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 161:

  The legendary founder of the Kanuri was

  Options:
  A) Ali Ghaji
  B) Idris b. Ali Katagarmabe
  C) Idris Alooma
  D) Sayf b. dhi Yazan.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 162:

  The collapse of Kanem under Dunama Debalemi was attributed to

  Options:
  A) poor economic system
  B) lack of a standing army
  C) conflict among the ruling class
  D) lack of a sound political structure.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 163:

  The "Magna Carta," signed in 1215, limited the power of which monarch?

  Options:
  A) King Louis XIV of France
  B) King Henry VIII of England
  C) King John of England
  D) Emperor Charlemagne of the Holy Roman Empire
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 164:

  In what century did the Trans-Saharan trade start?

  Options:
  A) 8th century
  B) 5th century
  C) 17th century
  D) 4th century
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 165:

  Islam came to Nigeria in the ______ century.

  Options:
  A) 11th
  B) 12th
  C) 17th
  D) 18th
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 166:

  Which of the following political parties
  formed an alliance in the Second
  Republic?

  Options:
  A) UPN and NPN.
  B) PRP and NPP.
  C) NPN and NPP.
  D) PRP and UPN.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 167:

  The decline of the Songhai Empire in the 16th century was partly due to

  Options:
  A) Internal unrest and external attacks
  B) Arab invasions
  C) British colonial expansion
  D) Portuguese trade restrictions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 168:

  One of the following persons was not arrested over the May Day riots

  Options:
  A) Arisekola Alao
  B) Comrade Ola Oni
  C) Chief Bola Ige
  D) Lam Adesina
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 169:

  The most powerful states that emerged after the fall of the Old Oyo were

  Options:
  A) Owu and Abeokuta
  B) Ijaiye and Ife
  C) Ibadan and Ijaiye
  D) New Oyo and Ibadan
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 170:

  In what year was ECOWAS established?

  Options:
  A) 1975
  B) 1976
  C) 1960
  D) 1963
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  The correct answer is A .