SECTION 1; Multiple-choice questions

In a patrifocal family:
the woman does all the housework
the male children are given chores
the man is head of the house and has responsibility for the family
their residence is the home of the man's father

Which of the following best defines a nuclear family?

A mother and father sharing a residence together with their children
A family with only one child
A family where parents and children share
a residence with uncles, aunts and cousins

Marriage is increasingly seen as a partnership in which a husband and wife share the responsibility for
household decision-making.
This statement suggests that in marriages today:
a husband has the final say in everything
the roles of husbands and wives are complementary
wives have a submissive role
husbands and wives each have specific roles

One way in which children can avoid conflict with their parents is to:
leave their belongings around the house
refuse to run errands
help with household chores
show a lack of respect

Many women now share the role of breadwinner in a household. This means that women:
spend more time with childrearing duties
have paid work and contribute & the family's income
spend a lot of time baking
do voluntary work in the community

One result of the changing roles in Caribbean society 'is that some men feel marginalized.
This leads to:
boys working harder in education
men sharing in household duties
males having a dominant role in the household
men losing self-esteem and their sense of identity

One aspect of effective parenting is passing on the accepted behaviours within a society.
These are called.
norms
functions
rules
values
Sexually transmitted infections are passed from one person to another by:
shaking hands on meeting
eating a meal together
unprotected sexual contact
sharing toilet facilities

When a person abandons their family and has no intention of returning, this is called:
adultery
cohabiting
migration
desertion

A beneficiary of a deceased person's will is a person who:

helps to draw up a will
inherits property or money from the deceased person
looks after the will until it read out
reads out the will

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Cultural diversity means:
eating different foods
traveling to different countries
different ethnic groups living together
celebrating the lives of people from the past

To help towards achieving a safe and happy society, the best attitudes different ethnic groups can have
towards each other are:
suspicion and mis-trust
tolerance and acceptance
fear and hatred
dislike and rejection

What type of group is formed by a number of friends meeting after school?

Involuntary
Formal
Voluntary
informal

People of a similar age who share some common values would be called a:
voluntary association
peer group
youth club
soccer team

A society usually has ideas about what people feel is right or wrong, desirable or undesirable, important
or unimportant. These ideas are called.
values
rules
folkways
currency

Sanctions can be applied by an institution in order to.

reward people for good behaviour
prevent people enjoying themselves
punish people for disobeying rules and regulations
allow people to behave as they please

Which of the following is most likely to lead to cohesion within a group?

A lack of commitment
Weak leadership
Conflict
Sharing a common goal

Competition in a group can be useful when it leads to.

creativity and renewed determination
violent disagreements
members leaving
feelings of failure

Which of the following institutions have a role in the socialisation of individuals?

Factories
Educational establishments
Sports clubs
Banks

Theatres, sports clubs, music venues and cinemas are institutions whose function is mainly:
religious
economic
recreational
educational

A country where the head of state is the president is called a:

democracy
socialist state
republic
monarchy

In a constitutional monarchy, executive power for governing a country rests mainly with:
the prime minister
the governor-general
the monarch
the leader of the opposition

A bicameral legislature is made up of:

elected members of the cabinet
a single body of elected members
a single body of elected members of the two main political parties
two 'houses' or bodies of representatives

When a minister is said to have a portfolio, this means he or she has:

large amounts of paper to carry
responsibility for running a government department
the power to pass legislation
the authority to appoint a high court judge

A magistrates' court:
tries serious offences
reviews cases tried by the highest court in the country
reviews cases tried by a lower court in the country
conducts preliminary enquiries into serious criminal offences

A government may raise finances indirectly which means taxes are:

paid by one person on behalf of another
collected from people who live abroad
levied on goods and services
passed between government departments

Universal adult suffrage means that everyone has the right to vote when they reach the age
of:
21
18
16
25

The first-past-the-post system means that:

the party with the most votes forms the government
the votes must be counted as quickly as possible
a person who already has a seat in parliament cannot stand again
a candidate with the most votes in a constituency wins a seat in government

When a constituency MP has only a very small majority, this is called a:

marginal seat
broad seat
safe seat
fringe seat

Voter apathy may be a result of people:

having a large family
losing faith in politicians
believing their vote is important
powerful political advertising

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A population is the number of people:
working in industry
aged between 5 and 65
living in a given area at a particular time
who move from one area to another

The dependency ratio in a country refers to the ratio of:

school-age children to working parents
people outside the working-age range to those within it
people who need medical care to doctors and nurses
people on welfare to people in work

