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 131:

  In Africa, the colonial authorities introduced modern means of transportation in order to

  Options:
  A) develop the internal markets
  B) increase farmers’ purchasing power
  C) encourage urban development
  D) promote import-export trade.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 132:

  Intensified European activity along the coast in the nineteenth century led Benin to

  Options:
  A) redirect her trade to the north
  B) lose control of some vassal states
  C) expel Christian missionaries
  D) embark on a cultural revival in the area.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 133:

  In 1840, Sayyid Said transferred his capital from Muscat to?

  Options:
  A) Arabia
  B) Zanzibar
  C) Omani
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 134:

  The objective of the 1934 legislation imposing quotas on imported goods from non-British sources was to

  Options:
  A) develop Nigerian industries
  B) increase Nigeria’s Gross National Product
  C) exclude cheap Japanese textiles
  D) regulate trade between Nigeria and other countries.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 135:

  The main aim of the formation of ECOMOG was to

  Options:
  A) foster stability in West Africa
  B) solve boundary disputes among member states
  C) provide security for the whole of Africa
  D) tackle the problem of piracy in African seaways.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 136:

  Which African country experienced a prolonged and violent struggle for independence against French colonial rule, culminating in a war of independence that lasted from 1954 to 1962?

  Options:
  A) Algeria
  B) Tunisia
  C) Tunisia
  D) Morocco
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 137:

  The major feature of the War against Indiscipline were

  Options:
  A) queuing culture and environmental sanitation
  B) public flogging and payment of fines
  C) arrest of offenders and imprisonment of convicts
  D) high slogans and beating of drums.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 138:

  After the death of Said bin Sultan, the empire was divided in what year and they practised what type of governmnent?

  Options:
  A) 1826/presidential system
  B) 1856/Monarchical system
  C) 1865/monarchical system
  D) 1888/Unitary system
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 139:

  How many states did General Murtala Mohammed create?

  Options:
  A) 5
  B) 7
  C) 9
  D) 11
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 140:

  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 .