CSEC

Social Studies
Multiple Choice Questions
c) Common Services and Functional
Cooperation
d) The coordination of foreign policy among the
The main reason for the origin of the independent
Caribbean Community is: countries.
a) The need for economic cooperation
b) The formation of Carifta The supreme policy-making body of Caricom
c) The existence of one type of people is:
d) The maintenance of the University of the a) The Heads of Government Conference
West Indies. b) The foreign affairs ministers
c) The Standing Committee of Ministers of
The first Heads of Government Conference Education
was held in: d) The Common Market of Ministers.
a) August, 1962
b) May, 1961 One of these is not a common service of
c) July, 1963 Caricom:
d) July, 1974. a) British West Indian Airways
b) University of the West Indies
The four countries that attended the first Heads c) The West Indies Shipping Service
of Government Conference were: d) Caribbean Examination Council
a) Jamaica, Guyana, Grenada and Barbados
b) Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana and Trinidad The Caribbean Community is essentially a:
and Tobago a) Federation of islands
c) Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana and Belize b) Pragmatic approach to realism
d) Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica c) Political entity
and St. Lucia. d) Law-making institution.

Carifta came into being on: The Caribbean Development Bank is situated
a) May 1, 1968 in:
b) July 1, 1968 a) Barbados
c) August 1, 1968 b) Guyana
d) May 1, 1971. c) Jamaica
d) Antigua
After the inception of Carifta, three functional
institution were set up except: The difference between the MDC’s and the
a) The Commonwealth Caribbean Regional LDC’s is:
Secretariat a) One of a degree of economic development
b) The Caribbean Development Bank b) One of a degree of political development
c) The more Developed Countries c) One of a degree of social development
d) The Caribbean Examination Council d) One of a degree of educational
development.
The Caribbean community has the following
areas of activity except : Caricom countries suffer from all the following
a) Economic integration through the Caribbean except:
Common market a) Acute economic and social problems
b) A Common Economic and Political entity b) Lack of human resources
c) Lack of capital
d) Unfavourable balance of trade. “Established in 1973, its immediate objective
has been to provide relevant regionally and
The concept of “economic integration” means: internationally recognized secondary school
a) Cooperation among the different states leaving
b) The maintenance of federation examination”. To which of the following
c) Cooperation in economic development institution does the above
d) Cooperation in cultural affairs. statement refers?
All the following are benefits derived from an a) University of the West Indies
adequately protected regional market except: b) Council of Legal Examination
c) Caribbean Examination Council
Both industrial and agricultural developments d) University of Guyana
are facilitated among
member states: Caricom is an example of a:
b) Efficiency and minimum costs of production a) Unilateral Treaty b) Multilateral Treaty c)
can be achieved Bilateral treaty
c) Local industries can cooperate to export d) Trilateral Treaty.
their excess products Identify the odd one in the following
d) More production will motivate greater local statements:
consumption of excess a) Caricom institutions are responsible for
commodities. formulating policies
b) All Caricom members signed the treaty in
Unity in Caricom: 1973
a) Increases the bargaining power of the c) Associate members of Caricom are
community in relation to foreign independent bodies
countries d) Common Market Council in the principal
b) Makes it possible for member states to have organ of the Common Market.
greater self-reliance
c) Reduces the burden of taxation on citizens Caricom was established to
in member states a) Develop a common currency
d) Increase cost of functional cooperation. b) Encourage closer relations with the U.S.
c) Promote regional cooperation
Which of the following resources are found in d) Replace federation
large quantities in Caricom
countries? Identify the island below, which does NOT
i) Bauxite ii) Natural gas iii) Petroleum iv) belong to CARICOM
Copper. a) Barbados
a) ii and iii only b) Trinidad
b) ii and iv only c) Jamaica
c) i, iii and iv only d) Cuba
d) ii, iii and iv only
All of the following are organizations connected
A Caribbean Court of Appeal of distinguished to CARICOM except
Caribbean jurists would a) Caribbean Examinations Council
replace the: b) Caribbean Development Bank
a) Appeals Courts c) International Monetary Fund
b) Mercy Committees d) Common Market Council
c) Industrial Courts
d) Privy Council
Which of the following institutions is
responsible for coordinating health services c.The family is responsible for
within CARICOM? maintaining stability in society through
a) Caribbean Ministries Of Health the socialization function;
b) Caribbean Community Secretariat d.The family functions as a reservoir for
c) The World Health Organisation culture, passing it on from generation to
d) Pan American Health Organisation generation.

