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 211:

  The Abacha's regime adopted a _______ posture with the international organizations.

  Options:
  A) Submissive
  B) Confrontational
  C) Adhesive
  D) Neutral
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 212:

  The failure of the old Oyo empire was attributed to______

  Options:
  A) British present in Yoruba Land
  B) Internal and external crisis
  C) Civilization
  D) Revolt of Kakanfo Afonja
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 213:

  Which of the following party formed an alliance in the second republic?

  Options:
  A) UPN and NPN
  B) NPN and NPP
  C) PRP and UPN
  D) PRP and NPP
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 214:

  One of the following is attributable to the Great Trek

  Options:
  A) the expansion of white communities in South Africa
  B) the agitation for black-white equality in South Africa
  C) the annexation of white communities by the Africans
  D) restriction of movement of the whites in South Africa
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 215:

  Nationalist’s resistance to colonialism in Africa was influenced by

  Options:
  A) the level of literacy among the people
  B) relations between the Africans and Europeans
  C) the effect of Islamic religion on the people
  D) the nature and character of the leadership.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 216:

  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 217:

  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 218:

  Certain chiefs in Eastern Nigeria were called warrant chiefs because they

  Options:
  A) had some royal connections
  B) were created by the British
  C) had warrants to arrest offenders
  D) were the first to receive Western education.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 219:

  The last colonial governor general of Nigeria was_____________

  Options:
  A) James Robertson
  B) Jimmy Carter
  C) Lord Lugard
  D) Hugh Clifford
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 220:

  Which Islamic reform movement aimed to purify the practice of Islam from local customs and traditions in West Africa during the 18th and 19th centuries?

  Options:
  A) Wahhabi Movement
  B) Mahdist Movement
  C) Sufi Brotherhoods
  D) Qadiriyya Movement
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  The correct answer is B .