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 61:

  Regionalism was undisputably acknowledged and accredited to _________

  Options:
  A) Arthur Richard
  B) Macpherson
  C) Clifford
  D) Lyttleton
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 62:

  The principal target of the Aba Women demonstrators of 1929 were the

  Options:
  A) European traders
  B) Warrant chiefs
  C) Christian missionaries
  D) Court clerks.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 63:

  Which major international power supported Biafra during the Civil War?

  Options:
  A) France
  B) China
  C) United Kingdom
  D) United States
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 64:

  Egypt became the centre of international rivalry because of the

  Options:
  A) huge investment in the Suez-canal
  B) rich soil for cotton and sugar cultivation
  C) great cities of Cairo and Alexandria
  D) strategic importance of the country.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 65:

  Sierra Leone owes its name to the 15th century

  Options:
  A) British
  B) France
  C) Portuguese
  D) Spanish
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 66:

  Nnamdi Azikiwe's West African Pilot was established in what year?

  Options:
  A) 1936
  B) 1937
  C) 1938
  D) 1939
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 67:

  In post-apartheid South Africa, the main concern of government is to

  Options:
  A) punish the people who perpetrated apartheid
  B) redress the injustices of the apartheid policy
  C) make the country the giant of Africa
  D) make the country a permanent member of the UN Security Council
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 68:

  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 69:

  Islam came to Nigeria in the ______ century.

  Options:
  A) 11th
  B) 12th
  C) 17th
  D) 18th
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 70:

  Regionalism notable with ... may be said to have laid the foundational basis for the latter state creation in Nigeria

  Options:
  A) Authur Richard
  B) John Macpherson
  C) Oliver Lyttleton
  D) Hugh Clifford
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  The correct answer is A .