It' i's revision time, take Citizenship

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It' i's revision time, take Citizenship - GCE O-Level 2017.

50/50 MCQs for:

GCE O-Level 2017.

A foreigner can acquire Cameroonian citizenship by:

Settlement.

Naturalisation.

Birth.

Nationalisation.

Which of the following is a right of a citizen?

Freedom of expression and the press.

Protection of public property.

Payment of taxes.

Respect for the laws of the land.

The responsibilities of a Cameroonian child in the home includes the following except:

Assisting in washing clothes of younger ones.

Taking care of the elderly.

Helping in providing food.

Keeping the house clean.

The daughter of one's aunt is called?

Sister.

Nephew.

Niece.

Cousin.

Which of the following is not a reason for early marriages in Cameroon?

Teenage pregnancy.

Fear of divorce.

Bride wealth (pric

Broken homes.

An important function of a Disciplinary Council is to:

Fight crime.

Reward good behaviour.

Dismiss students.

Supervise punishment.

Select from the institutions below a typical Confessional school:

CCAST Bambili.

PCHS Bamenda.

GBHS Etoug-Ebe, Yaounde.

Saint Joseph's College Sasse-Buea.

Truancy, smoking, fighting, sexual promiscuity and cheating are all social ills in a school environment. These can be corrected through:

Suspension.

Corporal punishment.

Expulsion.

The Disciplinary Council.

Which of the following social ills within the school milieu adversely affect female students?

Occultism.

Smoking and alcohol consumption.

Stealing and pick-pocketing.

Sexual immorality.

Select a suitable definition of a village.

A group of people living in the same territory and headed by a Divisional Officer.

A geographical settlement smaller than a town with a Mayor as its head.

A territory with a traditional administrative set up whose members come from a common clan.

A group of people living in the same territory and speaking the same language.

The most appropriate reason for rural exodus is:

Search for employment.

Frequent health problems in villages.

Availability of electricity in towns.

Necessity to enjoy youthful exuberance.

The public official who plays the role of a supervisory authority over a Council in Cameroon is the:

Municipal Councillor.

Senior Divisional Officer.

Mayor.

Government Delegate.

The most extensive natural ecosystem in. Cameroon is:

The Coastal Lowlands.

Tropical Rain Forest.

Tropical Grassland.

Western Highlands.

Which of the following activities contributes to the degradation of the natural environment?

Contour farming.

Waste disposal.

Tree planting.

Land reclamation.

Which of the following is the best way of handling household waste?

Burning.

Recycling.

Burying in the ground.

Dumping by the roadside.

Identify from the list below the smallest administrative unit in Cameroon:

District.

Region.

Division.

Sub-division.

Below is a list of administrative officials who run the services attached to the Governor's Office.

Identify the one who has the rank of the Senior Divisional Officer:

Technical Adviser.

Secretary General.

Director of Cabinet.

Private Secretary.

Which of these regions shares a boundary with neighbouring Nigeria?

East.

Adamawa.

South.

Centre.

The Governor serves as head of

District.

Region.

Division.

Sub-division.

The drug that has the highest rate of consumption among Cameroonians today is:

Alcohol.

Cocaine.

Marijuana.

Paracetamol.

Choose from the diseases below the one that is not transmitted through sexual intercourse.

Gonorrhoea.

Chlamydia.

Tuberculosis.

Syphilis.

Measures taken by an evaluation body to check examination malpractices include the following except:

Dismissal of the principal.

Suspension of candidates.

Cancellation of centres.

Withholding of results.

In what ways does the Government of Cameroon fight against corruption?

Victimisation and imprisonment.

Arbitrary arrest and detention.

Trial and imprisonment.

Torture and exile.

Students who take drugs are exposed to the following except

Imprisonment.

Delinquency.

Mental disorder.

Promiscuity.

The Supreme State Control, the Audit Bench of the Supreme Court and the National Agency for Financial Investigation are some of the structures put in place by government to:

Be the supreme organ to control all state activities in Cameroon.

Audit the supreme court and other courts in Cameroon.

