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 561:

  Educated elites did not like the system of indirect rule in Nigeria because it

  Options:
  A) make provision for them
  B) was exploitative and cumbersome
  C) made traditional rules powerful
  D) did not make provision for them
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 562:

  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 563:

  The Mahdists revolt in the Sudan was successful

  Options:
  A) it enjoyed widespread support
  B) They believed they had a superior faith
  C) the Egyptian army was poorly trained
  D) General Gordon was an incompetent commander.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 564:

  Which of the following pionnered Christian missionary activities in Calabar?

  Options:
  A) Thomas Freeman
  B) William Baike
  C) Hope Waddell.
  D) Mary Slessor
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 565:

  The Royal Niger Company was influential in the formation of Colonial Nigeria because it

  Options:
  A) enabled the British Empire to establish control over and above its German competitor
  B) paved way for the emergence of the National African Company
  C) served as a means of economic development and investment in Nigeria
  D) encouraged the adoption of the Indirect Rule Policy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 566:

  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 .
• Question 567:

  The Richards Constitution of 1946 brought about

  Options:
  A) decolonization
  B) independence
  C) a strong central government
  D) regional politics.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 568:

  The indirect rule system succeeded in Huasa/Fulani society because the

  Options:
  A) society has only one region
  B) people were practicing anarchy
  C) people receive Islamic education
  D) existing administration favored the system.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 569:

  Nationalist’s resistance to colonialism in Africa was influenced by

  Options:
  A) the level of literacy among the people
  B) relations between the Africans and Europeans
  C) the effect of Islamic religion on the people
  D) the nature and character of the leadership.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 570:

  who was the greatest ruler in the Kanem Borno empire?

  Options:
  A) Mai Njimi Balongo
  B) Mai Dunama Dibbalemi
  C) Mai Vincent Hiribarren
  D) Mai Gazargamo
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  The correct answer is B .