GST 115 – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

First Semester 2017/2018

1. The name Nigeria was suggested by____ (a) Flora Shaw (b) Lord Lugard
(c) Taubman Goldie (d) Consul Phillip
2. ____ instituted the elective principles. (a) Clifford Constitution (b) Richards
Constitution (c) Independence Constitution (d) Oliver Littleton Constitution
3. The first Prime Minister of Nigeria was___ (a) Dr. Michael Okpara (b)
Chief Obafemi Awolowo (c) Sir Tafawa Balewa (d) Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
4. The institutionalization of the structural adjustment programme in Nigeria
was during the era of ___ (a) General Yakubu Gowon (b) General Sanni
Abacha (c) General Ibrahim Babangida (d) General Muhammadu Buhari
5. Nigeria became a Republic in___ (a) 1963 (b) 1964 (c) 1962 (d) 1966
6. The move to Abuja was initiated by__ (a) General Murtala Mohammed (b)
Alhaji Shehu Shagari (c) General Sanni Abacha (d) Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
7. By 1963, the population of Nigeria grew to_(a) 55.7million (b) 52million (c)
88.9million (d) 165million
8. Monarchical ascendancy in the Igbo subsection was by_____ (a)
achievement (b) seniority (c) patriarchy primogeniture (d) chieftaincy
9. The jihad of Uthman Dan Fodio started in___ (a) 1808 (b) 1810 (c) 1804 (d)
1830
10. The first missionary sent by the CMS to Nigeria was___ (a) Henry
Townsend (b) Reverend Father Lutz (c) Father Conquard (d) Bishop Ajayi
Crowther
11. The first military coup in Nigeria took place on the___ (a) 15th April, 1966
(b) 16th January, 1966 (c) 15th January, 1966 (d) 17th January, 1966
12. Two Nigeria major tribes are___ (a) Hausa and Edo (b) Ibibio and Niger
Delta (c) Yoruba and Ibo (d) Fulani and Ijaws
13. The first newspaper in Nigeria was called___ (a) National Daily (b)
Vanguard (c) Nigerian Observer (d) Iwe-Irohin
14. ____ defined culture as that complex whole which includes knowledge
belief, art, law, morals, customs and other capabilities and habits acquired
by man as a member of the society (a) Edward B. Tylor (b) Horton and
Hunt (c) Spencer-Oatay (d) Smith D.E.
15. The process by which people learn the characteristics of their group like
behaviour, knowledge, attitude, values, norms and other orientation that suit
 the group is called__ (a) socialization (b) social context (c) acquisitive (d)
mutable
16. The culture that is inter-woven and inter-connected is called___ (a)
incorporating (b) continuous (c) receptive (d) universal
17. The central homeland of the Hausa covers an area about___ (a) 640
kilometers wide (b) 740 kilometers (c) 840 kilometers wide (d) 940
kilometers wide.
18. Bayajidda is associated with the origin of___ (a) Hausa states (b) Benin
Kingdom (c) Kanuri Empire (d) Oyo Empire
19. Before 1804, Hausaland was ruled by___ (a) Habe Kings (b) fuling ruling
class (c) appointire ruling class (d) nomadic Fulanis
20. The original Fulani language is___ (a) fulfulde (b) Yan Bori (c) Sarkin Rafi
(d) Kabewa
21. One of the highly cherished and celebrated festivals among the Fulani___
(a) Gelede (b) Awon Iya Wa (c) Ugie Erha Oba (d) Sharo
22. In the ninth century A.D, black-smithing and agriculture had emerged at___
(a) Oyo (b) Ondo (c) Ilorin (d) Ife
23. Urbanism was a way of life of__ (a) Hausa (b) Yoruba (c) Binni (d) Isoko
24. The two new states that emerged after the fall of Oyo Empire founded by
war time refugees were___ (a) Egbado and Ifonyin (b) Ijebu and Ijesha (c)
Ketu and Owo (d) Ibadan and Egba
25. Ogiso rulers existed in___ (a) Benin Kingdom (b) Oyo Empire (c) Hausa
States (d) Kanem-Bornu Empire
26. Olokun in Benin is the god of___ (a) Iron (b) god of death (c) the goddess
of safe delivery (d) global waters
