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:

  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 22:

  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
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 23:

  Which constitutional conference in London paved the way for Nigeria's independence?

  Options:
  A) London Conference of 1945
  B) London Conference of 1920
  C) London Conference of 1963
  D) London Conference of 1957
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 24:

  Who is regarded the father of modern Egypt?

  Options:
  A) Haile Selaisse
  B) Brutus Ghali Brutus
  C) Senghor Cedric
  D) Mohammad Ali
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 25:

  Nigeria became the ________ member of United nation organization in 1960.

  Options:
  A) 90th
  B) 15th
  C) 99th
  D) 120th
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 26:

  The Mahdiyya Movement in Sudan overthrew the ...

  Options:
  A) Italo-Egyptian Regime in the early 1880s
  B) Italo-Egyptian Regime in the early 1890s
  C) Ottoman-Egyptian Regime in the early 1880s
  D) Ottoman-Egyptian Regime in the early 1890s
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 27:

  The Nigerian Second Republic adopted a/an ... system of governance

  Options:
  A) West-Minster
  B) British-styled Presidential
  C) American-styled Presidential
  D) Confederal
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 28:

  Britain suppressed the trans-Atlantic slave trade because

  Options:
  A) there was no more market for slaves in America
  B) it had become very inhuman
  C) the Christian missions preached against it
  D) it became unfavourable to her industrial progress.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 29:

  In 1973, Nigeria broke diplomatic relations with Israel because of Israel’s

  Options:
  A) occupation of Egyptian territory
  B) support for apartheid South Africa
  C) support for Biafra during the war
  D) raid on Entebbe airport in Uganda.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 30:

  The Great Trek happened in what country?

  Options:
  A) South Africa
  B) Liberia
  C) Sierra Leone
  D) Egypt
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  The correct answer is A .