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:

  Which of the following rulers of Kano promoted Islam to a state religion?

  Options:
  A) Kanajeji
  B) Rumfa
  C) Yaji
  D) Abdullahi
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 492:

  A factor responsible for the growth of large towns among the Yoruba was the

  Options:
  A) absence of conflict in the area
  B) concentration of Europeans in the area
  C) fertile nature of the soil in the area
  D) high centralization of authority in the area.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 493:

  The ruler that was driven out of Lagos by the British was

  Options:
  A) Oba Akintoye
  B) Oba Dosumu
  C) Oba Kosoko
  D) Oba Adele.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 494:

  The greatest problem faced by the Old Oyo Empire in the early 19th century was the

  Options:
  A) weakening of the central authority
  B) incursion of the jihadists
  C) British encroachment into Yorubaland
  D) dominant influence of Bashorun Gaha.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 495:

  The savannah region of Nigeria is characterized by

  Options:
  A) high population density
  B) sparse vegetation
  C) abundant resources
  D) large bodies of water
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 496:

  Igbo's active resistance to the British Colonial rule is particularly because of the

  Options:
  A) impression that the British officials favoured the Northerners
  B) maladministration of the British Indirect rule Policy
  C) regressive taxation of their society
  D) egalitarian nature of their society
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 497:

  Which African country experienced a prolonged and violent struggle for independence against French colonial rule, culminating in a war of independence that lasted from 1954 to 1962?

  Options:
  A) Algeria
  B) Tunisia
  C) Tunisia
  D) Morocco
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 498:

  Transportation network in colonial Nigeria was established to 

  Options:
  A) provide employment for the people
  B) encourage visits among distant relations
  C) support the movement of raw materials and the army
  D) ease local transportation problem of women
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 499:

  Who was appointed by the federal government of Nigeria as the administrator of Western Region in 1962?

  Options:
  A) Chief Ladoke Akintola
  B) Chief Obafemi Awolowo
  C) Dr M.A Majekodunmi
  D) Chief Remi Fani Kayode
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 500:

  How many years/Months/days did Murtala Muhammed spend in office and was assasinated by who?

  Options:
  A) 1 year/Ibrahim Babangida
  B) 200 months/Lt. Colonel Dimka
  C) 200 years/Major-General Muhammed Buhari
  D) 200 days/Lt. Colonel Dimka
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  The correct answer is D .