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:

  It was difficult for the Nigerian coastal chiefs to give up the slave trade after its abolition because

  Options:
  A) it had been part of African culture
  B) Africans were too involved to give up the trade
  C) the British Navy was not effective in enforcing the abolition
  D) the trade was still crucial to the economy of their states.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 12:

  The decrease of Boer influence in South Africa was as a result of

  Options:
  A) Mfecane
  B) The great trek
  C) British Domination
  D) Dutch Domination
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 13:

  Morocco was of strategic importance to the European countries because

  Options:
  A) it possessed good mineral resources
  B) it was highly industrialized
  C) it provided an entrance to the Mediterranean.
  D) of its good climatic conditions
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 14:

  The Mahdiyya Movement in the sudan was principally a reaction against

  Options:
  A) internal oppression
  B) northern domination
  C) foreign pressures
  D) economic difficulties.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 15:

  Who was known as the Napoleon of West Africa?

  Options:
  A) Cedric Senghor
  B) Mohammad Ali
  C) Samori Toure
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 16:

  The Nok culture was known for

  Options:
  A) terracotta sculptures
  B) water painting
  C) fishing
  D) dancing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 17:

  The Sokoto Jihad was

  Options:
  A) the first Islamic movement in West Africa
  B) an attempt to establish Fulani dominance
  C) the last of the 19th century Jihads
  D) the origin of the other Jihads in West Africa.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 18:

  The Nigeria president who with Eyadema of Togo spearhead the formation of ECOWAS is ___________

  Options:
  A) Muhammad Buhari
  B) Yakubu Gowon
  C) Olusegun Obasanjo
  D) Aguiyi Ironsi
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 19:

  The repeated attempts by Egypt and Italy to colonize Ethiopia led to the

  Options:
  A) end of the Era of Princes in Ethiopia
  B) conquest of Southern Ethiopia
  C) expansion of the colonial tendencies to pacify Ethiopia
  D) battle of Adwa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 20:

  Samori Toure adopted the ‘scorched earth’ policy in his

  Options:
  A) military recruitment and training
  B) Islamic reform movement
  C) war against the French
  D) war against rebellious neighbours.
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  The correct answer is C .