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 of the following areas did Malam Alimi incorporate into the Sokoto Caliphate?

  Options:
  A) Bida
  B) Ilorin
  C) Adamawa
  D) Bauchi
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2:

  All the following except one led to the re-emergence of old trade patterns under Omani rule

  Options:
  A) availability of capital from India
  B) increased demand for slaves
  C) attack on the Portuguese in the 1640s
  D) willingness of Africans in the interior to take slaves to the coast
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3:

  The Emir of Sokoto controls the ________ empire as one of the supreme headquarter.

  Options:
  A) Eastern
  B) Western
  C) Southern
  D) Central
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4:

  One of the objectives for the formation of the South African Native Congress in 1912 was to

  Options:
  A) retrieve all lands seized by the whites
  B) integrate the various groups and races.
  C) encourage black participation in governance
  D) establish a political party
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5:

  The South-Eastern part of Nigeria was _________ in its political system before the advent of colonialism.

  Options:
  A) village/ clan based
  B) individual based
  C) monarchical based
  D) religious based
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  The greatest contribution of the Christian Missionary Society in West Africa was in

  Options:
  A) establishing trading companies
  B) stopping the slave trade
  C) the emergence of educated elite
  D) the production of cash crop.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7:

  The spread of Islam between the 11th and 14th centuries in Nigeria was largely due to

  Options:
  A) trade and commerce
  B) Arab missionary activities
  C) the waging of jihads
  D) absence of any religion in the area
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  The correct answer is A .
• 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:

  Christianity spread fast in Nigeria because it

  Options:
  A) was associated with Western education
  B) had superior spiritual appeal
  C) preached social equality
  D) was opposed to oppression by rulers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10:

  The Omani Empire declined in the 19th century due to

  Options:
  A) Internal power struggles
  B) Natural disasters
  C) Invasions from neighboring empires
  D) European colonialism
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  The correct answer is A .