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 141:

  The immediate cause of the Nigerian Civil War was the

  Options:
  A) coup detat of January 1966
  B) crisis in the Western region
  C) poor social policy of the First Republic
  D) crisis of the 1962 Census
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 142:

  The 1945 General Strike was led by

  Options:
  A) Herbert Macaulay
  B) Michael Imoudu
  C) Wahab Goodluck
  D) Olufunmilayo Ransome-Kuti.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 143:

  A major impact of the Omani on East Africa was the

  Options:
  A) spread of Islam
  B) emergence of states
  C) improvement in agriculture
  D) introduction of the slave trade.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 144:

  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 145:

  The 1960 Sharpeville revolt was specifically against

  Options:
  A) labour laws
  B) land laws
  C) marriage laws
  D) pass laws
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 146:

  Lagos colony and protectorate of southern Nigeria was merge merged together to form ____________

  Options:
  A) Protectorate of southern Nigeria
  B) Lagos colony and protectorate of southern Nigeria
  C) Nigeria protectorates
  D) Protectorate of Nigeria
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 147:

  The Mahdiyya movement was fundamental because __________

  Options:
  A) It was of the people's will
  B) It was voluntary reflex
  C) It was inflicted on the people
  D) It was acknowledged by the constitution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 148:

  The emergence of states in Hausaland was mainly attributed to

  Options:
  A) wars of conquest
  B) immigration of groups
  C) trading activities
  D) population increase
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 149:

  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 150:

  The Bayajidda tradition suggests that

  Options:
  A) Hausa ancestors came from Arabia
  B) women exercised political power in pre-Islamic Hausaland
  C) the introduction of Islam led to the formation of the Hausa city states
  D) The Queen of Daura was the first to embrace Islam.
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  The correct answer is B .