New Curriculum Second Term Nigerian History examination for Primary 4

Class: Primary 4
Term: Second Term
Subject: Nigerian History
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: OBJECTIVES (40 Marks)
Instruction: Answer all questions. Each question carries 1 mark.

1. The main function of a colonial administrative headquarters was to ________. (a) replace every village market    (b) manage every individual household    (c) coordinate the administration of a territory    (d) provide sports training only
2. A change in colonial headquarters could result from the need for ________. (a) easier transport and administrative access    (b) a new school uniform colour    (c) a change in farming tools    (d) a different musical style
3. Which colonial-era city served as an important administrative centre in Nigeria? (a) Banjul    (b) Lagos    (c) Accra    (d) Kumasi
4. Learning the dates of headquarters changes helps historians ________. (a) arrange events in chronological order    (b) identify soil nutrients    (c) predict future rainfall    (d) measure the length of a classroom
5. Before the creation of states, Nigeria was divided into ________. (a) cantons    (b) independent countries    (c) school districts    (d) regions
6. Which of these was one of Nigeria’s four early regions? (a) Atlantic Region    (b) Western Region    (c) Niger Delta Province    (d) Sahara Region
7. Which region was added to the earlier three-region administrative arrangement? (a) Mid-Western Region    (b) Savannah Region    (c) Coastal Empire    (d) Central Kingdom
8. The Eastern Region was historically associated with many ________. (a) Saharan tribes alone    (b) Igbo communities    (c) Yorùbá-speaking states alone    (d) Fulani emirates alone
9. An important reason for regional administration was to ________. (a) make all cultures identical    (b) end every community identity    (c) organise government over different areas    (d) prevent transport between towns
10. A consequence of regional government was that ________. (a) every region had no political leaders    (b) all states already existed    (c) Nigeria ceased to have a national government    (d) different regions had administrative responsibilities
11. State creation means ________. (a) changing the names of all villages    (b) forming new foreign countries    (c) establishing new states as administrative units    (d) abolishing every government office
12. Nigeria’s first set of twelve states was created in ________. (a) 1960    (b) 1967    (c) 1979    (d) 1999
13. How many states were created in the 1967 reorganisation? (a) 12    (b) 36    (c) 4    (d) 19
14. Which leader announced the creation of twelve states in 1967? (a) Nnamdi Azikiwe    (b) Obafemi Awolowo    (c) Yakubu Gowon    (d) Tafawa Balewa
15. A major purpose of state creation was to ________. (a) bring administration closer to more communities    (b) abolish all local administration    (c) end national unity    (d) prevent local development
16. One implication of creating new states is the need for ________. (a) the cancellation of all public services    (b) the removal of all existing towns    (c) the loss of every regional culture    (d) new state administrative structures
17. The federal capital is the city that serves as the ________. (a) main school in the country    (b) seat of the national government    (c) biggest river port necessarily    (d) largest market in every state
18. Nigeria’s former federal capital was ________. (a) Enugu    (b) Ibadan    (c) Kano    (d) Lagos
19. Nigeria’s present federal capital is ________. (a) Port Harcourt    (b) Lagos    (c) Abuja    (d) Kaduna
20. The movement of the federal capital from Lagos to Abuja officially took place in ________. (a) 1967    (b) 1991    (c) 1960    (d) 2007
21. Which task would normally be carried out at an administrative headquarters? (a) Producing rainfall    (b) Growing every crop in a region    (c) Coordinating government activities    (d) Printing schoolbooks only
22. A city used as a colonial headquarters was important for ________. (a) private household worship    (b) weather prediction    (c) daily sporting contests    (d) administrative communication
23. Why might a headquarters be moved to another city? (a) To improve administrative access    (b) To eliminate local communities    (c) To change the names of all rivers    (d) To stop all trade permanently
24. Which source could help confirm when an administrative centre changed? (a) An unrelated television advert    (b) Historical government records    (c) A current sports score    (d) A modern food menu
25. The former Northern Region was part of Nigeria’s ________. (a) international monetary system    (b) modern six-zone school timetable    (c) regional system of administration    (d) traditional dance pattern
26. Which regions existed before the twelve-state arrangement? (a) Northern, Western, Eastern and Mid-Western    (b) River, Mountain, Forest and Island    (c) Northern, Southern, Coastal and Desert    (d) Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Enugu
27. Why were regions used as administrative units? (a) To determine all family surnames    (b) To organise the governance of large areas    (c) To replace every town with a capital    (d) To control the weather
28. State creation changes the country’s ________. (a) position on the continent    (b) historical languages immediately    (c) natural number of rivers    (d) administrative divisions
29. In which year were twelve states created in Nigeria? (a) 1967    (b) 1979    (c) 1960    (d) 1999
30. The leader associated with the creation of twelve states was ________. (a) Olusegun Obasanjo    (b) Yakubu Gowon    (c) Tafawa Balewa    (d) Nnamdi Azikiwe
31. If a large region is divided into states, each new state requires ________. (a) its own national anthem automatically    (b) a new international border    (c) its own administrative structures    (d) a new national currency
32. One purpose of creating states is to bring administration ________. (a) closer to more communities    (b) only to the former regional capitals    (c) outside the country    (d) completely away from citizens
33. The national government is commonly called the ________ government. (a) village    (b) family    (c) school    (d) federal
34. The capital where federal government offices are located is the ________. (a) former Eastern Region    (b) Federal Capital Territory in Abuja    (c) Lagos Island today    (d) former Western Region
35. Before Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital was ________. (a) Ibadan    (b) Kaduna    (c) Kano    (d) Lagos
36. The official move to Abuja took place in ________. (a) 1967    (b) 1960    (c) 1991    (d) 2007
37. Which event happened earlier? (a) Adoption of a later state arrangement    (b) Official relocation to Abuja in 1991    (c) Return to civilian rule in 1999    (d) Creation of twelve states in 1967
38. Which event occurred after Nigeria gained independence in 1960? (a) Creation of twelve states in 1967    (b) Creation of Nigeria’s earliest settlements    (c) Establishment of pre-colonial kingdoms    (d) Beginning of British rule
39. Which of the following is a correct sequence? (a) Twelve states → regions → colonial headquarters    (b) Abuja as capital → first regions → colonial rule    (c) Abuja as federal capital → regions → twelve states    (d) Regional administration → twelve-state creation → Abuja as federal capital
40. When studying state creation, pupils should compare ________. (a) only modern transport fares    (b) only market prices    (c) dates, reasons and administrative effects    (d) only state football teams

