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:

  Imperialism was adopted by Europeans to

  Options:
  A) develop the economies of the colonies
  B) expand its economy and political base
  C) establish a democratic society similar to that of Europe
  D) end ethnic rivalry in the colonies
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2:

  The Mahdists revolt in the Sudan was successful

  Options:
  A) They believed they had a superior faith
  B) it enjoyed widespread support
  C) the Egyptian army was poorly trained
  D) General Gordon was an incompetent commander.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3:

  Every citizens of Benin kingdom is an Oba's subject and were regarded as ________

  Options:
  A) Oore
  B) Eghavbon Ogba
  C) Uzama
  D) Ovie
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4:

  Morocco is known for producing which luxury commodity, derived from the argan tree?

  Options:
  A) Olive oil
  B) Coffee
  C) Spices
  D) Argan oil
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5:

  Egypt became the centre of international rivalry because of the

  Options:
  A) huge investment in the Suez-canal
  B) rich soil for cotton and sugar cultivation
  C) great cities of Cairo and Alexandria
  D) strategic importance of the country.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6:

  The Mahdist state or Sudanese Mahdiyya, was a _________ movement launched in 1881.

  Options:
  A) Religious and Political
  B) Economic and Political
  C) Social and Political
  D) Economic and Social
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7:

  The European power that acquired the largest number of territories in West Africa was

  Options:
  A) Britain
  B) Germany
  C) Belgium
  D) France.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 8:

  One of the objectives for the formation of the South African Native Congress in 1912 was to

  Options:
  A) establish a political party
  B) encourage black participation in governance
  C) retrieve all lands seized by the whites
  D) integrate the various groups and races.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9:

  The British government took over the control of the Colony of Sierra Leone in 1807 in order to use it as a

  Options:
  A) major trading port in the West African region
  B) centre for the spread of British culture
  C) base for anti-slave trade naval patrol
  D) base to penet West African interior.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10:

  The indigenous pre-colonial Nigerian economy consisted of the following except

  Options:
  A) agriculture
  B) oil mining
  C) crafts
  D) local industries
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  The correct answer is A .