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:

  Which Islamic reform movement aimed to purify the practice of Islam from local customs and traditions in West Africa during the 18th and 19th centuries?

  Options:
  A) Wahhabi Movement
  B) Mahdist Movement
  C) Sufi Brotherhoods
  D) Qadiriyya Movement
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 272:

  The strained relationship between Nigeria and Britain during Murtala/Obasanjo's regime in 1975 led to ________

  Options:
  A) Nigeria leaving European Union
  B) African Union sanction code
  C) nationalisation of British petroleum and Barclays bank
  D) nationalisation of cocoa house in Ibadan
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 273:

  The first jihad in islam was launched in what year?

  Options:
  A) 1998
  B) 1804
  C) 1918
  D) 1960
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 274:

  The Nigerian second republic began in the year ____

  Options:
  A) 1983
  B) 1979
  C) 1963
  D) 1966
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 275:

  The spread of Islam across East Africa was a major impact of the _________

  Options:
  A) Benin
  B) Omani
  C) Kanem
  D) Arab
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 276:

  The repeated attempts by Egypt and Italy to colonize Ethiopia led to the

  Options:
  A) end of the Era of Princes in Ethiopia
  B) conquest of Southern Ethiopia
  C) expansion of the colonial tendencies to pacify Ethiopia
  D) battle of Adwa
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 277:

  Which African country experienced a prolonged and violent struggle for independence against French colonial rule, culminating in a war of independence that lasted from 1954 to 1962?

  Options:
  A) Algeria
  B) Tunisia
  C) Tunisia
  D) Morocco
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 278:

  The main reason for the construction of the railway from Port-Harcourt into the hinterland was the

  Options:
  A) discovery of a deep sea harbor at Port-Harcourt
  B) discovery of tin in Jos area
  C) need to evacuate export crops from the hinterland
  D) discovery of coal at Udi
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 279:

  The Emir of Sokoto controls the ________ empire as one of the supreme headquarter.

  Options:
  A) Eastern
  B) Western
  C) Southern
  D) Central
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 280:

  The area later referred to as Cameroon was mandated to

  Options:
  A) France and Britain
  B) Portugal and Spain
  C) Belgium and Italy
  D) Germany and Belgium.
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  The correct answer is A .