History JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

1

The fast spread of Christianity in Nigeria is associated with

  • A. spiritual appeal
  • B. imposition by force
  • C. the social equality theory
  • D. western education
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2

The civilization of NOK people depict

  • A. The different stages of development in Nigeria
  • B. The stone age civilization
  • C. The ancient society called Nigeria
  • D. The Hausa movement
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3

The completion of the 36 states in Nigeria was done by ____________ in __________ year

  • A. Ibrahim Babangida, 1991
  • B. Abacha, 1996
  • C. Yakubu Gowon, 1975
  • D. Murtala/Obasanjo, 1976
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4

One of these is not an organ of Organisation of Petroleum exporting countries.

  • A. The Conference
  • B. General Assembly
  • C. Board of Governors
  • D. The Secretariat
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5

The Efik are primarily located in _________

  • A. Northern Nigeria
  • B. Eastern Nigeria
  • C. Southern Nigeria
  • D. Western Nigeria
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6

The first regime to successfully transfer power back to civil rule was

  • A. Buhari/Idiagbon's regime
  • B. Aguiyi Ironsi's regime
  • C. Murtala/Obasanjo's regime
  • D. Ibrahim Babangida's regime
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7

Lagos colony and protectorate of southern Nigeria was merge merged together to form ____________

  • A. Protectorate of southern Nigeria
  • B. Lagos colony and protectorate of southern Nigeria
  • C. Nigeria protectorates
  • D. Protectorate of Nigeria
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8

One of the following is not feature of the traditional economic activities of the Yoruba people.

  • A. Farming
  • B. Gathering
  • C. Weaving
  • D. Hairdressing
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9

Mfecane in South Africa happened between ____________

  • A. 1815-1880
  • B. 1815-1840
  • C. 1935-1945
  • D. 1935-1948
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10

The expansion of white communities in South Africa is a major cause of ________

  • A. The great trek
  • B. Racial war
  • C. African unionism
  • D. The great war
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11

The main reason Liberia and Ethiopia was not colonised is

  • A. The former is a strong country with thriving empire while the later is a country for freed American slave.
  • B. The latter is a strong country with thriving empire while the former is a country for freed American slave.
  • C. The former is a Christian made nation while the latter is a mixed giving it freedom from colonial lord
  • D. The latter surrender fast while the former surrender later
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12

___________ was the governor of the protectorate of Lagos and Southern Nigeria in 1906.

  • A. Sir Walter Raleigh
  • B. Sir Walter Egerton
  • C. Lord Lugard
  • D. Sir William Robertson
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13

The point where the recent and earlier Islamic reform movement relate is the __________

  • A. use of Arabic language as strict medium
  • B. support of holy Quran translation to African languages
  • C. decline in the use of educational resources institutes
  • D. need for terrorist group to take over world on Islamic ground
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14

Due to colonialism, the new day Nigeria now has _______as her official language.

  • A. English
  • B. Pidgin
  • C. Hausa
  • D. French
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15

__________ is the economic control and exploitation of foreign lands arising from necessity to reverse the impediment to the accumulation of capital.

  • A. Imperialism
  • B. Capitalism
  • C. Socialism
  • D. Industrialization
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16

Freetown was use to facilitate ________ from 1822 to early 20th century.

  • A. Farm Produce
  • B. Religious activities
  • C. Freed slave settlement
  • D. Social activities
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17

The Nigeria president who with Eyadema of Togo spearhead the formation of ECOWAS is ___________

  • A. Muhammad Buhari
  • B. Yakubu Gowon
  • C. Olusegun Obasanjo
  • D. Aguiyi Ironsi
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18

The Mahdist state or Sudanese Mahdiyya, was a _________ movement launched in 1881.

  • A. Religious and Political
  • B. Economic and Political
  • C. Social and Political
  • D. Economic and Social
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19

The Coup that took Shehu Shagari out from office was a __________ coup.

  • A. Palace
  • B. Bloody
  • C. Conference
  • D. Cohort
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20

Before 1963 __________ was the highest court in Nigeria

  • A. Supreme court
  • B. Appeal court
  • C. Privy council
  • D. Magistrate court
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21

The Scramble of Africans by Europeans in 1884/85 Berlin Conference made Nigeria a British _________ colony.

  • A. North Africa
  • B. East Africa
  • C. South Africa
  • D. West Africa
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