27. The city of Nri is reflected to be the origin of___ (a) Yoruba culture (b) Bini
culture (c) Fulani culture (d) Igbo culture
28. Core beliefs mean___ (a) ascribed to someone who has not thought about
the issue (b) beliefs that are actively thought about (c) dispositional beliefs
(d) belief formation
29. The controversial book “Saving Belief” was written by____ (a) Baker (b)
Fodor (c) Paul T. (d) O. Otite
30. Linear models of belief formation takes into consideration (a) multiple
factors influencing belief formation (b) one factor influencing belief
formation (c) double factors influencing belief formation (d) none of the
above
31. The following factors can influence belief formation except___ (a)
internationalization of beliefs during childhood (b) charismatic leaders (c)
advertising (d) social belief
32. Nigeria is___ among crude oil producing countries in the world (a)fourth
(b) seventh (c) second (d) sixth
33. ____ is a Nigerian who won the Noble laureate (a) Prof. Chinua Achebe (b)
Prof. Owolabi (c) Prof. Wole Soyinka (d) Prof. Shaw
34. The Nigerian film industry known as Nollywood is now the 2nd largest
producer of movies in___ (a) Africa (b) West Africa (c) British West Africa
(d) World
35. What is Civilization? (a) is the condition of a society and as well as the
process or processes leading to that condition. (b) it is a way of life of a
people in a given society (c) it is that complex whole which includes
knowledge belief, art, morals, law, custom. (d) it is a communal aspect of
the society.
36. The kanem-Borno came to power in the_____ (a) Eight century C.E. (b)
Sixth century C.E. (c) Ninth century C.E (d) Fourth century C.E
37. The Fulani victors founded the___ (a) Fulani Dynasty (b) Sokoto Caliphate
(c) Sokoto Emirate (d) Hausa Bekwai
38. In Isoko and Urhobo, the supreme God is called___ (a) Oriste (b)
Oritsenebuwe (c) Oghene (d) Tamra
39. The Ijaw call supreme God___ (a) Osalobua (b) Egbesu (c) Oriste (d)
Osamwen
40. The Fulani call themselves___ (a) Paul (b) Fulfulde (c) Fubuni Gidan (d)
fulde
41. Nigeria covers an area of ___ (a) 924,768KM (b) 923,768KM (c)
922,768KM (d) 925,768KM
42. The country lies between longitude___ (a) 3o and 17oE (b) 3o and 15oE (c) 4o
and 14oE (d) 4o and 15oE
43. The journey between West Africa and America during the period of Atlantic
Slave Trade is called___ (a) The First Passage (b) Middle Passage (c) The
Third Passage (d) The Fourth Passage
44. The first Europeans to commence the slave trade business in Nigerian coast
were___ (a) Dutch (b) British (c) Spain (d) Portuguese
45. Rio Real refers____ (a) Benin (b) Ode-Itsekiri (c) Bonny and Calabar (d)
Okrika and Andoni
46. The concept “indigenous’s is derived from the two Ancient Greek words (a)
“Genou’s (b) “Indo” (c) “Progrom” (d) “Wao”
47. ____ defines an indigene in lineu with the Nigerian constitution, as a
Nigerian native of areas that have been colonized by Europeans, especially
in Africa, Asia, America and Australasia (a) Jone’s (b) Akpar (c) Adesoji
and Alao (d) Nwagwu
48. Oodua People’s Congress and Hausa traders clashed in Sagamu, Ogun State
on___ (a) July 18, 1999 (b) January 25,2000 (c) January 29,2000 (d)
February 2,2000
49. On June 5, 2000 witnessed____ (a) Epoch of the Owo Mayhem in Ondo (b)
Communal clash in Ikare Akoko, Ondo State (c) clash between local farmers
and Fulani cattle rearers in Saki, Oyo State (d) communal clash in Ovia
South Local Government, Edo State
50. ____ explains that the root cause of the indigene/settler crisis in Nigeria can
be found in the discrimination against non-indigenes structure (a) Omotoso
(b) Ojukwu and Onifade (c) Saheed and Egwaikhide (d) Nnoli
51. _____ maintained that the Federal character Principle foists geographical
apartheid (a) Suberu (b) Oyovbaire (c) Ugoh and Ukpere (d) Ayoade
