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 601:

  The Battle of Tel el-Kebir was fought between

  Options:
  A) the British and the Urabists
  B) Tawfiq and the Mahdists
  C) the Khedive and the Wafdists
  D) Napoleon and the Mamluks.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 602:

  The colonial officer who was responsible for splitting the Southern Province in to Eastern and Western Provinces was

  Options:
  A) Bernard Bourdillon
  B) Graeme Thompson
  C) Hugh Clifford
  D) Frederick Lugard.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 603:

  Muhammad es Sadek was a 19th century ruler of

  Options:
  A) Morocco
  B) Libya
  C) Tunisia
  D) Algeria.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 604:

  The Battle of Tel el-Kebir was fought between

  Options:
  A) Tawfiq and the Mahdists
  B) the Khedive and the Wafdists
  C) Napoleon and the Mamluks.
  D) the British and the Urabists
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 605:

  Th leader of the South African's black consciousness movement (Steve Biko) died in _________

  Options:
  A) 1914
  B) 1946
  C) 1977
  D) 1960
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 606:

  The Oyo Empire collapsed as a result of

  Options:
  A) internal and external crises
  B) the revolt of Afonja
  C) the weakening of the army
  D) British presence in Yorubaland.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 607:

  ____________ played a prominent role in the government of the Kanem-Borno empire.

  Options:
  A) King Mohammed
  B) Queen mother, Magira
  C) The slaves in the empire
  D) The trans-Atlantic traders
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 608:

  The main cause of the decline of the Benin Kingdom in the 19th century was the

  Options:
  A) absence of a strong and effective army
  B) bitter struggle for the throne by the ruling families
  C) strained relations between Benin and Agbor
  D) British abolition of the trans- Atlantic slave trade.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 609:

  The head of the administration of the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria was titled

  Options:
  A) High Commissioner
  B) Governor-General
  C) Lieutenant General
  D) Emir
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 610:

  One important characteristic of both recent and earlier Islamic reform movements is the emphasis on the

  Options:
  A) mediation of others for understanding the Koran and traditions of the prophet
  B) use of African languages as a medium of communication
  C) decline in the use of educational resource institutes
  D) rigidity of the use of Arabic language
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  The correct answer is B .