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 11:

  The __________ were the first missionaries to arrive Nigeria.

  Options:
  A) Anglicans
  B) Catholics
  C) Witnesses
  D) Apostolic
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 12:

  The office of the prime minsiter was first created by the

  Options:
  A) London constitutional conference of 1957
  B) London constitutional conference of 1953
  C) London constitutional conference of 1958
  D) Ibadan constitutional conference of 1950
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 13:

  The Mahdiyya Movement in the sudan was principally a reaction against

  Options:
  A) internal oppression
  B) northern domination
  C) foreign pressures
  D) economic difficulties.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 14:

  Who established the Sokoto Caliphate?

  Options:
  A) Abdullahi Dan Fodio
  B) Ahmadu Bello
  C) Usman Dan Fodio
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 15:

  Mfecane in South Africa happened between ____________

  Options:
  A) 1815-1880
  B) 1815-1840
  C) 1935-1945
  D) 1935-1948
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 16:

  The indirect rule system of administration meant that the colonialists

  Options:
  A) ruled through native courts
  B) barred the educated elite from local politics
  C) ruled through traditional institutions
  D) relied mostly on local interpreters
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 17:

  Which of the following pionnered Christian missionary activities in Calabar?

  Options:
  A) Mary Slessor
  B) William Baike
  C) Thomas Freeman
  D) Hope Waddell.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 18:

  The Yoruba background to the Oba of Benin is emphasized by the

  Options:
  A) similarities of Benin and Ife arts
  B) similarities in their political structures
  C) relationship between Oranmiyan and Ogiso dynasties
  D) Oranmiyan legend in Benin history.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 19:

  The division of the Sokoto Caliphate into Emirates was largely due to

  Options:
  A) the autocratic directive of Dan Fodio
  B) the rivalry that persisted between the Hausa Jihadists and the Fulani scholars
  C) geographical reasons
  D) economical factors
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 20:

  Which influential leader in the Sokoto Caliphate was responsible for administration and justice?

  Options:
  A) Waziri
  B) Caliph
  C) Emir
  D) Imam
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  The correct answer is A .