JAMB and WAEC Civic Education questions

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1. Question 261· Values and their importance· WAEC

   Ngozi returns extra change that a trader wrongly gave her. She is showing

   • Acourage
   • Bcontentment
   • Chonesty
   • Dtolerance

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2. Question 262· Values and their importance· WAEC

   Discipline means

   • Acontrolling one's behaviour according to rules
   • Bdoing whatever one likes
   • Cfighting with others
   • Dbreaking rules

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3. Question 263· Values and their importance· WAEC

   A worker who does his job well even when no supervisor is around shows

   • Adependence
   • Bpolitical apathy
   • Cselfishness
   • Ddedication to duty

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4. Question 264· Values and their importance· WAEC

   A person who keeps to sound moral principles even when no one is watching shows

   • Acowardice
   • Bapathy
   • Cgreed
   • Dintegrity

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5. Question 265· Values and their importance· WAEC

   Integrity means

   • Apopularity
   • Bwealth
   • Chonesty and strong moral principles
   • Dintelligence

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6. Question 266· Values and their importance· WAEC

   Which of these is a societal value in Nigeria?

   • Adisrespect for parents
   • Brespect for elders
   • Ccheating in examinations
   • Dbribery

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7. Question 267· Values and their importance· WAEC

   The value that enables a person to control his or her desires and emotions is

   • Acontentment
   • Bcooperation
   • Ccourage
   • Dself-discipline

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8. Question 268· Values and their importance· WAEC

   Contentment means being

   • Aenvious of others
   • Bgreedy for more
   • Csatisfied with what one has lawfully
   • Ddishonest

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9. Question 269· Values and their importance· WAEC

   Cooperation as a value means

   • Aobeying only one's parents
   • Bdoing things alone
   • Cworking together to achieve a common goal
   • Dcompeting to defeat others

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10. Question 270· Values and their importance· WAEC

    A young person shows respect for elders by

    • Agreeting them politely and listening to them
    • Binterrupting them when they speak
    • Cignoring their advice
    • Darguing rudely with them

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11. Question 271· Values and their importance· WAEC

    Which of these is a consequence of the decline of good values in society?

    • AMutual respect
    • BPeaceful coexistence
    • CNational progress
    • DIncrease in corruption

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12. Question 272· Values and their importance· WAEC

    A student refuses to look at a classmate's script even though the invigilator has stepped out. This shows

    • Aintegrity
    • Bcooperation
    • Chumility
    • Dpatience

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13. Question 273· Values and their importance· WAEC

    The first agent that teaches values to a child is the

    • Aschool
    • Bfamily
    • Cmass media
    • Dgovernment

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14. Question 274· Values and their importance· WAEC

    A student who returns a lost purse with all its money to the owner shows

    • Alaziness
    • Bgreed
    • Ccowardice
    • Dhonesty

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15. Question 275· Values and their importance· WAEC

    Values are best described as

    • Athe wealth of a nation
    • Bthe prices of goods in the market
    • Claws made by the government
    • Dbeliefs and standards that guide a person's behaviour

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16. Question 276· Values and their importance· WAEC

    Values are

    • Abeliefs and principles that guide a person's behaviour
    • Bgoods sold in a market
    • Cthe price of a commodity
    • Dlaws of the country

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17. Question 277· Values and their importance· WAEC

    Contentment as a value means

    • Abeing satisfied with what one has lawfully
    • Bdesiring other people's property
    • Crefusing to work
    • Dspending lavishly to impress others

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18. Question 278· Youth empowerment· WAEC

    Youth empowerment means

    • Agiving young people skills and opportunities to be self-reliant
    • Bgiving them money to spend freely
    • Ckeeping them out of school
    • Drecruiting them into gangs

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19. Question 279· Youth empowerment· WAEC

    An empowered youth is most likely to

    • Adepend entirely on parents
    • Bcreate jobs and contribute to development
    • Cengage in crime
    • Ddrop out of society

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20. Question 280· Youth empowerment· WAEC

    Skill acquisition centres help youths by

    • Akeeping them away from school
    • Bgiving them free food only
    • Ctraining them in trades for self-employment
    • Drecruiting them into cults

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