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:

  In pre-colonial Nigeria, the Nsibidi form of writing was found in the

  Options:
  A) Niger-Benue Confluence
  B) Cross River Area
  C) Niger Delta
  D) Anambra River Valley.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 22:

  The Richards Constitution of 1946 brought about

  Options:
  A) decolonization
  B) independence
  C) a strong central government
  D) regional politics.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 23:

  The "Magna Carta," signed in 1215, limited the power of which monarch?

  Options:
  A) King Louis XIV of France
  B) King Henry VIII of England
  C) King John of England
  D) Emperor Charlemagne of the Holy Roman Empire
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 24:

  Northern Rhodesia, on becoming a Crown Colony, was administered by the

  Options:
  A) United Nations Organization
  B) British Colonial Office
  C) Commonwealth of Nations
  D) British Foreign Affairs Department
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 25:

  The method of order used by Europeans to take over the present day Nigeria is________

  Options:
  A) Explorers, imperialists, trader and missionaries
  B) Explorer, trader, missionaries and imperialists
  C) Trader, colonialist, indirect rule and freedom
  D) Freedom, trader, colonialist and imperialist
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 26:

  How did the establishment of missionary schools during the colonial era affect the Nigerian economy?

  Options:
  A) It led to increased government spending on education.
  B) It hindered economic development due to religious conflicts.
  C) It improved the literacy rate and provided a skilled workforce.
  D) It favored British education over traditional Nigerian education.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 27:

  The principal anti-apartheid party in South Africa was the

  Options:
  A) African National Congress
  B) Afrikaner National Party
  C) National Party
  D) Unionist Congress.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 28:

  What was the first capital of the Kanem-Borno empire?

  Options:
  A) Birni Ngazargamu
  B) Njimi
  C) Bornu
  D) Birni Gazargamu
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 29:

  In what year was ECOWAS established?

  Options:
  A) 1975
  B) 1976
  C) 1960
  D) 1963
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 30:

  The objective of the 1934 legislation imposing quotas on imported goods from non-British sources was to

  Options:
  A) develop Nigerian industries
  B) increase Nigeria’s Gross National Product
  C) exclude cheap Japanese textiles
  D) regulate trade between Nigeria and other countries.
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  The correct answer is C .