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 European power that acquired the largest number of territories in West Africa was

  Options:
  A) Britain
  B) Germany
  C) Belgium
  D) France.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2:

  Clothe dyeing started in what part of Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) South-East
  B) South-West
  C) North-East
  D) North-Central
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3:

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

  Options:
  A) establish a political party
  B) encourage black participation in governance
  C) retrieve all lands seized by the whites
  D) integrate the various groups and races.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4:

  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 5:

  The policy of separation of the races in South Africa was first adopted in the Cape by the

  Options:
  A) British
  B) French
  C) Germans
  D) Boer.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6:

  The Berlin conference on the partitioning of Africa was held in _______.

  Options:
  A) 1888/1889
  B) 1887/1888
  C) 1885/1886
  D) 1884/1885
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7:

  Decree ... was the Unitarism Policy of the Major General Aguiyi Ironsi

  Options:
  A) No 34 of 1966
  B) No 35 of 1967
  C) No 36 of 1966
  D) No 37 of 1967
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  The outbreak of the Mfecane is attributable to

  Options:
  A) the tragic death of Dingiswayo
  B) Dingiswayo’s attempt to impose a European model of administration
  C) the search for grazing and habitable land
  D) the flight of the Swazi northwards.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9:

  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 10:

  The Royal Niger Company was renamed

  Options:
  A) British West African Company
  B) United African Company
  C) Lever Brothers NigeriaPlc
  D) Leventis Nigeria Plc.
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  The correct answer is B .