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 241:

  The Berber scholar, al-Mukhtar, contributed to the success of the Masina Jihad by

  Options:
  A) preparing the ground through the Qadiriyyah Brotherhood
  B) fighting alongside Seju Ahmadu
  C) mobilizing various groups to fight for Seku Ahmadu
  D) appealing to Ardo Moudo to support Seku Ahmadu.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 242:

  The 1922 Clifford Constitution restricted the franchise to

  Options:
  A) Calabar and Benin
  B) Lagos and Calabar
  C) Lagos and Warri
  D) Warri and Lokoja
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 243:

  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 244:

  The first colonial capital of Nigeria was established in

  Options:
  A) Lagos
  B) Port Harcourt
  C) Calabar
  D) Kano
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 245:

  What is the king of the Nupe called?

  Options:
  A) Oba of Nupe
  B) Etsu Nupe
  C) King of Nupe
  D) Head of Nupe
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 246:

  The Berlin conference on the partitioning of Africa was held in _______.

  Options:
  A) 1888/1889
  B) 1887/1888
  C) 1885/1886
  D) 1884/1885
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 247:

  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 248:

  In colonial Nigeria, export crop production was dominated by

  Options:
  A) peasant farmers
  B) indigenous middlemen
  C) the Labanese
  D) the Europeans
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 249:

  Which of the following formalized colonial penetration into Africa?

  Options:
  A) Brussel Conference
  B) Paris Treaty
  C) Berlin conference
  D) Treaty of Versale
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 250:

  Which of the following pionnered Christian missionary activities in Calabar?

  Options:
  A) Thomas Freeman
  B) William Baike
  C) Hope Waddell.
  D) Mary Slessor
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  The correct answer is C .