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 491:

  All of these except one are the motives of the Britain for colonizing Africa during the imperialism?

  Options:
  A) political and military interest
  B) social interest
  C) humanitarian and religious goal
  D) economic interest
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 492:

  One of the objectives for the formation of the South African Native Congress in 1912 was to

  Options:
  A) retrieve all lands seized by the whites
  B) integrate the various groups and races.
  C) encourage black participation in governance
  D) establish a political party
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 493:

  The Tin Producers’ Association was formed in 1929 to

  Options:
  A) increase the production of tin
  B) alleviate the hardship of miners
  C) regulate the supply of tin
  D) introduce modern methods of production.
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 494:

  Which of the following were former British colonies?

  Options:
  A) Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and South Africa.
  B) Cameroon, Togo, Egypt and Ghana
  C) Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Liberia
  D) Sierra Leone, Gambia, Nigeria and Ghana
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 495:

  Portuguese speaking countries in Africa who were formerly colonized by Portugal are generally refer to as____________

  Options:
  A) Busophone
  B) Anglophone
  C) Francophone
  D) Spaniards
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 496:

  The main reason for the construction of the railway from Port-Harcourt into the hinterland was the

  Options:
  A) discovery of a deep sea harbor at Port-Harcourt
  B) discovery of tin in Jos area
  C) need to evacuate export crops from the hinterland
  D) discovery of coal at Udi
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 497:

  The first colonial capital of Nigeria was established in

  Options:
  A) Lagos
  B) Port Harcourt
  C) Calabar
  D) Kano
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 498:

  One of the following is not credited with the General Obasanjo's military regime

  Options:
  A) the Universal Primary Education Program
  B) the Operation Feed the Nation
  C) the Festival of Arts and Culture
  D) the Structural Adjustment Programme
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 499:

  The Kanem-Borno Empire prospered due to its control over

  Options:
  A) Ivory trade
  B) Salt trade
  C) Gold trade
  D) Copper trade
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 500:

  The London Constitutional Conference of 1957 was targeted at

  Options:
  A) increasing wider participation of the people in their Regional legislature
  B) ensuring the speedy growth of federalism in Nigeria
  C) imputing the voice of the people in their Independence Constitution
  D) preparing ground works for the self-governance and inclusive development of Nigeria
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .