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 561:

  Which major event led to the decline of the Benin Kingdom's influence in the 19th century?

  Options:
  A) The American Civil War
  B) The Scramble for Africa
  C) The Opium Wars
  D) The French Revolution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 562:

  The decline of the Songhai Empire in the 16th century was partly due to

  Options:
  A) Internal unrest and external attacks
  B) Arab invasions
  C) British colonial expansion
  D) Portuguese trade restrictions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 563:

  ___________ was the governor of the protectorate of Lagos and Southern Nigeria in 1906.

  Options:
  A) Sir Walter Raleigh
  B) Sir Walter Egerton
  C) Lord Lugard
  D) Sir William Robertson
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 564:

  The reign of Sayyid said in East Africa was marked by

  Options:
  A) a gradual growth in Portuguese influence
  B) decline in the slave trade
  C) crises at home and pirates at sea
  D) the loss of Pate to the Mazrui.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 565:

  The rise of Shaka the Zulu was a result
  of the

  Options:
  A) introduction of new military tactics
  B) support he got from the Boer
  C) wealth he acquired from heavy taxation
  D) decentralization of political authority.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 566:

  The policy of assimilation fails in French colony mainly due to _________

  Options:
  A) the autonomous units
  B) chambers of deputies
  C) no respect for the peoples opinion
  D) limited right to education
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 567:

  In 1963, the Eastern region of Nigeria went to the supreme court over the

  Options:
  A) decision of the federal government to conduct a fresh census
  B) exclusion of Easterners resident in the North from the census
  C) the population figures of the national census
  D) exclusion of women in the national census.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 568:

  One of these is a regional language of the Omani Empire?

  Options:
  A) English
  B) Sweden
  C) Arabic
  D) Portuguese
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 569:

  The Ekiti Parapo was aimed at

  Options:
  A) checking European inroad into Yorubaland
  B) restoring the dignity of the Alaafin
  C) reducing the powers of Ibadan
  D) forming a federated government.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 570:

  Which of the following countries did the Murtala/Obasanjo regime assist during their struggle for independence?

  Options:
  A) Guinea Bissau and Namibia
  B) Angola and Zimbabwe
  C) Sierra Leone and Equitorial Guinea.
  D) The Gambia and Tanzania
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  The correct answer is B .