PACEY MANUEL COLLEGE
2ND TERM EXAMINATIONS
JSSI CIVIC EXAM
1. Citizenship education involves _________ and ______ (A) human being, life
(B) schooling, culture (C) educating, training (D)) transforming, culture
2. Members of a society are expected to adhere to societal values for the
following reasons except _____ (A) enhancement of development (B)
improvement of self dignity (C) reduction of social vices (D) relegation of
morality
3. An attribute of honesty is _____ (A) tolerance (B) justice (C) liberty (D)
compromise
4. What is one promise you cannot make when you become a Nigerian
citizen? (A) give up loyalty to other countries (B) obey the laws (C) disloyal to
the country (D) serve the nation
5. All are types of citizenship except_______ (A) birth (B) friendship (C)
naturalization (D) honorary
6. The type of citizenship that occurs when a person is born in a particular
place is called _______ (A) citizenship by friendship (B) citizenship by
nationalization (C) citizenship by cooperation (D) citizenship by birth
7. Rights of citizens are spelt out in the ______ constitution (A) 1996 (B) 1997
(C) 1998 (D) 1999
8. One of these is a duty of the Nigerian citizen (A) freedom of expression (B)
right to life (C) right to fair hearing (D) paying taxes
9. The right to own property is _______ (A) economic right (B) personal right
(C) political right (D) civil right
10. Right to information is _____ (A) fundamental right (B) legal right (C)
neither a fundamental nor legal right (D) both fundamental as well as a legal
right
11. Which of these is a human rights organization? (A) Amnesty International
(B) Africa Union (C) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (D) Nigeria
Bar Association
12. Right to vote during an election is a ______ (A) civic right (B) democratic
right (C) voting right (D) election right
13. Which of these rights protects a citizen from maltreatment, slavery and
compulsory labour? (A) Right to personal liberty (B) Right to life (C) Right to
privacy (D) Right to dignity
14. Taking up employment with the government is ______ (A) civic and
political obligations (B) economic and drive objectives (C) social and political
obligations (D) civic and social obligations
15. Obligations differ from rights of citizens because _______ (A) obligations
are forced on citizens (B) the government is involved in obligations, not
rights (C) obligations are not forced on citizens (D) the government is
involved in rights, not obligations
16. If a foreigner decides to become a citizen of a country he has stayed over
a long time. The citizenship acquired is _______ (A) nationalization (B)
naturalization (C) nationalism (D) internalization
17. A situation where an individual holds citizenship of two countries is called
___________ (A) special citizenship (B) international citizenship (C) dual
citizenship (D) duo citizenship
18. Which of the following can never be enforced in court? (A) obligation
based on positive law (B) obligation based on conscience (C) obligation
based on voluntariness (D) obligation based on contracts
19. One obligation of a citizen is _________ (A) construction of roads (B)
payment of taxes (C) naming of streets and roads (D) providing jobs
20. Your obligation is to _______ (A) disobey the laws of the land (B) refuse to
assist people (C) obey rules and regulations (D) none of the above
21. Non performance of obligations can result in ______ (A) progress (B)
growth (C) development (D) disorderliness
22. Which of the following does not arise from natural law? (A) civil
obligations (B) moral obligations (C) natural obligations (D) conscientious
obligations
23. The ruling party in Nigeria today is _______ (A) PDP (B) APC (C) APD (D)
CPC
24. The Nigerian national flag has _____ colours (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5
25. Traffic is made up of the following colours (A) blue, black and brown (B)
red, white and green (C) white, blue and green (D) green, white and green
26. Self reliance also means __________ (A) labour (B) dependence (C)
teamwork (D) self sufficient
27. Failure to carry out social, civic, political and economic obligations may
lead to the following except _________ (A) economic growth (B) drug addiction
(C) chaos (D) unemployment
28. One of these are responsibilities of a citizen except ______ (A) be greedy
(B) help expose crimes and criminal tendencies (C) must win always (D)
must vote and be voted for
29. Which one of these is an honorary citizen of Nigeria? (A) Barrack Obama
(B) Obafemi Awolowo (C) Nelson Mandela (D) Mrs Clinton
30. A Nigerian couple had their first baby in the USA and came back to
Nigeria two weeks after the child was born. The child is a citizen of ______ (A)
the USA only (B) Nigeria only (C) USA and Nigeria (D) Neither of the two
THEORY
ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS FROM THIS SCETION