52. The word citizenship as Anh Nga Longua notes is derived from the root
word___ (a) city (b) town (c) amulet (d) village
53. Citizenship is operative at the homeland level according to___ (a) Aristote
Aristotle and Plato (b) Ifidon (c) Bryan (d) Omolayo
54. Under the Nigerian constitution, one may be a citizen by___ (a) Birth alone
(b) By registration and Naturalization alone (c) birth, registration and
Naturalization (d) by obligations
55. The Greek version of Justice is derived from the “Dikaiosina” meaning___
(a) Right and Law (b) Righteousness (c) Impartial (d) Legitimacy
56. Going by Bierstedt (1970) observation, football like other geures would be
impossible without____ (a) rules (b) penalty (c) freekick (d) throwing
57. Which are the norms that are purely individual in character and they live
with individuals only___ (a) private norms (b) social norms (c) sanctions
(d) array of norms
58. Folkways is a term introduced by___ (a) William Graham Sumner (b)
Chinoy (c) Bierstedt (d) Conley
59. Values that are scientific and logical in nature are called__ (a) Aesthetic (b)
Rational values (c) moral values (d) variant values
60. Values that are related to the literature, arts, culture, and music are called___
(a) Aesthetic values (b) Rational values (c) Moral values (d) Variant values
61. Negative conducts and attitudes referred to a failure or unwillingness to
submit ones desires and actions in restraints of orderly social conduct in
recognition of the rights and desires of others according__ (a) C. Achebe (b)
H. Angement (c) R. Turner (d) R. Gringer
62. Negative attitudes and conducts are except___ (a) Intentional acts which
violate the rules of the societies (b) Aimed at target which may be individual
or groups (c) Behaviour with potential to cause harm (d) Obligation and
duties
63. Social problems are except___ (a) Poverty (b) Unemployment (c) Social
upheaval (d) Core beliefs
64. According _____ Nigeria as a country no longer has role models, only
thieves (a) Lambo (b) B. Buchowiz (c) R. Turner (d) R. Gringer
65. What is self-respect? (a) This entails care and respect for oneself, humility,
avoiding excesses, personal responsibility and not being selfish or self-
centered (b) Respect and care for others (c) Compassion (d) Managing the
environment
66. Euphemistic labeling means? (a) This involves describing or qualifying
one’s immoral act with words that reduce or belittle the act or makes it seem
pleasant (b) Displacement of responsibility (c) Systematic Moral
Disengagement (d) Absence of Authority Figures
67. Certain laws which have been directed at curbing corruption and other forms
of illegality in Nigeria include the following except___ (a) Failed Bank Act
No16 of 1996 (b) Money Laudering Act No3 of 1995 (c) Whistle Blower’s
Act (d) Investment Laws
68. Crude oil was discovered at Oloibiri in____ (a)) 1956 (b) 1957 (c) 1958 (d)
1959
69. The World Bank declared Nigeria poor with Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Chad and
Mali in___ (a) 1989 (b) 1982 (c) 1984 (d) 1985
70. ____ propounded the theory of absolute advantage (a) David Ricardo (b)
Adam Smith (c) H.P. Gray (d) R. Triffin.

Name of Lecturer: Dr. Ediagbonya Michael,

Department of History and International Studies,
Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti.
 ANSWERS

1. A 26. D 51. A
2. A 27. D 52. A
3. C 28. B 53. B
4. C 29. A 54. C
5. A 30. A 55. A
6. A 31. D 56. A
7. A 32. D 57. A
8. A 33. C 58. A
9. C 34. D 59. B
10. A 35. A 60. A
11. C 36. A 61. A
12. C 37. B 62. D
13. D 38. C 63. D
14. A 39. B 64. A
15. A 40. D 65. A
16. A 41. B 66. A
17. A 42. B 67. D
18. A 43. B 68. A
19. A 44. D 69. A
20. A 45. C 70. B
21. D 46. B
22. D 47. B
23. B 48. A
24. D 49. A
25. A 50. A