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.

Birth.

Naturalisation.

Nationalisation.

Which of the following is a right of a citizen?

Freedom of expression and the press.

Respect for the laws of the land.

Payment of taxes.

Protection of public property.

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

Keeping the house clean.

Assisting in washing clothes of younger ones.

Helping in providing food.

Taking care of the elderly.

The daughter of one's aunt is called?

Nephew.

Niece.

Sister.

Cousin.

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

Teenage pregnancy.

Bride wealth (pric

Fear of divorce.

Broken homes.

An important function of a Disciplinary Council is to:

Dismiss students.

Supervise punishment.

Fight crime.

Reward good behaviour.

Select from the institutions below a typical Confessional school:

CCAST Bambili.

Saint Joseph's College Sasse-Buea.

PCHS Bamenda.

GBHS Etoug-Ebe, Yaounde.

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

The Disciplinary Council.

Corporal punishment.

Expulsion.

Suspension.

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

Stealing and pick-pocketing.

Sexual immorality.

Occultism.

Smoking and alcohol consumption.

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.

Availability of electricity in towns.

Frequent health problems in villages.

Necessity to enjoy youthful exuberance.

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

Senior Divisional Officer.

Mayor.

Municipal Councillor.

Government Delegate.

The most extensive natural ecosystem in. Cameroon is:

The Coastal Lowlands.

Tropical Grassland.

Western Highlands.

Tropical Rain Forest.

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

Land reclamation.

Contour farming.

Tree planting.

Waste disposal.

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

Burning.

Burying in the ground.

Dumping by the roadside.

Recycling.

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

Division.

Region.

Sub-division.

District.

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:

Private Secretary.

Technical Adviser.

Director of Cabinet.

Secretary General.

Which of these regions shares a boundary with neighbouring Nigeria?

East.

Centre.

South.

Adamawa.

The Governor serves as head of

District.

Sub-division.

Region.

Division.

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

Marijuana.

Alcohol.

Cocaine.

Paracetamol.

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

Gonorrhoea.

Chlamydia.

Syphilis.

Tuberculosis.

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

Suspension of candidates.

Withholding of results.

Cancellation of centres.

Dismissal of the principal.

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

Torture and exile.

Victimisation and imprisonment.

Arbitrary arrest and detention.

Trial and imprisonment.

Students who take drugs are exposed to the following except

Promiscuity.

Mental disorder.

Imprisonment.

Delinquency.

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:

Investigate all irregular financial transactions of government officials.

Check and sanction corruption and embezzlers of public funds.

Audit the supreme court and other courts in Cameroon.

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

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:

List system.

Referendum.

General elections.

Plebiscite.

The lyrics of the Cameroon National Anthem were written by:

Bernard Fonlon.

J.N. Foncha.

S. T. Muna.

E. M. L. Endeley.

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

1961.

1996.

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.

Secretary General at the presidency.

Prime Minister and Head of Government.

President of the National Assembly.

President of the Senate.

The mandate of Parliamentarians in Cameroon is:

6 years.

7 years.

5 years.

4 years.

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

Constitutional Council.

Higher Judicial Council.

Court of Impeachment.

Supreme Court.

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

The ballot paper.

The ballot box.

The voters register.

The voter's card.

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

Constitute Arms of Government exercising power.

Approve Treaties and Conventions.

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.

Registration.

Vote for the President of the Republic.

Convene the Electoral College.

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

Reliable.

Credible.

Rigged.

Transparent.

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

Consumption.

Exchange.

Distribution.

Production.

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

Payment of family allowance.

Construction of roads.

Construction of low cost housing.

Recruitment of more soldiers.

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

Abundant rainfall.

Civil disobedience.

Atmosphere of social justice and peace.

Increase in savings.

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

Budget surplus.

Budget deficit.

Balanced budget.

Budget planning.

Tax evasion is best defined as...

Delay in paying taxes.

Inability to pay taxes.

Refusal to pay taxes.

Laxity towards collecting taxes.

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

Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Human Rights and Freedoms.

International humanitarian law.

Geneva Convention.

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

The Human Right Commission.

The 1996 Constitution.

The Penal Code.

The Electoral Code.

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

Flogging criminals guilty of rape.

Employment of domestic servants.

Regular police controls.

Getting married to a 21-year-old girl.

What do you mean by the term armistice?

Extension of voting rights to all adults.

A peace treaty ending a war.

The act of granting freedom and liberty.

An agreement signed by belligerents to stop fighting.

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

Party politics.

Land disputes.

Inter tribal marriages.

Succession disputes.

The following are features of good governance in Cameroon except

Transparency in decision making.

Centralization of administration.

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:

Allowing women to inherit property.

Payment of dowry on women.

Female circumcision.

The practice of polygamy.

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

San Francisco.

Peking.

Beijing.

Geneva.

Which of the following can be considered as child labour?

Employing minors to work for a salary.

Selling young people into slavery.

Offering holiday jobs to students.

Forcing children to choose a profession while in school.

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.