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 601:

  Which of these was not an effect of the Great Trek?

  Options:
  A) Afrikaners remained politically divided for many years
  B) The Trek resulted in the cultural and economic isolation of the Boers.
  C) The Great Trek led directly to the founding of several autonomous Boer republics
  D) It reduced trade between black and white groups
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 602:

  A major cause of depopulation in Nigeria in the 18th century was

  Options:
  A) the trans-Saharan trade
  B) the trans-Atlantic slave trade
  C) human sacrifice
  D) inter-ethnic warfare
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 603:

  Certain chiefs in Eastern Nigeria were called warrant chiefs because they

  Options:
  A) had some royal connections
  B) were created by the British
  C) had warrants to arrest offenders
  D) were the first to receive Western education.
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  The correct answer is B .