The birth rate in a population is:

the average number of children in a family
the number of live births for every 1,000 families
the average time between live births
the number of live births for every 1,000 people

Population density may be defined as:

a the number of families with more than four children
b the average number of people in all households in a country
c the average number of people in a given area, for example a square kilometre
d the number of people living in urban areas with populations over 50,000

Most internal migration in Caribbean countries is:

a urban to rural
b rural to rural
c rural to urban
d urban to urban

Under-population exists when:

a there are insufficient numbers of people to exploit a country's resources effectively
b the resources in a country cannot support the population
c the birth rate is not high enough to maintain a population
d more people are emigrating to live in other countries

A government's primary source of information on population characteristics is:

a an annual opinion poll
b a national referendum
c a national census
d the registrar's office

The global demand for a country's agricultural product decreases and a number of people lose their
jobs. This type of unemployment is:
technological
structural
seasonal
cyclical
Most workers in the Caribbean are employed in the primary industries. This means they:
a work in manufacturing industries
b help to promote local industries
c work in tourism
d produce raw materials for industry and local consumption

Which of the following measures is most likely to increase the quality and effectiveness of a country's
human resources?
Less pollution
More day care centres
More secondary and tertiary educational facilities
Better transport infrastructure

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Commercial agriculture in the Caribbean 'has diversified recently. I This means farmers:
use land in wetland areas
cut down trees to create agricultural land
grow crops to sell to hotels
grow more non-traditional crops

Reforestation involves
allowing agricultural land to slowly return to forest
limiting the number of licenses granted to 'logging’ companies
implementing a programme of tree planting for those removed
planting trees around a tourist resort

The two CARICOM countries that are major gypsum. producers are:
Dominica and St Vincent
Belize and Barbados
Jamaica and Trinidad
St Lucia and Grenada

Food security means:

stopping illegal fishing in a Country's territorial waters
ensuring 'that a country has sufficient food to feed its population
erecting fences to protect crops and livestock
ensuring food is properly packaged and labelled

Of the following practices, the one most likely to prevent soil erosion is:
a clearing an area of all its tree cover
b allowing livestock animals remove all vegetation
c ploughing furrows up and down a steep slope
d cutting terraces for Cultivation around a hillside
Geothermal energy is produced using heat from:
within the Earth
burning agricultural waste
the sun
burning gas-produced in landfill. sites

In CARICOM-countries, most energy is produced by

hydroelectricity
burning fossil fuels,
solar power
wind power

The improper farming practice most likely to lead to water pollution is

over cropping
over use of chemicals
over grazing
Slash and-burn removal of natural vegetation,

The proper management of available resources-for the present and the future is known as:
preservation
heritage
integration
conservation

Over-fishing means that:

so many fish are taken that the fish population cannot replace itself
fish are caught within a closed season
fish are caught outside territorial waters
more fish of a certain species are caught can be sold

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The fund that helps CARICOM member states enter the integration process is:
a the CARICOM Monetary Fund
b the Caribbean Development 'Fund
c the CARICOM Development Fund
d the Caribbean Regional Fund

One factor that drives the need for integration is the process Of globalisation, which results in:
a people being able to talk to one another in different countries
b everybody eating 'the same food
c people being able to access the internet
d movement of goods, services, labour and capital across national boundaries

Skilled workers in the Caribbean will benefit from regional integration because they will be able to:
a work more flexible hours
b travel freely within the region to find work
c demand higher wages
d have longer holidays
Lack of diversification of agricultural production results in:
people in the Caribbean paying more for bananas
there being a smaller market for regional produce
exporting Caribbean countries being in competition in the world markets
high prices for traditional crops

A major reason for the formation of the Caribbean Community was:

a the creation of a single people
b economic cooperation between member states
c the promotion of cricket
d greater acceptance of multinational corporations

2 A major challenge facing Caribbean countries is:

a their small size
b the lack of fresh water
c litter on beaches
d a loss of native tree species

3 The Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) became CARICOM in:

a 1956
b 1968
c 1971
d 1973

CARICOM is an organisation of:

a all Caribbean countries
b Caribbean territories formerly colonised
c independent Caribbean territories
d former British colonies in the Caribbean

Trade liberalization means that:

a shops can open 24 hours a day
b goods can be sold at any price
c goods can be feely traded across national boundaries
d regulations of product labelling are removed

The Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) is an example of a:

a trading bloc
b unilateral agreement
c protectionist policy
d system of trade barriers