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:

  Which region of Nigeria was known for its active involvement in long-distance trade during the pre-1800 period?

  Options:
  A) Sahara Desert
  B) Niger Delta
  C) Lake Chad Basin
  D) Benue River Valley
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2:

  The expansion of white communities in South Africa is a major cause of ________

  Options:
  A) The great trek
  B) Racial war
  C) African unionism
  D) The great war
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  whose administration favoured the decolonistion as self determination of African states

  Options:
  A) Balewas regime
  B) Murtala\Obasanjos regime
  C) Buhari\Idiagbon regime
  D) Shehu Shagari regime
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4:

  ECOWAS was found under whose leadership?

  Options:
  A) Olusegun Obasanjo
  B) Yakubu Gowon
  C) Aguyi Ironsi
  D) Ibrahim Babangida
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5:

  The Mahdiyya movement in Sudan was a fundamental reaction against

  Options:
  A) Economic boom
  B) Political instability
  C) Internal oppression and domination
  D) Economic difficulties
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6:

  One of the following is not credited with the General Obasanjo's military regime

  Options:
  A) the Universal Primary Education Program
  B) the Operation Feed the Nation
  C) the Festival of Arts and Culture
  D) the Structural Adjustment Programme
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7:

  Transportation network in colonial Nigeria was established to 

  Options:
  A) provide employment for the people
  B) encourage visits among distant relations
  C) support the movement of raw materials and the army
  D) ease local transportation problem of women
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8:

  In pre-colonial Nigeria, intergroup contacts were encourage mostly by

  Options:
  A) military alliance
  B) marriage ties
  C) political ties
  D) economic interdependence
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9:

  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 10:

  Who established the Sokoto Caliphate?

  Options:
  A) Abdullahi Dan Fodio
  B) Ahmadu Bello
  C) Usman Dan Fodio
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .