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 111:

  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 112:

  How did the Murtala/Obasanjo regime handle the issue of minority rights and tensions among various ethnic groups?

  Options:
  A) Encouraging forced assimilation of minority cultures
  B) Implementing a quota system in government employment and education
  C) Imposing martial law in regions with conflicts
  D) Granting autonomy to regions seeking independence
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 113:

  Which of the following is incorrect.?

  Options:
  A) Nigeria was removed at first from Common Wealth during Abacha's regime
  B) Nigeria was at first bombarded in 1951
  C) Sierra Leone was never colonized
  D) Ethiopia was never colonized
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 114:

  How did the establishment of missionary schools during the colonial era affect the Nigerian economy?

  Options:
  A) It led to increased government spending on education.
  B) It hindered economic development due to religious conflicts.
  C) It improved the literacy rate and provided a skilled workforce.
  D) It favored British education over traditional Nigerian education.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 115:

  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 116:

  The major administrative change made immediately after the 1914 Amalgamation was the?

  Options:
  A) introduction of a direct taxation system
  B) creation of districts for political convenience
  C) imposition of warrant chiefs in the Eastern Region
  D) division of Nigeria into provinces
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 117:

  The Afrikaans Groot Trek, the migraton of some 12,000 to 14,000 Boers from cape colony in south Africa took place between ____ and ____

  Options:
  A) 1835/1840
  B) 1884/1885
  C) 1776/78
  D) 1778/80
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 118:

  The Omani influence in East Africa led to the growth of a distinct Swahili culture. What contributed to the development of this culture?

  Options:
  A) Chinese trade missions
  B) Persian conquests
  C) Indian migration
  D) Portuguese colonization
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 119:

  By 1700, the Portuguese had been expelled from all their coastal strongholds in East Africa by the

  Options:
  A) Arab traders
  B) English traders
  C) Belgium traders
  D) Indian traders.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 120:

  ________ preceded Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa.

  Options:
  A) Thabo Mbeki
  B) Frederik Willem de Klerk
  C) Jan Christiaan Heunis
  D) Pieter Willem Botha
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  The correct answer is B .