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 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 2:

  The dissatisfaction of the Boer with British reforms at the Cape Colony made them to

  Options:
  A) stage a rebellion against the British
  B) negotiate peace settlement with the British
  C) form a strong political organization
  D) emigrate from the area.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3:

  Which organization played a crucial role in the fight against apartheid in South Africa and was led by Nelson Mandela?

  Options:
  A) Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
  B) African Union (AU)
  C) Southern African Development Community (SADC)
  D) African National Congress (ANC)
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4:

  The Nok culture is associated with the archaelogical findings at

  Options:
  A) Ile-Ife
  B) Benin
  C) Taruga
  D) Igbo Ukwu.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5:

  Which of the following formalized colonial penetration into Africa?

  Options:
  A) Brussel Conference
  B) Paris Treaty
  C) Berlin conference
  D) Treaty of Versale
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6:

  The main features of the economy of the forest zone of Nigeria in the eighteenth century were

  Options:
  A) pastoral farming and fishing
  B) fishing and salt-making
  C) cotton cultivation and weaving
  D) cash crop production and trading.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7:

  A Policy central to the Kanem-Borno Empire was that of

  Options:
  A) the British hegemony
  B) imperial expansion and firearms trading
  C) nomadic orientation of its people
  D) state-led land reforms
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8:

  Which of the following were former British colonies?

  Options:
  A) Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Liberia
  B) Cameroon, Togo, Egypt and Ghana
  C) Sierra Leone, Gambia, Nigeria and Ghana
  D) Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and South Africa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9:

  The protectorate of Nigeria in 1914 became _________ in 1946

  Options:
  A) states
  B) provinces
  C) regions
  D) sections
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10:

  One of these is a regional language of the Omani Empire?

  Options:
  A) English
  B) Sweden
  C) Arabic
  D) Portuguese
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  The correct answer is C .