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 591:

  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 592:

  Before the fall of apartheid and expansion of franchise to all residents of the country, Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for

  Options:
  A) 37 years
  B) 18 years
  C) 27 years
  D) 26 years
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 593:

  What is the title of the king's mother in Benin kingdom?

  Options:
  A) Iye
  B) Iyoba
  C) Yeye
  D) Ummi
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 594:

  The particular incident that led to Macaulay's imprisonment, twice, by the colonial power was

  Options:
  A) his criticism of British rule through the Lagos Daily News
  B) his constant opposition to the expansion of the British rule
  C) the humiliation of the British officials through his successful defense of Eleko in London
  D) the attempt to silence British officials through the platform of the NNDP
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 595:

  Clothe dyeing started in what part of Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) South-East
  B) South-West
  C) North-East
  D) North-Central
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 596:

  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 597:

  The Lyttlelton Constitution is considered a landmark in the history of Nigeria, because it

  Options:
  A) created a federal structure of government for the country
  B) made ministers accountable to the electorate
  C) recognized Lagos as a federal territory
  D) gave ministers full authority over their ministries
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 598:

  One critical factor which spurred the abrupt termination of the Nigerian fledging democracy in the First Republic was the

  Options:
  A) nationwide corruption by the politicians
  B) urge for sectional military representation in government
  C) issue of tribalism and nepotism
  D) use of the soldiers to quell civil unrests and riots
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 599:

  All of these are independent Hausa city states in Nigeria except

  Options:
  A) Kano
  B) Daura
  C) Katsina
  D) Kebbi
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 600:

  Imperialist powers in Africa inbuilt antagonism by taking advantage of the cultural diversity of the people through the...

  Options:
  A) Policy of Assimilation
  B) Divide-and-Rule Policy
  C) Indignant Policy
  D) Policy of Association
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  The correct answer is B .