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 321:

  The colonization of Liberia began in what year

  Options:
  A) 1875
  B) 1822
  C) 1807
  D) 1850
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 322:

  ____________ played a prominent role in the government of the Kanem-Borno empire.

  Options:
  A) King Mohammed
  B) Queen mother, Magira
  C) The slaves in the empire
  D) The trans-Atlantic traders
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 323:

  The 1945 General Strike was led by

  Options:
  A) Herbert Macaulay
  B) Michael Imoudu
  C) Wahab Goodluck
  D) Olufunmilayo Ransome-Kuti.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 324:

  In pre-colonial Nigeria, intergroup contacts were encourage mostly by

  Options:
  A) economic interdependence
  B) military alliance
  C) marriage ties
  D) political ties
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 325:

  The establishment of _________ by ______ help fast track the activity of nationalist in Nigeria

  Options:
  A) Lagos daily news/ Herbert Macaulay
  B) Daily times/ Nnamdi Azikiwe
  C) Nigeria pilot / Nnamdi Azikiwe
  D) Weekly review/ Herbert Macaulay
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 326:

  In whose regime was illegal West Africa aliens living in Nigeria expelled?

  Options:
  A) Buhari/Idiagbon era
  B) Shagari era
  C) Balewa era
  D) Murtala/Obasanjo era
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 327:

  The immediate reaction of the Commonwealth to the Sharpeville massacre was the

  Options:
  A) expulsion of South Africa from the organization
  B) invitation of South Africa to a negotiation
  C) organization of anti-apartheid conferences
  D) declaration of an anti-apartheid year.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 328:

  In colonial Nigeria, export crop production was dominated by

  Options:
  A) peasant farmers
  B) indigenous middlemen
  C) the Labanese
  D) the Europeans
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 329:

  King Leopold's colonial ventures in the Congo were aimed at

  Options:
  A) making Belgium a great colonial power
  B) putting a stop to domestic slave trade in the area
  C) carving out an empire for himself
  D) introducing Western education to the people.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 330:

  The collapse of Kanem under Dunama Debalemi was attributed to

  Options:
  A) poor economic system
  B) lack of a standing army
  C) conflict among the ruling class
  D) lack of a sound political structure.
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  The correct answer is C .