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 ______ presides over the Shariah Law court in the Sokoto Caliphate

  Options:
  A) Hakimi
  B) Dogari
  C) Maaji
  D) Alkali
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 62:

  When was the Census crisis in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) 1962/1963
  B) 1964/1965
  C) 1965/1966
  D) 1968/1969
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 63:

  Transportation network in colonial Nigeria was established to

  Options:
  A) ease local transportation problem of women
  B) encourage visits among distant relations
  C) support the movement of raw materials and the army
  D) provide employment for the people
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 64:

  The rise of Shaka the Zulu was a result
  of the

  Options:
  A) introduction of new military tactics
  B) support he got from the Boer
  C) wealth he acquired from heavy taxation
  D) decentralization of political authority.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 65:

  The women who wielded political influence in Borno were

  Options:
  A) Magara, Magira and Gumsu
  B) Gumsu, Daurama and Magira
  C) Turunku, Magara and Gumsu
  D) Daurama, Turunku and Kaugama.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 66:

  A major reason for the introduction of indirect rule in Northern Nigeria was to

  Options:
  A) ensure perfect control of the economy
  B) further weaken the position of the elite class
  C) assist the Christian missionaries in their activities
  D) secure cheap labour for railway construction.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 67:

  It was difficult for the Nigerian coastal chiefs to give up the slave trade after its abolition because

  Options:
  A) it had been part of African culture
  B) Africans were too involved to give up the trade
  C) the British Navy was not effective in enforcing the abolition
  D) the trade was still crucial to the economy of their states.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 68:

  The last European power to join the race for colonies in Africa was

  Options:
  A) France
  B) Portugal
  C) Germany
  D) Belgium.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 69:

  The Nigerian Second Republic adopted a/an ... system of governance

  Options:
  A) West-Minster
  B) British-styled Presidential
  C) American-styled Presidential
  D) Confederal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 70:

  In the 18th century, Zaria was under the influence of

  Options:
  A) Borno
  B) Daura
  C) Kano
  D) Sokoto
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  The correct answer is A .