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 Jihad Uttsam Dan fodio launched in 1804 saw to the ___________ of Islam

  Options:
  A) Domineering
  B) Abolison
  C) Acknowledgement
  D) Extinction
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2:

  The Mfecane was primarily driven by

  Options:
  A) Famine and drought
  B) Intertribal conflicts and population movements
  C) European colonial expansion
  D) Arab slave trade
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3:

  What country was the first to be introduced to Christianity in West Africa?

  Options:
  A) Sierra Leone
  B) Liberia
  C) Nigeria
  D) Ghana
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4:

  Sierra Leone is home to a rich musical tradition, with one popular genre known as

  Options:
  A) Maringa
  B) Reggae
  C) Highlife
  D) Salsa
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5:

  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 6:

  The immediate reaction of the Commonwealth to the Sharpeville massacre was the

  Options:
  A) expulsion of South Africa from the organization
  B) invitation of South Africa to a negotiation
  C) organization of anti-apartheid conferences
  D) declaration of an anti-apartheid year.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7:

  The major reason for Nigeria’s interest in the Liberian Civil War was to save herself from

  Options:
  A) bearing the burden of the war’s refugees
  B) losing her investments in Liberia
  C) losing her citizens in Liberia
  D) losing her position as a regional power.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  The political party with the most radical orientation in the First Republic was the

  Options:
  A) NEPU
  B) NPC
  C) NCNC
  D) AG.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9:

  The objective of the 1934 legislation imposing quotas on imported goods from non-British sources was to

  Options:
  A) develop Nigerian industries
  B) increase Nigeria’s Gross National Product
  C) exclude cheap Japanese textiles
  D) regulate trade between Nigeria and other countries.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10:

  Samori Toure is often described as the “African Napoleon” because he

  Options:
  A) was a great military tactician
  B) learned a great deal from Napoleon
  C) employed similar tactics as Napoleon
  D) had a well trained army.
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  The correct answer is A .