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 271:

  The end of the Era of Princes in Ethiopia was a key factor in

  Options:
  A) decentralising state power in the hands of Provincial heads
  B) centralising power in the hands of the Emperors of Ethiopia
  C) the conquest of Southern Ethiopia
  D) motivating the Italo-Egyptian invasion of Ethiopia
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 272:

  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 273:

  What was the primary reason for the military takeover by the Abacha regime?

  Options:
  A) To implement economic reforms
  B) To promote religious freedom
  C) To restore democracy
  D) To fight corruption
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 274:

  Egyptian nationalism in late 18th century and early 20th century majorly aimed at ________

  Options:
  A) manipulating the Suez Canal
  B) turning out military dictatorship in Egypt
  C) ensuring Egyptian independence
  D) Upholding the monarch stance
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 275:

  Britain suppressed the trans-Atlantic slave trade because

  Options:
  A) there was no more market for slaves in America
  B) it had become very inhuman
  C) the Christian missions preached against it
  D) it became unfavourable to her industrial progress.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 276:

  The Oyo Empire collapsed as a result of

  Options:
  A) internal and external crises
  B) the revolt of Afonja
  C) the weakening of the army
  D) British presence in Yorubaland.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 277:

  A major cause of depopulation in Nigeria in the 18th century was

  Options:
  A) the trans-Atlantic slave trade
  B) the trans-Saharan trade
  C) human sacrifice
  D) inter-ethnic warfare.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 278:

  A major recommendation of the Henry Willink Commission was the

  Options:
  A) protection of special interests
  B) creation of more administrative units
  C) inclusion of a bill of rights in the 1960 Constitution
  D) need to ensure the educational rights of the people.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 279:

  Muhammad es Sadek was a 19th century ruler of

  Options:
  A) Morocco
  B) Libya
  C) Tunisia
  D) Algeria.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 280:

  One of the objectives for the formation of the South African Native Congress in 1912 was to

  Options:
  A) retrieve all lands seized by the whites
  B) integrate the various groups and races.
  C) encourage black participation in governance
  D) establish a political party
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  The correct answer is B .