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 11:

  The Africans transported across the Atlantic as slaves were mostly

  Options:
  A) people with criminal records
  B) disabled persons
  C) people with low income
  D) able-bodied men
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 12:

  Due to colonialism, the new day Nigeria now has _______as her official language.

  Options:
  A) English
  B) Pidgin
  C) Hausa
  D) French
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 13:

  Lake Victoria, one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world, is shared by three countries. Which of the following countries is NOT among them?

  Options:
  A) Uganda
  B) Tanzania
  C) Kenya
  D) Mozambique
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 14:

  The Swazi composite is the modern ...

  Options:
  A) Swaziland
  B) Southern Zibabwe
  C) Zulu Kingdom
  D) Southeastern Botswana
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 15:

  What was the first capital of the Kanem-Borno empire?

  Options:
  A) Birni Ngazargamu
  B) Njimi
  C) Bornu
  D) Birni Gazargamu
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 16:

  The Scramble of Africans by Europeans in 1884/85 Berlin Conference made Nigeria a British _________ colony.

  Options:
  A) North Africa
  B) East Africa
  C) South Africa
  D) West Africa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 17:

  The system of imperial military rule had its deepest roots in ...

  Options:
  A) Ethiopia
  B) Egypt
  C) Sierra Leone
  D) Gambia
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 18:

  The expansion of white communities in South Africa is a major cause of ________

  Options:
  A) The great trek
  B) Racial war
  C) African unionism
  D) The great war
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 19:

  By 1700, the Portuguese had been expelled from all their coastal strongholds in East Africa by the

  Options:
  A) Arab traders
  B) English traders
  C) Belgium traders
  D) Indian traders.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 20:

  The Murtala/Obasanjo's regime _________

  Options:
  A) had a programme called war against discipline
  B) was the pioneered of the structural adjustment programme
  C) favoured decolonization and self determination of Africa states
  D) Involved in a bloody coup
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  The correct answer is C .