Investigate all irregular financial transactions of government officials.

Check and sanction corruption and embezzlers of public funds.

A direct vote in which the electorate is asked to either accept or reject a proposal on an issue of National importance is referred to as:

General elections.

Referendum.

List system.

Plebiscite.

The lyrics of the Cameroon National Anthem were written by:

S. T. Muna.

E. M. L. Endeley.

Bernard Fonlon.

J.N. Foncha.

Which of the following Constitutions gave birth to The United Republic of Cameroon?

1996.

1972.

1961.

1960.

According to the 1996 Constitution who assumes interim Head of State in the event of a vacancy at the Presidency of the Republic.

President of the National Assembly.

President of the Senate.

Prime Minister and Head of Government.

Secretary General at the presidency.

The mandate of Parliamentarians in Cameroon is:

7 years.

6 years.

4 years.

5 years.

The organ which has powers to appoint and take disciplinary actions against officials of the Justice Department in Cameroon is known as the:

Higher Judicial Council.

Court of Impeachment.

Supreme Court.

Constitutional Council.

Based on on the following photographs shown below: The letter X on the photograph corresponds to:

The voters register.

The voter's card.

The ballot paper.

The ballot box.

The Presidency, the National Assembly and the Supreme Court are important Republican Institutions in Cameroon because they all:

Supervise the work of members of Government.

Constitute Arms of Government exercising power.

Approve Treaties and Conventions.

Vote and interpret the laws of the country.

Cameroonians of voting age participate in all of the following electoral processes except:

Participation in electoral campaigns.

Convene the Electoral College.

Registration.

Vote for the President of the Republic.

If the results of elections are falsified to reflect the wishes of the ruling party, we say these elections are:

Rigged.

Transparent.

Credible.

Reliable.

The process of making goods and services available in the market is called...

Production.

Exchange.

Distribution.

Consumption.

The following are measures taken by the Government to provide social security to its citizens except:

Construction of low cost housing.

Payment of family allowance.

Construction of roads.

Recruitment of more soldiers.

Select the factor that does not necessarily lead to economic development:

Atmosphere of social justice and peace.

Civil disobedience.

Abundant rainfall.

Increase in savings.

Where the proposed government expenditure far exceeds estimated revenue, this is called:

Budget deficit.

Budget planning.

Balanced budget.

Budget surplus.

Tax evasion is best defined as...

Inability to pay taxes.

Laxity towards collecting taxes.

Delay in paying taxes.

Refusal to pay taxes.

'The fundamental life long moral entitlements for an individual'. This statement defines:

Geneva Convention.

International humanitarian law.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Human Rights and Freedoms.

The following are responsible for the protection of human rights in Cameroon except

The 1996 Constitution.

The Penal Code.

The Electoral Code.

The Human Right Commission.

Which one of the following is a violation of human rights in Cameroon?

Flogging criminals guilty of rape.

Employment of domestic servants.

Getting married to a 21-year-old girl.

Regular police controls.

What do you mean by the term armistice?

The act of granting freedom and liberty.

A peace treaty ending a war.

An agreement signed by belligerents to stop fighting.

Extension of voting rights to all adults.

Which of the following is not one of the causes of inter-tribal wars in Cameroon?

Inter tribal marriages.

Succession disputes.

Party politics.

Land disputes.

The following are features of good governance in Cameroon except

Transparency in decision making.

Responsibility in the exercise of power.

Centralization of administration.

Responsiveness to people's needs.

A common practice in Cameroon that constitutes a violation of women's right is:

The practice of polygamy.

Allowing women to inherit property.

Payment of dowry on women.

Female circumcision.

The city where an important declaration on women emancipation was signed in the 1990's

San Francisco.

Beijing.

Peking.

Geneva.

Which of the following can be considered as child labour?

Forcing children to choose a profession while in school.

Employing minors to work for a salary.

Offering holiday jobs to students.

Selling young people into slavery.

The process of globalization has been greatly advanced through the technological improvement in all of the following social media EXCEPT:

Cell phones.

Cable network.

Intemet.

Telegram.