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:

  The repeated attempts by Egypt and Italy to colonize Ethiopia led to the

  Options:
  A) end of the Era of Princes in Ethiopia
  B) conquest of Southern Ethiopia
  C) expansion of the colonial tendencies to pacify Ethiopia
  D) battle of Adwa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 62:

  The greatest problem faced by the Old Oyo Empire in the early 19th century was the

  Options:
  A) weakening of the central authority
  B) incursion of the jihadists
  C) British encroachment into Yorubaland
  D) dominant influence of Bashorun Gaha.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 63:

  In 17th Century, the Dutch settlers largely relied on ... to build up South Africa

  Options:
  A) natural resources
  B) government proceeds
  C) black South African slaves
  D) basic social infrastructures
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 64:

  The Mau Mau revolt in Kenya had its origin in the

  Options:
  A) colonial government’s inability to provide essential services to the people
  B) imprisonment of Jomo Kenyatta by the colonial administration
  C) occupation of Kikuyu land by the British
  D) inherent militancy of the Kikuyu.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 65:

  The ethnic groups that occupy the hinterland of the Bight of Benin include the

  Options:
  A) Edo, the Yoruba and the Urhobo
  B) Itsekiri, the Igbo and the Idoma
  C) Yoruba, the Jukun and the Efik
  D) Igbo, the Ibibio and the Tiv
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 66:

  The Nok culture is associated with the archaelogical findings at

  Options:
  A) Ile-Ife
  B) Benin
  C) Taruga
  D) Igbo Ukwu.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 67:

  Armed resistance to British rule in Northern Nigeria ended with the conquest of

  Options:
  A) Kano and Sokoto
  B) Bida and Kano
  C) Katsina and Kano
  D) Bauchi and Katsina.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 68:

  Which of the following pionnered Christian missionary activities in Calabar?

  Options:
  A) Thomas Freeman
  B) William Baike
  C) Hope Waddell.
  D) Mary Slessor
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 69:

  What was the first capital of the Kanem-Borno empire?

  Options:
  A) Birni Ngazargamu
  B) Njimi
  C) Bornu
  D) Birni Gazargamu
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 70:

  The Great Trek happened in what country?

  Options:
  A) South Africa
  B) Liberia
  C) Sierra Leone
  D) Egypt
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  The correct answer is A .