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:

  Ethiopia's lowlands and high plateau protected the country from ___________

  Options:
  A) external invasion
  B) internal conflict
  C) wild jungle animal
  D) relation with other African nation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 22:

  Presently, about 65% of Africa's population is constituted by the

  Options:
  A) youths
  B) age
  C) teenagers
  D) retired uniformed men
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 23:

  One of the following majorly influence the success of Sokoto jihad

  Options:
  A) aligning with Yoruba's
  B) lack of Unity among Hausa states
  C) the mighty men of the Jihadist
  D) military assistance from Igbo land
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 24:

  Protests by trade unions in Nigeria during the colonial period were aimed at

  Options:
  A) achieving political independence
  B) establishing more industries
  C) obtaining specific benefits for members
  D) fighting corruption among government officials.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 25:

  In the pre-colonial period, the Aku of Wukari derived his power mainly from

  Options:
  A) the strength of his army
  B) the role as a supplier of slaves
  C) his control of trade routes
  D) his spiritual influence in the kingdom.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 26:

  All except one of the following motivated the scramble for Africa

  Options:
  A) the justification that the Western Powers have the responsibilities to civilise the Non-Western Countries
  B) an avenue for em-broadening foreign relations with Africa
  C) the need to boost the Western Economies
  D) that the colonies would gain access to superior European goods and influence
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 27:

  NYM(Nigerian Youth Movement) evolved from _____.

  Options:
  A) LYM
  B) NNDP
  C) NCNC
  D) NPC
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 28:

  The discovery of Terracotta in 1928 on NOK soil in Kaduna state was by?

  Options:
  A) Walter Egerton
  B) Colonel Dent Young
  C) Sanni Dikiya
  D) Turuga Jo's
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 29:

  The Colony and Protectorate of Lagos and the Protectorate of Southern Nigeria were merged in ... to form

  Options:
  A) 1906, Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
  B) 1901, Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria
  C) 1906, Lagos Colony and Southern Nigeria Protectorate
  D) 1901, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 30:

  The ethnic groups that occupy the hinterland of the Bight of Benin include the

  Options:
  A) Edo, the Yoruba and the Urhobo
  B) Itsekiri, the Igbo and the Idoma
  C) Yoruba, the Jukun and the Efik
  D) Igbo, the Ibibio and the Tiv
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  The correct answer is A .