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 41:

  The Mahdiyya Movement in Sudan overthrew the ...

  Options:
  A) Italo-Egyptian Regime in the early 1880s
  B) Italo-Egyptian Regime in the early 1890s
  C) Ottoman-Egyptian Regime in the early 1880s
  D) Ottoman-Egyptian Regime in the early 1890s
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 42:

  One of the main aims of the British conquest of Buganda was to

  Options:
  A) gain access to the cape of Good Hope
  B) pain control of the gold mines of Bunyoro
  C) prevent other Europeans from controlling the source of the Nile
  D) take control of the trade routes in the area.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 43:

  The Mahdists revolt in the Sudan was successful

  Options:
  A) They believed they had a superior faith
  B) it enjoyed widespread support
  C) the Egyptian army was poorly trained
  D) General Gordon was an incompetent commander.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 44:

  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 45:

  Which African leader famously stated, "I am the captain of my soul" and became an icon of the decolonization movement?

  Options:
  A) Nelson Mandela
  B) Julius Nyerere
  C) Patrice Lumumba
  D) Jomo Kenyatta
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 46:

  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 47:

  The decrease of Boer influence in South Africa was as a result of

  Options:
  A) Mfecane
  B) The great trek
  C) British Domination
  D) Dutch Domination
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 48:

  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 49:

  In what year was the peace treaty signed in Yorubaland?

  Options:
  A) 1885
  B) 1886
  C) 1887
  D) 1888
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 50:

  One of the following is not credited with the General Obasanjo's military regime

  Options:
  A) the Universal Primary Education Program
  B) the Operation Feed the Nation
  C) the Festival of Arts and Culture
  D) the Structural Adjustment Programme
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  The correct answer is D .