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 441:

  An important function of FEDECO during the 1979 elections was

  Options:
  A) establishing party offices
  B) promulgating the new constitution into law
  C) swearing-in of elected officials
  D) delineating electoral constituencies.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 442:

  All the following except one led to the re-emergence of old trade patterns under Omani rule

  Options:
  A) availability of capital from India
  B) increased demand for slaves
  C) attack on the Portuguese in the 1640s
  D) willingness of Africans in the interior to take slaves to the coast
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 443:

  The method of order used by Europeans to take over the present day Nigeria is________

  Options:
  A) Explorers, imperialists, trader and missionaries
  B) Explorer, trader, missionaries and imperialists
  C) Trader, colonialist, indirect rule and freedom
  D) Freedom, trader, colonialist and imperialist
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 444:

  The South-Eastern part of Nigeria was _________ in its political system before the advent of colonialism.

  Options:
  A) village/ clan based
  B) individual based
  C) monarchical based
  D) religious based
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 445:

  The protectorate of Nigeria in 1914 became _________ in 1946

  Options:
  A) states
  B) provinces
  C) regions
  D) sections
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 446:

  In the pre-colonial period, the Aku of Wukari derived his power mainly from

  Options:
  A) the strength of his army
  B) the role as a supplier of slaves
  C) his control of trade routes
  D) his spiritual influence in the kingdom.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 447:

  The Nok culture was known for

  Options:
  A) terracotta sculptures
  B) water painting
  C) fishing
  D) dancing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 448:

  The main goal of the British expedition against the Aro was to

  Options:
  A) eliminate all opposition to their presence in the hinterland
  B) pave the way for the Christianization of Igboland
  C) destroy the Ibini-Ukpabi oracle
  D) liberate the Igbo from Aro bondage
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 449:

  King Leopold's colonial ventures in the Congo were aimed at

  Options:
  A) making Belgium a great colonial power
  B) putting a stop to domestic slave trade in the area
  C) carving out an empire for himself
  D) introducing Western education to the people.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 450:

  The Great Walls of Kano, ancient defensive walls, were built to protect the city from potential attacks in what century?

  Options:
  A) 15th century
  B) 12th century
  C) 13th century
  D) 18th century
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  The correct answer is A .