CARICOM is a Caribbean organisation of Kemar and his siblings live with their
a) All the Caribbean territories mother and grandmother. Kemar’s
b) The Caribbean territories that were household is ___________________,
colonised which means female-headed.
c) The independent territories of the Caribbean (a)Matrilineal
d) Caribbean territories that were British (b)Matriarchal
colonies (c)Matrifocal
(d)Maternal
Functional cooperation involves cooperation in
a) Trade, Taxation, and Migration Siblings means
b) Health Education and Meteorology (a)Cousins
c) Politics Business Cooperatives (b)Friends
d) Agriculture Mining, And Tourism (c)Stepbrothers/sisters
(d)Brothers and sisters
All of the following are functions of the
Caribbean Community Secretariat except: Brothers and sisters living alone live in
a) To take follow-up action on decisions made an/a
by institutions or committees (a)Extended family
of the Community (b)Joint family
b) To arrange and carry out studies on various (c)Nuclear family
aspects of the work of the Community (d)Sibling Household
c) To provide services to member states at
their request in connection with the aims of the Residence is neolocal if a
Community couple/spouse
d) To act on the instructions of individual (a)Resides with the wife’s family
member states and to implement any plans (b)The wife joins her husband at his
they may approve parent’s house
(c)Sets up their own residence
Which of the following is responsible for (d)Lives apart because they are filing for
economic integration divorce
a) The development of a common currency
b) The uncontrolled importation of foreign How many generations would one
commodities expect to find in a nuclear family?
c) Removal of barriers of trade among member (a)Two
countries (b)Three
d) Individual trade agreements with foreign (c)Four
countries (d)Five

The family is best described as “the corner- Common-law unions are also called
stone of society”. This is so because: (a)Legal unions
a.Only the family is responsible for (b)Consensual unions
reproduction and perpetuation of the species; (c)Visiting unions
b.No other institution can perform as efficiently (d)Extra-residential unions
the various functions of the family A household unit which contains a
great-grandmother, grandmother, In
mother and children houses (i)Patrilocal residences
_______________ generation(s) (ii)Extended families
(a)Four (iii)Joint-family households
(b)Three (iv)Polyandrous unions
(c)Two (a)(i) and (ii) only
(d)One (b)(i) and (iii) only
(c)(i), (ii) and (iii) only
Another name for marriage is (d)(iv) only
(a)Matrimony
(b)Matrilineal In the Caribbean as well as in many
(c)Maternal other regions of the world, wives
(d)Monogamy Assume their husbands’ surnames,
children inherit their fathers’ surname.
Which of the following is not an example The line of descent is
of a type of marriage? (a)Matrilineal
(a)Bigamy (b)Patrilineal
(b)Polygyny (c)Patrifocal
(c)Monogamy (d)Patriarchal
(d)Endogamy
Which of the following is not grounds for
In the Caribbean context, the concept divorce in the Caribbean?
matrifocality emphasises the importance (a)Adultery
of (b)Physical/emotional abuse
(a)The mother and maternal relatives (c)Desertion
who play dominant roles in contrast to (d)A spouse changing his/her religion
the peripheral role of fathers and
paternal relatives Which of the following is an example of
(b)Men who are breadwinners while the a conjugal union/pair?
women are financially dependent (a)A sibling household
(c)Men who play dominant roles as (b)An extended family
husbands and fathers (c)A couple
(d)Line of descent being traced through (d)Single-parent household.
the male line.
Which of the following is not a process
The term pre-marital means of Socialization?
(a)During marriage (a)Education
(b)After marriage (b)Reproduction
(c)Before marriage (c)Religious teaching
(d)Not married (d)Recreational activity

