O level Cameroon GCE quiz 2017 on History Part 2

15 Questions

Quiz Description

This quiz will be on the second 15 questions of GCE 2017 on History. History as important as it is, some people do neglect it even at the level of Education, but History is what makes us correct mistakes of the past made by some people especially government of your Country.

You will see that, in January 1960, French Cameroun gained independence as Cameroun or Cameroon, and Nigeria was set to gain independence later that year, raising the dilemma of what to do with the British territory. A plebiscite was agreed to and held on February 11, 1961, after some discussion (which had been going on since 1959). The Muslim-majority Northern region chose to join Nigeria, while the Southern part voted for joining Cameroon.

This and more w2ill be seen in the course of these quizzes, and ,the more you take these quizzes, the more you learn more about your country.
best of Luck!

1:

The currency that was legal tender in British Southern Cameroon during the Trusteeship period was____


Correct
  • 1:
    Pound Sterling
  • 2:
    Dollar
  • 3:
    Naira
  • 4:
    Mark
2:

Question 17 is based on this photograph related to an important event which took place in the late 1950s in French Cameroon.

Which of the following statement is a correct historical interpretation of the event on the photograph given?


<p>Question 17 is based on this photograph related to an important event which took place in the late 1950s in French Cameroon.</p> <p>Which of the following statement is a correct historical interpretation of the event on the photograph given?</p>
Correct
  • 1:
    The rise of Mbida to power
  • 2:
    The rise of Ahidjo to power
  • 3:
    The transfer of power from Mbida to Ahidjo
  • 4:
    The transfer of power from Ahidjo to Mbida
3:

Who was the Southern Cameroon official that served as the leader of Government Business in the Executive Council in 1954? 


Correct
  • 1:
    Dr E..L Endeley
  • 2:
    J.N. Foncha
  • 3:
    S.A. George
  • 4:
    S.T. Muna
4:

''He was a co-founder of the trade union USCC became Secretary General of the UPC in the 1950s, a nationalist liberation fighter but was killed by the French in a military ambush ''

This statement refers  to which of the following UPC leaders?


Correct
  • 1:
    Ernest Ouandji
  • 2:
    Roland Felix Moumie
  • 3:
    Theodore Manyi Matip
  • 4:
    Reuben Um Nyobe
5:

The Foumban Conference was summoned to ____


Correct
  • 1:
    Determine the future of Southern Cameroon
  • 2:
    Draw up a Constitution for the federation of Cameroon
  • 3:
    Draw up a Unitary State Constitution for Cameroon
  • 4:
    Unite the politicians of West Cameroon to speak with one voice
6:

Who succeeded J.N Foncha as the Prime Minister of West Cameroon in 1965?


Correct
  • 1:
    E.M.L Endeley
  • 2:
    A.N. Jua
  • 3:
    J.N. Foncha
  • 4:
    S.T. Muna
7:

Which of the following economic policies of President Ahmadou Ahidjo was intended to increase food and cash crop production in the 1970s?


Correct
  • 1:
    Building of Lagdo Dam
  • 2:
    The Green Revolution
  • 3:
    Five Year Development Plan
  • 4:
    Operation Green Sahel
8:

In what year did Biya become the President of the Republic of Cameroon?


Correct
  • 1:
    1979
  • 2:
    1980
  • 3:
    1982
  • 4:
    1984
9:

Which of the following Nigerian Presidents signed the Green Tree Agreement in New York, USA with President Paul Biya over Bakassi maritime border dispute in 2006?


Correct
  • 1:
    Goodluck Jonathan
  • 2:
    Yakubu Gowon
  • 3:
    Sheshu Shagari
  • 4:
    Olusegun Obasanjo
10:

The opposition party that boycotted the 1992 parliamentary election in Cameroon was____


Correct
  • 1:
    UPC of Augustin Frederick Kodock
  • 2:
    NUDP or Maigari Bouba Belo
  • 3:
    ANDP of Issa Chiroma Bakari
  • 4:
    MDR of Daikolle Daisalla
11:

The Berlin Act Outlining the conditions on thee Scramble and occupation of African territories was sign in ___


Correct
  • 1:
    November 1884
  • 2:
    February 1885
  • 3:
    November 1885
  • 4:
    February 1890
12:

The European leaders who convened the Berlin West Africa Conference were____


Correct
  • 1:
    Gladstone and Bismarck
  • 2:
    King Leopold II and Jules Ferry
  • 3:
    Bismarck and Jules Ferry
  • 4:
    John Hay and King Leopold II
13:

Select the pair of European explorers whose activities in the Congo Basin led to the summoning of the Berlin West African Conference of 1884


Correct
  • 1:
    1 and 2
  • 2:
    2 and 3
  • 3:
    3 and 4
  • 4:
    1 and 4
14:

Which were the two strategic river basins in Africa that sparked off intense trade rivalries amongst the European colonial powers leading to the summoning of the Berlin West AFrican Conference to resolve the issue?


Correct
  • 1:
    River Gambia and River Niger
  • 2:
    River Niger and River Congo
  • 3:
    River ZambezI and River Congo
  • 4:
    River Nile and River Zambezi
15:

French Businessmen were opposed to the colonial policy of Assimilation because _____


Correct
  • 1:
    French intellectuals admired indirect rule
  • 2:
    Assimilation was too expensive for the French
  • 3:
    Fear that assimilated Africans could become rivals to their business interest
  • 4:
    The French wanted to preserve African Culture and tradition

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