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:

  ____________ played a prominent role in the government of the Kanem-Borno empire.

  Options:
  A) King Mohammed
  B) Queen mother, Magira
  C) The slaves in the empire
  D) The trans-Atlantic traders
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2:

  The greatest problem faced by the Old Oyo Empire in the early 19th century was the

  Options:
  A) weakening of the central authority
  B) incursion of the jihadists
  C) British encroachment into Yorubaland
  D) dominant influence of Bashorun Gaha.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  The Mahdiyya Movement in Sudan overthrew the ...

  Options:
  A) Italo-Egyptian Regime in the early 1880s
  B) Italo-Egyptian Regime in the early 1890s
  C) Ottoman-Egyptian Regime in the early 1880s
  D) Ottoman-Egyptian Regime in the early 1890s
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4:

  The policy of assimilation fails in French colony mainly due to _________

  Options:
  A) the autonomous units
  B) chambers of deputies
  C) no respect for the peoples opinion
  D) limited right to education
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5:

  The early missionaries abandoned their work in Benin mainly because of

  Options:
  A) antagonism from the Oba
  B) resistance from the people
  C) lack of resources
  D) ill health and health.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6:

  During the Mahdiyya Movement, the British-Egyptian forces were defeated at the Battle of

  Options:
  A) Kerreri
  B) Dongola
  C) Khartoum
  D) Omdurman
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7:

  The Mahdiyya Movement in the sudan was principally a reaction against

  Options:
  A) internal oppression
  B) northern domination
  C) foreign pressures
  D) economic difficulties.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8:

  Nigeria became the ________ member of United nation organization in 1960.

  Options:
  A) 90th
  B) 15th
  C) 99th
  D) 120th
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9:

  In the pre-colonial period, the Aku of Wukari derived his power mainly from

  Options:
  A) the strength of his army
  B) the role as a supplier of slaves
  C) his control of trade routes
  D) his spiritual influence in the kingdom.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10:

  One of these is not an organ of Organisation of Petroleum exporting countries.

  Options:
  A) The Conference
  B) General Assembly
  C) Board of Governors
  D) The Secretariat
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  The correct answer is B .