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 121:

  Who were the first Europeans travellers to reach Benin?

  Options:
  A) Germans
  B) French
  C) Portuguese
  D) British
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 122:

  Nationalist’s resistance to colonialism in Africa was influenced by

  Options:
  A) the level of literacy among the people
  B) relations between the Africans and Europeans
  C) the effect of Islamic religion on the people
  D) the nature and character of the leadership.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 123:

  The quest for self government was a motion proposed by ______ in ______

  Options:
  A) Gnassingbe Enyadema/1976
  B) Anthony Enahoro/1953
  C) Obafemi Awolowo/1960
  D) Hon. Tunji Brightwhite/1963
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 124:

  Which of the following were former British colonies?

  Options:
  A) Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Liberia
  B) Cameroon, Togo, Egypt and Ghana
  C) Sierra Leone, Gambia, Nigeria and Ghana
  D) Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and South Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 125:

  The Jihad Uttsam Dan fodio launched in 1804 saw to the ___________ of Islam

  Options:
  A) Domineering
  B) Abolison
  C) Acknowledgement
  D) Extinction
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 126:

  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 127:

  Which Yoruba city-state was the last to fall to British colonial rule in the late 19th century?

  Options:
  A) Abeokuta
  B) Oyo
  C) Lagos
  D) Ibadan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 128:

  What are the Kingmakers in Oyo called?

  Options:
  A) Ogoni
  B) Iwarefa
  C) Eunuchs
  D) Oyomesi
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 129:

  An Ethiopian monarch that committed suicide in a battle field was

  Options:
  A) Theodore II
  B) Menelik
  C) Johannes IV
  D) Haile Selassie.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 130:

  Major General Aguiyi-Ironsi introduced a unitary system of government because

  Options:
  A) of the command structure of the military
  B) it was the wish of the people
  C) he wanted more revenue for the central government
  D) other military officers were planning to overthrow him
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  The correct answer is A .