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 91:

  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 92:

  Which of the following rulers of Kano promoted Islam to a state religion?

  Options:
  A) Kanajeji
  B) Rumfa
  C) Yaji
  D) Abdullahi
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 93:

  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 94:

  Sayyid Said increased the volume of trade with the Europeans by

  Options:
  A) allowing them to take control of the trade with the hinterland
  B) replacing Indian middlemen with Europeans
  C) allowing European consuls to reside in Zanzibar
  D) making English the lingua franca of Zanzibar.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 95:

  The mid western region was created out of the ___________ in 1963.

  Options:
  A) western
  B) southern
  C) eastern
  D) northern
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 96:

  One of the early Nigerian leaders who collaborated with British and later resisted was

  Options:
  A) Nana of Itsekiri
  B) Sultan Attahiru
  C) King Jaja of Opobo
  D) King Dappa Williams.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 97:

  The Mahdiyya movement was fundamental because __________

  Options:
  A) It was of the people's will
  B) It was voluntary reflex
  C) It was inflicted on the people
  D) It was acknowledged by the constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 98:

  What is the title of the king's mother in Benin kingdom?

  Options:
  A) Iye
  B) Iyoba
  C) Yeye
  D) Ummi
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 99:

  French delay in occupying Algeria was attributed to

  Options:
  A) demographic reasons
  B) insufficient officials
  C) the people’s resistance
  D) fear of British reaction.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 100:

  One important characteristic of both recent and earlier Islamic reform movements is the emphasis on the

  Options:
  A) mediation of others for understanding the Koran and traditions of the prophet
  B) use of African languages as a medium of communication
  C) decline in the use of educational resource institutes
  D) rigidity of the use of Arabic language
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  The correct answer is B .