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 401:

  The Native Authority system in Northern Nigerian was established to

  Options:
  A) assist in the collection of taxes and general administration
  B) regulate the number of European District Officers
  C) streamline electoral laws in the area
  D) support the spread of Christian missionary activities.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 402:

  NYM(Nigerian Youth Movement) evolved from _____.

  Options:
  A) LYM
  B) NNDP
  C) NCNC
  D) NPC
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 403:

  Anti-colonial movements in Nigeria before the World War II involved

  Options:
  A) attempts to violently chase the British out of the country
  B) collaboration with the British authority
  C) peaceful protests through petitions and conferences
  D) the establishment of pressure groups by traditional rulers.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 404:

  The Oyo Empire collapsed as a result of

  Options:
  A) internal and external crises
  B) the revolt of Afonja
  C) the weakening of the army
  D) British presence in Yorubaland.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 405:

  Egypt became the centre of international rivalry because of the

  Options:
  A) huge investment in the Suez-canal
  B) rich soil for cotton and sugar cultivation
  C) great cities of Cairo and Alexandria
  D) strategic importance of the country.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 406:

  The second military coup d' e tat in Nigeria took place on

  Options:
  A) July 29, 1966
  B) June 30, 1976
  C) January 15, 1966
  D) February 3, 1976
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 407:

  The Mahdiyya Movement in Sudan overthrew the ...

  Options:
  A) Italo-Egyptian Regime in the early 1880s
  B) Italo-Egyptian Regime in the early 1890s
  C) Ottoman-Egyptian Regime in the early 1880s
  D) Ottoman-Egyptian Regime in the early 1890s
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 408:

  The Afrikaans Groot Trek, the migraton of some 12,000 to 14,000 Boers from cape colony in south Africa took place between ____ and ____

  Options:
  A) 1835/1840
  B) 1884/1885
  C) 1776/78
  D) 1778/80
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 409:

  A major contribution of Nigeria to
  ECOWAS is in the area of

  Options:
  A) diplomacy
  B) funding
  C) military support
  D) provision of education.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 410:

  Khedive Ismail appointed British officers in Sudan in order to

  Options:
  A) obtain recognition for his government
  B) introduce heavy taxation
  C) rebuild the Sudanese territories
  D) fight against lucrative slave trade
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  The correct answer is D .