OAKSVIEW INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE, OLUYOLE, IBADAN
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION, 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES; CLASS: JSS 3; TIME: 2 HOURS
SECTION A: ATTEMPT ALL QUESTIONS
1. The first socializing agent is the (a) church (b) family (c) mosque (d) school
2. Which of the following is a material aspect of culture? (a) dance (b)
festival (c) food (d) language
2. The unlawful taking away of a person against his/her will is (a) excursion (b)
kidnapping (c) migration (d) relocation in the class (a) aggression (b)
attention (c)
3. Farming is a common occupation among _____ dwellers her (a) city (b)
riverine (c) rural (d) urban
4. A teacher can easily identify a drug abuser among students by his /her (a)
concentration (d) obedience (c) aggression (d) loyalty
5. Conflict can be resolved by (a) discrimination (b) force (c) mediation (d)
meditation
6. Social studies deals with the study of (a) animals and their behavior (b)
effective communication (c) family and friends (d) man and his
environment
7. Societal reaction to a drug addict is (a) accusatory (b) depressive (c)
destructive (d) stigmatization
8. River Niger and Benue meet at (a) Enugu (b) Kaduna (c) Lokoja (d) Minna
9. Drug abuse leads to (a) academic excellence (b) financial abundance (c)
good health (d) mental disorder
10. Which of the following is not a component of social studies? (a) biology (b)
civic education (c) geography (d) history
11. Kinship that can be traced through the father's linage is (a) clan (b)
heritage (c) matrilineal (d) patrilineal
12. The talking drum is commonly found among the ethnic group (a) Hausa (b)
Igbo (c) Kanuri (d) Yoruba
13.Sexual activity engaged between blood relations is (a) bestiality (b)
homosexual (c) incest (d) lesbianism
14. The head of state in a democratic government is a/an (a) ambassador (b)
commissioner (c) minister (d) president
15. Which of the following is a natural environment? (a) bridge (b) flyover (c)
mountain (d) road
16.The principle of separation of powers implies that the three armts of
government work (a) against one another (b) in favor of the executive (c) in
the interest of the judiciary (d) independently but in agreement
17.Which of the following is a beneficial traditional practice? (a) corporal
punishment (b) early child marriage (e) female genital mutilation (d) male
circumcision
18. Which of the following is a function of NDLEA? (a) collection of revenue (b)
eliminating the sales of harmful substances (c) manufacturing drugs (d)
marketing and sales of drugs
19. The surrounding in which we live defines (a) aquatic (b) atmosphere (c)
climate (d) environment
20. Who coordinates an ordinance marriage? (a) family elders (b) government
officials (c) priest (d) magistrate
21.The fundamental laws of a country are contained in her (a) brochure (b)
constitution (e) decree (d) edicts
22.The consequence of drug abuse in the school is (a) academic excellence (b)
expulsion (c) respect (d) reward
23. Which of the following states produces crude oil? (a) Bayelsa (b) Ekiti (c)
Taraba (d) Yobe
24.Following doctor's prescription prevents drug (a) abuse (b) dependency (c)
distribution (d) trafficking
25.Which of the following is an example of social environment? (a)
atmosphere (b) climate (c) housing (d) tradition
26.Which of the following promotes disunity? (a) hospitality (b) inter marriage
(e) marginalization (d) tolerance
27.Democracy as a form of government originated from (a) America (b) Britain
(c) France (d) Greece
28. A responsible parenthood is (a) broken home (b) constant fight (c) divorce
(d) happy home
29. A properly registered drug should have date and NAFDAC number (a)
consumption (b) expiry (c) prescription (d) storage
30. In democracy, the legislature performs the function of (a) guardian of
constitution (b) implementation of laws (c) interpretation of laws (d) law
making
31. Coal deposit is found in large quantity in state (a) Akwa-Ibom (b) Enugu (c)
Kano (d) Ogden
32.The willingness to accept opinions or behaviors of others is called (a)
consistency (b) fairness (c) integrity (d) tolerance
33.An advantage of socialization within the extended family system is to (a)
allow the child to develop within the environment (b) enable the child to
learn effectively (c) expose the child to a large number of people (d) teach
the child to be disciplined
34.Which of the following is the smallest indispensable unit of the society? (a)
church (b) club (c) family (d) school
35.The absence of war is referred to as (a) faith (b) hate (c) joy (d) peace
36.The foremost objective of socialization is to make a person (al acceptable
(b) authoritative (c) competitive (d) generous
37. A system of marriage that is alien to Nigeria is (a) monogamy (b) polygamy
(s) same-sex (d) surrogate
38. Elimination of the growing, processing and trafficking of illegal substances
in Nigeria are duties of the (a) DSS (b) NAFDAC NDLEA (d) NOA
39. The tracing of family descent through the mother's linage is (a) matrilineal
(b) matrilocal (c) matrimonial (d) patrilineal
40.The state of being a male or female is simply referred to as (a) sex (b)
tomboy (c) gender (d) boy girl
41. Foods that have lost their freshness are said to be (a) expired (b) automatic
(c) original (d) stale
42.A state of being poor is equally referred to as (a) powverty (b) pourverty (c)
porvberty (d ) poverty
43.The illegal process of transporting drugs from one country to another is (a)
drug abuse (b) child trafficking (c)drug trafficking (d) adult trafficking
44.______is picture inscribed on the one hundred naira note (a) Obafemi
Awolowo (b) Amadu Bello (c) Ivan Ikoku (d) Nnamdi Azikwe 4.
45. Democracy day in Nigeria is celebrated on (a) May 29th (b) October 1st
(June 12th (d) May 27th
46.Abuja is to Nigeria as _____ is to Ghana (a) Jos (b) New York (c) Accra (d)
Ethiopia
47.The systematic way of acquiring knowledge through observation and
experiment is (a) family (b) technology(c) social studies (d)science
48. One of these is an example of material culture (a) language (b) music (c)
religion (d) art and craft
49. A family made of a man, more than one wife and their children is called (a)
extended family (b) monogamous family (c) polygamous family (d)
polyhandry
50.One of the following is not a condition for marriage (a) physiological fitness
(b) social stability (c) financial readiness (d) peer pressures
THEORY
Answer all questions
1a. What is the meaning of Social Studies contents? (4marks)
b. Social Studies is an integrated subject. Explain this statement (6marks)
2a. Briefly explain the meaning of Family Life Education (4marks)
b. List three characteristics of each of Boys and Girls especially in
adolescence (6martks)
3a. What is human trafficking? (4marks)
b. Explain three factors responsible for human trafficking (6marks)
4. Explain five types of Harmful Traditional Practices in Nigeria (10marks)
5a. Define conflict (4marks)
b. Explain three Non-violent methods of resolving conflict in the society
(6marks)
