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 621:

  A major factor that led to the success of the Sokoto jihad was

  Options:
  A) military assistance from Borno
  B) lack of unity among the Hausa states
  C) the use of fire-arms by the jihadists
  D) periodic divine interventions.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 622:

  Anti-colonial movements in Nigeria before the World War II involved

  Options:
  A) attempts to violently chase the British out of the country
  B) collaboration with the British authority
  C) peaceful protests through petitions and conferences
  D) the establishment of pressure groups by traditional rulers.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 623:

  Nigeria was birthed in the year

  Options:
  A) 1900
  B) 1906
  C) 1914
  D) 1960
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 624:

  Which of the following areas did Malam Alimi incorporate into the Sokoto Caliphate?

  Options:
  A) Bida
  B) Ilorin
  C) Adamawa
  D) Bauchi
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 625:

  The 1959 general election was between three political parties which at the time were

  Options:
  A) NCNC, NPC, NNDP
  B) AG, NCNC, NNDP
  C) SDP, LP, NPC
  D) AG, NCNC, NPC
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 626:

  The civil war between Yakubu Gowon and OdumegwuOjukwu was mainly as a result of __________

  Options:
  A) Disrespect
  B) Favoritism
  C) Clause of Anarchy
  D) Crave for power
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 627:

  The immediate reaction of the Commonwealth to the Sharpeville massacre was the

  Options:
  A) expulsion of South Africa from the organization
  B) invitation of South Africa to a negotiation
  C) organization of anti-apartheid conferences
  D) declaration of an anti-apartheid year.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 628:

  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 629:

  The First and Second World Wars were between ... respectively

  Options:
  A) 1939-1945, 1914-1918
  B) 1914-1918, 1939-1945
  C) 1914-1919, 1932-1942
  D) 1914-1919, 1939-1945
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 630:

  Which of the following was one of the demands of the National Congress of British West Africa?

  Options:
  A) Establishment of a university in each of the colonies.
  B) Expulsion of all Syrians and Lebanese from the colonies.
  C) Election of Africans into each colony’s council.
  D) Restriction of the activities of Christian missionaries in the colonies.
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  The correct answer is C .