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:

  What country was the first to be introduced to Christianity in West Africa?

  Options:
  A) Sierra Leone
  B) Liberia
  C) Nigeria
  D) Ghana
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 762:

  Muhammadu Buhari served as Nigeria's military head of state during which period?

  Options:
  A) 1976-1979
  B) 2007-2010
  C) 1993-1998
  D) 1983-1985
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 763:

  In what century did the Trans-Saharan trade start?

  Options:
  A) 8th century
  B) 5th century
  C) 17th century
  D) 4th century
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 764:

  Which initiative was launched by the Buhari administration to tackle corruption in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission)
  B) Operation Python Dance
  C) Operation Crocodile Smile
  D) Operation Lafiya Dole
  E) The Presidential Initiative on Continuous Audit (PICA)
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 765:

  The Coussey Commission Report laid the ground-work for the eventual independence of

  Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Gambia
  C) Liberia
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 766:

  Paternalism was a colonial policy adopted
  by

  Options:
  A) Britain
  B) Portugal
  C) Germany
  D) France.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 767:

  The greatest contribution of the Christian Missionary Society in West Africa was in

  Options:
  A) establishing trading companies
  B) stopping the slave trade
  C) the emergence of educated elite
  D) the production of cash crop.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 768:

  The Nigerian Youth Movement collapsed as a result of

  Options:
  A) its failure to win elections
  B) shortage of funds to run its affairs
  C) the harassment of its leadership by government
  D) the break-up of its leadership.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 769:

  During the Second Republic, Nigeria experienced a boom in which sector?

  Options:
  A) Technology
  B) Mining
  C) Oil and gas
  D) Agriculture
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 770:

  European traders did not venture into the interior of Nigeria before the 19th century because

  Options:
  A) they were ignorant of the area
  B) of their fear of the African middlemen
  C) the African middlemen served their needs
  D) they were very few in number.
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  The correct answer is C .