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                    	 	   THIRD TERM  EXAMINATION, 2010/2011 SESSION.
                      	   SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES      			 
             CLASS: JS1 	       	   TIME ALLOWED:1 ½ HOURS 
 
   INSTRUCTION: Answer ALL the questions. 

1.	The full meaning of AIDs is    (a)   Accelerated Investment Development Strategy       (b)     Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome      (c)     Acquired Investment Development System      (d)    Abeokuta Ibadan Delta State       (e)      Advanced Immune Derogatory System
2.	A person can contact AIDs in all but one of the following ways    (a)     use of unsterilized infected sharp objects like needle      (b)    Transfusion of infected blood      (c)     Sexual intercourse with a carrier        (d)      Through mosquito bite     (e)    Sleeping with a carrier in the same room
3.	The bad idea of belonging to a secret society in institution of higher learning is called   (a)     Unionism    (b)     Cultism    (c)    Socialism     (d)    C & A                             (e)    Capitalism
4.	Which of the following contemporary problems is associated with family?                     (a)    Divorce     (b)      Ethnicity       (c)    Tribalism      (d)    Overpopulation                       (e)     Instability
5.	A person can be poor as a result of all but one of the following     (a)     Lack of job       (b)    Poorly paid job     (c)     Laziness        (d)     Hardworking                                (e)      Poor educational background
6.	All but one of the following agents can assist in solving contemporary problems      (a)     Church         (b)     Mosques       (c)     Delinquent                                                     (d)     Nongovernmental organization     (e)     None
7.	A breakdown of law and other in the society is known as     (a)    Social order    (b)     Social instability     (c)     Social orderliness      (d)    Harmony                                    (e)    Equilibrium
8.	The act of different groups of people working together in harmony so as to achieve common goal is called-----     (a)   Integration     (b)    National symbols        (c)      National Anthem     (d)      National pledge     (e)      Nationalism
9.	The motto of Nigeria is     (a)      Unity & faith, peace & progress       (b)     Unity & faith       (c)    In God we trust      (d)    Toyota Camry       (e)      Unity in Diversity
10.	The National Flag was designed by    (a)    Taiwo Akinkunmi     (b)     Bola  Ige     (c)     Ambrose Alli     (d)        Joseph Tarka    (e)    Musa Akande
11.	All but one of the following promote Unity in Nigeria     (a)     NYSC                                  (b)     Nigeria Defense Academy     (c)    Unity Schools     (d)    Ethnic Militia           (e)     Market women
12.	All the following are Nigeria National symbols EXCEPT      (a)    Currency                               (b)     National Anthem    (c)    Language     (d)     The coat of arms      (e)     B & D
13.	The black shield in the Nigeria coat of arms stands for     (a)     Peace & Unity     (b)      River Niger & Benue      (c)    Fertile Soil      (d)     Security     (e)     Fertile land
14.	How many stanza has the Nigeria National Anthem?      (a)   two     (b)     Three     (c)     Four        (d)     Six     (e)    Ten
15.	AIDs cannot be cured but managed         (a)    Yes     (b)    No    (c)    Not sure     (d)    All of the above    (e)     None of the above
16.	The full meaning of ICPC is       (a) Independent Corrupt Commission                             (b)    Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offence Commission                           (c)     Independent Civil Practice Commission       (d)      Investigation Crime Commission    (e)      Independent Commission for Police Cases
17.	Social integration is possible in a community where there is ---    (a)    Sense of belonging     (b)     the call for everybody to make sacrifice     (c)     freedom for everybody to criticize other       (d)     freedom to say whatever you like                                (e)    C & D
18.	Value is important in society because it      (a)   allows us to fight    (b)     control others     (c)     helps in disagreeing with others     (d)      guides human behavior    (e)      isolates a person
19.	If members of a community maintain good values, the society will experience     (a)    Peace, Unity & progress     (b)     religious conflict    (c)    religious purity                      (d)    National disintegration     (e)     Instability
20.	The following are the necessities of integration EXCEPT     (a)   To reduce conflict      (b)    to promote political development     (c)     To promote peace & harmony    (d)    To promote cultural superiority     (e)    To bring about progress 
21.	Which of the following is not an example of dishonest character?   (a)    Electoral fraud     (b)    Examination malpractice     (c)     Robbery     (d)     Selfless service     (e)      None of the above
