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:

  Who brought Christianity to Liberia?

  Options:
  A) Missionaries
  B) British Consuls
  C) Freed American slaves
  D) Freed British slaves
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 242:

  Baptists, Methodists and the ... were among the first to engage in the Liberiian Christian Mission

  Options:
  A) Presbyterian Church
  B) United Church of Christ
  C) Catholic Christian Mission
  D) Episcopal Church
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 243:

  The main goal of the British expedition against the Aro was to

  Options:
  A) eliminate all opposition to their presence in the hinterland
  B) pave the way for the Christianization of Igboland
  C) destroy the Ibini-Ukpabi oracle
  D) liberate the Igbo from Aro bondage
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 244:

  The support of the Felahin helps Mohammed Ali ___________

  Options:
  A) eliminating the Mamluks
  B) fight against the French men
  C) gain effective control of Egypt
  D) eradicate British rule
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 245:

  Which pre-colonial kingdom in the Nigeria Area was renowned for its wealth and participation in the trans-Saharan trade?

  Options:
  A) Kanem-Bornu Empire
  B) Sokoto Caliphate
  C) Benin Kingdom
  D) Oyo Empire
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 246:

  The immediate cause of the Nigerian Civil War was the

  Options:
  A) coup detat of January 1966
  B) crisis in the Western region
  C) poor social policy of the First Republic
  D) crisis of the 1962 Census
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 247:

  The Jihad Uttsam Dan fodio launched in 1804 saw to the ___________ of Islam

  Options:
  A) Domineering
  B) Abolison
  C) Acknowledgement
  D) Extinction
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 248:

  The women who wielded political influence in Borno were

  Options:
  A) Gumsu, Daurama and Magira
  B) Turunku, Magara and Gumsu
  C) Daurama, Turunku and Kaugama
  D) Magara, Magira and Gumsu
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 249:

  ... was the only significant imperial power in the Northern half of Africa at the end of the 18th century

  Options:
  A) Ottoman Turkey
  B) Italo-Egyptian Empire
  C) Ottoman-Egyptian
  D) Portuguese Empire
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 250:

  Which European explorer is credited with discovering Sierra Leone in the 15th century?

  Options:
  A) Vasco da Gama
  B) Christopher Columbus
  C) Ferdinand Magellan
  D) Pedro de Sintra
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  The correct answer is D .