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 711:

  Colonialism is often regarded as a double-edged sword particularly because

  Options:
  A) the infrastructure built from West African forced labour was also designed to exploit their natural resources
  B) educational institutions were built which contributed to human capacity development
  C) the raods built by the Europeans lead to the urbanization of West African towns and cities
  D) the European investment in the extractive industry developed trade and commerce
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 712:

  In the Ekine society of the Niger Delta, promotion was based on

  Options:
  A) the number of slaves possessed
  B) artistic ability
  C) respect for age
  D) personal conduct.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 713:

  In pre-colonial Nigeria, intergroup contacts were encourage mostly by

  Options:
  A) military alliance
  B) marriage ties
  C) political ties
  D) economic interdependence
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 714:

  The most significant act of statesmanship associated with
  Abdulsalami regime was

  Options:
  A) promulgate the 1999 Constitution
  B) handing over power to a civilian government
  C) the release of political prisoners
  D) organizing successful general elections.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 715:

  When the pattern of Assimilation failed, the french colonialist resolved to ________

  Options:
  A) Association
  B) Coercion
  C) Infliction
  D) Indirect Rule
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 716:

  Which African leader famously stated, "I am the captain of my soul" and became an icon of the decolonization movement?

  Options:
  A) Nelson Mandela
  B) Julius Nyerere
  C) Patrice Lumumba
  D) Jomo Kenyatta
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 717:

  During the Great Trek, the Voortrekkers clashed with the indigenous Zulu people. Who was the Zulu king at that time?

  Options:
  A) King Zwelithini
  B) Dingane kaSenzangakhona
  C) Cetshwayo kaMpande
  D) Shaka Zulu
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 718:

  Lagos colony and protectorate of southern Nigeria was merge merged together to form ____________

  Options:
  A) Protectorate of southern Nigeria
  B) Lagos colony and protectorate of southern Nigeria
  C) Nigeria protectorates
  D) Protectorate of Nigeria
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 719:

  The Berber scholar, al-Mukhtar, contributed to the success of the Masina Jihad by

  Options:
  A) preparing the ground through the Qadiriyyah Brotherhood
  B) fighting alongside Seju Ahmadu
  C) mobilizing various groups to fight for Seku Ahmadu
  D) appealing to Ardo Moudo to support Seku Ahmadu.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 720:

  A factor responsible for the growth of large towns among the Yoruba was the

  Options:
  A) absence of conflict in the area
  B) concentration of Europeans in the area
  C) fertile nature of the soil in the area
  D) high centralization of authority in the area.
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  The correct answer is C .