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 381:

  A major economic activity among the Nupe was

  Options:
  A) horse breeding
  B) leather work
  C) canoe-building
  D) cattle rearing.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 382:

  Northern Rhodesia, on becoming a Crown Colony, was administered by the

  Options:
  A) United Nations Organization
  B) British Colonial Office
  C) Commonwealth of Nations
  D) British Foreign Affairs Department
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 383:

  Who established the Tukulor empire?

  Options:
  A) Cedric Senghor
  B) Mohammad Ali
  C) Al-Ḥajj ʿUmar
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 384:

  What are the Kingmakers in Oyo called?

  Options:
  A) Ogoni
  B) Iwarefa
  C) Eunuchs
  D) Oyomesi
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 385:

  The Mahdiyya Movement began with the declaration of the Mahdi in what year?

  Options:
  A) 1878
  B) 1882
  C) 1890
  D) 1885
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 386:

  The spread of Islam between the 11th and 14th centuries in Nigeria was largely due to

  Options:
  A) trade and commerce
  B) Arab missionary activities
  C) the waging of jihads
  D) absence of any religion in the area
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 387:

  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 388:

  Presently, about 65% of Africa's population is constituted by the

  Options:
  A) youths
  B) age
  C) teenagers
  D) retired uniformed men
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 389:

  The Royal Niger Company was influential in the formation of Colonial Nigeria because it

  Options:
  A) enabled the British Empire to establish control over and above its German competitor
  B) paved way for the emergence of the National African Company
  C) served as a means of economic development and investment in Nigeria
  D) encouraged the adoption of the Indirect Rule Policy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 390:

  All the following except one were the motivating reasons behind the Great Trek

  Options:
  A) the fear that the emigration might lead to a decline of civilisation
  B) insecurity about the conflict on the Eastern frontier of South Africa
  C) restoration of economic, cultural and political unity independent of the British power
  D) threat of liberalism by the new colonial regime
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  The correct answer is A .