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 91:

  The Mahdists revolt in the Sudan was successful

  Options:
  A) it enjoyed widespread support
  B) They believed they had a superior faith
  C) the Egyptian army was poorly trained
  D) General Gordon was an incompetent commander.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 92:

  The main cause of the decline of the Benin Kingdom in the 19th century was the

  Options:
  A) absence of a strong and effective army
  B) bitter struggle for the throne by the ruling families
  C) strained relations between Benin and Agbor
  D) British abolition of the trans- Atlantic slave trade.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 93:

  Traditionally, the Efik people have accounts of their migration from the territory

  Options:
  A) Igbo and Nupe
  B) Ibibio and Igbo
  C) Uruan and Ibibio
  D) Biase and Annang
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 94:

  What was the political structure of the Nupe Kingdom during this period?

  Options:
  A) Feudal system
  B) Absolute monarchy
  C) Tribal confederation
  D) Parliamentary democracy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 95:

  The Mfecane occured as a result of

  Options:
  A) long standing inter-group rivalry
  B) inter-group struggles for natural resources
  C) Ndwandwe’s domination of the Zulu
  D) Shaka’s inordinate military ambition.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 96:

  A major similarity of the 19th century jihads in West Africa was that

  Options:
  A) they were executed at the same time
  B) the participants were of the same origin
  C) they had a common objective
  D) they brought unity between the Hausa and the Fulani.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 97:

  During the Second Republic, Nigeria experienced a boom in which sector?

  Options:
  A) Technology
  B) Mining
  C) Oil and gas
  D) Agriculture
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 98:

  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 99:

  One of the achievements of the National congress of British West Africa was the

  Options:
  A) introduction of the elective principle
  B) establishment of democracy
  C) propagation of Christianity
  D) establishment of newspapers.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 100:

  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 .