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:

  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 112:

  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 113:

  The failure of the old Oyo empire was attributed to______

  Options:
  A) British present in Yoruba Land
  B) Internal and external crisis
  C) Civilization
  D) Revolt of Kakanfo Afonja
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 114:

  Britain suppressed the trans-Atlantic slave trade because

  Options:
  A) there was no more market for slaves in America
  B) it had become very inhuman
  C) the Christian missions preached against it
  D) it became unfavourable to her industrial progress.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 115:

  The colonial officer who was responsible for splitting the Southern Province in to Eastern and Western Provinces was

  Options:
  A) Bernard Bourdillon
  B) Graeme Thompson
  C) Hugh Clifford
  D) Frederick Lugard.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 116:

  In which year did Nigeria host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM)?

  Options:
  A) 1999
  B) 2013
  C) 2007
  D) 2003
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 117:

  The savannah region of Nigeria is characterized by

  Options:
  A) high population density
  B) sparse vegetation
  C) abundant resources
  D) large bodies of water
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 118:

  The main aim of the formation of ECOMOG was to

  Options:
  A) foster stability in West Africa
  B) solve boundary disputes among member states
  C) provide security for the whole of Africa
  D) tackle the problem of piracy in African seaways.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 119:

  One major inadequacy of the Richards Constitution was that

  Options:
  A) it was introduced without due and exhaustive consultations
  B) the official members of the legislature were too many
  C) it could not solve Nigeria’s economic and social problems
  D) it did not cater for the interest of the minorities.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 120:

  The Second Republic in Nigeria refers to
  the period

  Options:
  A) General Babangida was Head of State
  B) between 1979 and 1983
  C) General Obasanjo was Head of State
  D) the period between 1960 and 1966
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  The correct answer is B .