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 551:

  The most powerful states that emerged after the fall of the Old Oyo were

  Options:
  A) Owu and Abeokuta
  B) Ijaiye and Ife
  C) Ibadan and Ijaiye
  D) New Oyo and Ibadan.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 552:

  The Efik are primarily located in _________

  Options:
  A) Northern Nigeria
  B) Eastern Nigeria
  C) Southern Nigeria
  D) Western Nigeria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 553:

  The Alaafin of Oyo was remarkable assisted usually by _________

  Options:
  A) Balogun
  B) Bashorun
  C) Aremo
  D) Oyomesi
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 554:

  Which of the following was referred to as 'Province of Freedom' in the 19th century?

  Options:
  A) Liberia
  B) The Gambia
  C) Ghana
  D) Sierra Leone
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 555:

  The Ekiti Parapo was aimed at

  Options:
  A) checking European inroad into Yorubaland
  B) restoring the dignity of the Alaafin
  C) reducing the powers of Ibadan
  D) forming a federated government.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 556:

  The Oyo Empire collapsed as a result of

  Options:
  A) internal and external crises
  B) the revolt of Afonja
  C) the weakening of the army
  D) British presence in Yorubaland.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 557:

  The leader of the South African Black consciousness Movement who died in detention in 1977 was

  Options:
  A) Walter Sisulu
  B) Albert Luthuli
  C) Robert Sobukwe
  D) Steve Biko.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 558:

  The inception of state creation in the Nigerian military era is traceable to the regime of

  Options:
  A) Aguiyi Ironsi
  B) Murtala/Obasanjo
  C) Yakubu Gowon
  D) Ibrahim Babangida
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 559:

  The Afrikaans Groot Trek, the migraton of some 12,000 to 14,000 Boers from cape colony in south Africa took place between ____ and ____

  Options:
  A) 1835/1840
  B) 1884/1885
  C) 1776/78
  D) 1778/80
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 560:

  The 1886 Treaty is significant in Yoruba history because it

  Options:
  A) brought peace and stability to Yorubaland
  B) affirmed Ekitiparapo’s independence
  C) was negotiated by two Yoruba repatriates
  D) reopened trade between Lagos and the hinterland.
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  The correct answer is A .