Question

S1: British established its headquarter in Lagos and set up trade & educational institutes.

S2: The economic conditions in north Nigeria was better than the south.

Pick the correct option from the following options.

• A. S1: True; S2: False
• B. S1: True; S2: True; S1 is the reason for S2.
• C. S1: False; S2: True
• D. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent statements.

Answer 1

The correct option is A S1: True; S2: False

The British established rule over these regions in 1861, and made Lagos the headquarters in western Africa. They also set up trade and educational institutions in these areas. This improved the economic conditions in the southern region of Nigeria. This led to a large gap in modernisation of the north and south Nigeria.