SECTION B: THEORY / PRACTICAL (30 Marks)
Instruction: Answer Question 1 and any other TWO questions. Each question carries 10 marks.

1. Colonial headquarters
(a) State one function of a colonial administrative headquarters. (2 marks)
(b) Give two reasons colonial administrators might change a headquarters. (4 marks)
(c) Explain why the dates and locations of administrative centres matter to historians. (4 marks)

2. Early regions
(a) What is a region? (2 marks)
(b) Name Nigeria’s four early regions. (4 marks)
(c) State two reasons for using regional administration. (4 marks)

3. State creation
(a) Define state creation. (2 marks)
(b) State the year and number of states created in the 1967 reorganisation. (4 marks)
(c) Explain two effects of creating new states on government and communities. (4 marks)

4. Federal capital
(a) What is a federal capital? (2 marks)
(b) Name Nigeria’s former and present federal capitals. (4 marks)
(c) State when the capital moved to Abuja and explain one reason for the change. (4 marks)

Objective Marking Scheme
Question 1 – ✅ (c) coordinate the administration of a territory
Question 2 – ✅ (a) easier transport and administrative access
Question 3 – ✅ (b) Lagos
Question 4 – ✅ (a) arrange events in chronological order
Question 5 – ✅ (d) regions
Question 6 – ✅ (b) Western Region
Question 7 – ✅ (a) Mid-Western Region
Question 8 – ✅ (b) Igbo communities
Question 9 – ✅ (c) organise government over different areas
Question 10 – ✅ (d) different regions had administrative responsibilities
Question 11 – ✅ (c) establishing new states as administrative units
Question 12 – ✅ (b) 1967
Question 13 – ✅ (a) 12
Question 14 – ✅ (c) Yakubu Gowon
Question 15 – ✅ (a) bring administration closer to more communities
Question 16 – ✅ (d) new state administrative structures
Question 17 – ✅ (b) seat of the national government
Question 18 – ✅ (d) Lagos
Question 19 – ✅ (c) Abuja
Question 20 – ✅ (b) 1991
Question 21 – ✅ (c) Coordinating government activities
Question 22 – ✅ (d) administrative communication
Question 23 – ✅ (a) To improve administrative access
Question 24 – ✅ (b) Historical government records
Question 25 – ✅ (c) regional system of administration
Question 26 – ✅ (a) Northern, Western, Eastern and Mid-Western
Question 27 – ✅ (b) To organise the governance of large areas
Question 28 – ✅ (d) administrative divisions
Question 29 – ✅ (a) 1967
Question 30 – ✅ (b) Yakubu Gowon
Question 31 – ✅ (c) its own administrative structures
Question 32 – ✅ (a) closer to more communities
Question 33 – ✅ (d) federal
Question 34 – ✅ (b) Federal Capital Territory in Abuja
Question 35 – ✅ (d) Lagos
Question 36 – ✅ (c) 1991
Question 37 – ✅ (d) Creation of twelve states in 1967
Question 38 – ✅ (a) Creation of twelve states in 1967
Question 39 – ✅ (d) Regional administration → twelve-state creation → Abuja as federal capital
Question 40 – ✅ (c) dates, reasons and administrative effects

Theory Marking Scheme
Question 1:
(a) Administering a colonial territory. (2 marks)
(b) Transport access, geography, communication or administrative needs. (4 marks)
(c) Dates give chronology; locations show shifting centres of power. (4 marks)

Question 2:
(a) An administrative division of a country. (2 marks)
(b) Northern, Western, Eastern and Mid-Western Regions. (4 marks)
(c) To organise administration and represent regional interests. (4 marks)

Question 3:
(a) Creation of new states as administrative units. (2 marks)
(b) 1967; twelve states. (4 marks)
(c) Decentralised administration and changed government structures. (4 marks)

Question 4:
(a) Seat of national government. (2 marks)
(b) Lagos and Abuja. (4 marks)
(c) Capital moved officially in 1991; Abuja offers a more central location. (4 marks)

Mark correct equivalent answers, explanations and labelled work within the taught syllabus.