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 71:

  A major impact of the Omani on East Africa was the

  Options:
  A) spread of Islam
  B) emergence of states
  C) improvement in agriculture
  D) introduction of the slave trade.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 72:

  A major impact of the Omani on East Africa was the

  Options:
  A) spread of Islam
  B) emergence of states
  C) improvement in agriculture
  D) introduction of the slave trade.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 73:

  The Fashoda incident of 1898 resulted in a rift between

  Options:
  A) France and Germany
  B) Germany and Britain
  C) France and Italy
  D) Britain and France
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 74:

  The Nigeria colonial economy majorly depended on the exportation of _______

  Options:
  A) crude oil, cocoa and rubber
  B) palmkernel, groundnut and cocoa
  C) cocoa, palm produce and groundnut
  D) crude oil, garri and cocoa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 75:

  When did the Madhist war begin?

  Options:
  A) 1880
  B) 1881
  C) 1882
  D) 1883
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 76:

  The correspondence between Sokoto and Borno during the jihad was entered on the

  Options:
  A) qualification for a true Muslin to perform the hajj
  B) justification of the jihad against an Islamic state
  C) declaration of the jihad against non-Muslims
  D) difference between traditional religion and Islam.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 77:

  One of these is a regional language of the Omani Empire?

  Options:
  A) English
  B) Sweden
  C) Arabic
  D) Portuguese
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 78:

  Anti-colonial movements in Nigeria before the World War II involved

  Options:
  A) attempts to violently chase the British out of the country
  B) collaboration with the British authority
  C) peaceful protests through petitions and conferences
  D) the establishment of pressure groups by traditional rulers.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 79:

  One of the factors that attracted the Europeans to East Africa was the desire

  Options:
  A) for tropical produce
  B) for territorial expansion
  C) to establish Christian missions
  D) to spread Western education.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 80:

  A major similarity of the 19th century jihads in West Africa was that

  Options:
  A) they were executed at the same time
  B) the participants were of the same origin
  C) they had a common objective
  D) they brought unity between the Hausa and the Fulani.
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  The correct answer is C .