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 111:

  A major consequence of the Great Trek was the

  Options:
  A) restriction of movement of the whites in South Africa
  B) agitation for black-white equality in South Africa
  C) annexation of white communities by the Africans
  D) the expansion of white communities in South Africa.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 112:

  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 113:

  How many years/Months/days did Murtala Muhammed spend in office and was assasinated by who?

  Options:
  A) 1 year/Ibrahim Babangida
  B) 200 months/Lt. Colonel Dimka
  C) 200 years/Major-General Muhammed Buhari
  D) 200 days/Lt. Colonel Dimka
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 114:

  In the 18th century, Zaria was under the influence of

  Options:
  A) Borno
  B) Daura
  C) Kano
  D) Sokoto
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 115:

  The Queen mother, Magira, played a prominent role in the government of the

  Options:
  A) Hausa States
  B) Kwararafa Kingdom
  C) Kanem Borno Empire
  D) Igala Kingdom.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 116:

  Most Omani belongs to ________ muslim faith and are regarded as the followers of the Abdullah Ibn Ibad

  Options:
  A) Ibad
  B) Arab
  C) Karen
  D) Finish
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 117:

  In 1963, the Eastern region of Nigeria went to the supreme court over the

  Options:
  A) decision of the federal government to conduct a fresh census
  B) exclusion of Easterners resident in the North from the census
  C) the population figures of the national census
  D) exclusion of women in the national census.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 118:

  The policy of separation of the races in South Africa was first adopted in the Cape by the

  Options:
  A) British
  B) French
  C) Germans
  D) Boer.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 119:

  The greatest ruler in the history of Benin Kingdom was

  Options:
  A) Oba Ewuare
  B) Oba Ewedo
  C) Oba Ovonramwen
  D) Oba Ewuakpe
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 120:

  Which of the following was one of the demands of the National Congress of British West Africa?

  Options:
  A) Establishment of a university in each of the colonies.
  B) Expulsion of all Syrians and Lebanese from the colonies.
  C) Election of Africans into each colony’s council.
  D) Restriction of the activities of Christian missionaries in the colonies.
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  The correct answer is C .