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 81:

  The British colonial policy of "indirect rule" was first implemented in Nigeria by Lugard in which region?

  Options:
  A) Calabar
  B) Oyo
  C) Lagos
  D) Kano
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 82:

  The Yoruba background to the Oba of Benin is emphasized by the

  Options:
  A) similarities of Benin and Ife arts
  B) similarities in their political structures
  C) relationship between Oranmiyan and Ogiso dynasties
  D) Oranmiyan legend in Benin history.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 83:

  Nationalist’s resistance to colonialism in Africa was influenced by

  Options:
  A) the level of literacy among the people
  B) relations between the Africans and Europeans
  C) the effect of Islamic religion on the people
  D) the nature and character of the leadership.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 84:

  United Nation Organization emerge as a result of collapse of ____________

  Options:
  A) League of Nigeria (LON)
  B) League of Nations (LON)
  C) European Union (EU)
  D) Nation of the World ( NTW)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 85:

  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 86:

  Certain chiefs in Eastern Nigeria were called warrant chiefs because they

  Options:
  A) had some royal connections
  B) were created by the British
  C) had warrants to arrest offenders
  D) were the first to receive Western education.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 87:

  All of these except one are the motives of the Britain for colonizing Africa during the imperialism?

  Options:
  A) political and military interest
  B) social interest
  C) humanitarian and religious goal
  D) economic interest
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 88:

  The 1959 general election was between three political parties which at the time were

  Options:
  A) NCNC, NPC, NNDP
  B) AG, NCNC, NNDP
  C) SDP, LP, NPC
  D) AG, NCNC, NPC
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 89:

  Which of the following was a significant trading commodity in the Nigeria area before 1800?

  Options:
  A) Coffee
  B) Rubber
  C) Cocoa
  D) Kola nuts
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 90:

  A major cause of depopulation in Nigeria in the 18th century was

  Options:
  A) the trans-Saharan trade
  B) the trans-Atlantic slave trade
  C) human sacrifice
  D) inter-ethnic warfare
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  The correct answer is B .