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100
Which of the following has executive Functions?
A) Senate
B) Parliament
C) Cabinet
D) House of Representatives
C) Cabinet
100
Which of the following social issues are associated with the use of illegal drugs by adolescents?
1. Criminal activity
2. Indiscipline
3. Early marriage
4. Poverty
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1, 2, and 4 only
d) 2, 3, and 4 only
1, 2, and 4 only
CORRECT!
100
Sexual Intercourse between close relatives is known as?
a) Rape
b) Polygamy
c) Incest
d) Promiscuity
c) Incest
100
Sirta: When Marvin was group leader he was always ordering us about.
The leadership Style of Martin, as described in the dialogue above is:
a) Autocratic
b) Charismatic
c) Democratic
d) Laissez-Faire
a) Autocratic
100
Which of the following is NOT included in the written constitution of a country?
a) Methods of taxation of citizen
b) Powers and functions of officers of state
c) Powers and Responsibilities of Parliament
d) Rights and Responsibilities of citizens
a) Methods of taxation of citizen
200
The system under which a country is governed by a few influential people is known as:
A) Anarchy
B) Democracy
C) Oligarchy
D) Republicanism
C) Oligarchy
200
Which of the following does NOT contribute to unemployment?
a) Closure of business
b) An increase in exports
c) An increasing population
d) Inadequate educational facilities
An increase in exports
(ANSWER)
200
John and Mary, recently married, now live with John's parents.
a) Nuclear
b) Extended
c) Sibling
d) Single Parent
b) Extended
200
Paul: Me, I prefer a group leader who allows members to do as they please.
Paul′s statement indicates that he prefers a leader with a style that is:
a) Autocratic
b) Charismatic
c) Democratic
d) Laissez-faire
d) Laissez-faire
200
A budget has a deficit when expenditure is
a) Less than revenue
b) Equal to revenue
c) Greater than revenue
d) Sufficient to finance development
c) Greater than revenue
300
Who presides over the House of Assembly / House of Representatives?
a) Speaker
b) Leader of the House
c) Chief Justice
d) Leader of the Opposition
Speaker
(ANSWER)
300
Which of the following is NOT usually associated with formal groups?
a) Election of Officers
b) Clear line of authority
c) Abrupt change in activity
d) Procedure for membership
c) Abrupt change in activity
300
A newly married couple resides with the husband's father, under the father's traditional authority.
This may be described as:
a) Patriarchal
b) Patrilineal
c) Paternalistic
d) Polygamous
b) Patrilineal
300
The chairperson of the credit union allowed the members to discuss the design of the new poultry pen. She then asked members to vote on the matter.
The type of leadership shown above is BEST described as:
a) Paternalistic
b) Maternalistic
c) Democratic
d) Authoritarian
c) Democratic
300
The pattern where many persons make the same decision as the young man in the picture is referred to as:
a) Immigration
b) Emigration
c) Forced migration
d) Rural depopulation
Rural depopulation
(ANSWER)
400
A political campaign is a method used by political parties to:
a) Give voice to the people
b) Encourage persons to vote
c) Give donations to the needy
d) Get funding from the public
Encourage persons to vote
(ANSWER)
400
Which of the following would NOT be a way in which parents might exercise control over their children?
a) Making rules
b) Granting Rewards
c) Giving Punishment
d) Ignoring misbehavior
d) Ignoring misbehavior
400
The term ' kinship' implies
a) Membership of the same organization
b) Membership of the same ethnic group
c) Close friendship
d) Blood Relationship
d) Blood Relationship
400
Michael Manley's leadership over the people of Jamaica. He was a leader and had authority because of the personal qualities that he possessed.
This leadership style is known as:
a) Traditional
b) Rational
c) Charismatic
d) Democratic
c) Charismatic
400
Which of the following are examples of institutions?
1. Bank
2. School
3. Church
4. Government
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 2, 3, and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
(ANSWER)
500
1. Is the recognized Head to the main minority party in Parliament?
a) Speaker
b) Leader of the House
c) Chief Justice
a) Speaker
b) Leader of the House
c) Chief Justice
d) Leader of the Opposition
2. Is the HEAD of the Judiciary?
a) Speaker
b) Leader of the House
c) Chief Justice
d) Leader of the Opposition
1. d) Leader of the Opposition
2. c) Chief Justice
500
Which of the following statements is true?
a) More marriages took place in 1999 than in the three year period 1996-1998
b) Marriages and divorces have increased over the period 1996-1999
c) More than 25% of married couples were divorced over the period 1996-1999
d) Marriages and divorces in 1999 were more than that of the period 1997-1998
Marriages and divorces have increased over the period 1996-1999
CORRECT!
500
Which of the following is MOST often given by married couples in the Caribbean as a reason for seeking a divorce?
a) Infidelity by one partner
b) Infertility of the wife
c) Husband being unemployed
d) One partner being illiterate
a) Infidelity by one partner
500
The pass down of a business in the family. A father may pass his business down to his son when he's at a certain age of retirement. His father did the same and so did his father's father etc. It has always been that way and so it is known as a :
a) Charismatic Authority
b) Rational- Legal Authority
c) Participative Leadership
d) Traditional Authority
e) Authoritarian Leadership
d) Traditional Authority 👬
500
A group of persons, formed by parents and children, related by blood and living in one house.
The statement above BEST describes a
a) Peer Group
b) Family
c) Tribe
d) Community
b) Family