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 civil war between Yakubu Gowon and OdumegwuOjukwu was mainly as a result of __________

  Options:
  A) Disrespect
  B) Favoritism
  C) Clause of Anarchy
  D) Crave for power
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 12:

  Which military leader introduced the "War Against Indiscipline" campaign in the 1980s?

  Options:
  A) General Ibrahim Babangida
  B) General Murtala Ramat Mohammed
  C) General Sani Abacha
  D) General Muhammadu Buhari
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 13:

  Kastina and Akwa-Ibom were created in September, _____.

  Options:
  A) 1985
  B) 1986
  C) 1987
  D) 1988
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 14:

  The equivalent of the Aare- ona kankanfo of the Yoruba pre-colonial system in the Hausa/Fulani pre-colonial system is the

  Options:
  A) Galadima
  B) Madawaki
  C) Waziri
  D) Sarkin
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 15:

  Which historical period is characterized by the emergence of written language and the invention of the wheel?

  Options:
  A) Bronze Age
  B) Middle Ages
  C) Stone Age
  D) Neolithic Age
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 16:

  The Nigerian civil war lasted _____ months.

  Options:
  A) 20
  B) 18
  C) 30
  D) 28
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 17:

  The system of government in the Benin pre colonial system of government is __________

  Options:
  A) Unitary
  B) Monarchy
  C) Parliamentary
  D) Presidential
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 18:

  The main features of the economy of the forest zone of Nigeria in the eighteenth century were

  Options:
  A) pastoral farming and fishing
  B) fishing and salt-making
  C) cotton cultivation and weaving
  D) cash crop production and trading.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 19:

  Who established the Tukulor empire?

  Options:
  A) Cedric Senghor
  B) Mohammad Ali
  C) Al-Ḥajj ʿUmar
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 20:

  Before the Macpherson's constitution of 1951, the North was governed by

  Options:
  A) Elders
  B) Emirs
  C) The Constitution
  D) Proclamation of the Governor
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  The correct answer is D .