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:

  An outstanding reason for the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade was

  Options:
  A) industrial revolution
  B) nationalist agitation
  C) legitimate trade
  D) railway construction.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2:

  The Vice President of Nigeria during the 2nd Republic was ... under the platform of the

  Options:
  A) Humphrey Nwosu, National Party of Nigeria
  B) Alex Ekwueme, National Party of Nigeria
  C) Adisa Akinloye, Unity Party of Nigeria
  D) Tafawa Balewa, National Party of the Nigerians and the Cameroon
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3:

  Apartheid in South Africa was a system that institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination. What year did it officially begin?

  Options:
  A) 1948
  B) 1956
  C) 1971
  D) 1963
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4:

  The .... was the programme initiated to institutionalise the local government system in Nigeria

  Options:
  A) Local Government Reform of 1976
  B) Local Government Reform of 1979
  C) Municipal Local Authority Reform of 1976
  D) Municipal Local Authority Reform of 1979
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5:

  The Nok civilization suggests that

  Options:
  A) Nigeria passed through different stages of development
  B) civilization in the area began with the Stone Age
  C) the people of Nigeria came from the East
  D) Nigerian civilization is related to that of Greek.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  Regionalism was undisputably acknowledged and accredited to _________

  Options:
  A) Arthur Richard
  B) Macpherson
  C) Clifford
  D) Lyttleton
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7:

  Anti-colonial movements in Nigeria before the World War II involved

  Options:
  A) attempts to violently chase the British out of the country
  B) collaboration with the British authority
  C) peaceful protests through petitions and conferences
  D) the establishment of pressure groups by traditional rulers.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8:

  The immediate cause of the Nigerian Civil War was the

  Options:
  A) crisis in the Western region
  B) poor social policy of the First Republic
  C) coup detat of January 1966
  D) crisis of the 1962 Census
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9:

  The Lyttlelton Constitution is considered a landmark in the history of Nigeria, because it

  Options:
  A) created a federal structure of government for the country
  B) made ministers accountable to the electorate
  C) recognized Lagos as a federal territory
  D) gave ministers full authority over their ministries
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10:

  The main reason for the construction of the railway from Port-Harcourt into the hinterland was the

  Options:
  A) discovery of tin in Jos area
  B) discovery of a deep sea harbor at Port-Harcourt
  C) discovery of coal at Udi
  D) need to evacuate export crops from the hinterland.
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  The correct answer is C .