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 61:

  One of these is a regional language of the Omani Empire?

  Options:
  A) English
  B) Sweden
  C) Arabic
  D) Portuguese
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 62:

  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 63:

  One of the objectives for the formation of the South African Native Congress in 1912 was to

  Options:
  A) retrieve all lands seized by the whites
  B) integrate the various groups and races.
  C) encourage black participation in governance
  D) establish a political party
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 64:

  _______ who was the minister of defence staff of the republic of Biafra, formally renounced the existence of the state in 1970.

  Options:
  A) Major Chukwuma Chukwudi
  B) Chief Emmanuel Okonkwo
  C) Major General Philip Effiong
  D) Chief Odumegwe Ojukwu
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 65:

  A factor responsible for the growth of large towns among the Yoruba was the

  Options:
  A) absence of conflict in the area
  B) concentration of Europeans in the area
  C) fertile nature of the soil in the area
  D) high centralization of authority in the area.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 66:

  Which British explorer is credited with the "discovery" of the Niger River, sparking further interest in the Nigeria Area?

  Options:
  A) James Cook
  B) John Cabot
  C) David Livingstone
  D) Mungo Park
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 67:

  The Mfecane resulted in the

  Options:
  A) division and fragmentation of the Zulu nation
  B) formation of the Ndebele state
  C) decrease in Boer influence in South Africa
  D) dispersal of the Zulu to the Katanga copper belt.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 68:

  Egypt became the centre of international rivalry because of the

  Options:
  A) huge investment in the Suez-canal
  B) rich soil for cotton and sugar cultivation
  C) great cities of Cairo and Alexandria
  D) strategic importance of the country.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 69:

  The __________ were the first missionaries to arrive Nigeria.

  Options:
  A) Anglicans
  B) Catholics
  C) Witnesses
  D) Apostolic
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 70:

  The method of order used by Europeans to take over the present day Nigeria is________

  Options:
  A) Explorers, imperialists, trader and missionaries
  B) Explorer, trader, missionaries and imperialists
  C) Trader, colonialist, indirect rule and freedom
  D) Freedom, trader, colonialist and imperialist
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  The correct answer is B .