History Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

History involves documenting and explaining past events, particularly those related to specific places or subjects. Its aim is to enhance our understanding of the past and present social, political, religious, and economic conditions of a community.

• Question 1:

  All but one of the following triggered the Mahdiyya Movement in Sudan

  Options:
  A) the foreign government's growing reliance on European Christians
  B) the Sudanese of governmental efforts to suppress the lucrative slave trade
  C) unpleasant immigration policy of the foreign government
  D) heavy taxation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2:

  ___________ constitution gave full blown to federalism in Nigeria.

  Options:
  A) Oliver Lyttleton
  B) Hugh Clifford
  C) Macpherson
  D) Oliver Robertson
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  Which of the following groups belongs to the Jos Plateau?

  Options:
  A) Gbagyi and Nupe
  B) Idoma and Igede
  C) Berom and Angas
  D) Jukun and Tiv.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4:

  The Premier of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1962 was

  Options:
  A) Chief Michael Okpara
  B) Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
  C) Dr. Akanu Ibiam
  D) Mr. Ukpabi Asika.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5:

  The Olu of Itsekiri was assisted in his administration by a council of chiefs called

  Options:
  A) Ogboni
  B) Ekpako
  C) Ojoye
  D) Ekine
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6:

  The 1886 Treaty is significant in Yoruba history because it

  Options:
  A) brought peace and stability to Yorubaland
  B) affirmed Ekitiparapo’s independence
  C) was negotiated by two Yoruba repatriates
  D) reopened trade between Lagos and the hinterland.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7:

  How many geo-political zones are there in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) 5
  B) 6
  C) 7
  D) 8
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8:

  Intensified European activity along the coast in the nineteenth century led Benin to

  Options:
  A) redirect her trade to the north
  B) lose control of some vassal states
  C) expel Christian missionaries
  D) embark on a cultural revival in the area.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9:

  ____________ played a prominent role in the government of the Kanem-Borno empire.

  Options:
  A) King Mohammed
  B) Queen mother, Magira
  C) The slaves in the empire
  D) The trans-Atlantic traders
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 10:

  The strained relationship between Nigeria and Britain during Murtala/Obasanjo's regime in 1975 led to ________

  Options:
  A) Nigeria leaving European Union
  B) African Union sanction code
  C) nationalisation of British petroleum and Barclays bank
  D) nationalisation of cocoa house in Ibadan
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  The correct answer is C .