PES JS1 Nigerian History (Objective) 2nd Term Exam 2025/2026
  • 1. When did Islam arrive in Nigeria?
A) 12th Century
B) 11th Century
C) 2000
D) 16th Century
  • 2. Through what method did Islam spread across Nigeria?
A) Trade
B) Through the military
C) Through the government
D) Through some private individuals
  • 3. Where was the first place in Nigeria that Islam reached?
A) Bayelsa State
B) Ogun state
C) Delta State
D) Kanem - Borno (North)
  • 4. Who were the first people to bring Islam into Nigeria?
A) Egyptian traders
B) Italian traders
C) Arab and North African Traders
D) French traders
  • 5. In Hausa land, what parts first experienced Islam?
A) Ogun and Osun
B) Kano and Katsina
C) Delta and Bayelsa
D) Abia and Anambra
  • 6. Which African country sent missionaries and scholars to preach Islam in Nigeria?
A) Mali
B) Sudan
C) Ghana
D) Cameroon
  • 7. Who led the religious reform movement that brought about the Jihad of 1804?
A) Aliko Dangote
B) Abdulsalami Abubakar
C) Alhaji Shehu Shagari
D) Sheikh Usman Dan Fodo
  • 8. What led to the creation of the Sokoto caliphate?
A) The Jihad of 1993
B) The war between Hausas and Fulanis
C) The Jihad of 1804
D) The Jihad of 1990
  • 9. What reason did Sheikh Usman Dan Fodo have for leading the religious reform movement in 1804?
A) To make widows feel safe
B) To purify Islamic practice.
C) To make orphans feel safe
D) To build better infrastructure
  • 10. What was the significance of the creation of the Sokoto caliphate?
A) It made Hausas feel safe
B) It made Fulanis feel superior
C) It United Northern Nigeria under Islamic law.
D) It made Hausas feel superior
  • 11. How did Islam reach Yoruba land?
A) Through the government
B) Through traders and scholars.
C) Through war
D) Through private citizens
  • 12. When did Islam become fully established in Yoruba land?
A) 12th and 13th century
B) 18th and 19th century
C) 11th and 12th century
D) 15th and 16th century
  • 13. One of the impacts of Islam on the society includes _____________
A) Stoning of unfaithful spouses
B) Governance (Sharia Law)
C) Arresting of thieves
D) Migration
  • 14. Another impact of Islam on the society is ______________
A) Education
B) Employment
C) Good infrastructure
D) Good security
  • 15. The impact of Islam on the society includes ___________
A) Economic growth
B) Safety
C) Security
D) Culture and Language
  • 16. Which two major languages in Nigeria borrow words from the Arabic language?
A) Efik and Ibibio
B) Hausa and Yoruba
C) Igbo and Nupe
D) Ijaw and kanuri
  • 17. Islam influenced dressing by making some Nigerians wear ____________
A) Shirt and trousers
B) Blouse and skirt
C) Shorts and t-shirt
D) Babanriga and Hijab
  • 18. When did Christianity arrive in Nigeria?
A) 13th - 14th Century
B) 11th - 12th Century
C) 15th - 16th Century
D) 9th - 10th century
  • 19. What are the two major religions in Nigeria?
A) Traditional religion and Atheism
B) Christianity and Islam
C) Hinduism and Judaism
D) Atheism and Buddhism
  • 20. Who were the first people to bring Christianity into Nigeria?
A) The Americans
B) The Italians
C) The British
D) The Portuguese
  • 21. Portuguese people belong to what country?
A) South Africa
B) Portugal
C) Liberia
D) Spain
  • 22. Where was the first place in Nigeria that Christianity reached?
A) Benin and Warri
B) Ogun and Osun
C) Ekiti and Ebonyi
D) Lagos and Abuja
  • 23. Many missionaries from Portugal that brought Christianity into Nigeria died of what?
A) Headaches
B) Malaria
C) Chicken pox
D) Fever
  • 24. When did the second phase of Christianity enter Nigeria?
A) 18th century
B) 15th century
C) 19th Century
D) 17th century
  • 25. What other significant event took place during the second phase of Christianity entering Nigeria?
A) The war between Russia and Ukraine
B) The abolition of Slave Trade
C) The second world War
D) The war between Russia and America
  • 26. Who started the Methodist church in Nigeria?
A) Oprah Winfrey
B) Donald Trump
C) Thomas Birch Freeman
D) Nelson Mandela
  • 27. Who started the Anglican church in Nigeria?
A) George Bush
B) Henry Townsend
C) Hillary Clinton
D) Henry Cavil
  • 28. Where was the first Methodist church built in Nigeria?
A) Apapa
B) Badagry
C) Abuja
D) Ikoyi
  • 29. Where was the first Anglican church built?
A) Yaba
B) Badagry
C) Lekki
D) Ikorodu
  • 30. What year did the first Methodist church start in Nigeria?
A) 1990
B) 1842
C) 1988
D) 1888
  • 31. What year did the first Presbyterian church start in Nigeria?
A) 1847
B) 1850
C) 1849
D) 1846
  • 32. Who started the first Presbyterian church in Nigeria?
A) Robert Calvin
B) David Lucas
C) Hope Waddel
D) Antonio Amin
  • 33. Where was the first Presbyterian church in Nigeria located?
A) Lagos
B) Calabar
C) Jigawa
D) Uyo
  • 34. When was the slave abolished?
A) 18th century
B) 15th Century
C) 16th century
D) 11th century
  • 35. Key figures of the humanitarian movement that pushed for the abolition of Slave Trade include?
A) Esther Vicker and Jane Austin
B) Justin Vick and Emmanuel Lee
C) David Cowell and Daniel Will
D) William Wilberforce and Thomas Clarkson
  • 36. What was the main argument of the humanitarians that fought for the abolition of Slave Trade?
A) All humans are not equal
B) All humans will live forever
C) All humans are equal before God.
D) All humans will die
  • 37. Which country pushed for the abolition of Slave Trade?
A) America
B) China
C) Britain
D) India
  • 38. What is legitimate trade?
A) A trade where a father goes with his son to the market to buy goods
B) It refers to the exchange of goods (like agricultural products) that replaced the illegal slave trade in West Africa during the 19th Century
C) When a mother and her daughter go to the market for home shopping
D) Buying and selling of goods and services between two or more people
  • 39. Economic effects of palm oil trade include _________
A) Good security for citizens
B) Infrastructure and job creation
C) Good roads
D) Constant power supply
  • 40. Who were the people that demanded palm oil for use as lubricant for their machinery during the industrial revolution and also for making soaps and candles __________
A) The Chinese
B) The Indians
C) The British
D) The Americans
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