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 201:

  Which of the following served as a commander of the ECOMOG?

  Options:
  A) Bashir Magashi
  B) Victor Malu
  C) Ishaya Bamaiyi
  D) Sam Tella.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 202:

  The main aim of the formation of ECOMOG was to

  Options:
  A) foster stability in West Africa
  B) solve boundary disputes among member states
  C) provide security for the whole of Africa
  D) tackle the problem of piracy in African seaways.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 203:

  Which African leader famously stated, "I am the captain of my soul" and became an icon of the decolonization movement?

  Options:
  A) Nelson Mandela
  B) Julius Nyerere
  C) Patrice Lumumba
  D) Jomo Kenyatta
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 204:

  In post-apartheid South Africa, the main concern of government is to

  Options:
  A) punish the people who perpetrated apartheid
  B) redress the injustices of the apartheid policy
  C) make the country the giant of Africa
  D) make the country a permanent member of the UN Security Council
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 205:

  The Native Authority Ordinance of 1916 introduced direct taxation into Yorubaland and thereby

  Options:
  A) gave greater administrative and judicial responsibilities to the Oba
  B) made Yorubaland a beneficiary of British aid
  C) encouraged the appointment of more British officials
  D) involved the educated elite in colonial administration.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 206:

  The first regime to successfully transfer power back to civil rule was

  Options:
  A) Buhari/Idiagbon's regime
  B) Aguiyi Ironsi's regime
  C) Murtala/Obasanjo's regime
  D) Ibrahim Babangida's regime
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 207:

  The three existing groups before the creation of Organizations of Africa Unity in 1963 were __________

  Options:
  A) Casablanca, Blazzavire, Morroco
  B) Casablanca, Brazzaville, Malagasy
  C) Casablanca, Brazzaville, Monrovia
  D) Morroco, Brazzilians and Zambia
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 208:

  The Benin kingdom is stratified into three age grades which are

  Options:
  A) Irogbae, Edion, Igbhele
  B) Irogbae, Ighele and Edionwere
  C) Irogbae, Edion and Edionwere
  D) Edion, Ighele and Edionwere
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 209:

  The Omani Empire declined in the 19th century due to

  Options:
  A) Internal power struggles
  B) Natural disasters
  C) Invasions from neighboring empires
  D) European colonialism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 210:

  The _____ conference of 1950 discussed the provisions of the Macpherson's constitution.

  Options:
  A) London
  B) Ibadan
  C) Lagos
  D) Calabar
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  The correct answer is B .