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 371:

  The Coussey Commission Report laid the ground-work for the eventual independence of

  Options:
  A) Ghana
  B) Gambia
  C) Liberia
  D) Nigeria
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 372:

  Which international boycott significantly contributed to the end of apartheid in South Africa?

  Options:
  A) The Suez Canal Boycott
  B) The Anti-Apartheid Boycott
  C) The Boston Tea Party Boycott
  D) The Montgomery Bus Boycott
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 373:

  The expansion of white communities in South Africa is a major cause of ________

  Options:
  A) The great trek
  B) Racial war
  C) African unionism
  D) The great war
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 374:

  Which of the following was a part of the Sokoto Caliphate?

  Options:
  A) Kukawa.
  B) Yauri.
  C) Biu.
  D) Lokoja.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 375:

  The ruler that was driven out of Lagos by the British was

  Options:
  A) Oba Akintoye
  B) Oba Dosumu
  C) Oba Kosoko
  D) Oba Adele.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 376:

  Which social group in Nigeria was most affected by the introduction of the indirect rule system?

  Options:
  A) Chief priest
  B) Educated elites
  C) Traditional rulers
  D) Women in rural areas
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 377:

  How many states did General Murtala Mohammed create?

  Options:
  A) 5
  B) 7
  C) 9
  D) 11
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 378:

  One of the following persons was not arrested over the May Day riots

  Options:
  A) Arisekola Alao
  B) Comrade Ola Oni
  C) Chief Bola Ige
  D) Lam Adesina
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 379:

  The ancient city of Carthage, once a powerful Phoenician civilization, was located in modern-day

  Options:
  A) Egypt
  B) Algeria
  C) Morocco
  D) Tunisia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 380:

  The .... was the programme initiated to institutionalise the local government system in Nigeria

  Options:
  A) Local Government Reform of 1976
  B) Local Government Reform of 1979
  C) Municipal Local Authority Reform of 1976
  D) Municipal Local Authority Reform of 1979
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  The correct answer is A .