JAMB Government 1997 Question 41

Question 41

Nigeria's Foreign Policy

Nigeria's major export commodities in the early years of her independence were

  1. A.cocoa, groundnut and ginger
  2. B.cocoa, rubber and benniseed
  3. C.cocoa, palm oil and groundnut
  4. D.rubber, kolanut and cotton
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (cocoa, palm oil and groundnut)

Explanation

Before oil, Nigeria's main exports were cocoa from the West, palm produce from the East and groundnuts from the North.