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:

  Colonial resistance was triggered in Africa by

  Options:
  A) Economic development
  B) Influx of educated elites
  C) low level of development
  D) Political participation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2:

  A significant effect of the Christian missionary activity in Nigeria was the

  Options:
  A) training of nationalists
  B) introduction of formal education
  C) introduction of new crops
  D) abolition of the slave trade
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3:

  The Olu of Itsekiri was assisted in his administration by a council of chiefs called

  Options:
  A) Ogboni
  B) Ekpako
  C) Ojoye
  D) Ekine
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4:

  One of the main aims of the British conquest of Buganda was to

  Options:
  A) gain access to the cape of Good Hope
  B) pain control of the gold mines of Bunyoro
  C) prevent other Europeans from controlling the source of the Nile
  D) take control of the trade routes in the area.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5:

  The ______ presides over the Shariah Law court in the Sokoto Caliphate

  Options:
  A) Hakimi
  B) Dogari
  C) Maaji
  D) Alkali
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6:

  Which of these system was most popular in the pre-colonial era?

  Options:
  A) The barter system
  B) The coin system
  C) The paper notes
  D) The digital system
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7:

  Kastina and Akwa-Ibom were created in September, _____.

  Options:
  A) 1985
  B) 1986
  C) 1987
  D) 1988
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8:

  Who introduced indirect rule in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) John Beecroft
  B) Bernard Bourdillon
  C) Lord Lugard
  D) King Richard II
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9:

  How did the amalgamation affect the traditional political systems in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) It had no impact on the traditional systems
  B) It abolished the traditional systems
  C) It strengthened the traditional systems
  D) It led to the formation of a new political system
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10:

  The central agenda of the Muhammad Ali's hegemonic rule was the

  Options:
  A) enslavement of the Sudanese
  B) the exploitation of natural resources for development finance in Egypt
  C) annexation of Sudan as an Ottoman-Egyptian Colony
  D) political conquest of Sudan
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  The correct answer is B .