1a. Mention five rights of the Nigerian citizen
b. State four duties of a Nigerian citizen
2a. State four importance of rights and duties of a citizen
b. State three types of human rights
3a. Differentiate between place of birth and place of origin
b. Differentiate rules and rights
4a. Define obligation
b. Explain the rights of a citizen
5a. State two duties of a citizen
b. The Nigerian national flag has _________ colours
c. Draw Nigeria flag and colour it
JSS2 CIVIC EDUCATION EXAM
1. Who is the current senate president? (A) Mr Yakubu Dogara (B) Dr Bukola
Saraki (C) Mr Akinwunmi Ambode (D) Professor Yemi Osibanjo
2. A person who is contented does not ________ (A) work hard (B) steal (C)
read and write (D) go to school
3. The rule of law was propounded by A.V Dicey in _______ (A) 1885 (B) 1995
(C) 2005 (D) 1895
4. One of these is not the importance of rule of law in a state (A) it checks
despotic tendencies of rulers (B) it protects the citizens from arbitrary rule
(C) it enforced freedom of the press (D) individual right to appeal is not
granted
5. Which of these agencies arrests internet fraudsters? (A) NEMA (B) NAFDAC
(C) FRSC (D) EFCC
6. In Sharia court, some offences attract ________ as punishment for the
offender (A) hanging (B) flogging (C) panting (D) beating
7. All these are types of rights except ________ (A) food right (B) social right
(C) political right (D) economic right
8. The right to vote and be voted for us your ______ right (A) political (B)
social (C) economic (D) civic
9. NANS means ______ (A) National Association of Nigerian Service (B)
National Association of Nigerian Students (C) Nigerian Association of National
Students (D) Nations Associate of Nigerian Students
10. Which of these agencies is in charge of curbing drug trafficking in Nigeria
(A) NAFDAC (B) FAAN (C) EFCC (D) NDLEA
11. One of these is a consumers responsibility (A) avoid waste, littering and
pollution (B) provision of quality products (C) provision of quality services (D)
all of the above
12. One of these is a consumer right (A) right to be heard (B) right to use any
good without payment (C) right to buy only to pay later (D) all of the above
13. One of these is an ethnic association in Nigeria (A) SUG (B) PAN (C) OPC
(D) NUT
14. NAFDAC was established in _____ (A) 2005 (B) 1998 (C) 2002 (D) 1993
15. _________ defined Democracy as the government of the people, by the
people and for the people (A) Mohammed Salah (B) Sanwo Olu (C) Abraham
Johnson (D) Abraham Lincoln
16. One of these is not a form of democracy (A) direct (B) international (C)
representative (D) constitutional
17. In a democratic institution, decisions are made by ______ vote (A)
majority (B) minority (C) neutral (D) none of the above
18. Nigeria practice _____ type of democracy (A) direct (B) indirect (C)
popular (D) common
19. For an election to be transparent, the following are necessary except (A)
an independent electoral body (B) non-interference in an election by the
president (C) a peaceful campaign by political parties (D) post
electoral killings
20. The head of the federal executive in Nigeria is _____ (A) the prime
minister (B) the speaker (C) the head of service (D) the president
21. In a democratic setting, majority rule through (A) their votes during the
election (B) the pressure group they join (C) the party that they campaign for
(D) protests to change government elections
22. The major reason for accountability and transparency in democracy is to
__________ (A) maximize corrupt practices (B) check the judiciary (C)
protect the constitution (D) protect citizens against misguiding
policies
23. "Law should be impartial with those who break them". This describes (A)
fair hearing (B) equality before the law (C) impartiality principle (D) fairness
principle
24. One of these is not a punishable offence in any country (A) fraud (B) rape
(C) eating (D) murder
25. Anyone that kills a person will be given _____ (A) jail sentence (B) death
sentence (C) flog (D) amputation
26. The following are trade unions except _____ (A) NUT (B) NBA (C) NLC (D)
OPC
27. All of these are punishable offences except _____ (A) examination
malpractice (B) smuggling (C) traffic violation (D) reporting criminals to the
police
28. A convict could be ______ (A) prayed for (B) praised (C) jailed (D) denied
29. ________ is/are the primary protector of human rights (A) Parents (B)
Friends (C) Relatives (D) Government
30. When an individual or a group of people show grievances by going
hungry for a while, it is called _____ (A) protest marches (B) media coverage
(C) hunger strike (D) ethnic goals
JSS2 THEORY
1a. Mention two importance of rule of law
b. List three principles of rule of law
2a. Define punishable offences
b. State five punishable offences
3a. State three functions of NDLEA
b. List any three functions of ICPC
4a. State three functions of the electoral commission
