First Term Examination Social Studies JSS 1 JSS 2 JSS 3 Exam Questions Volume 2

 

 

SOCIAL STUDIES 

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 

JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL 

JSS 1 JSS 2 JSS 3 EXAM QUESTIONS 

 

 

JSS 1 SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS

Section A – Objective Questions

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct options lettered A – D. 

1. One of the following is not a component of social studies.

(a) French

(b) Government

(c) Economics

(d) Civic education

 

2. Social studies is the study of man and his ________ with his environment.

(a) relationship

(b) skills

(c) satisfaction

(d) interaction

 

3. ________ and ________ are types of man’s environment.

(a) Social/religious

(b) Physical/spiritual

(c) Boy/girl

(d) Social/physical

 

4. The emotional attachment of a person to another person or group is ________.

(a) relationship

(b) conflict

(c) culture

(d) friendship

 

5. Types of family include all except ________.

(a) atomic

(b) nuclear

(c) extended

(d) compound

 

 

6. A family that consists of the father, mother and children is referred to as ________ Family.

(a) compound

(b) extended

(c) atomic

(d) nuclear

 

7. The ways of life of a group of people that makes them different from others is commonly referred to as ________.

(a) religion

(b) marriage

(c) adaptation

(d) culture

 

There are ________ local governments in Nigeria.

(a) 554

(b) 664

(c) 774

(d) 844

 

8. Cultural differences include all except ________.

(a) language

(b) foods

(c) dressing

(d) indiscipline

 

9. A process whereby an individual acquires the language, beliefs, values and technical skills of the society is called ________.

(a) religion

(b) good life

(c) balanced diet

(d) socialization

 

10. Agents of socialization include all except ________.

(a) the family

(b) the school

(c) book haram

(d) mass media

 

 

11. Nigeria has three major ethnic groups which are ________, ________ and ________.

 

12. Those ethnic groups that do not belong to the major ethnic groups are called ________.

 

13. The study of man and his interaction with his environment is referred to as ________.

 

14. The environment which comprise of things we can see, feel and touch is called ________.

 

15. People who are related by blood, marriage or adoption/law are referred to as ________.

 

16. In a compound family, ________ is the head.

 

17. ________ is one of the factors that destroys friendship.

 

18. Nigeria is a country in the ________ African sub region.

 

19. Nigeria has 36 states with a/an ________.

 

20. The President of Nigeria is called ________.

 

 

Section B – Theory

INSTRUCTION – Answer four (4) questions only. Question one is compulsory.

QUESTION 1

A. Define social studies.

B. Using a pencil, draw a well labeled diagram illustrating the components of social studies.

C. Write out the contents of Nigeria’s national anthem (first stanza) and Award International school’s anthem.

 

QUESTION B

A. What is friendship?

B. State four qualities of friendship.

 

 

QUESTION 3

A. Define Culture.

B. In what four ways are our cultures different?

 

QUESTION 4

A. Define the concept ‘Family’.

B. State the types of family and use a pencil to illustrate one of them.

 

 

QUESTION 5

A. What is socialization?

B. State the agents of socialization.

 

 

 

JSS 2 SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS

Section A – Objective Questions

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct options lettered A – D. 

1. Social studies is the study of man and his ________ with his environment.

(a) ability

(b) relationship

(c) adaptation

(d) interaction

 

2. Man’s environment is divided into two types, ________ and ________.

(a) social/spiritual

(b) spiritual/moral

(c) moral/physical

(d) social/physical

 

Mr Abba is married to Mrs Aisha Abba; the couple is blessed with three children namely Praise, Feranmi and Daniel. In the course of time, Mr Abba’s brother brought his children namely, Bisola and Dayo to spend the holidays with Mr Abba and family.

3. The family of Mr Abba is best described as a ________ type of family.

(a) extended

(b) compound

(c) physical

(d) nuclear

 

 

4. ‘Couple’ in the first paragraph refers to ________.

(a) Mr. Abba

(b) Mrs. Aisha Abba

(c) the children

(d) Mr. and Mrs. Abba

 

5. What relationship exists between Bisola and Mr Abba’s children? Bisola is their ________.

(a) niece

(b) nephew

(c) sister

(d) cousin

 

6. The illegal application on a child that can cause bodily harm is best described as ________.

(a) abuser

(b) abusive

(c) abused

(d) abuse

 

7. The act of threatening a child without carrying out the action is simply called ________.

(a) battery

(b) threat

(c) warning

(d) assault

 

8. ________ is not an agency that tackles corruption in Nigeria.

