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:

Birth.

Settlement.

Nationalisation.

Naturalisation.

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:

Taking care of the elderly.

Helping in providing food.

Keeping the house clean.

Assisting in washing clothes of younger ones.

The daughter of one's aunt is called?

Cousin.

Nephew.

Sister.

Niece.

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

Broken homes.

Teenage pregnancy.

Fear of divorce.

Bride wealth (pric

An important function of a Disciplinary Council is to:

Reward good behaviour.

Fight crime.

Supervise punishment.

Dismiss students.

Select from the institutions below a typical Confessional school:

GBHS Etoug-Ebe, Yaounde.

Saint Joseph's College Sasse-Buea.

PCHS Bamenda.

CCAST Bambili.

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

Expulsion.

The Disciplinary Council.

Corporal punishment.

Suspension.

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

Stealing and pick-pocketing.

Smoking and alcohol consumption.

Sexual immorality.

Occultism.

Select a suitable definition of a village.

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

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.

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

The most appropriate reason for rural exodus is:

Availability of electricity in towns.

Necessity to enjoy youthful exuberance.

Search for employment.

Frequent health problems in villages.

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

Mayor.

Senior Divisional Officer.

Municipal Councillor.

Government Delegate.

The most extensive natural ecosystem in. Cameroon is:

Tropical Grassland.

Tropical Rain Forest.

Western Highlands.

The Coastal Lowlands.

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

Land reclamation.

Tree planting.

Contour farming.

Waste disposal.

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

Recycling.

Burning.

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:

Secretary General.

Technical Adviser.

Private Secretary.

Director of Cabinet.

Which of these regions shares a boundary with neighbouring Nigeria?

East.

South.

Adamawa.

Centre.

The Governor serves as head of

Sub-division.

Region.

District.

Division.

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

Marijuana.

Cocaine.

Alcohol.

Paracetamol.

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

Syphilis.

Gonorrhoea.

Tuberculosis.

Chlamydia.

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

Cancellation of centres.

Withholding of results.

Dismissal of the principal.

Suspension of candidates.

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

Arbitrary arrest and detention.

Torture and exile.

Trial and imprisonment.

Victimisation and imprisonment.

Students who take drugs are exposed to the following except

Promiscuity.

Delinquency.

Imprisonment.

Mental disorder.

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:

Check and sanction corruption and embezzlers of public funds.

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.

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.

List system.

Plebiscite.

Referendum.

The lyrics of the Cameroon National Anthem were written by:

S. T. Muna.

Bernard Fonlon.

J.N. Foncha.

E. M. L. Endeley.

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

1996.

1961.

1960.

1972.

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.

Secretary General at the presidency.

Prime Minister and Head of Government.

The mandate of Parliamentarians in Cameroon is:

4 years.

5 years.

7 years.

6 years.

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

Court of Impeachment.

Supreme Court.

Constitutional Council.

Higher Judicial Council.

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

The voter's card.

The ballot box.

The voters register.

The ballot paper.

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

Approve Treaties and Conventions.

Constitute Arms of Government exercising power.

Vote and interpret the laws of the country.

Supervise the work of members of Government.

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

Participation in electoral campaigns.

Vote for the President of the Republic.

Convene the Electoral College.

Registration.

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

Credible.

Transparent.

Rigged.

Reliable.

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

Consumption.

Distribution.

Production.

Exchange.

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

Recruitment of more soldiers.

Payment of family allowance.

Construction of low cost housing.

Construction of roads.

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

Civil disobedience.

Abundant rainfall.

Atmosphere of social justice and peace.

Increase in savings.

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

Budget planning.

Budget deficit.

Balanced budget.

Budget surplus.

Tax evasion is best defined as...

Laxity towards collecting taxes.

Delay in paying taxes.

Inability to pay taxes.

Refusal to pay taxes.

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

Human Rights and Freedoms.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

International humanitarian law.

Geneva Convention.

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

The Penal Code.

The Human Right Commission.

The 1996 Constitution.

The Electoral Code.

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

Employment of domestic servants.

Flogging criminals guilty of rape.

Regular police controls.

Getting married to a 21-year-old girl.

What do you mean by the term armistice?

An agreement signed by belligerents to stop fighting.

A peace treaty ending a war.

The act of granting freedom and liberty.

Extension of voting rights to all adults.

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

Party politics.

Land disputes.

Succession disputes.

Inter tribal marriages.

The following are features of good governance in Cameroon except

Centralization of administration.

Transparency in decision making.

Responsiveness to people's needs.

Responsibility in the exercise of power.

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

Female circumcision.

Payment of dowry on women.

The practice of polygamy.

Allowing women to inherit property.

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

Peking.

San Francisco.

Geneva.

Beijing.

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.

Selling young people into slavery.

Offering holiday jobs to students.

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

Cable network.

Telegram.

Cell phones.

Intemet.