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 1:

  A major economic activity among the Nupe was

  Options:
  A) horse breeding
  B) leather work
  C) canoe-building
  D) cattle rearing.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2:

  In colonial Nigeria, export crop production was dominated by

  Options:
  A) the Europeans
  B) the Labanese
  C) peasant farmers
  D) indigenous middlemen
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3:

  Armed resistance to British rule in Northern Nigeria ended with the conquest of

  Options:
  A) Kano and Sokoto
  B) Bida and Kano
  C) Katsina and Kano
  D) Bauchi and Katsina.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4:

  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 5:

  The Clifford constitution is considered as a landmark in Nigeria history, because it ________

  Options:
  A) made way for elective principle
  B) recognized Lagos as a federal territory
  C) Gives full blown to federalism
  D) Pave way for the office of Prime minister
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  The Mahdiyya Movement began with the declaration of the Mahdi in what year?

  Options:
  A) 1878
  B) 1882
  C) 1890
  D) 1885
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7:

  Which of the following is the most important source of the history of the Hausa states?

  Options:
  A) Tarikh-as Sudan.
  B) The European account.
  C) The Kano Chronicle.
  D) The Arab traders’ account.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8:

  The survival of Ethiopia as an independent polity was as a result of the 

  Options:
  A) alliance with some European powers
  B) strong economic base of the kingdom
  C) location of the kingdom
  D) introduction of a compulsory military service
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9:

  Who was the Zulu king responsible for the expansion of the Zulu Kingdom during the MFECANE?

  Options:
  A) King Moshoeshoe
  B) King Cetshwayo
  C) Nelson Mandela
  D) Shaka Zulu
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10:

  During The Great Trek, the Boers clashed with which indigenous African groups?

  Options:
  A) Maasai and Kikuyu.
  B) Zulu and Xhosa.
  C) San and Khoikhoi.
  D) Berber and Tuareg.
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  The correct answer is B .