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Sample Civic Education Exam Questions and Answers
TOPIC: CHARACTERISTICS AND CATEGORIES OF HUMAN RIGHTS
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.
1. Every socio-economic rights are included in the Nigerian constitution.
A. True
B. False
2. International Covenant of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights are also known as ____________.
A. hard rights
B. soft rights
C. first rights
D. second rights
3. __________ is not one of the categories of human rights.
A. Civil rights
B. Socio-cultural rights
C. Surrounding rights
D. Socio-economic rights
4. Which of the following is not a characteristic of human rights?
A. They are inalienable.
B. They are unlawful.
C. They are universal.
D. They are indivisible.
5. The first formal global set up to define human rights is known as ___________ and was established in ___________.
A. United Nations Organization, 1945
B. League of Nations, 1945
C. United Nations Organization, 1948
D. League of Nations, 1948
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TOPIC: CIVIL SOCIETY AND POPULAR PARTICIPATION
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.
1. Popular participation can be defined as ___________.
A. a process of involvement of citizens in the country’s politics at different levels
B. withdrawal of citizens from popular political events occuring in a country.
C. a democratic government executing projects effectively
D. the conduct of elections by the government
2. Which of these is not a problem of civil societies?
A. Funding
B. Autonomy
C. Government manipulation
D. Unhealthy competition
3. In Nigeria, both a gun shot and beating of a metal gong in traditional communities are used __________.
A. to alert the people for a meeting at the village square
B. to scare thieves and thugs from the community
C. to escort corpse during traditional burial
D. only by the village chiefs to inform the villagers about a coronation
4. Political awareness and stability are advantages of ____________.
A. political apathy
B. popular participation
C. secret societies
D. civil servants
5. Which of these is a problem of civil societies?
A. They are conscious of the rights of people.
B. Civil societies are usually involved in charity.
C. Those in leadership positions embezzle funds gotten for projects.
D. None of the above.
