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 651:

  Under the Qaramanli rulers, the economy of Libya depend on

  Options:
  A) agriculture and slave trade
  B) piracy and trade
  C) taxation and tribute
  D) war booties and tolls.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 652:

  The correspondence between Sokoto and Borno during the jihad was entered on the

  Options:
  A) qualification for a true Muslin to perform the hajj
  B) justification of the jihad against an Islamic state
  C) declaration of the jihad against non-Muslims
  D) difference between traditional religion and Islam.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 653:

  The colonization of Liberia began in what year

  Options:
  A) 1875
  B) 1822
  C) 1807
  D) 1850
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 654:

  One of the main aims of the British conquest of Buganda was to

  Options:
  A) gain access to the cape of Good Hope
  B) pain control of the gold mines of Bunyoro
  C) prevent other Europeans from controlling the source of the Nile
  D) take control of the trade routes in the area.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 655:

  The method that was used by the Europeans to control the admininstration of the Southern Nigeria was

  Options:
  A) Assimilation
  B) Divide and Rule
  C) Persuasion
  D) Trade concession
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 656:

  Nigeria became a member of OPEC since ___________

  Options:
  A) 1971
  B) 1960
  C) 1975
  D) 1962
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 657:

  An influential advocate of the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates was

  Options:
  A) Otunba Payne
  B) John Beecroft
  C) E.D. morel
  D) Henry Carr
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 658:

  Indirect rule was first practised in ______ before it was introduced to Nigeria.

  Options:
  A) India
  B) Malaysia
  C) Pakistan
  D) Japan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 659:

  The Berlin conference on the partitioning of Africa was held in _______.

  Options:
  A) 1888/1889
  B) 1887/1888
  C) 1885/1886
  D) 1884/1885
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 660:

  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 .