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 formation of the first 12 states in Nigeria took place in the year?

  Options:
  A) 1966
  B) 1976
  C) 1967
  D) 1987
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 242:

  Who founded Nupe?

  Options:
  A) Tapa
  B) Idah
  C) Tsoede
  D) Oduduwa
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 243:

  The Oyo Empire collapsed as a result of

  Options:
  A) internal and external crises
  B) the revolt of Afonja
  C) the weakening of the army
  D) British presence in Yorubaland.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 244:

  Britain suppressed the trans-Atlantic slave trade because

  Options:
  A) there was no more market for slaves in America
  B) it had become very inhuman
  C) the Christian missions preached against it
  D) it became unfavourable to her industrial progress.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 245:

  The Mahdist state or Sudanese Mahdiyya, was a _________ movement launched in 1881.

  Options:
  A) Religious and Political
  B) Economic and Political
  C) Social and Political
  D) Economic and Social
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 246:

  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 247:

  The _________ wield the administrative power over other Yoruba land in 19th century.

  Options:
  A) Ijebu people
  B) Oyo empire
  C) Dahomey
  D) Ile Ife
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 248:

  Which major international power supported Biafra during the Civil War?

  Options:
  A) France
  B) China
  C) United Kingdom
  D) United States
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 249:

  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 250:

  Which of the following played the greatest role in the British conquest of Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) The John Holt Company
  B) The Royal Niger Company
  C) The Church Missionary Society
  D) The Roman Catholic Mission.
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  The correct answer is B .