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 31:

  A major cause of depopulation in Nigeria in the 18th century was

  Options:
  A) the trans-Saharan trade
  B) the trans-Atlantic slave trade
  C) human sacrifice
  D) inter-ethnic warfare
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 32:

  The Berber scholar, al-Mukhtar, contributed to the success of the Masina Jihad by

  Options:
  A) preparing the ground through the Qadiriyyah Brotherhood
  B) fighting alongside Seju Ahmadu
  C) mobilizing various groups to fight for Seku Ahmadu
  D) appealing to Ardo Moudo to support Seku Ahmadu.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 33:

  One of these is not an organ of Organisation of Petroleum exporting countries.

  Options:
  A) The Conference
  B) General Assembly
  C) Board of Governors
  D) The Secretariat
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 34:

  The discovery of Terracotta in 1928 on NOK soil in Kaduna state was by?

  Options:
  A) Walter Egerton
  B) Colonel Dent Young
  C) Sanni Dikiya
  D) Turuga Jo's
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 35:

  ... was the only significant imperial power in the Northern half of Africa at the end of the 18th century

  Options:
  A) Ottoman Turkey
  B) Italo-Egyptian Empire
  C) Ottoman-Egyptian
  D) Portuguese Empire
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 36:

  The Battle of Tel el-Kebir was fought between

  Options:
  A) Tawfiq and the Mahdists
  B) the Khedive and the Wafdists
  C) Napoleon and the Mamluks.
  D) the British and the Urabists
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 37:

  One critical factor that led to the Mfecane was the

  Options:
  A) ageing population in Southern Africa
  B) war-created refugee problems
  C) apartheid regime in South Africa
  D) decline in the growth of civilization
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 38:

  The city of Ife, in present-day Nigeria, is famous for its artistic heritage, particularly its

  Options:
  A) Beadwork
  B) Adire textiles
  C) Wooden masks
  D) Terracotta sculptures
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 39:

  The Muslim reform movement have grown due to inspiration from all the following except

  Options:
  A) Pakistan
  B) North Africa
  C) Argentina
  D) Arab
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 40:

  The most significant act of statesmanship associated with
  Abdulsalami regime was

  Options:
  A) promulgate the 1999 Constitution
  B) handing over power to a civilian government
  C) the release of political prisoners
  D) organizing successful general elections.
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  The correct answer is B .