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:

  The Nigerian Council established in 1914 was ineffective because it

  Options:
  A) was not designed to be so
  B) lacked sufficient funds
  C) had too many vocal members
  D) was dominated by hand-picked members.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 182:

  An important function of FEDECO during the 1979 elections was

  Options:
  A) establishing party offices
  B) promulgating the new constitution into law
  C) swearing-in of elected officials
  D) delineating electoral constituencies.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 183:

  Which of the following were former British colonies?

  Options:
  A) Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and South Africa.
  B) Cameroon, Togo, Egypt and Ghana
  C) Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Liberia
  D) Sierra Leone, Gambia, Nigeria and Ghana
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 184:

  Before the fall of apartheid and expansion of franchise to all residents of the country, Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for

  Options:
  A) 37 years
  B) 18 years
  C) 27 years
  D) 26 years
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 185:

  During The Great Trek, the Boers clashed with which indigenous African groups?

  Options:
  A) Maasai and Kikuyu.
  B) Zulu and Xhosa.
  C) San and Khoikhoi.
  D) Berber and Tuareg.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 186:

  The maasai tribe of East African speaks ...... language among the Nilotic family of African tribes.

  Options:
  A) Maa
  B) Swahili
  C) Bini
  D) Berber
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 187:

  The leader of the South African Black consciousness Movement who died in detention in 1977 was

  Options:
  A) Walter Sisulu
  B) Albert Luthuli
  C) Robert Sobukwe
  D) Steve Biko.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 188:

  In pre-colonial Nigeria, the Nsibidi form of writing was found in the

  Options:
  A) Niger-Benue Confluence
  B) Cross River Area
  C) Niger Delta
  D) Anambra River Valley.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 189:

  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 190:

  The Muslim reform movement have grown due to inspiration from all the following except

  Options:
  A) Pakistan
  B) North Africa
  C) Argentina
  D) Arab
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  The correct answer is C .