2015 JUPEB History – Multiple Choice Questions

Which of the following was not an Empire in Western Sudan?

The rise of Ghana Empire was attributed to all but one of these factors?

Ghana Empire was in a strong economic position to maintain the administration of its vast territory because of its?

The origin of ancient Mali was situated in the small kingdom of __________

In 1010 A.D., ZaKossi the fifteenth king of the Songhai’s Za dynasty was __________

The Sayfawa dynasty of the Mais or kings was peculiar to which of these Empires?

A new capital for Kanem Bornu Empire at Ngazagamu was built by?

Contacts between Zanzibar and the East African Coast with the outside World developed as a result of __________

The Omani people were originally?

An outcome of regular contacts between peoples of the East African Coast and those of Asia and Middle East was __________

___________________ is considered to be the largest of the traditional kingdoms in Modern Uganda.

The founding Kabaka of the Buganda kingdom was __________

The French policy of assimilation was similar to the __________

The French assimilation policy was mainly practiced in what area of west Africa.

Casely Hayford was a nationalist in which of the following West African territories?

Which of the territories in West Africa first gained independence?

Which of the French territories first attained independence?

Marcus Garvey is associated with __________

A prominent figure in the nationalist movement in the Belgian Congo was __________

Which East African territory was formerly referred to as the East Africa Protectorate?

The major cause of resentment among indigenous Africans in Kenya was the dispossession of __________

The largest ethnic group in Kenya who were most affected by British colonial rule were?

The settler community in Kenya included a large number of Indians who were mainly brought in by the British to work on __________

One of the earliest associations in Kenya to demand greater political rights for Africans was __________

Prior to the 15^th century Age of Exploration and Discoveries, which European traveler visited China in the 14^th century?

The Magnetic Compass used for sea navigation was invented by the __________

Which people are believed to have invented the arch and the vault?

The famous “three masted caravel” was designed by the __________

The Warriors who fought in the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) were called __________

The Spanish authorities relied on __________ to carve out empires.

General Washington was the first president of __________

The Pacific Ocean was discovered in 1513 by __________

The Lord Mansfield Declaration stopping the slave trade was in:

The major motive for European expansion was __________

Britain banned the slave trade in __________

One of the effects of the American Civil War was that:

Who was the commander of the Continental Army that forced the British to evacuate Boston?

Which of these treaties is associated with the commencement of the evolution of the modern international system?

The War of Spanish Succession of 1713 was brought to an end with the __________

The Enlightenment period in Europe, which preceded the clamour for the expansion of freedom, liberalism and democracy emphasized __________

Who among the following did not contribute to the Enlightenment?

The Industrial Revolution which started in the mid-18^th century in Europe began in __________

Which of the following was not a cause of the French Revolution of 1789?

Which of the following was not a treaty signed at the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815?

The Vienna Treaty of 1815 provided for all of the following except __________

Which of the following treaties condemned balance of power as a means of promoting international peace?

The concert system established at Vienna in 1815 made possible which of these international conferences in the 1820s

Which of these is regarded as the first major threat to the concert of Europe established in 1815?

The First World War was won in November 1918 by __________

Which of these countries had all of its colonies taken from her at the end of World War I?