JAMB and WAEC Civic Education questions

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1. Question 61· Cultism and violence· WAEC

   Parents can help prevent their children from joining cults by

   • Agiving them money without asking questions
   • Bmonitoring their friends and giving proper guidance
   • Cignoring them
   • Dencouraging late nights out

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2. Question 62· Cultism and violence· WAEC

   Political thuggery during elections leads to

   • Aviolence and loss of lives
   • Bcredible elections
   • Chigher voter turnout
   • Dpeaceful campaigns

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3. Question 63· Cultism and violence· WAEC

   Cultism in schools can be reduced by

   • Abanning sports
   • Bencouraging secret meetings
   • Cignoring students
   • Dstrict enforcement of rules and counselling

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4. Question 64· Cultism and violence· WAEC

   Violence in society can be reduced by

   • Arevenge attacks
   • Bcarrying weapons
   • Cdialogue, justice and jobs for young people
   • Dignoring grievances

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5. Question 65· Cultism and violence· WAEC

   Cultism in schools refers to

   • Areligious worship
   • Bsecret groups that use violence and intimidation
   • Csports clubs
   • Dstudent unions

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6. Question 66· Cultism and violence· WAEC

   Secret cults often recruit new members through

   • Aopen advertisement
   • Bdeception and intimidation
   • Cofficial letters
   • Dradio announcements

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7. Question 67· Cultism and violence· WAEC

   Which of these is a consequence of cultism in schools?

   • APeace on campus
   • BBetter examination results
   • CLoss of lives and disruption of academic activities
   • DMore scholarships

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8. Question 68· Cultism and violence· WAEC

   Schools can help reduce cultism by

   • Aignoring cult activities
   • Bproviding guidance, counselling and recreational activities
   • Cappointing cult members as prefects
   • Dbanning all sports

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9. Question 69· Cultism and violence· WAEC

   A reason students join cults is

   • Ainterest in study
   • Bgood parental guidance
   • Cpeer pressure and the desire for protection
   • Dlove for school rules

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10. Question 70· Cultism and violence· WAEC

    A student who is pressured to join a cult should

    • Arefuse and report to the school authorities
    • Bjoin to be safe
    • Ckeep it secret
    • Dpay the membership dues

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11. Question 71· Cultism and violence· WAEC

    Political thuggery is

    • Avoting at elections
    • Bcampaigning peacefully
    • Cthe use of hired youths to intimidate opponents
    • Djoining a political party

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12. Question 72· Cultism and violence· WAEC

    Secret cults in tertiary institutions are dangerous mainly because they

    • Aimprove hostel conditions
    • Bhelp students pass examinations
    • Corganise sports
    • Dpromote violence and fear on campus

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13. Question 73· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    Which of these is NOT a feature of democracy?

    • Afreedom of the press
    • Bperiodic elections
    • Crule of law
    • Dlife presidency

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14. Question 74· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    Vote buying is wrong because it

    • Aincreases voter turnout
    • Bdenies voters a free choice of leaders
    • Ceducates voters
    • Dhelps the poor

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15. Question 75· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    Popular participation in government means

    • Arule by the military
    • Bcitizens taking part in political activities such as voting
    • Crule by a king
    • Drefusing to vote

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16. Question 76· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    Nigerians elect members of the House of Representatives to make laws on their behalf. This is an example of

    • Aoligarchy
    • Bdirect democracy
    • Cautocracy
    • Drepresentative democracy

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17. Question 77· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    A political party is

    • Aan organised group that seeks to win power through elections
    • Ba trade union
    • Ca religious body
    • Dan arm of government

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18. Question 78· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    Which of these is a democratic institution in Nigeria?

    • Athe National Assembly
    • Ba cult group
    • Ca secret society
    • Da gang

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19. Question 79· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    Apart from voting, citizens can take part in democracy by

    • Apaying bribes
    • Bcontesting for elective office
    • Crigging elections
    • Dboycotting all elections

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20. Question 80· Democracy and popular participation· WAEC

    A citizen can take part in politics by

    • Arigging elections
    • Bdestroying ballot boxes
    • Cvoting in elections
    • Davoiding registration

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