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 401:

  The Ekiti Parapo was an alliance against

  Options:
  A) the Muslim incursion into Yorubaland
  B) the rising power of Ibadan
  C) Christian missionary presence in Yorubaland
  D) the abolition of the slave trade.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 402:

  Nigeria practised the Westminster system of government between

  Options:
  A) 1959 and 1983
  B) 1959 and 1966
  C) 1960 and 1966
  D) 1963 and 1966
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 403:

  Which military leader introduced the "War Against Indiscipline" campaign in the 1980s?

  Options:
  A) General Ibrahim Babangida
  B) General Murtala Ramat Mohammed
  C) General Sani Abacha
  D) General Muhammadu Buhari
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 404:

  The particular incident that led to Macaulay's imprisonment, twice, by the colonial power was

  Options:
  A) his criticism of British rule through the Lagos Daily News
  B) his constant opposition to the expansion of the British rule
  C) the humiliation of the British officials through his successful defense of Eleko in London
  D) the attempt to silence British officials through the platform of the NNDP
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 405:

  The Nigerian civil war lasted _____ months.

  Options:
  A) 20
  B) 18
  C) 30
  D) 28
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 406:

  Regionalism notable with ... may be said to have laid the foundational basis for the latter state creation in Nigeria

  Options:
  A) Authur Richard
  B) John Macpherson
  C) Oliver Lyttleton
  D) Hugh Clifford
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 407:

  The First and Second World Wars were between ... respectively

  Options:
  A) 1939-1945, 1914-1918
  B) 1914-1918, 1939-1945
  C) 1914-1919, 1932-1942
  D) 1914-1919, 1939-1945
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 408:

  Igbo's active resistance to the British Colonial rule is particularly because of the

  Options:
  A) impression that the British officials favoured the Northerners
  B) maladministration of the British Indirect rule Policy
  C) regressive taxation of their society
  D) egalitarian nature of their society
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 409:

  What was the outcome of the Battle of Adwa in 1896?

  Options:
  A) Ethiopia and Italy signed a peace treaty.
  B) Italy withdrew from Ethiopia.
  C) Ethiopia gained full independence from Italy.
  D) Ethiopia was annexed by Italy.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 410:

  The United Nations was created as a result of the failure of the ________

  Options:
  A) Commonwealth of Nations
  B) OPEC
  C) League of Nations
  D) All of the above
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  The correct answer is C .