To be engaged in an extra-marital The family is sometimes referred to as

relationship means a sexual relationship an “economic unit”. Which of the
which takes place following best
(a)With a person other than one’s Explain this term?
spouse (a)The family earns money to purchase
(b)Between a husband and his wife some basic needs
(c)Before marriage (b)The family produces most of its own
(d)Away from the couple’s home goods and services
(c)The family saves as much of its
Traditional East Indian families, such as income as possible
those in Guyana and Trinidad, live (d)The family takes care to spend
money wisely Which of the following is most important
to the economic development of a
Which of the following factors may limit country?
a parent’s role as economic provider for (a)Low level of savings
the family? (b)Imports greater than exports
(i)Unemployment (c)High birth rate and low death rate
(ii)Low level of education (d)High level of investment in local
(iii)Poor parenting skills industry.
(iv)Low wages
(a)(i) and (ii) only Which of the following practices would
(b)(iii) and (iv) only most likely increase the risk of a person
(c)(i), (ii) and (iv) only contracting AIDS?
(d)(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) (i)Having sexual intercourse with many
persons
Which of the following terms connotes (ii)_Donating blood to a blood bank
authority? (iii)Sharing needles to use illegal drugs
(a)Maternity (iv)Touching someone who has the
(b)Matrimony disease
(c)Incest (a)(i) and (iii) only
(d)Patriarchy (b)(i), (ii) and (iii) only
(c)(i), (iii) and (iv) only
What is the name given to a group (d)All of the above
formed by children of all the same age?
(a)Peer Which of the following types of groups is
(b)Gang a class of students in a school?
(c)Youth club (a)Voluntary
(d)Voluntary association (b)Informal
(c)Involuntary
Which of the following is not responsible (d)Formal
for the changes in the traditional roles in
the family? Which of the following terms refer to the
(a)Mothers are having more children accepted pattern of behaviour in a
(b)More mothers work outside the home particular situation?
(c)The extended family has declined in (a)Norms
importance (b)Roles
(d)Schools have assumed a greater role (c)Functions
in socializing children (d)Values

“More and more, marriage is seen as an Which of the following is least desired
equal partnership in which husbands among family members?
and wives share the responsibility for (a)Support
making decision”. (b)Competition
The statement above suggests that (c)Commitment
(a)The roles of the husbands and wives (d)Co-operation
are complimentary
(b)The husband has the final say in Which of the following factors will most
decision making likely lead to children forming peer
(c)The wife plays a submissive role groups?
(d)There are specific roles for the (i)Need for competition
husband and wife. (ii)Desire for independence
(iii)Similar interest
(iv)Insecure family life
(a)(ii) and (iv) only (d)Average number of people per
(b)(iii) and (iv) only square kilometre or square mile in a
(c)(i), (ii) and (iii) only country.
(d)All of the above
A firm computerizes its operation and as
A trade union is mainly concerned with a result soma employees are dismissed.
(a)Educating the public about their The result is known as
activities (a)Structural unemployment
(b)Seeking loans for their members (b)Technical unemployment
(c)Seeking better housing facilities for (c)Seasonal unemployment
workers (d)Cyclical unemployment
(d)Obtaining better working conditions
for members. High birth rates and a young population
are characteristics mainly of
Which or the following is responsible for (a)Developed countries
carrying out the government’s policies? (b)Primary-producing countries
(a)Cabinet (c)Developing countries
(b)Judiciary (d)Agriculturally-based countries
(c)Legislature
(d)Civil Service Which of the following energy resources
is most widely used in the Caribbean?
The term “crude birth rate” is used to (a)Sun
describe the (b)Water
(a)Number of children born for every (c)Petroleum
1,000 people in a country in any one (d)Bio-gas
year
(b)Percentage increase in the total The CARICOM countries that produce
population in any one-year bauxite are
(c)Number of children born for every (a)Grenada and St. Lucia
1,000 families in any one year (b)Dominica and St. Vincent
(d)Average number of children women (c)Belize and Barbados
can have during a lifetime (d)Jamaica and Guyana

