amalgamated Northern and Southern Nigeria
a) 1920
b) 1915
c) 1918
d) 1914
27. The 1954 constitution established a federal system of government for ……
a) Country
b) State
c) Nigeria
d) People
28. You should always remember that the strong relationship between education and ….. cannot be overemphasized.
a) educator
b) student
c) learners
d) development
29. The Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) is best known as the “first true nationalist organization” that emerged in Nigeria in 1936.
TRUE / FALSE
30. The ….. is known as the home of an overwhelming majority of Nigeria’s cultural or ethnic groups.
a) Guinea Savanna Region
b) Igala
c) Ijaw
d) Kanuri
31. History also tells us that the ….. original Hausa states of Daura, were founded by the children of a certain Bawo
a) Five
b) Six
c) Seven
d) Eight
32. In the precolonial era, most Nigerians….. were small, largely rural, and self- sufficient.
a) town
b) communities
c) city
d) state
33. ….. philosophers are best known as the systematizes of early “scientific thought”.
a) Rural
b) British
c) Greek
d) Higher
34. According to Basil Davidson, every African lived in an age of ….. like the Europe of the Middle Ages
a) Fifty
b) Twenty
c) Hope
d) faith
35. To ….. and ….., anyone outside the foregoing categories was just an ordinary person, someone of low birth, or a servant.
Ans. Plato, Aristotle
36. You should know that even after the official handover of power in ….. social injustice did not stop in Nigeria.
a) 1960
b) 1950
c) 1955
d) 1965
37. Slow growth of the industrial sector with capacity utilization averaging about …..
a) 10%
b) 1%
c) 3%
d) 20%
38. The Urhobo and the ….. people speak the same language.
a) Ijaw
b) Isoko
c) Kwale
d) Bini
39. Lagos was taken as a colony in the year …..
a) 1861
b) 1959
c) 1781
d) 1850
40. ….. sub cultures occupy a vast area along the River Niger
a) Southern Igbo
b) Western Igbo
c) Northern Igbo
d) Eastern Igbo
41. Hausa is Nigeria’s largest cultural group.
TRUE / FALSE
42. The servile was made of ….. and eunuchs
Ans. Slaves
43. The Jukun people raided the Hausaland and Bornu in the ….. and ….. centuries.
a) Ninth , tenth
b) Fifth , sixth
c) Sixteenth,seventeenth
d) Tenth , twenty
44. The Fulani call themselves Fulbe and they speak …..
Ans. Fulfulde
45. .…. is the major occupation for those that live entirely within the mangrove and fresh
water areas.
a) Weaving
b) Oil and gas
c) Fishing
d) Moulding
46. ….. amalgamation is known as the first ever amalgamation of the British in Nigeria.
a) May 1906
b) August 1944
c) May 1960
d) August 1904
47. Before independence, Nigeria could be called a ….. economic nation.
Ans. Powerful
48. Every lineage is headed by an Okpara, the oldest male member. He is the link between his people and the ……
a) Gods
b) King
c) Ancestors
d) All the above
49. The ….. people are best known for their highly sophisticated artistic traditions and skills.
a) Guinea savanna
b) Rain Forest
c) Kanem-Bornu
d) Tiv
50. Monarchy is the ….. major tendency of the Rain Forest people
a) Third
b) tenth
c) Sixth
d) Second
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Which said Nigeria consider God as the supreme God
I actually thought it the Christian
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