b. Mention three pillars of democracy
5a. List three functions of democracy
b. Mention two benefits of democracy
JSS3 CIVIC
1. Who wrote the new national anthem? (A) Professor Akin Euba (B)
Emmanuel Odiase (C) Taiwo Akinwunmi (D) Ugochukwu Daniel
2. The white colour on the Nigerian flag represents (A) people (B)
development (C) purity (D) unity
3. ______ refers to the characteristics by which a nation can be recognized (A)
National consciousness (B) National identity (C) National resources (D)
National passport
4. How can individuals and groups promote national unity? (A) Through
discrimination (B) Through tolerance (C) Through non-adherance to peace
effort (D) None of the above
5. One of these is not a right attitude to work (A) diligence (B) leisure (C)
laziness (D) service
6. A worker must be upright in performing duties. This means ______ (A)
honesty (B) discipline (C) commitment and dedication (D) integrity
7. ______ in any society usually depends on how her citizens do their work (A)
Progress (B) Backwardness (C) Political decisions (D) Ruling
8. ______ is a non paying job done by a person for society (A) Paid job (B)
Secular job (C) Health work (D) Communal service
9. ______ helps to direct people on the roads (A) traffic lights (B) sign posts
(C) traffic jams (D) bridges
10. A non-paying job that may be supported by the government is _____ (A)
community service (B) NGO (C) government jobs (D) none of the above
11. _______ is an act of not being truthful and straightforward in words and
actions (A) negative behaviour (B) self esteem (C) dishonesty (D) self love
12. The following are effects of drugs on youths except ______ (A) mental
disorder (B) increase crime (C) build good leaders (D) lazy youths
13. Negative behavior simply means _____ (A) unjustifiable behaviour (B)
socially unacceptable behaviour (C) socially unpopular behaviour (D) socially
unknown behaviour
14. Positive behaviours can be encouraged by (A) stealing public funds (B)
rigging elections (C) displaying good behaviors (D) promoting materialism
15. Drug taking without prescription is _____ (A) drug (B) drug abuse (C) drug
trafficking (D) hard drugs
16. Which of these is not a form of drug abuse (A) using overdose of
prescribed drug (B) usage of drugs not prescribed by doctors (C) family
awareness (D) frequent intake of alcohol
17. The penalty for a drug trafficker is _____ in jail (A) 2 years (B) 5 years (C)
10 years (D) 15 years
18. Dishonesty is manifested through the following except ________ (A)
examination malpractice (B) impersonation (C) embezzlement of public funds
(D) constructively criticizing the government
19. An offender is assumed to be innocent until he is ______ (A) prosecuted
by the police (B) jailed by the police (C) proven guilty by law (D) proved
guilty by the president
20. All these are bad attributes to work except _______ (A) absenteeism (B)
indiscipline (C) punctuality (D) laziness to work
21. Drug trafficking is an offence ______ (A) all over the world (B) only in
Africa (C) only in Nigeria (D) only in Europe
22. Government should do all these to prevent drug trafficking except (A)
education of youths on dangers of drug trafficking (B) establishing more skill
acquisition centres (C) reducing the number of security agents at Nigerian
borders (D) creating more job opportunities
23. _______ is illegal accesss to examination questions before getting to the
exam hall (A) Dubbing (B) Leakage (C) Smuggling (D) Swapping
24. Bringing answers into the exam hall is ______ (A) script smuggling (B)
giraffing (C) dictation (D) none
25. Going into the examination hall with various items to cheat is ______ (A)
smuggling (B) examination malpractice (C) punishment (D) none of the
above
26. Punishment for examination malpractice is _____ years (A) 5 (B) 10 (C) 8
(D) 21
27. Examination malpractice will lead to _______ (A) fall in the standard of
education (B) more competent professionals (C) encouragement of diligence
and hard work (D) all of the above
28. One positive behaviour is ______ (A) fighting (B) studying (C) rape (D)
theft
29. Another name for drug traffickers is _______ (A) money mongers (B)
smugglers (C) drug barons (D) drug morons
30. The negative behaviour that is very common among females is ______ (A)
stealing (B) forgery (C) prostitution (D) smoking
JSS3 THEORY
1a. Mention two importance of having the right attitude to work
b. List three consequences of not having the right attitude to work
2a. List five benefits of communal service
b. Mention two projects that can be carried out in communities
3a. State give forms of negative behaviour
b. Explain the term negative behaviour
4a. List four ways in which positive behaviours can be encouraged
b. List three ways of preventing drug abuse
5a. State two reasons why people engage in drug trafficking
b. List any three forms of examination malpractice
