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 271:

  Where was indirect rule practised before it was introduced to Africa?

  Options:
  A) India.
  B) Malaysia.
  C) Pakistan.
  D) Indonesia.
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 272:

  Which of the following is the most important source of the history of the Hausa states?

  Options:
  A) Tarikh-as Sudan.
  B) The European account.
  C) The Kano Chronicle.
  D) The Arab traders’ account.
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 273:

  Islam was introduced in Kano during the reign of

  Options:
  A) Sarkin Kano Ibrahim Dabo
  B) Sarkin Kano Kanajeji
  C) Sarkin Kano Muhammadu Rumfa
  D) Sarkin Kano Yaji.
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 274:

  The principal target of the Aba Women demonstrators of 1929 were the

  Options:
  A) European traders
  B) Warrant chiefs
  C) Christian missionaries
  D) Court clerks.
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 275:

  The Efik Kingdom had a highly developed system of writing known as

  Options:
  A) Hieroglyphics
  B) Cuneiform
  C) Ajami
  D) Nsibidi
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 276:

  The Ekumeku movement started from Anioma which is part of present day ________.

  Options:
  A) Delta
  B) Enugu
  C) Imo
  D) Anambra
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 277:

  Who was the first state president of the republic of South Africa?

  Options:
  A) Charles Robberts Swart
  B) Theophilus Ebenhaezer Dönges
  C) Nelson Mandela
  D) Thabo Mbeki
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 278:

  Lagos colony and protectorate of southern Nigeria was merge merged together to form ____________

  Options:
  A) Protectorate of southern Nigeria
  B) Lagos colony and protectorate of southern Nigeria
  C) Nigeria protectorates
  D) Protectorate of Nigeria
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 279:

  How did Ethiopia's defeat of Italian forces at the Battle of Adwa impact the Pan-African movement?

  Options:
  A) It inspired other African nations to join the movement
  B) It encouraged African diaspora communities to return to Africa
  C) It led to the formation of the African Union
  D) It accelerated the end of colonialism in Africa
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 280:

  The immediate cause of the Nigerian Civil War was the

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