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 341:

  Major General Aguiyi-Ironsi introduced a unitary system of government because

  Options:
  A) of the command structure of the military
  B) it was the wish of the people
  C) he wanted more revenue for the central government
  D) other military officers were planning to overthrow him
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 342:

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

  Options:
  A) military alliance
  B) marriage ties
  C) political ties
  D) economic interdependence
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 343:

  An inquiry into the need for a People-led and informed Constitution was central to ... regime

  Options:
  A) Lyttleton's
  B) Clifford's
  C) Richard's
  D) Macpherson's
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 344:

  Murtala Muhammed created 19 states out of ______ in he year

  Options:
  A) 1967
  B) 1986
  C) 1976
  D) 1987
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 345:

  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 346:

  The first school in Nigeria was __________.

  Options:
  A) CMS grammar school
  B) Yaba higher school
  C) Nursery of Infant Church
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 347:

  The Nigerian Second Republic adopted a/an ... system of governance

  Options:
  A) West-Minster
  B) British-styled Presidential
  C) American-styled Presidential
  D) Confederal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 348:

  One of the early Nigerian leaders who collaborated with British and later resisted was

  Options:
  A) Nana of Itsekiri
  B) Sultan Attahiru
  C) King Jaja of Opobo
  D) King Dappa Williams.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 349:

  Ethiopia's lowlands and high plateau protected the country from ___________

  Options:
  A) external invasion
  B) internal conflict
  C) wild jungle animal
  D) relation with other African nation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 350:

  The Richards Constitution of 1946 introduced the concept of regionalism in Nigeria, dividing the country into how many regions?

  Options:
  A) 5
  B) 4
  C) 2
  D) 3
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  The correct answer is D .