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:

  The Second Republic in Nigeria refers to
  the period

  Options:
  A) General Babangida was Head of State
  B) between 1979 and 1983
  C) General Obasanjo was Head of State
  D) the period between 1960 and 1966
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 712:

  Who was the head of the Zulus at the time of the Mfecane war?

  Options:
  A) Zwide
  B) Shaka
  C) Dingiswayo
  D) Sobhuza
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 713:

  King Jaja of Opobo was forcibly removed for ...

  Options:
  A) conspiracy against the British colonialists
  B) his obstruction of commerce
  C) the attempt to declare the freedom of his people from colonial rule
  D) his resistance to slave trading
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 714:

  What does the name Liberia mean?

  Options:
  A) Liberated
  B) Cheers to freedom
  C) Land of freedom
  D) independence
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 715:

  The 1886 Treaty is significant in Yoruba history because it

  Options:
  A) brought peace and stability to Yorubaland
  B) affirmed Ekitiparapo’s independence
  C) was negotiated by two Yoruba repatriates
  D) reopened trade between Lagos and the hinterland.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 716:

  Before the fall of apartheid and expansion of franchise to all residents of the country, Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for

  Options:
  A) 37 years
  B) 18 years
  C) 27 years
  D) 26 years
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 717:

  In 1840, Sayyid Said transferred his capital from Muscat to?

  Options:
  A) Arabia
  B) Zanzibar
  C) Omani
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 718:

  The completion of the 36 states in Nigeria was done by ____________ in __________ year

  Options:
  A) Ibrahim Babangida, 1991
  B) Abacha, 1996
  C) Yakubu Gowon, 1975
  D) Murtala/Obasanjo, 1976
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 719:

  The main reason for the construction of the railway from Port-Harcourt into the hinterland was the

  Options:
  A) discovery of tin in Jos area
  B) discovery of a deep sea harbor at Port-Harcourt
  C) discovery of coal at Udi
  D) need to evacuate export crops from the hinterland.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 720:

  The main party against apartheid party in South African was the __________

  Options:
  A) Nigeria-South Africa Republic
  B) British Unionist Congress
  C) National Party
  D) African National Congress
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  The correct answer is D .