AdmitMe
All subjects

JAMB and WAEC History questions

610 questions with answers and explanations. Tap an option to check yourself.

AllJAMBWAEC
All topicsBritish conquest of Nigeria · 38Colonial administration in Nigeria · 36Decolonisation and African unity · 40Early centres of civilisation · 37Eastern and southern Africa · 35External influences: trade, Islam and Europeans · 38Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states · 41Nationalism and independence · 40Nigeria since independence · 44Oyo, Benin and the southern states · 44Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa · 34Southern Nigeria in the nineteenth century · 36The colonial economy · 37The Nigeria area: land and early peoples · 36The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate · 38West Africa in the nineteenth century · 36

  1. Question 261· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB

    Which of the following was one of the original seven Hausa states (Hausa Bakwai)?

    Explanation and discussion

  2. Question 262· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· JAMB

    Kano's famous dyeing pits are associated with its

    Explanation and discussion

  3. Question 263· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· WAEC

    Kanem-Borno was located around

    Explanation and discussion

  4. Question 264· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· WAEC

    Muhammad Rumfa of Kano is remembered for

    Explanation and discussion

  5. Question 265· Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states· WAEC

    Mai Idris Alooma is remembered for

    Explanation and discussion

  6. Question 266· Nationalism and independence· JAMB

    The Willink Commission of 1957–58 was set up to examine

    Explanation and discussion

  7. Question 267· Nationalism and independence· JAMB

    The London Constitutional Conference of 1957 agreed that

    Explanation and discussion

  8. Question 268· Nationalism and independence· JAMB

    Nigeria's Prime Minister at independence in 1960 was

    Explanation and discussion

  9. Question 269· Nationalism and independence· JAMB

    The Western and Eastern regions became self-governing in

    Explanation and discussion

  10. Question 270· Nationalism and independence· JAMB

    The first political party in Nigeria, founded by Herbert Macaulay in 1923, was the

    Explanation and discussion

  11. Question 271· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    Sir Ahmadu Bello, Sardauna of Sokoto, became the first Premier of

    Explanation and discussion

  12. Question 272· Nationalism and independence· JAMB

    The Northern People's Congress was led by

    Explanation and discussion

  13. Question 273· Nationalism and independence· JAMB

    Herbert Macaulay is regarded as

    Explanation and discussion

  14. Question 274· Nationalism and independence· JAMB

    The West African Pilot newspaper was founded in 1937 by

    Explanation and discussion

  15. Question 275· Nationalism and independence· JAMB

    The 1953 motion calling for Nigerian self-government in 1956 was moved by

    Explanation and discussion

  16. Question 276· Nationalism and independence· JAMB

    After the Southern Cameroons left Nigeria, the NCNC was renamed the

    Explanation and discussion

  17. Question 277· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    Herbert Macaulay founded the

    Explanation and discussion

  18. Question 278· Nationalism and independence· JAMB

    The 1945 general strike was led by

    Explanation and discussion

  19. Question 279· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    Nigeria gained independence on

    Explanation and discussion

  20. Question 280· Nationalism and independence· WAEC

    The first Nigerian to be Governor-General was

    Explanation and discussion

Practise History like the real exam. A timed CBT, your score, and the topics to fix.

Start a History test