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 81:

  The president Transvaal who led the Boers against the Britist was

  Options:
  A) J. Smuts
  B) P. Kruger
  C) L. Jameson
  D) L. Botha
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 82:

  An Ethiopian monarch that committed suicide in a battle field was

  Options:
  A) Theodore II
  B) Menelik
  C) Johannes IV
  D) Haile Selassie.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 83:

  The Abacha's regime adopted a _______ posture with the international organizations.

  Options:
  A) Submissive
  B) Confrontational
  C) Adhesive
  D) Neutral
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 84:

  What was the political structure of the Nupe Kingdom during this period?

  Options:
  A) Feudal system
  B) Absolute monarchy
  C) Tribal confederation
  D) Parliamentary democracy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 85:

  The decrease of Boer influence in South Africa was as a result of

  Options:
  A) Mfecane
  B) The great trek
  C) British Domination
  D) Dutch Domination
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 86:

  The first Magherebian state to be detached from the Ottoman Empire by the French was

  Options:
  A) Tunisia
  B) Libya
  C) Morocco
  D) Algeria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 87:

  The first British consul in Nigeria was

  Options:
  A) Lord Lugard
  B) John Beecroft
  C) William Parry
  D) Edward Nicolls
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 88:

  The first almagamation in Nigeria happened in the year ___

  Options:
  A) 1914
  B) 1886
  C) 1906
  D) 1900
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 89:

  The Nigerian second republic began in the year ____

  Options:
  A) 1983
  B) 1979
  C) 1963
  D) 1966
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 90:

  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 .