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:

  During The Great Trek, the Boers clashed with which indigenous African groups?

  Options:
  A) Maasai and Kikuyu.
  B) Zulu and Xhosa.
  C) San and Khoikhoi.
  D) Berber and Tuareg.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 442:

  The Nok culture is associated with the archaelogical findings at

  Options:
  A) Ile-Ife
  B) Benin
  C) Taruga
  D) Igbo Ukwu.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 443:

  Which major event led to the decline of the Benin Kingdom's influence in the 19th century?

  Options:
  A) The American Civil War
  B) The Scramble for Africa
  C) The Opium Wars
  D) The French Revolution
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 444:

  The decline of the Songhai Empire in the 16th century was partly due to

  Options:
  A) Internal unrest and external attacks
  B) Arab invasions
  C) British colonial expansion
  D) Portuguese trade restrictions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 445:

  A major economic activity among the Nupe was

  Options:
  A) horse breeding
  B) leather work
  C) canoe-building
  D) cattle rearing.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 446:

  The women who wielded political influence in Borno were

  Options:
  A) Magara, Magira and Gumsu
  B) Gumsu, Daurama and Magira
  C) Turunku, Magara and Gumsu
  D) Daurama, Turunku and Kaugama.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 447:

  Colonial resistance was triggered in Africa by

  Options:
  A) Economic development
  B) Influx of educated elites
  C) low level of development
  D) Political participation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 448:

  In pre-colonial Nigeria, intergroup contacts were encourage mostly by

  Options:
  A) economic interdependence
  B) military alliance
  C) marriage ties
  D) political ties
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 449:

  One of the factors that attracted the Europeans to East Africa was the desire

  Options:
  A) for tropical produce
  B) for territorial expansion
  C) to establish Christian missions
  D) to spread Western education.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 450:

  In what year was Lagos annexed by the British?

  Options:
  A) 1861
  B) 1862
  C) 1863
  D) 1851
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  The correct answer is A .