Civic Education past questions for the senior students (2020)

  1. Campus cult members are _____ (a) hostile towards themselves in the group (b) hostile towards their group members (c) hostile towards members of rival groups (d) hostile towards loyal members (e) hostile towards their tight friends.

2. A secret cult can better be regarded as (a) a secret club in which the members are religious (b) a group that has a secret symbol(c) a group of secretive people who love expensive dresses (d) a secret, extreme group in which the members behave unacceptably (e) a secret people with an enviable character

3. Generally in Nigeria, cultism operates mostly in (a) primary schools (b) secondary schools (c) second-hand educational institutions (d) post- secondary schools (e)first-hand primary schools

4. The origin of cultism in Nigerian institutions can be traced to (a) Pythagoras’s Confrontation (b) Pyrates Confraternity (c) Pyrates Confrontation (d) Pythagoras’s Confraternity (e) Confraternity Confrontation.

5. The government and society ____(a) sympathize with cultism (b)synchronize with cultism (c) are against cultism (d) are for cultism (e) are in love with cultism.

6. Political authority refers to the (a) ability to affect political action (b) capacity to produce desired political results (c) recognized right to exercise political power (d)unrecognized rights (e) ability to perform political activities.

7. The following are manifestations of law and order in society EXCEPT (a) due process (b) Peaceful electioneering campaign (c) decorum (d) official election rigging (e) fighting at polling booth.

8. The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recognizes the armed forces for the Federation which shall consist of the (a) Army, Police and Navy (b) Army, Air Force and Soldiers (c) Army, Air Force and Navy (d) Army, Customs and Immigration (e) Army, Air Force and Customs.

9. These are some ways the citizens can help in maintaining law and order in society EXCEPT (a) reporting crimes and criminals (b) protesting regularly (c) protecting public property (d) acting as witness in law courts (e)fighting each other without reason

10. The primary duty of the citizens to society is (a) obedience to traditional authority (b) obedience to civil society (c) loyal to self (d) loyal to the state (e) obedience to friends and family members only

11. A system of government that listen to public opinion and tolerates opposition is (a) dictatorial regime (b) capital regime (c) democratic regime (d) socialist regime (e) party regime.

12. Victims of human trafficking are usually compelled to engage in (a) lucrative employment (b) visiting tourist sites (c) part-time studies(d) forced labour (e) full-time studies

13. The division of Nigeria into various constituencies with each electing a person to represent it in the National Assembly is a demonstration of (a) checks and balances (b) popular participation (c) political rivalry among the constituents (d) drive towards secession in the country (e) wrong participation.

14. The nearest government to the people and an important means of grassroots development is the (a) state government (b) unitary government (c) local government (d) federal government (e) military government

15. One major barrier to national development is the (a) low poverty level (b) existence of multi-party system (c) prevalence of corrupt practices (d) persistent rural-urban migration (e) high level of literacy

16. To be self- reliant is to be (a) dependent (b) independent (c) unemployed (d) confused

17. The process of governing through which rules and regulation are made is called _________ (a) communication (b) government (c) constitution (d) civic rules (e) common.

18. Chief Ajekulaye was a prominent politician and honourable minister in Ojelu lolaye Republic. He had sponsored several candidates to power and made them to swear oath of allegiance to him. In return, they awarded contracts and offered financial and material assistance to him at the expense of the public. This had resulted in the non-provision of social amenities. These were some of the grievances the community had against him for which a mob gathered in front of his house shouting and hauling abusive words at him. They did not stop at that as they vandalized property and obstructed vehicular movement.

When leaders like Chief Ajekulaye place self-interest above public good, the result is that____ (a) rebellion becomes inevitable (b) cooperation of citizens is guaranteed (c) international support for the regime is ensured (d) society becomes more peaceful and orderly (e) obedience is okay

19. The condition of disorderly behavior exhibited by the mob in the story best describes the (a) ineffectiveness of the police (b) breakdown of law and order (c) importance of ministerial position (d) need for security measures (e) police arrest

20. A major lesson Nigerians could learn from the story is that (a) leaders can empower voters by giving them money (b) security officials should use brutal force on citizens (c) the underprivileged should not vie for elective positions (d) greed and related vices can cause serious breach of the law (e) Chief Ajekulaye is good