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 171:

  The most powerful states that emerged after the fall of the Old Oyo were

  Options:
  A) Owu and Abeokuta
  B) Ijaiye and Ife
  C) Ibadan and Ijaiye
  D) New Oyo and Ibadan
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 172:

  Amilcar Cabral led the liberation struggle against Portuguese domination is

  Options:
  A) Angola
  B) Mozambique
  C) Guinea Bissau
  D) Cape Verde.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 173:

  King Jaja of Opobo was forcibly removed for ...

  Options:
  A) conspiracy against the British colonialists
  B) his obstruction of commerce
  C) the attempt to declare the freedom of his people from colonial rule
  D) his resistance to slave trading
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 174:

  The early missionaries abandoned their work in Benin mainly because of

  Options:
  A) antagonism from the Oba
  B) resistance from the people
  C) lack of resources
  D) ill health and health.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 175:

  Baptists, Methodists and the ... were among the first to engage in the Liberiian Christian Mission

  Options:
  A) Presbyterian Church
  B) United Church of Christ
  C) Catholic Christian Mission
  D) Episcopal Church
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 176:

  The United Nations was created as a result of the failure of the ________

  Options:
  A) Commonwealth of Nations
  B) OPEC
  C) League of Nations
  D) All of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 177:

  One of these is not a social development under colonial rule.

  Options:
  A) Trade relation
  B) Common legal system
  C) Emergence of press
  D) Exploitation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 178:

  King Leopold's colonial ventures in the Congo were aimed at

  Options:
  A) making Belgium a great colonial power
  B) putting a stop to domestic slave trade in the area
  C) carving out an empire for himself
  D) introducing Western education to the people.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 179:

  Which initiative was launched by the Buhari administration to tackle corruption in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission)
  B) Operation Python Dance
  C) Operation Crocodile Smile
  D) Operation Lafiya Dole
  E) The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA)
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 180:

  The Nigerian Council established in 1914 was ineffective because it

  Options:
  A) was not designed to be so
  B) lacked sufficient funds
  C) had too many vocal members
  D) was dominated by hand-picked members.
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  The correct answer is D .