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:

  The last ruler of the Ogiso dynasty in the Benin Empire was

  Options:
  A) Oba Eweka
  B) Oba Owodo
  C) Oba Oranmiyan
  D) Oba Ewuare.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 202:

  The Nigerian National Alliance won the 1964 Federal Election by a landslide because the

  Options:
  A) party was popular with the masses
  B) United Progressive Grand Alliance boycotted it
  C) opposition parties were poorly organized
  D) party represented the aspirations of the minority groups
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 203:

  In what year was the Oil River protectorate established?

  Options:
  A) 1885
  B) 1886
  C) 1887
  D) 1888
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 204:

  Who founded itsekiri kingdom?

  Options:
  A) Iginua
  B) Oba Olua
  C) Iyoba
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 205:

  European traders did not venture into the interior of Nigeria before the 19th century because

  Options:
  A) they were ignorant of the area
  B) of their fear of the African middlemen
  C) the African middlemen served their needs
  D) they were very few in number.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 206:

  A major reason for the introduction of indirect rule in Northern Nigeria was to

  Options:
  A) ensure perfect control of the economy
  B) further weaken the position of the elite class
  C) assist the Christian missionaries in their activities
  D) secure cheap labour for railway construction.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 207:

  The main cause of the decline of the Benin Kingdom in the 19th century was the

  Options:
  A) absence of a strong and effective army
  B) bitter struggle for the throne by the ruling families
  C) strained relations between Benin and Agbor
  D) British abolition of the trans- Atlantic slave trade.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 208:

  Which of the following areas did Malam Alimi incorporate into the Sokoto Caliphate?

  Options:
  A) Bida
  B) Ilorin
  C) Adamawa
  D) Bauchi
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 209:

  Which of the following was referred to as 'Province of Freedom' in the 19th century?

  Options:
  A) Liberia
  B) The Gambia
  C) Ghana
  D) Sierra Leone
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 210:

  ___________ 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 .