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 of the following pionnered Christian missionary activities in Calabar?

  Options:
  A) Mary Slessor
  B) William Baike
  C) Thomas Freeman
  D) Hope Waddell.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 562:

  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 .
• Question 563:

  During the Mahdiyya Movement, the British-Egyptian forces were defeated at the Battle of

  Options:
  A) Kerreri
  B) Dongola
  C) Khartoum
  D) Omdurman
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 564:

  The greatest ruler in the history of Benin Kingdom was

  Options:
  A) Oba Ewuare
  B) Oba Ewedo
  C) Oba Ovonramwen
  D) Oba Ewuakpe
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 565:

  Sierria Leone and Liberia were founded in what year _______ and _______ respectively

  Options:
  A) 1787 and 1824
  B) 1824 and 1787
  C) 1856 and 1926
  D) 1926 and 1856
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 566:

  One of these is not an organ of Organisation of Petroleum exporting countries.

  Options:
  A) The Conference
  B) General Assembly
  C) Board of Governors
  D) The Secretariat
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 567:

  The women who wielded political influence in Borno were

  Options:
  A) Magara, Magira and Gumsu
  B) Gumsu, Daurama and Magira
  C) Turunku, Magara and Gumsu
  D) Daurama, Turunku and Kaugama.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 568:

  The leader of the South African Black consciousness Movement who died in detention in 1977 was

  Options:
  A) Walter Sisulu
  B) Albert Luthuli
  C) Robert Sobukwe
  D) Steve Biko.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 569:

  The first school in Nigeria was __________.

  Options:
  A) CMS grammar school
  B) Yaba higher school
  C) Nursery of Infant Church
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 570:

  Who is often considered the founder of modern Egypt and the ruler of Egypt from 1805 to 1848?

  Options:
  A) Mohammed Ali
  B) Gamal Abdel Nasser
  C) Khedive Ismail
  D) King Farouk
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  The correct answer is A .