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 761:

  The colonial officer who was responsible for splitting the Southern Province in to Eastern and Western Provinces was

  Options:
  A) Bernard Bourdillon
  B) Graeme Thompson
  C) Hugh Clifford
  D) Frederick Lugard.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 762:

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

  Options:
  A) economic interdependence
  B) military alliance
  C) marriage ties
  D) political ties
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 763:

  The Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was the resultant merger of the

  Options:
  A) Colony of Lagos and the Southern Protectorate
  B) Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria and the Northern Protectorate
  C) Northern Protectorate and the Colony of Western Nigeria
  D) Colony of Western Nigeria and the Protectorate of Southern and Northern Nigeria
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 764:

  Who is regarded the father of modern Egypt?

  Options:
  A) Haile Selaisse
  B) Brutus Ghali Brutus
  C) Senghor Cedric
  D) Mohammad Ali
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 765:

  Before the Macpherson's constitution of 1951, the North was governed by

  Options:
  A) Elders
  B) Emirs
  C) The Constitution
  D) Proclamation of the Governor
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 766:

  The three existing groups before the creation of Organizations of Africa Unity in 1963 were __________

  Options:
  A) Casablanca, Blazzavire, Morroco
  B) Casablanca, Brazzaville, Malagasy
  C) Casablanca, Brazzaville, Monrovia
  D) Morroco, Brazzilians and Zambia
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 767:

  Clothe dyeing started in what part of Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) South-East
  B) South-West
  C) North-East
  D) North-Central
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 768:

  What was the major consequence of the Scramble for Africa in Yorubaland?

  Options:
  A) Yorubaland experienced rapid industrialization.
  B) Yorubaland lost its independence and became a British protectorate.
  C) Yoruba city-states formed a confederation.
  D) Yorubaland became a French colony.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 769:

  The main goal of the British expedition against the Aro was to

  Options:
  A) eliminate all opposition to their presence in the hinterland
  B) pave the way for the Christianization of Igboland
  C) destroy the Ibini-Ukpabi oracle
  D) liberate the Igbo from Aro bondage
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 770:

  The emergence of states in Hausaland was mainly attributed to

  Options:
  A) wars of conquest
  B) immigration of groups
  C) trading activities
  D) population increase
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  The correct answer is C .