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 251:

  Before the fall of apartheid and expansion of franchise to all residents of the country, Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for

  Options:
  A) 37 years
  B) 18 years
  C) 27 years
  D) 26 years
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 252:

  What was the primary economic activity of the Nupe people during this period?

  Options:
  A) Hunting
  B) Farming
  C) Fishing
  D) Trading
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 253:

  The Lyttleton Constitution of 1954 introduced which significant political reform in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) Introduction of regional autonomy
  B) Creation of the Office of the Governor-General
  C) Introduction of the federal system
  D) Establishment of the Legislative Council
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 254:

  The colonial officer who was responsible for splitting the Southern Province in to Eastern and Western Provinces was

  Options:
  A) Bernard Bourdillon
  B) Graeme Thompson
  C) Hugh Clifford
  D) Frederick Lugard.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 255:

  The Royal Niger Company was renamed

  Options:
  A) British West African Company
  B) United African Company
  C) Lever Brothers NigeriaPlc
  D) Leventis Nigeria Plc.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 256:

  Kastina and Akwa-Ibom were created in September, _____.

  Options:
  A) 1985
  B) 1986
  C) 1987
  D) 1988
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 257:

  The correspondence between Sokoto and Borno during the jihad was entered on the

  Options:
  A) qualification for a true Muslin to perform the hajj
  B) justification of the jihad against an Islamic state
  C) declaration of the jihad against non-Muslims
  D) difference between traditional religion and Islam.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 258:

  One of these is a regional language of the Omani Empire?

  Options:
  A) English
  B) Sweden
  C) Arabic
  D) Portuguese
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 259:

  The longest war in Yoruba land lasted _____ years.

  Options:
  A) 15
  B) 14
  C) 16
  D) 10
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 260:

  All the following except one spurred the nationalist drives in British West Africa

  Options:
  A) the existence of diverse political parties
  B) the adoption of the policy of Assimilation
  C) the tolerance of nationalist newspapers
  D) unfair socio-political environment
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  The correct answer is B .