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 771:

  Under the Qaramanli rulers, the economy of Libya depend on

  Options:
  A) agriculture and slave trade
  B) piracy and trade
  C) taxation and tribute
  D) war booties and tolls.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 772:

  All the following except one were the motivating reasons behind the Great Trek

  Options:
  A) the fear that the emigration might lead to a decline of civilisation
  B) insecurity about the conflict on the Eastern frontier of South Africa
  C) restoration of economic, cultural and political unity independent of the British power
  D) threat of liberalism by the new colonial regime
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 773:

  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 774:

  Which of the following areas did Malam Alimi incorporate into the Sokoto Caliphate?

  Options:
  A) Bida
  B) Ilorin
  C) Adamawa
  D) Bauchi
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 775:

  The equivalent of the Aare- ona kankanfo of the Yoruba pre-colonial system in the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial system is the

  Options:
  A) Galadima
  B) Madawaki
  C) Waziri
  D) Sarkin
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 776:

  The Trans-Atlantic slave trade was abolished in Britain in what year?

  Options:
  A) 1806
  B) 1807
  C) 1808
  D) 1809
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 777:

  The amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorate of Nigeria took place on

  Options:
  A) 10 July, 1914
  B) 1 January, 1921
  C) 10 December, 1941
  D) 1 January, 1914
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 778:

  The Mfecane resulted in the

  Options:
  A) division and fragmentation of the Zulu nation
  B) formation of the Ndebele state
  C) decrease in Boer influence in South Africa
  D) dispersal of the Zulu to the Katanga copper belt.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 779:

  The colonial investments in extractive industries invariably led to the

  Options:
  A) urbanization of towns and cities in Nigeria
  B) arrival of slave trading in Nigeria and Africa
  C) motivation of a continued colonial rule
  D) uneven development of the regions in Nigeria
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 780:

  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 .