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Sample Social Studies Exam Questions and Answers
TOPIC: COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICTS
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.
1. The passing of a message from one person to another is referred to as ___________.
A. messaging
B. telex
C. news
D. communication
E. information
2. Anybody that breaks the laws of the land must be _______.
A. freed
B. promoted
C. sanctioned
D. honored
E. rewarded
3. In a country like Nigeria, ethnic loyalty can lead to ______.
A. rapid development
B. national unity
C. civil disorder
D. international greatness
E. national integration
4. Pick the odd one out.
A. Video
B. Radio
C. Newspaper
D. Television
E. The Press
5. The use of many channels of information to the public is called ____________.
A. Advertisement
B. Mass communication
C. Telecommunication
D. Communication
E. Mass media
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TOPIC: ECONOMIC REFORM MEASURES IN NIGERIA
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.
1. Secondary production involves all of the following, except ____________.
A. manufacturing
B. processing
C. constructing
D. extraction from land
E. refining
2. The location of an industry is influenced by ___________.
A. nearness to the source of raw materials
B. adequate transportation and communication systems
C. nearness to the market
D. availability of manpower/labour
E. All of the above
3. Money paid on goods brought into the country is called ___________.
A. freight duty
B. excise duty
C. import duty
D. export duty
E. seaport duty
4. Labour can be classified under __________.
A. capital resources
B. human resources
C. natural resources
D. man-machine systems
E. man
5. The withdrawal of government monopoly in operation and management of a whole sector of the economy of a nation is called _________.
A. deregulation
B. monopolization
C. commercialization
D. mediation
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