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 151:

  Which of the following was a part of the Sokoto Caliphate?

  Options:
  A) Kukawa.
  B) Yauri.
  C) Biu.
  D) Lokoja.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 152:

  Th leader of the South African's black consciousness movement (Steve Biko) died in _________

  Options:
  A) 1914
  B) 1946
  C) 1977
  D) 1960
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 153:

  Traditionally, the Efik people have accounts of their migration from the territory

  Options:
  A) Igbo and Nupe
  B) Ibibio and Igbo
  C) Uruan and Ibibio
  D) Biase and Annang
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 154:

  The second military coup d' e tat in Nigeria took place on

  Options:
  A) July 29, 1966
  B) June 30, 1976
  C) January 15, 1966
  D) February 3, 1976
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 155:

  The Colony and Protectorate of Lagos was amalgameted with the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria in 1906 to form the

  Options:
  A) Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
  B) Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
  C) Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
  D) Oil Rivers Protectorate.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 156:

  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 157:

  The concern of Mary Slessor was primarily with

  Options:
  A) expanding the spread of colonialism under the pretext of christian missionary activities
  B) eliminating the tribal superstitious practice of killing of triplets only
  C) introducing the people to European culture and religion
  D) eliminating the tribal superstitious practice of killing of twin babies
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 158:

  The economic reforms of Theodore II of Ethiopia involved the

  Options:
  A) encouragement of slave trade
  B) improvement of agriculture
  C) reorganization of the fiscal system
  D) revival of external trade.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 159:

  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 160:

  The Royal Niger Company was influential in the formation of Colonial Nigeria because it

  Options:
  A) enabled the British Empire to establish control over and above its German competitor
  B) paved way for the emergence of the National African Company
  C) served as a means of economic development and investment in Nigeria
  D) encouraged the adoption of the Indirect Rule Policy
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  The correct answer is A .