22.	We can stop the social ills in the country through these ways EXCEPT ---                          (a)     Personal indiscipline    (b)    Mass media     (c)     Church/Mosques                          (d)    educational institutions    (e)     government policies
23.	Which of the following explains causes of high rate of crime in cities?                         (a)    diverse opinions    (b)    mobility of labour        (c)     Political instability                      (d)    social injustice    (e)     unemployment
24.	United and integrated society is characterized by     (a)   disunity      (b)    lack of political will     (c)    disobedience to laws     (d)    commitment to set goals                           (e)     different beliefs & interest.
25.	We can achieve national unity and integration in Nigeria through    (a)   equal opportunity for all    (b)    special schools for the rich    (c)    religious intolerance     (d)    social inequality     (e)    having religious governors & presidents
26.	How can traditional rulers promote national unity and integration? By ---                         (a)      always protecting the interest of the people in their areas     (b)      giving everybody equal residential permit      (c)    loving non-indigenes at the expense of their people     (d)    providing separate areas for non – indigenes to avoid conflict     (e)    selecting most of his advisers from settles.
27.	Social problems are caused by -----      (a)    self – reliance      (b)    hard work     (c)    honesty    (d)    greed     (e)    integrity
28.	These are social problems in the country EXCEPT    (a)   Drug abuse    (b)   Cultism    (c)    Kidnapping     (d)    Contentment     (e)    Prostitution
29.	One of the following organizations is set up to wage war against fake and adulterated drug    (a)   NAFDAC     (b)    ECOWAS    (c)   SIEC    (d)    ICPC                      (e)    None of the above.
30.	My nephew   is my      (a)    Mother’s uncle     (b)     My Father’s son                                   (c)    Uncle’s Sister    (d)    Brother’s of sister’s son    (e)    A &  B
31.	Advance fees fraud is a crime in which the criminal    (a)     Steal money                         (b)   uses dubious means of cheating others    (c)    gives money to his victim      (d)    co-operate with others    (e)   trades in fake currency.
32.	Apart from passport, one may need a  ------ to travel to some countries                           (a)    Visa    (b)    School ID card      (c)    Map of Nigeria     (d)    National flag     (e)     Compass
33.	The reasons for safety include all of the following EXCEPT     (a)    The need to protect life     (b)    The need to protect property    (c)    the need to reduce risk    (d)    In order to promote inequality    (e)   To avoid risk
34.	The body that conducts election in Nigeria is called ----- (a)    Independent National Electoral Commission     (b)    National Electoral Commission                               (c)      Electoral Commission     (d)     Federal Electoral Commission       (e)     Voting Commission
35.	The full meaning of EFCC is    (a)    Economic and finance Crime Commission    (b)     Economic Forum for Corporate Company        (c)     Emergency Financial Crime     (d)    Endowment Fund for Crime Commission     (e)   All of the above
36.	The letter   Y  in the Nigeria’s Coat of Arms represent       (a)    River Niger & Benue     (b)    East & Western Nigeria     (c)     River Sokoto & Hadejia    (d)   Left & right     (e)    South & Northern Nigeria
37.	The Presidential election that made President Jonathan Goodluck an elected President of Nigeria took place on the     9a)    16th April 2011     (b)     26th April 2010      (c)     16th May 2011     (d)      8th May 2010      (e)    16th April 2010
38.	The recently conducted election for gubernatorial candidates and state house of assembly took place on ----- (a)      16th April 2010    (b)    16th April   2011                          (c)    26th April 2011    (d)      9th April 2011     (e)      23rd April   2011
39.	-------- is the ruling party in Ogun state now.     (a)  PDP  (b)  ACN   (c)  APGA           (d)   LP    (e)   FP.
40.	The social grouping or institutions in which members are linked by blood or marriage is the     (a)    School     (b)    Family      (c)     Constitution                                   (d)     Country     (e)    Peer group


THEORY

1a.	List any 4 social problems in Nigeria			2mks
1b.	Write short notes on any 2 of them			2mks
1c.	Explain 3 causes of the contemporary social problems in Nigeria			6mks

2a.	Give 2 causes of HIV/AIDs			2mks
2b.	Mention 2 signs or symptom of AIDs & 1 effect of AIDs			3mks
2c.	Suggest 5 solutions to social problems in Nigeria 			5mks

3a.	Define National Unity and Integration 		1mk
3b.	List 4 advantages of National Integration	4mks
3c.	Mention 5 factors that can promote National Unity and Integration	  5mks

4a.	Write the National Pledge		2mks
4b.	Define examination malpractice		2mks
4c.	List 6 National Symbols of unity in Nigeria		6mks

5a.	What is cultism				2mks
5b.	State 4 causes of cultism		2mks
5c.	State 3 effects of examination malpractice	3mks
5d.	Give 3 effects of cultism				3mks