SOCIAL STUDIES THIRD TERM EXAMINATION JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (JSS 3) MOCK EXAM QUESTIONS

DURATION – 2½

SECTION A- OBJECTIVES

INSTRUCTION – ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION. ALL QUESTIONS CARRY EQUAL MARK

1. One of these is not a race of the world.

(a) Apartheid

(b) Negroid

(c) Mongoloid

(d) Caucasoid

 

2. These are factors responsible for women and children trafficking except ______.

(a) poverty

(b) good economy

(c) unemployment

(d) greed

 

3. A technique for abstinence is ______.

(a) SMAT

(b) SUAT

(c) SWAT

(d) SMART

 

4. ______ is a disagreement between two or more persons.

(a) Fighting

(b) Dishonesty

(c) Honest

(d) Conflict

 

5. Goods that are allowed into or outside a country under certain conditions are called ______ goods.

(a) perishable

(b) itemized

(c) prohibited

(d) restricted

 

6. A process of transporting gas, oil or other liquid from one place to another is ______ transportation.

(a) airfreight

(b) water

(c) pipeline

(d) air

 

7. The knowledge gained from observing, testing and recording ideas is referred to as ______.

(a) technology

(b) fact finding

(c) science

(d) hypothesis

 

8. The type of trade that takes place within a country is called ______ trade.

(a) foreign

(b) immediate

(c) home

(d) ile epo

 

9. The father of evolution theory is referred to as ______.

(a) James Bond

(b) Michael Jackson

(c) Charles Dickens

(d) Charles Darwin

 

10. The remains of animal cast over a long period of time is called ______.

(a) manure

(b) fertilizer

(c) fossils

(d) wastes

 

11. One of these is not a way of storing food items.

(a) stealing

(b) drying

(c) smoking

(d) refrigerating

 

12. Those materials used by people to beautify themselves is ______.

(a) powder

(b) beautification

(c) cleanliness

(d) adornments

 

13. African beliefs which people often say but are not true are called ______.

(a) meats

(b) mites

(c) myths

(d) meets

 

14. All are examples of Nigeria’s public sector except ______.

(a) NTA

(b) AIT

(c) NPA

(d) NIPOST

 

15. The following are types of marriages in Nigeria except ______.

(a) ordinance

(b) christian

(c) traditional

(d) religious

 

16. A system of marriage whereby a woman is married to two or more men is referred to as ______.

(a) polygamous

(b) monogamy

(c) polyandry

(d) multiple

 

17. A man accused to have killed his father is referred to as ______.

(a) murderer

(b) matricide

(c) killer

(d) patricide

 

18. South African gained her independence in the year 1910. She had to against ______ racial system.

(a) apetite

(b) appetite

(c) apathy

(d) apartheid

 

19. A society where citizens trace their roots to their mothers side is called ______.

(a) maternal

(b) paternity

(c) patrilineal

(d) matrilineal

 

20. Islam as a religion originated from ______.

(a) Iraq

(b) Iran

(c) Kuwait

(d) Saudi Arabia

 

21. The belief in different gods is called ______.

(a) Monotheism

(b) Idolatry

(c) Christianity

(d) Polytheism

 

22. The word ‘school’ is ______ ‘scole’ which means leisure time or study.

(a) Latin

(b) English

(c) French

(d) Greek

 

23. A type of conflict which employs a peaceful way of expressing our disagreement is ______ conflict.

(a) violent

(b) easy

(c) calm

(d) non violent

 

24. Sources of values can be gotten from the following reliable places except ______.

(a) the school

(b) book haram

(c) customs

(d) the family

 

25. The process of preventing any occurrence that can endanger or lead to actual loss of lives nd properties is referred to as ______.

(a) accident

(b) first aid

(c) precaution

(d) safety

 

SECTION B – THEORY

INSTRUCTION – FILL IN THE GAPS. 

26. The first stage of man, also known as hunter was ______.

27. Nigeria is a mono product economy because ______.

28. Someone from Plateau state in Nigeria is from ______ Geo-political zone.

29. Those officials who man our borders ensuring that illegal goods are neither allowed into nor outside Nigeria are referred to as ______.

30. ______ document allows an individual entry or exit to a country.

31. The acronym POS simply means ______.

32. The pictures inscribed on Nigeria’s one thousand naira notes are those and ______.

33. The amalgamation of the northern and southern protectorates of Nigeria was in the year ______.

34. A place where crude products are transformed into petrol is ______.

35. Centre of excellence is to Lagos, as ______ is to Ondo state.

36. As a factor of production, ______ is the reward for entrepreneurship.

37. A type of trade that takes place between two countries only is called ______.

38. Female circumcision could also be referred to as ______.

39. A citizen from Finland is a ______ and he/she speaks ______.

40. Types of decision making include ______ and ______.

41. The name Nigeria was given by ______ in the year ______.

42. An instrument used to determine the cause of an air crash is called ______

43. A place in the air craft where the pilot stays is referred to as ______

44. ______ is a situation whereby options are selected from alternatives.

45. While NIS means ______, NCS means ______.

46. Nigeria is located in the ______ African sub-region.

47. The only continent that is larger than Africa is ______.

48. While ______ is the smallest planet, ______ is the largest.

49. Ordinance marriage takes place in the ______ and is officiated by ______.

50. ______ became the first Governor-General of Nigeria.

 

SECTION B – THEORY

INSTRUCTION – ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. 

QUESTION 1

A. Define evolution.

B. Trace and discuss the stages of man according to Charles Darwin.

 

QUESTION 2

A. What are harmful traditional practices?

B. in what four ways can our traditions be harmful?

 

QUESTION 3

A. Write on the sectors of the Nigerian economy.

B. While defining religion, write on the different types of religion you were taught.

 

QUESTION 4

A. What is marriage?

B. What are the requirements of marriage, if any?

 

QUESTION 5

A. Using a well labeled diagram, illustrate the components of social studies.

B. Write exhaustively on ‘Global International Co-operation’.