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:

  Rabeh’s greatest challenge after conquering Borno was

  Options:
  A) normalizing relations with Sokoto Caliphate
  B) rebuilding the armed forces
  C) reviving the ailing economy
  D) safeguarding the religion of Islam.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 212:

  Which British explorer is credited with the "discovery" of the Niger River, sparking further interest in the Nigeria Area?

  Options:
  A) James Cook
  B) John Cabot
  C) David Livingstone
  D) Mungo Park
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 213:

  Which of the following countries did the Murtala/Obasanjo regime assist during their struggle for independence?

  Options:
  A) Guinea Bissau and Namibia
  B) Angola and Zimbabwe
  C) Sierra Leone and Equitorial Guinea.
  D) The Gambia and Tanzania
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 214:

  In the Ekine society of the Niger Delta, promotion was based on

  Options:
  A) the number of slaves possessed
  B) artistic ability
  C) respect for age
  D) personal conduct.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 215:

  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 216:

  The Treaty of Nanjing, signed after the First Opium War, resulted in the cession of which territory to Great Britain?

  Options:
  A) Macau
  B) Hong Kong
  C) Taiwan
  D) Shanghai
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 217:

  The fast spread of Christianity in Nigeria is associated with

  Options:
  A) spiritual appeal
  B) imposition by force
  C) the social equality theory
  D) western education
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 218:

  The republic of Benin was formerly known as

  Options:
  A) Nguni
  B) Dahomey
  C) Zulu
  D) Rhodesia
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 219:

  All of these except one are the motives of the Britain for colonizing Africa during the imperialism?

  Options:
  A) political and military interest
  B) social interest
  C) humanitarian and religious goal
  D) economic interest
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 220:

  The Coussey Commission Report laid the ground-work for the eventual independence of

  Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Gambia
  C) Liberia
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is A .