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 181:

  Who established the Sokoto Caliphate?

  Options:
  A) Abdullahi Dan Fodio
  B) Ahmadu Bello
  C) Usman Dan Fodio
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 182:

  An Ethiopian monarch that committed suicide in a battle field was

  Options:
  A) Theodore II
  B) Menelik
  C) Johannes IV
  D) Haile Selassie.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 183:

  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 184:

  Colonialism is often regarded as a double-edged sword particularly because

  Options:
  A) the infrastructure built from West African forced labour was also designed to exploit their natural resources
  B) educational institutions were built which contributed to human capacity development
  C) the raods built by the Europeans lead to the urbanization of West African towns and cities
  D) the European investment in the extractive industry developed trade and commerce
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 185:

  The Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was the resultant merger of the

  Options:
  A) Colony of Lagos and the Southern Protectorate
  B) Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria and the Northern Protectorate
  C) Northern Protectorate and the Colony of Western Nigeria
  D) Colony of Western Nigeria and the Protectorate of Southern and Northern Nigeria
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 186:

  The Lyttleton Constitution is often remarkable for all the following reasons except

  Options:
  A) the introduction of a federal structure for Nigeria
  B) the grant of real legislative powers to the regional legislature
  C) recognition of the need to appoint Premiers in the regions
  D) the establishment of a public service commission
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 187:

  The indigenous pre-colonial Nigerian economy consisted of the following except

  Options:
  A) agriculture
  B) oil mining
  C) crafts
  D) local industries
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 188:

  The French colonial policy of assimilation failed in Africa because

  Options:
  A) African culture was deeply rooted
  B) the African elite were opposed to it
  C) it was not consistently implemented
  D) it was expensive to implement.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 189:

  Nnamdi Azikiwe's West African Pilot was established in what year?

  Options:
  A) 1936
  B) 1937
  C) 1938
  D) 1939
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 190:

  The British colonial policy of "indirect rule" was first implemented in Nigeria by Lugard in which region?

  Options:
  A) Calabar
  B) Oyo
  C) Lagos
  D) Kano
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  The correct answer is D .