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Naturalization is the commonest legal mode of acquiring the citizenship of a _________
a. nation
b. state
c. status
d. country
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
In the traditional Kanem-Bornu, the ____________ played a vital role in the
administration
a. Women
b.Army
c. Fighters
d. Youth
Oyomesi, a council of seven members headed by _____________
a. Alaafin
b. Oymese
c. Oyemisi
d. Bashorun
Oke Oramfe is located in_______________
a. Oyo
b. Akure
c. Ile-Ife
d. Ondo
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 Cameroon
b. Lake Chad
c. Ingawa
d. Niger Republic
However, the Niger Delta people have and believe in many_________
a.craft
b.deities
c.culture
d. worship
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. two childrens
b. Five childrens
c. Nine childrens
d. six childrens
By the year 2000, the Hausa population was estimated at about _____________
a. Nine Million
b. Twenty Million
c. Thirty Million
d. Fourty Million
The socio-political organization of the Itsekiri people was very close to that of
___________
a. None
b. Idah Kingdom
c. Benin kingdom
d. Igbo Communities
According to the tradition, Iginuwa was then sent with some chiefs and servants to
an area by the sea to establish a kingdom of his own
a. Kingdom
b. House
c. Family
d. Community
Just like the Itsekiri, the Urhobo people are found in the ____________
a.Niger Delta Region
bSouth West Region
c.River Benue
d.Lokoja
The Hausa people represent one of the important and politically dominant groups in
________________
a.Northern Nigeria
b.North Central
c.North West
d.North East
Socio-politically speaking, each Urhobo Village had its own traditional institution
headed by a ruler called __________
a.Ovena
b.Ovie
c. Oba
d. Ova
A citizen is expected to place the interest of the State before any other__________
a. Needs
b. lnterest
c. Demand
d. Need
From Kano, in 1980, members of the _______ Islamic sect struck, killing and
destroying everything
a. Boko haram
b. Maitatsine
c. Malam
d. Tijaniya
Ekaladeran founded Ughoton, a port-town in
a.Ondo
b.Benin
c.Lagos
d.Osun
The Alaafin had personal agents called _____________
a.Ilero
b. llari
c. Iremu
The first period of pre-colonial Bini history is known as the
a.Ogunme
b.Ogisu era
c.Ogiso era
D. Ugusi Era
Christianity and _____ as the only viable organized religions have shown themselves
incapable of changing the moral tones of the larger society
a. Agalican
b. Rdeem
c. traditional
d. Islam
The Alaafin used the __________annual festival periods to acknowledge the renewal of
allegiance of the provincial governors to him
a. Biri
b. Bure
c. Bini
d. Bere
The Ogboni cult had a very vital position in _________ society
a. lgbo
b. Nupe
c. Yoruba
d. ldah Kingdom
The intrusion of Christianity and Islam into an independent Nigeria put the country
in a complex
a. system
b. Class
c. situation
d. Condition
The declaration of the Rights of Man issued by the National Assembly of __________
a. Italy
b. Spain
c. France
d. Germany
Most Hausa communities have also settled in the neighboring ________________
a.Cameroon
b.Niger Republic
c.Ghana
d.Republic
Oyo was one of the rare empires that had in-built checks and balances, and, this
contributed to its stability for_______________-
a.Centuries
b.Years
c.Continent
d.Country
Sarkin Kasar, which means ______________________
a.Rich of the land
b.Owner of the land
c.Owner of the communities
d.Ruler of the land
From Kano, in 1980, members of the _______ Islamic sect struck, killing and
destroying everything
a.Malam
b.Maitatsine
c.Tijaniya
d.Boko haram
Christianity and _____ as the only viable organized religions have shown themselves
incapable of changing the moral tones of the larger society
a.Rdeem
b.Islam
c.Agalican
d.traditional
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.Danmalliki
c.Yarima
d.Magaji
All Black women are beautiful Cacy Ngamen is a black woman Therefore, Cacy Ngamen is
beautiful
a.A Reduction
b.A Proposition
c.A Conclusion
d.A syllogism
Sarkin Kasar, which means ______________________
a. Rich of the land
b. Ruler of the land
c. Owner of the communities
d. Owner of the land
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
Olokun also called Umalokun or___________-
a. Olu
b. Amotekun
c. Mami water
d. Ebora
The Islamization of Hausaland also influenced its_____________
a. Economic System
b.Administratve System
c.Judicial System
d.Political System
Oyomesi, a council of seven members headed by _____________
a. Alaafin
b. Oymese
c. Oyemisi
d. Bashorun
In the traditional Kanem-Bornu, the ____________ played a vital role in the
administration
a. Youth
b. Women
c. Army
d. Fighters
Naturalization is the commonest legal mode of acquiring the citizenship of a _________
a.country
b.state
c.states
d.nation
The socio-political organization of the Niger Delta people is strongly established
on the basis of village groups or _____
a.Elders
b.Clans
c. Holders
d. Communities
Unlike other ethnic groups such as the Yoruba and the Bini, the ______people did not
build any strong centralized states
a.Nupe
b.Hausa
c.Igbo
d.TIV
Bini kingdom had a unique ______________
a.Administration
b.System
c.Political system
d.Structure
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