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Nigeria gained independence from Britain on ___.
Correct answer: Option A — 1st October 1960
Nigeria became an independent nation on 1st October 1960. The country became a republic on 1st October 1963.
The Berlin Conference of 1884–1885 was convened to ___.
Correct answer: Option B — Partition Africa among European powers
The Berlin Conference (1884–85), chaired by Otto von Bismarck, was held to regulate European colonisation and trade in Africa — effectively partitioning the continent among European powers.
Who was the leader of the Asante Kingdom who resisted British colonial rule in the 19th century?
Correct answer: Option B — Prempeh I (Agyeman Prempeh)
Prempeh I (Agyeman Prempeh) was the Asantehene (King) of the Asante Kingdom (modern-day Ghana) who resisted British annexation until his capture and exile in 1896.
The first Prime Minister of Nigeria was ___.
Correct answer: Option C — Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa became Nigeria's first (and only) Prime Minister after independence on 1st October 1960.
The First World War began in ___.
Correct answer: Option B — 1914
World War I began in 1914 following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary on 28 June 1914, and ended in 1918.
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