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 21:

  At the bide of Benin, the ethnic group that occupied the interland include __________

  Options:
  A) Edo, Yoruba, Urhobo
  B) Itsekiri, Igbo, and Idoma
  C) Yoruba, The jukun, The Efik
  D) The Ibibio, Igbo, Tiv
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 22:

  The Ogiso dynasty in Benin failed due to ____

  Options:
  A) insufficient supply of arms and ammunition's
  B) the resentment against the system
  C) weakness and dependence on rulers
  D) economic disorder
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 23:

  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 24:

  Which Yoruba city-state was the last to fall to British colonial rule in the late 19th century?

  Options:
  A) Abeokuta
  B) Oyo
  C) Lagos
  D) Ibadan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 25:

  In post-apartheid South Africa, the main concern of government is to

  Options:
  A) punish the people who perpetrated apartheid
  B) redress the injustices of the apartheid policy
  C) make the country the giant of Africa
  D) make the country a permanent member of the UN Security Council
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 26:

  The British government took over the control of the Colony of Sierra Leone in 1807 in order to use it as a

  Options:
  A) major trading port in the West African region
  B) centre for the spread of British culture
  C) base for anti-slave trade naval patrol
  D) base to penet West African interior.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 27:

  The sokoto jihad began in what year

  Options:
  A) 1804
  B) 1805
  C) 1806
  D) 1807
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 28:

  After the death of Said bin Sultan in 1856, the Asian section of the empire was ruled by ________.

  Options:
  A) Majid bin Said
  B) Thuwaini bin Said.
  C) Saif bin Sultan
  D) Sultan bin Ahmad
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 29:

  Two institutions of local government in Nigeria during the colonial period were native courts and

  Options:
  A) legislative council
  B) regional treasury
  C) native treasury
  D) native police.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 30:

  Which of the following were former British colonies?

  Options:
  A) Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal and South Africa.
  B) Cameroon, Togo, Egypt and Ghana
  C) Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Liberia
  D) Sierra Leone, Gambia, Nigeria and Ghana
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  The correct answer is D .