O Level Cameroon GCE quiz on History 2020 part 2

15 Questions

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1:

In which southern Cameroons town was a meeting held in 1959 to deliberate on the plebiscite questions?


Correct
  • 1:
    Kumba
  • 2:
    Mamfe
  • 3:
    Bamenda
  • 4:
    Victoria
2:

The French military official who visited Cameroon in 1940 to thank Cameroonians for their support of the free French movement was


Correct
  • 1:
    Philippe Leclerc
  • 2:
    Richard Brunot
  • 3:
    Charles de Gaulle
  • 4:
    Pierre Boisson
3:

The harsh French colonial policy which as a result of the Brazzaville conference of 1944 was abolished in Cameroon in 1946 was


Correct
  • 1:
    Assimilation
  • 2:
    Mise en valeur
  • 3:
    Association
  • 4:
    Indigenat
4:

The UPC leader who eventually joined the Ahidjo government in the 1960s was


Correct
  • 1:
    Abel Kingue
  • 2:
    Mayi Matip
  • 3:
    Paul Soppo Priso
  • 4:
    Felix Moumie
5:

The political party and its leader that led French Cameroon to independence in January 1960 was


Correct
  • 1:
    DC, Andre Marie Mbida
  • 2:
    UC, Ahmadou Ahidjo
  • 3:
    UPC, Felix Moumie
  • 4:
    GANC, Paul Soppo Priso
6:

“How nice it is to meet out brothers”. During which important conference did president Ahidjo make the above declaration?


Correct
  • 1:
    Mamfe conference of December 1959
  • 2:
    Bamenda conference of June 1961
  • 3:
    Foumban conference of July 1961
  • 4:
    Yaounde conference of August 1961
7:

An important west Cameroon institution that ceased to exist after the introduction of the unitary system of government in 1972 was


Correct
  • 1:
    The west Cameroon house of chiefs
  • 2:
    The Cameroon bank
  • 3:
    The Cameroon national assembly
  • 4:
    POWERCAM
8:

The political slogan of president Ahidjo aimed at encouraging agricultural productivity in Cameroon was


Correct
  • 1:
    The green revolution
  • 2:
    Operation feed the nation
  • 3:
    Operation green Sahel
  • 4:
    The new deal Programme
9:

An important measure taken by the Biya administration to fight against corruption in Cameroon in the early 2000s was


Correct
  • 1:
    The 1996 constitution
  • 2:
    The Bi-cameral legislature
  • 3:
    Arrest of embezzlers of public funds
  • 4:
    Creation of six state universities in 1993
10:

25 Which international organization provided a peaceful settlement to the dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria over the Bakassi Peninsular?


Correct
  • 1:
    UN secretariat
  • 2:
    UN security council
  • 3:
    UN trusteeship council
  • 4:
    International court of justice
11:

Which of the following was a political reason for the European scramble for Africa in the 19th century?


Correct
  • 1:
    The quest for raw materials
  • 2:
    The quest for prestige
  • 3:
    The search for white settlement
  • 4:
    The desire to spread their culture
12:

The world power that attended the berlin west Africa conference of 1884 to 1885 but failed to participate in the scramble and colonization of Africa was


Correct
  • 1:
    Portugal
  • 2:
    Switzerland
  • 3:
    United states of America
  • 4:
    Spain
13:

Identify the trader, whose company’s activities greatly influenced the annexation of the Congo basin by the Belgians


Correct
  • 1:
    HM Stanley
  • 2:
    Cecil Rhodes
  • 3:
    De Brazza
  • 4:
    Karl Peters
14:

The French colonial policy that make use of traditional rulers in the colonial administration after 1905 was


Correct
  • 1:
    Assimilation
  • 2:
    Paternalism
  • 3:
    Differentiation
  • 4:
    Association
15:

In which of the following European colonies was the policy of Assimilado successfully implemented?


Correct
  • 1:
    Angola
  • 2:
    Kenya
  • 3:
    Senegal
  • 4:
    Gold coast

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O Level Cameroon GCE quiz on History 2020 part 2