Primary 4 (Basic 4) First Term Examination for All Subjects and Answer key

FIRST TERM CIVIC EDUCATION EXAMINATION QUESTIONS FOR PRIMARY 4 (BASIC 4)

CIVIC EDUCATION EXAM QUESTIONS 

SECTION A – Objectives INSTRUCTION – Answer all the questions in this section. 

1. ______ are desirable qualities and behaviors.

[a] Politics

[b] Democracy

[c] Value

2. Major ethnic group in Nigeria does not include ______.

[a] Hausa

[b] Tiv

[c] Yoruba

3. Listening to other people view is a way of showing ______ for the people’s value.

[a] disagreement

[b] respect

[c] disharmful

4. ______ will promote unity among people.

[a] Conflict

[c] Tolerance

[c] Fanaticism

5. Emir is to Hausa ______ is to the Yoruba.

[a] Obi

[b] Oba

[c] lgwe

6. A good leader should not be ______.

[a] honest

[b] kind

[c] wicked

7. The best way to settle disagreement in a community is by ______.

[a] killing

[b] fighting

[c] dialoguing

8. Unity promotes ______.

[a] co – operation

[b] death

[c] hatred

9. ______ means a group of people that controls the affairs of people in a community state or country.

[a] Religion

[b] Communalism

[c] Government

10. A ______ is the head of a presidential form of a government.

[a] king

[b] queen

[c] president

11. In democracy leaders are chosen by ______.

[a] voting

[b] coup

[c] decree

12. ______ is the government of the people for the people and for the people.

[a] Coup

[b] Aristocracy

[c] Democracy

13. Local government is also called ______ government.

[a] federal

[b] inside

[c] democracy

14. How many tier of government do we have in Nigeria?

[a] 2

[b] 3

[c] 6

15. ______ is the duty of the local government.

[a] Collection of bribes

[b] Collection of rates

[c] Collection of dowry

SECTION B – Attempt all the question in this section. 

1. Define local government.

b. Write 2 duties of local government.

2a. What is Government?

b. State 2 examples of traditional and constitutional government.

3. What is culture and cultural diversity?

4a. Explain community leadership.

b. Mention 2 duties of community leader.

5. State government is a body.

b. List 3 tiers of government.

ANSWER KEY

SECTION A

1. C 2. B 3. B 4. B 5. B 6. C 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. C 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. B

SECTION B

1a. Local government is the third tier of government that is closest to the people and takes care of local affairs.

B. Duties of local government

I. Collection of rates and taxes

II. Maintenance of local roads and markets

2a. Government is a group of people that controls and manages the affairs of a country, state, or community.

B. I. Traditional government (e.g. kings, chiefs)

II. Constitutional government (e.g. democracy)

3. I. Culture is the total way of life of a people.

II. Cultural diversity means the existence of different cultures within a society.

4a. Community leadership is the act of guiding and directing people in a community.

4b. Duties of community leader

I. Maintain peace and order

II. Settle disputes

5a. State government is a body that governs a state.

5b. Three tiers of government

I. Federal govern ment

II. State government

III. Local government

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