History NABTEB past questions and answers

History NABTEB past questions and answers

Question: Who was the first woman to become a governor in Nigeria?

A) Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti

B) Virginia Etiaba

C) Amina J. Mohammed

D) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Answer: B) Virginia Etiaba

Question: Nigeria's first military coup took place in which year?

A) 1966

B) 1975

C) 1983

D) 1990

Answer: A) 1966

Question: Which Nigerian musician is often referred to as the "Juju Music King"?

A) Fela Kuti

B) King Sunny Ade

C) Burna Boy

D) Davido

Answer: B) King Sunny Ade

Question: The famous Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote which award-winning novel?

A) Half of a Yellow Sun

B) Things Fall Apart

C) Purple Hibiscus

D) The Man Died: Prison Notes

Answer: A) Half of a Yellow Sun

Question: Nigeria's first television station, WNTV, began broadcasting in which year?

A) 1956

B) 1960

C) 1963

D) 1970

Answer: A) 1956

Question: The Yoruba deity Oya is associated with which natural element?

A) Earth

B) Water

C) Fire

D) Air

Answer: D) Air

Question: Nigeria's former capital, Lagos, is situated on the coast of which body of water?

A) Gulf of Guinea

B) Atlantic Ocean

C) Mediterranean Sea

D) Red Sea

Answer: B) Atlantic Ocean

Question: The first military ruler of Nigeria, General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, took power in which year?

A) 1963

B) 1966

C) 1970

D) 1975

Answer: B) 1966

Question: Which Nigerian city is known as the "Coal City"?

A) Jos

B) Enugu

C) Owerri

D) Abakaliki

Answer: B) Enugu

Question: Who is the current Emir of Kano, a prominent traditional ruler in Nigeria?

A) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

B) Ado Bayero

C) Muhammadu Sanusi II

D) Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya

Answer: C) Muhammadu Sanusi II

Question: Nigeria's National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was established in which year?

A) 1960

B) 1973

C) 1985

D) 1992

Answer: B) 1973

Question: Which Nigerian city is famous for its annual Argungu Fishing Festival?

A) Kano

B) Sokoto

C) Argungu

D) Zaria

Answer: C) Argungu

Question: Nigeria's first attempt at democracy was interrupted by a military coup in which year?

A) 1954

B) 1963

C) 1979

D) 1983

Answer: D) 1983

Question: The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) was established in which year?

A) 1959

B) 1965

C) 1979

D) 1990

Answer: B) 1965

Question: The town of Badagry, in Nigeria, was a significant center for the trade in which commodity during the colonial period?

A) Gold

B) Slaves

C) Ivory

D) Palm Oil

Answer: B) Slaves

Question: The Niger Delta region is known for its significant reserves of which natural resource?

A) Diamonds

B) Gold

C) Oil

D) Uranium

Answer: C) Oil

Question: The legendary Queen Amina of Zazzau was a warrior queen in which part of Nigeria?

A) Yoruba

B) Igbo

C) Hausa

D) Ijaw

Answer: C) Hausa

Question: Nigeria's first indigenous governor-general, Nnamdi Azikiwe, later became the country's first president. In which year was he appointed governor-general?

A) 1954

B) 1960

C) 1963

D) 1970

Answer: C) 1963

Question: The colonial entity known as the "Niger Coast Protectorate" was established in which century?

A) 18th century

B) 19th century

C) 20th century

D) 21st century

Answer: B) 19th century

Question: Nigeria's highest peak, Chappal Waddi, is located in which mountain range?

A) Drakensberg Mountains

B) Atlas Mountains

C) Cameroon Mountains

D) Eastern Highlands

Answer: C) Cameroon Mountains