History JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

400

a. List any three nationalists in Nigeria from 1922 to 1960.
b. State any four factors that led to the formation of nationalist movements in Nigeria.
 

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401

Highlight any five factors that contributed to the  decline of Benin Empire in the 19th century.
     

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402

a. Mention  any three city states of the Niger  Delta that had trade links with the Europeans.
b. Highlight any four roles played by King Jaja of Opobo in the commercial  activities of the Niger Delta.
 

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403

Highlight any five negative effects of the  trans-Atlantic slave trade on Nigeria.

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404

Explain any five features of the economy of the Igala people in pre-colonial period.

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405

a. List any three articles of trade exported to  North Africa from Western Sudan during the trans-Saharan trade.
b. Highlight any four factors that contributed to the  decline of the trans-Saharan trade.

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406

In what five ways can the pre-colonial history of Nigeria be reconstructed?

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407

The Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria was the resultant merger of the

  • A. Colony of Lagos and the Southern Protectorate
  • B. Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria and the Northern Protectorate
  • C. Northern Protectorate and the Colony of Western Nigeria
  • D. Colony of Western Nigeria and the Protectorate of Southern and Northern Nigeria
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408

One of the following is not credited with the General Obasanjo’s military regime

  • A. the Universal Primary Education Program
  • B. the Operation Feed the Nation
  • C. the Festival of Arts and Culture
  • D. the Structural Adjustment Programme
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409

The Swazi composite is the modern …

  • A. Swaziland
  • B. Southern Zibabwe
  • C. Zulu Kingdom
  • D. Southeastern Botswana
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410

Baptists, Methodists and the … were among the first to engage in the Liberiian Christian Mission

  • A. Presbyterian Church
  • B. United Church of Christ
  • C. Catholic Christian Mission
  • D. Episcopal Church
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411

The Ife Civilization is most remarkable for its

  • A. use of terra cotta and bronze heads
  • B. multiplicity of idols and gods
  • C. its discovery of terra cotta (burnt clay)
  • D. use of carved woods and ivory
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412

Regionalism notable with … may be said to have laid the foundational basis for the latter state creation in Nigeria

  • A. Authur Richard
  • B. John Macpherson
  • C. Oliver Lyttleton
  • D. Hugh Clifford
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413

Traditionally, the Efik people have accounts of their migration from the territory

  • A. Igbo and Nupe
  • B. Ibibio and Igbo
  • C. Uruan and Ibibio
  • D. Biase and Annang
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414

The system of imperial military rule had its deepest roots in …

  • A. Ethiopia
  • B. Egypt
  • C. Sierra Leone
  • D. Gambia
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415

All the following except one are the communes of the colony of Senegal where the Policy of Assimilation was applied

  • A. Saint Louis
  • B. Rufisque
  • C. Goree
  • D. Kaolack
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416

The National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) was formed

  • A. in 1993, to press for the re-validation of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election
  • B. in 1994, to solicit funds in preparation for the transition into Civilian rule
  • C. in 1994, to press for the re-validation of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election
  • D. in 1993, to advocate for the violation of human rights under the Abacha's regime
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417

The … headed under the Chairmanship Muhammadu Buhari was the governing body in Nigeria

  • A. Armed Forces Ruling Council
  • B. Supreme Military Council
  • C. Provisional Ruling Council
  • D. Transitional Military Council
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418

Khedive Ismail appointed British officers in Sudan in order to

  • A. obtain recognition for his government
  • B. introduce heavy taxation
  • C. rebuild the Sudanese territories
  • D. fight against lucrative slave trade
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419

One of the following is attributable to the Great Trek

  • A. the expansion of white communities in South Africa
  • B. the agitation for black-white equality in South Africa
  • C. the annexation of white communities by the Africans
  • D. restriction of movement of the whites in South Africa
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420

… has primarily led to the growth of Islamic reform movements in many sub-Saharan African countries

  • A. The crisis of modernisation of the 20th Century
  • B. The new discoveries on the inadequacies of Islam
  • C. The shift in the belief and religious system of Islam
  • D. The rigidity in the use of Arabic language
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