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 291:

  The Treaty of Nanjing, signed after the First Opium War, resulted in the cession of which territory to Great Britain?

  Options:
  A) Macau
  B) Hong Kong
  C) Taiwan
  D) Shanghai
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 292:

  Indirect rule was first practised in ______ before it was introduced to Nigeria.

  Options:
  A) India
  B) Malaysia
  C) Pakistan
  D) Japan
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 293:

  The survival of Ethiopia as an independent polity was as a result of the 

  Options:
  A) alliance with some European powers
  B) strong economic base of the kingdom
  C) location of the kingdom
  D) introduction of a compulsory military service
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 294:

  The indirect rule system of administration meant that the colonialists

  Options:
  A) ruled through native courts
  B) barred the educated elite from local politics
  C) ruled through traditional institutions
  D) relied mostly on local interpreters
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 295:

  Which constitution laid the foundation for the establishment of political parties in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) The Clifford constitution of 1922
  B) The Richards constitution of 1946
  C) The Macpherson constitution of 1951
  D) The Lyttleton constitution of 1954
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 296:

  Who established the Tukulor empire?

  Options:
  A) Cedric Senghor
  B) Mohammad Ali
  C) Al-Ḥajj ʿUmar
  D) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 297:

  The system of imperial military rule had its deepest roots in ...

  Options:
  A) Ethiopia
  B) Egypt
  C) Sierra Leone
  D) Gambia
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 298:

  In 1963, the Eastern region of Nigeria went to the supreme court over the

  Options:
  A) decision of the federal government to conduct a fresh census
  B) exclusion of Easterners resident in the North from the census
  C) the population figures of the national census
  D) exclusion of women in the national census.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 299:

  The outbreak of the Mfecane is attributable to

  Options:
  A) the tragic death of Dingiswayo
  B) Dingiswayo’s attempt to impose a European model of administration
  C) the search for grazing and habitable land
  D) the flight of the Swazi northwards.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 300:

  The nationalist leaders who played prominent roles during Zimbabwe’s struggle for independence were

  Options:
  A) Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo
  B) Abel Muzerewaand Kamuzu Banda
  C) Sam Nujoma and Chris Hani
  D) Ndabaningi Sithole and Augustiho Neto.
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  The correct answer is A .