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 31:

  The NCNC London Delegate pressed for

  Options:
  A) free primary education for all Nigerian children
  B) autonomy for the regions
  C) a revision of the Richards Constitution
  D) outright independence for Nigeria.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 32:

  Which of the following were former British colonies?

  Options:
  A) Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Liberia
  B) Cameroon, Togo, Egypt and Ghana
  C) Sierra Leone, Gambia, Nigeria and Ghana
  D) Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and South Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 33:

  The immediate cause of the January 1966 coup d’etat was

  Options:
  A) the breakdown of law and order in the West
  B) the desire of the military to seize power
  C) the failure of the 1963 census
  D) interferance by foreign powers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 34:

  What event marked the official end of apartheid in South Africa?

  Options:
  A) The release of Nelson Mandela from prison
  B) The signing of the Freedom Charter
  C) The Sharpeville Massacre
  D) The Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 35:

  The ancient city of Carthage, once a powerful Phoenician civilization, was located in modern-day

  Options:
  A) Egypt
  B) Algeria
  C) Morocco
  D) Tunisia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 36:

  Which of the following is the most important source of the history of the Hausa states?

  Options:
  A) Tarikh-as Sudan.
  B) The European account.
  C) The Kano Chronicle.
  D) The Arab traders’ account.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 37:

  Which of the following political parties
  formed an alliance in the Second
  Republic?

  Options:
  A) UPN and NPN.
  B) PRP and NPP.
  C) NPN and NPP.
  D) PRP and UPN.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 38:

  After the death of Said bin Sultan in 1856, the Asian section of the empire was ruled by ________.

  Options:
  A) Majid bin Said
  B) Thuwaini bin Said.
  C) Saif bin Sultan
  D) Sultan bin Ahmad
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 39:

  Nationalist activities developed earlier in British West Africa than in French West Africa because

  Options:
  A) British colonies were accorded equal status with Britain
  B) Britain had more colonies than France
  C) African chiefs in French colonies were highly respected
  D) of the systems of administration adopted by the colonial powers.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 40:

  The correspondence between Sokoto and Borno during the jihad was entered on the

  Options:
  A) qualification for a true Muslin to perform the hajj
  B) justification of the jihad against an Islamic state
  C) declaration of the jihad against non-Muslims
  D) difference between traditional religion and Islam.
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  The correct answer is D .