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 131:

  The first sets of imperialist who attempted to colonize Ethiopia were?

  Options:
  A) USA and Britain
  B) China and India
  C) Japan and Israel
  D) Italy and Egypt
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 132:

  Which military leader introduced the "War Against Indiscipline" campaign in the 1980s?

  Options:
  A) General Ibrahim Babangida
  B) General Murtala Ramat Mohammed
  C) General Sani Abacha
  D) General Muhammadu Buhari
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 133:

  The Clifford constitution is considered as a landmark in Nigeria history, because it ________

  Options:
  A) made way for elective principle
  B) recognized Lagos as a federal territory
  C) Gives full blown to federalism
  D) Pave way for the office of Prime minister
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 134:

  At the bide of Benin, the ethnic group that occupied the interland include __________

  Options:
  A) Edo, Yoruba, Urhobo
  B) Itsekiri, Igbo, and Idoma
  C) Yoruba, The jukun, The Efik
  D) The Ibibio, Igbo, Tiv
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 135:

  Which of the following were former British colonies?

  Options:
  A) Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and South Africa.
  B) Cameroon, Togo, Egypt and Ghana
  C) Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Liberia
  D) Sierra Leone, Gambia, Nigeria and Ghana
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 136:

  The nationalist movement in Nigeria during the post-war period was primarily led by

  Options:
  A) the intelligentsia
  B) businessmen
  C) students
  D) local chiefs
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 137:

  The ethnic groups that occupy the hinterland of the Bight of Benin include the

  Options:
  A) Edo, the Yoruba and the Urhobo
  B) Itsekiri, the Igbo and the Idoma
  C) Yoruba, the Jukun and the Efik
  D) Igbo, the Ibibio and the Tiv
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 138:

  The British policy of indirect rule sought to 

  Options:
  A) encourage the educated elite to participate in local administration
  B) make the indigenous political institutions adapt to British system of Government
  C) use indigenous political institutions to serve British interest
  D) promote co-operation between the educated elite and the indigenous rulers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 139:

  ___________ was the governor of the protectorate of Lagos and Southern Nigeria in 1906.

  Options:
  A) Sir Walter Raleigh
  B) Sir Walter Egerton
  C) Lord Lugard
  D) Sir William Robertson
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 140:

  A major cause of depopulation in Nigeria in the 18th century was

  Options:
  A) the trans-Saharan trade
  B) the trans-Atlantic slave trade
  C) human sacrifice
  D) inter-ethnic warfare
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  The correct answer is B .