First Term Examination Civic Education SS 1 and SS 2 Exam Questions

CIVIC EDUCATION 

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 

SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS 

SS 1 AND SS 2 EXAM QUESTIONS 

SS 1 EXAM QUESTIONS

Section A – Objective Questions

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct options lettered A – D. 

1. __________ is a person who deviates from societal norms/values.

(a) Deviation

(b) Devil

(c) Deviance

(d) Deviant

2. Putting oneself in another’s shoes but not proffering a solution is called __________.

(a) apathy

(b) apartheid

(c) sympathy

(d) empathy

3. HIV/AIDS attacks the __________ system of the human body making it prey to all forms of sicknesses and diseases.

(a) reproductive

(b) respiratory

(c) digestive

(d) immune

In a distant community, there was a local/village primary school; some of the past pupils of this school were, Ayomide, Khadijat, Goodness etc. Many years passed by and the afore mentioned pupils grew to become very successful in their respective fields of endeavor. Over time, they agreed to pay a visit to the community. On getting there, they visited their alma mater and gave it a face lift; also, they established pipe borne water, a health care centre and rural electrification to the joy and amazement of the entire community.

4. What concept was displayed by the pupils mentioned above?

(a) Pupil’s service

(b) Human relations service

(c) Community service

(d) Self service

5. The service described above can be called __________ service.

(a) domain

(b) dominated

(c) donated

(d) dormant

6. All but one of these is not an example of acceptable societal values/expectations.

(a) Honesty

(b) Love

(c) Sympathy

(d) Selfishness

7. HIV/AIDS takes its root from __________.

(a) England

(b) Nigeria

(c) Gabon

(d) USA

8. The acronym ATM in prison terms means __________.

(a) awaiting trying machine

(b) automated teller machine

(c) awoof try me

(d) awaiting trial male

9. The prison system exists primarily to __________ and __________.

(a) reform/maintain

(b) rehabilitate/praise

(c) maintain/praise

(d) reform/rehabilitate

10. The act of developing skills and leadership qualities in the young people is commonly referred to as __________

(a) youth aggressive skills

(b) youth balancing skills

(c) youth ability skills

(d) youth empowerment skills

11. Individuals who are infected with HIV/AIDS are not called victims or patients, but they are called __________.

12. The acronym NCS means __________.

13. While empathy means __________, sympathy means __________.

14. Another term for Alien is __________.

15. When an individual belongs to two countries at the same time, that individual is said to be a/an __________.

16. A kind of gang behavior in our higher institutions of learning is __________.

17. The type of law that deals with crimes is referred to as __________.

18. Those behaviours exhibited by citizens which do not cause harm to the society are called __________.

19. HIV/AIDS cannot be spread by witchcraft. True/false.

20. Nigeria is located in the __________ African Sub – Region.

Section B – Theory

INSTRUCTION – Answer four (4) questions in all.

QUESTION 1

A. What are acceptable societal values/expectations?

B. List and explain five of (1a) above.

QUESTION 2

A. Define the term Values.

B. State four reasons why values are important in the society.

QUESTION 3 

A. Give a brief origin of the emergence of HIV/AIDS.

B. While stating four causes of HIV/AIDS, highlight five preventive measures of the social issue

C. What makes HIV/AIDS different from the corona virus pandemic?

QUESTION 4

A. What do you understand by Community service?

B. Write out four benefits of community service.

QUESTION 5

A. State the meaning of youth empowerment skills.

B. What are four importance of (5a) above?

QUESTION 6

A. What is citizenship?

B. State five goals of citizenship education.

C. State eight (8) types of laws as you were taught.

SS 2 EXAM QUESTIONS

Section A – Objective Questions

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct options lettered A – D. 

1. The feeling that something is definitely true and it exists is termed __________.

(a) Belief

(b) tradition

(c) customs

(d) wayo wayo

2. Our customs and traditions can be preserved by the following ways except __________.

(a) dressing

(b) festivals

(c) marriage

(d) eating

3. __________ could be described as a form of awareness, that one is a citizen of a particular nation.

(a) National awareness

(b) National freedom

(c) National integrity

(d) National consciousness

4. Nigeria is a state that speaks over __________ languages.

(a) 1000

(b) 200

(c) 350

(d) 100000

5. An association of people with similar interests who challenge government’s policies is referred to as __________.

(a) political party

(b) public opinion

(c) free press(d) pressure group

6. Political parties compete for power through the following means except __________.

(a) rallies

(b) champaigne

(c) logo

(d) slogan

7. An economic system in which the means of production, ownership and distribution of labour lie in the hands of government is referred to as __________.

(a) mixed economy

(b) capitalism

(c) communalis

(d) socialism

8. __________ was a major critique of capitalism.

(a) Olusegun Obasanjo

(b) Abraham Lincoln

(c) Donald Trump

(d) Karl Max

9. One whose right to vote is denied him/her, is said to have been __________.

(a) disfranchised

(b) dehumanized

(c) demoted

(d) disenfranchised

10. In Nigeria, an executive president is entitled to two terms of four years each. How many years is he expected to remain in office?

(a) Five years

(b) Six years

(c) Seven years

(d) Eight years

11. In the Nigerian National Assembly, the Red Chamber is also known as __________

12. The House of Representatives in Nigeria is composed of __________ Memebers.

13. As a factor of production, the reward for entrepreneurship is __________

14. The feeling of not being interested in the politics of any nation is referred to as __________.

15. A candidate chosen by an elected president to be his vice is also termed as __________.

16. An individual with a powerful influence over an electoral process who impose candidates is called __________.

17. The first military coup d’ etat in Nigeria took place on the ………………… of __________ in the year __________.

18. Niamey is to Chad Republic, as __________ is to Madagascar.

19. The Head of the National Assembly in Nigeria is the __________

20. The acronym IPOB means __________.

Section B – Theory

INSTRUCTION – Answer four (4) questions in all.

QUESTION 1

A. What is political apathy?

B. Who is a godfather?

C. State four reasons for political apathy in Nigeria.

QUESTION 2

A. Define the concept, political parties.

2b. Why are political parties different from pressure groups?

C. In what five ways do political parties compete for power?

QUESTION 3

A. What is capitalist democracy?

B. Distinguish among capitalism, socialism and mixed economy.

C. According to Karl Max, there are two kinds of people in the society. Name them.

QUESTION 4

A. What is National consciousness?

B. Differentiate between national integrity and national unity.

C. In what five ways can national consciousness and unity be promoted in Nigeria?

QUESTION 5

A. Define the word, ‘Belief’.

B. State five ways that our beliefs, customs and traditions can be preserved?

C. Write out the capital cities of the following countries,

• Ghana

• Togo

• Senegal

• Mali

D. Write out the countries that have the following as capital cities;

• Khartoum

• Lusaka

• Harare

• Libreville