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 351:

  The indigenous pre-colonial Nigerian economy consisted of the following except

  Options:
  A) agriculture
  B) oil mining
  C) crafts
  D) local industries
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 352:

  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 353:

  Apartheid in South Africa was a system that institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination. What year did it officially begin?

  Options:
  A) 1948
  B) 1956
  C) 1971
  D) 1963
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 354:

  A Policy central to the Kanem-Borno Empire was that of

  Options:
  A) the British hegemony
  B) imperial expansion and firearms trading
  C) nomadic orientation of its people
  D) state-led land reforms
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 355:

  The main reason for the construction of the railway from Port-Harcourt into the hinterland was the

  Options:
  A) discovery of tin in Jos area
  B) discovery of a deep sea harbor at Port-Harcourt
  C) discovery of coal at Udi
  D) need to evacuate export crops from the hinterland.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 356:

  Who was the head of the Zulus at the time of the Mfecane war?

  Options:
  A) Zwide
  B) Shaka
  C) Dingiswayo
  D) Sobhuza
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 357:

  Sierra Leone owes its name to the 15th century

  Options:
  A) British
  B) France
  C) Portuguese
  D) Spanish
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 358:

  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 359:

  Protests by trade unions in Nigeria during the colonial period were aimed at

  Options:
  A) achieving political independence
  B) establishing more industries
  C) obtaining specific benefits for members
  D) fighting corruption among government officials.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 360:

  The Northern region of Nigeria gained self-government in ____.

  Options:
  A) 1957
  B) 1958
  C) 1959
  D) 1960
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  The correct answer is C .