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 41:

  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 42:

  The British policy of indirect rule sought to 

  Options:
  A) encourage the educated elite to participate in local administration
  B) make the indigenous political institutions adapt to British system of Government
  C) use indigenous political institutions to serve British interest
  D) promote co-operation between the educated elite and the indigenous rulers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 43:

  The Lagos colony and the Southern Protectorate was almagamated in _____.

  Options:
  A) 1905
  B) 1906
  C) 1907
  D) 1908
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 44:

  Which of the following areas did Malam Alimi incorporate into the Sokoto Caliphate?

  Options:
  A) Bida
  B) Ilorin
  C) Adamawa
  D) Bauchi
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 45:

  The main economic activity of the Nupe people is

  Options:
  A) leather work
  B) gathering
  C) hunting
  D) rearing cattle
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 46:

  How did the amalgamation affect the traditional political systems in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) It had no impact on the traditional systems
  B) It abolished the traditional systems
  C) It strengthened the traditional systems
  D) It led to the formation of a new political system
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 47:

  The indirect rule system of administration meant that the colonialists

  Options:
  A) ruled through native courts
  B) barred the educated elite from local politics
  C) ruled through traditional institutions
  D) relied mostly on local interpreters
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 48:

  In pre-colonial Nigeria, intergroup contacts were encourage mostly by

  Options:
  A) military alliance
  B) marriage ties
  C) political ties
  D) economic interdependence
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 49:

  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 50:

  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 .