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 301:

  Ismail Pasha was removed as the Khedive of Egypt at the behest of Great Britain in____________

  Options:
  A) 1878
  B) 1879
  C) 1880
  D) 1881
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 302:

  Who was known as the Napoleon of West Africa?

  Options:
  A) Cedric Senghor
  B) Mohammad Ali
  C) Samori Toure
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 303:

  The white settlers in Southern Africa were known as

  Options:
  A) Boers
  B) Bushmen
  C) Hottentots
  D) Bantu
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 304:

  The colonial officer who was responsible for splitting the Southern Province in to Eastern and Western Provinces was

  Options:
  A) Bernard Bourdillon
  B) Graeme Thompson
  C) Hugh Clifford
  D) Frederick Lugard.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 305:

  The Omani influence in East Africa led to the growth of a distinct Swahili culture. What contributed to the development of this culture?

  Options:
  A) Chinese trade missions
  B) Persian conquests
  C) Indian migration
  D) Portuguese colonization
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 306:

  Egypt became the centre of international rivalry because of the

  Options:
  A) huge investment in the Suez-canal
  B) rich soil for cotton and sugar cultivation
  C) great cities of Cairo and Alexandria
  D) strategic importance of the country.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 307:

  Due to colonialism, the new day Nigeria now has _______as her official language.

  Options:
  A) English
  B) Pidgin
  C) Hausa
  D) French
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 308:

  The Mfecane resulted in the

  Options:
  A) division and fragmentation of the Zulu nation
  B) formation of the Ndebele state
  C) decrease in Boer influence in South Africa
  D) dispersal of the Zulu to the Katanga copper belt.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 309:

  The point where the recent and earlier Islamic reform movement relate is the __________

  Options:
  A) use of Arabic language as strict medium
  B) support of holy Quran translation to African languages
  C) decline in the use of educational resources institutes
  D) need for terrorist group to take over world on Islamic ground
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 310:

  An Ethiopian monarch that committed suicide in a battle field was

  Options:
  A) Theodore II
  B) Menelik
  C) Johannes IV
  D) Haile Selassie.
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  The correct answer is A .