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:

  The Efik Kingdom had a highly developed system of writing known as

  Options:
  A) Hieroglyphics
  B) Cuneiform
  C) Ajami
  D) Nsibidi
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2:

  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 3:

  The political party that controlled the Federal Government during the Second Republic in Nigeria was the

  Options:
  A) Great Nigeria Peoples Party
  B) Nigeria Peoples Party
  C) Unity Party of Nigeria
  D) National Party of Nigeria.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4:

  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 5:

  How many years/Months/days did Murtala Muhammed spend in office and was assasinated by who?

  Options:
  A) 1 year/Ibrahim Babangida
  B) 200 months/Lt. Colonel Dimka
  C) 200 years/Major-General Muhammed Buhari
  D) 200 days/Lt. Colonel Dimka
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6:

  Clothe dyeing started in what part of Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) South-East
  B) South-West
  C) North-East
  D) North-Central
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7:

  Which Christian missionary is known for translating the Bible into several indigenous Liberian languages?

  Options:
  A) Edward Blyden
  B) Samuel Ajayi Crowther
  C) Mary Slessor
  D) Lott Cary
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8:

  The women who wielded political influence in Borno were

  Options:
  A) Magara, Magira and Gumsu
  B) Gumsu, Daurama and Magira
  C) Turunku, Magara and Gumsu
  D) Daurama, Turunku and Kaugama.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9:

  Who was the Oba of Benin during the height of the kingdom's power in the 19th century?

  Options:
  A) Oba Ewuare II
  B) Oba Ovonramwen
  C) Oba Akenzua II
  D) Oba Erediauwa
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 10:

  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 .