(a) EFCC

(b) NUT

(c) CBN

(d) ICPC

 

9. The abuse of trust for the sake of personal or private benefit is called ________.

(a) abuse

(b) wisdom

(c) sense

(d) corruption

 

 

10. These are hard drugs which are not legally allowed to enter or go out of Nigeria except ________.

(a) heroine

(b) marijuana

(c) paracetamol

(d) cocaine

 

11. The exercise of boldness to carry out a specific task is referred to as ________.

 

12. ________, ________ and ________ are examples of courageous people who fought for the independence of Nigeria.

 

13. The abuse of trust for the sake of private benefit is called ________.

 

14. The acronym EFCC means ________.

 

15. The agency that is responsible for the arrest and prosecution of hard drugs in Nigeria is NAFDAC. True/False.

 

16. The arm of government that is responsible for the periodic review or request for a declaration of assets mainly from the civil servants is ________.

 

17. A father who beats up his child, causing bodily harm has committed a crime called ________.

 

18. The acronym CCB stands for ________.

 

19. The Independent Corrupt practices and other related 0ffences commission (ICPC) was established in the year ________.

 

20. The last sentence of the second stanza of Nigeria national anthem reads ________.

 

 

Section B – Theory

INSTRUCTION – Answer four (4) questions only. Question one is compulsory.

QUESTION 1

A. Define the word ‘Abuse’.

B. In what six ways in which children can be abused.

C. Differentiate between battery and assault.

 

 

QUESTION 2

A. What is drug abuse?

B. Why do people abuse drugs? Four reasons

C. Are there any consequences of drug abuse? Discuss.

 

QUESTION 3

A. Who is a drug trafficker?

B. State four reasons for drug trafficking.

C. List three examples of hard drugs.

 

QUESTION 4

A. Highlight four consequences of drug trafficking.

A. What is corruption?

C. List and explain three types of corruption.

 

QUESTION 5

A. What is courage?

B. Give five attributes of a courageous person.

C. The name, ‘Nigeria’ was carved out of the word, ‘Niger Area’. Discuss.

 

 

JSS 3 SOCIAL STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS

Section A – Objective Questions

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct options lettered A – D. 

1. The remains of animal casts over a long period of time is called ________.

(a) forensic

(b) forces

(c) fossils

(d) physics

 

2. ________ is regarded as the Father of Evolution theory.

(a) Charles Barbage

(b) Charles Robinson

(c) Charles Dickens

(d) Charles Darwin

 

 

3. Those foods or drinks that humans take in which causes harm to the body are called ________.

(a) bad foods

(b) dangerous things

(c) harmful conditions

(d) harmful substances

 

4. Decision making is the act of selecting options from ________.

(a) fighting

(b) goal setting

(c) negotiation

(d) alternatives

 

5. ________ fought against apartheid and was jailed twenty seven years in South-Africa.

(a) Olusegun Obasanjo

(b) Goodluck Jonathan

(c) Jacob Zuma

(d) Nelson Mandela

 

6. ________ is not a characteristic of goal setting.

(a) Specific

(b) Mathematics

(c) Time bound

(d) Realistic

 

7. All but one are the reasons for human trafficking.

(a) Greed

(b) Selflessness

(c) Poverty

(d) Peer influence

 

8. The act of belonging to a secret group in our higher institutions of learning is termed ________.

(a) good life

(b) political party

(c) secret act

(d) cultism

 

 

9. The following are components of social studies except ________.

(a) French

(b) Civic education

(c) Sociology

(d) Economics

 

10. The absence of war is referred to as ________.

(a) piece

(b) pace

(c) peece

(d) peace

 

11. Another name for female genital mutilation is ________.

 

12. Human trafficking has its root from ________.

 

13. The motto of the Nigerian coat of arms is ________ and ________.

 

14. As military Head of State, ________ ruled Nigeria for 200 days.

 

15. On the Nigerian Five hundred naira note, ________ has his picture inscribed.

 

16. Types of peace include ________ and ________.

 

17. The second stage of man according to Charles Darwin was ________.

 

18. The remains of animal cast over a long period of time is referred to as ________.

 

19. ________ moved the motion for the abolition of slave trade.

 

20. The new world is also called ________ as discovered by ________.

 

 

Section B – Theory

INSTRUCTION – Answer four (4) questions only. Question one is compulsory.

QUESTION 1

A. What is human trafficking?

B. Write out the consequences of human trafficking.

C. Trace the history of human trafficking.

 

QUESTION 2

A. Define the concept, harmful traditional practices.

B. state five examples of HTP.

C. Are there consequences of (2b) above? Explain.

 

QUESTION 3

3a. What is decision making?

3b. Highlight the forms of decision making.

3c. Write out the steps to be taken in decision making.

 

QUESTION 4

A. As taught, write out the definition of goal setting and state the types of goal.

B. List and explain the characteristics of a goal.

C. What four obstacles are there towards realizing one’s goals?

 

QUESTION 5

A. What is Evolution?

B. Write out clearly but convincingly, about the stages of man’s development as given by Charles Darwin.