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 361:

  The most powerful states that emerged after the fall of the Old Oyo were

  Options:
  A) Owu and Abeokuta
  B) Ijaiye and Ife
  C) Ibadan and Ijaiye
  D) New Oyo and Ibadan
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 362:

  The economic reforms of Theodore II of Ethiopia involved the

  Options:
  A) encouragement of slave trade
  B) improvement of agriculture
  C) reorganization of the fiscal system
  D) revival of external trade.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 363:

  The first regime to successfully transfer power back to civil rule was

  Options:
  A) Buhari/Idiagbon's regime
  B) Aguiyi Ironsi's regime
  C) Murtala/Obasanjo's regime
  D) Ibrahim Babangida's regime
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 364:

  Who was the head of the Zulus at the time of the Mfecane war?

  Options:
  A) Zwide
  B) Shaka
  C) Dingiswayo
  D) Sobhuza
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 365:

  How many states were created by Gen. Sani Abacha?

  Options:
  A) 5
  B) 6
  C) 7
  D) 9
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 366:

  The failure of the Ogiso dynasty in Benin was attributed to

  Options:
  A) weakness and dependence of the rulers
  B) peoples’ resentment against the system
  C) the declining economy of the state
  D) inadequate supply of arms and ammunition.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 367:

  Nigeria became a member of OPEC since ___________

  Options:
  A) 1971
  B) 1960
  C) 1975
  D) 1962
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 368:

  What was the primary economic activity of the Nupe people during this period?

  Options:
  A) Hunting
  B) Farming
  C) Fishing
  D) Trading
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 369:

  Which historical period is characterized by the emergence of written language and the invention of the wheel?

  Options:
  A) Bronze Age
  B) Middle Ages
  C) Stone Age
  D) Neolithic Age
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 370:

  It was difficult for the Nigerian coastal chiefs to give up the slave trade after its abolition because

  Options:
  A) it had been part of African culture
  B) Africans were too involved to give up the trade
  C) the British Navy was not effective in enforcing the abolition
  D) the trade was still crucial to the economy of their states.
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  The correct answer is D .