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 471:

  The Emir of Sokoto controls the ________ empire as one of the supreme headquarter.

  Options:
  A) Eastern
  B) Western
  C) Southern
  D) Central
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 472:

  The Coup that took Shehu Shagari out from office was a __________ coup.

  Options:
  A) Palace
  B) Bloody
  C) Conference
  D) Cohort
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 473:

  The main aim of the formation of ECOMOG was to

  Options:
  A) foster stability in West Africa
  B) solve boundary disputes among member states
  C) provide security for the whole of Africa
  D) tackle the problem of piracy in African seaways.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 474:

  The French policy of assimilation failed primarily because

  Options:
  A) Africans lacked the required level of education
  B) It was expensive to implement
  C) it required total rejection of African culture
  D) no African sought to be assimilated.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 475:

  Which of the following was one of the demands of the National Congress of British West Africa?

  Options:
  A) Establishment of a university in each of the colonies.
  B) Expulsion of all Syrians and Lebanese from the colonies.
  C) Election of Africans into each colony’s council.
  D) Restriction of the activities of Christian missionaries in the colonies.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 476:

  Which British explorer is credited with the "discovery" of the Niger River, sparking further interest in the Nigeria Area?

  Options:
  A) James Cook
  B) John Cabot
  C) David Livingstone
  D) Mungo Park
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 477:

  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 478:

  One major inadequacy of the Richards Constitution was that

  Options:
  A) it was introduced without due and exhaustive consultations
  B) the official members of the legislature were too many
  C) it could not solve Nigeria’s economic and social problems
  D) it did not cater for the interest of the minorities.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 479:

  The method of order used by Europeans to take over the present day Nigeria is________

  Options:
  A) Explorers, imperialists, trader and missionaries
  B) Explorer, trader, missionaries and imperialists
  C) Trader, colonialist, indirect rule and freedom
  D) Freedom, trader, colonialist and imperialist
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 480:

  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 .