Neco 2019 Islamic Religious Studies Question 12

Practice objective / multiple choice question 12 from the 2019 Neco Islamic Religious Studies examination.

Neco 2019 Islamic Religious Studies Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 12 NECO • 2019 • ISLAMIC_RELIGIOUS_STUDIES • objective

The spread of Islam in three West African kingdoms is linked to the growth of trans‑Saharan gold trade. The data are:\n\n- Ghana: Islam introduced in 1000 AD, gold trade volume then 2 tons; by 1300 AD it rose to 8 tons.\n- Mali: Islam introduced in 1235 AD, volume then 3 tons; by 1500 AD it rose to 15 tons.\n- Songhai: Islam introduced in 1493 AD, volume then 5 tons; by 1700 AD it rose to 25 tons.\n\nFor each kingdom, compute the average annual increase in gold trade (tons per year) between the two dates. Then state which kingdom had the greatest average annual increase and give that rate rounded to three decimal places.

Answer Options

A. Ghana, 0.020 tons per year
B. Songhai, 0.120 tons per year
C. Mali, 0.045 tons per year
Correct Answer D. Songhai, 0.097 tons per year
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
Songhai, 0.097 tons per year

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This is Neco 2019 Islamic Religious Studies Question 12. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Islamic Religious Studies examination.

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