Under population is said to exist in a Natural gas in the Caribbean is used

country where mainly
(a)Resources are not enough to support (a)To generate electricity
the population of the country (b)To provide fuel for tractors
(b)The population is too small to utilize (c)For generating domestic heating
the country’s resources (d)For the production of petroleum jelly
(c)Births plus immigration equals deaths “Most workers of the Caribbean are
plus emigration producers of primary products.”
(d)There are inadequate houses and
basic services. This statement means that most of the
workers
Population density may be defined as (a)Work in manufacturing industries
the (b)Produce raw material for
(a)Total number of people living in a manufacturing
country at a particular time (c)Provide food only for local
(b)Extent to which a country’s resources consumption
can support its population (d)Are mainly under-employed
(c)Annual number of births per year per Which of the following industrial
thousand of population activities would produce the least air
and water pollution? (a)Age
(a)Production of alumina (b)Sex
(b)Manufacturing of furniture (c)Educational level
(c)Refining of petroleum (d)Voting preferences
(d)Production of cement
“To initiate, arrange and carry out
Which of the following is least likely to studies on questions of economic and
harm the fish population in a river? functional
(a)Domestic waste co-operation relating to the region as a
(b)Industrial waste whole.”
(c)Sewage To which of the following does the
(d)Smog function refer?
(a)Heads of Government Conference
Which of the following contributes to soil (b)Standing Committee of Ministers
erosion? responsible for Economic Development
(a)Terracing a steep hillside and Finance
(b)Growing crops in ridges on a hillside (c)Caribbean Community Secretariat
(c)Ploughing up and down a steep slope (d)Common Market Council
(d)Replanting trees that have been cut
down CARDI is an institution that is concerned
with
Which of the following most often limits (a)Consumer affairs
the career opportunities of young people (b)Agricultural industries
in the smaller CARICOM territories? (c)Environmental protection
(a)High cost of tertiary education (d)Commercial enterprises
(b)Lack of interest in sporting activities
(c)Scarcity of natural resources Which of the following is not one of the
(d)Shortage of primary school teachers benefits of CARICOM to the people of
the
Which of the following is most likely to Region?
lead to an increase in birth rates? (a)Participation in programs for
(a)Improved methods of contraception agricultural development
(b)Large-scale emigration of women (b)Functional co-operation in areas of
(c)Increase curative and preventive health and education
medicines (c)Development of common domestic
(d)Improvement in women’s roles and political policies
status (d)Promotion of exports of goods from
the region.
Which of the following can lead to a
long-term decrease in unemployment in Which of the following is an associate
a country? institution of CARICOM?
(a)The inability of a country to sell its (a)Heads of Government Conference
goods on the world market (b)Common Market Council
(b)An expansion in the capacity of (c)University of the West Indies
existing industries (d)Caribbean Community Secretariat
(c)The scarcity of money for expansion
(d)A temporary rise in the number of Sittings in the lower courts are presided
tourist arrivals over by a/an
(a)Judge
Which of the following characteristics of (b)Magistrate and jury
a population would not be recorded in a (c)Magistrate
census? (d)Appeal court judge
Which of the following is not a function Which of mainly hampers the
of the judiciary? development of physical resources in
(a)Imposing penalties on wrongdoers the Caribbean
(b)Interpreting the constitution and other the following?
laws (i)Absence of financial resources
(c)Appointing legal officers of State (b)Limited manpower
(d)Settling disputes among individuals. (c)Lack of technology
Which of the following is not a function (d)Overpopulation of a country
of the executive? (a)(i) and (ii) only
(a)Making ministerial appointments (b)(i) and (iii) only
(b)Discussing contents of draft bills (c)(ii) and (iii) only
(c)Day-to day administration of the (d)(iii) and (iv) only
country
(d)Making policy statements for the When a country has national
government. sovereignty it
(a)Has the freedom to act independently
A high court judge is appointed in most (b)Bans religious education in schools
Caribbean countries by the (c)Attached more importance to army
(a)Prime Minister and navy
(b)Judicial and Legal Commission (d)Chooses its own king or queen
(c)Leader of the Opposition
(d)President The Cabinet of a country has
responsibility for
For a bill to become an act, it must be (a)Running the day-to-day affairs of the
signed by State
(a)President of the senate (b)Selecting the Mayor of the city
(b)Head of the Cabinet (c)Paying the salary of its prime Minister
(c)Head of State (d)Appointing the country’s Chief
(D)Leader of the Opposition Justice.
Following the breakdown of wage
negotiations between the union and the Which of the following factors is least
company, likely to be a cause of unemployment?
(a)Mechanization of industry
The company took the decision to lock (b)Reduced capital in industry
out workers. This procedure can be best (c)Wage freeze
described (d)Downturn in the economy
as:
(a)Industrial action Procreation is the term used for
(b)Arbitration (a)Reproducing children
(c)Industrial relations (b)Scolding children
(d)Work-to-rule. (c)Educating children
(d)Rearing children
Which is most likely to affect the quality
of human resources? A country that has a President as its
(a)Increase in number of nature parks Head of State is known as a/an
(b)Attention paid to pollution issues (a)Proletariat
(c)Raising salaries of low-skilled (b)Oligarchy
workers (d)Monarchy
(d)Increase in secondary and tertiary (d)Republic
institutions.
The government of a country assists in A person leaving his own country to
providing the family with settle in another is:
(i)Formal educational opportunities (a)An emigrant
(ii)Religious training (b)An immigrant
(iii)Housing accommodation (c)A refuge
(iv)Preventative medical services (d)A nomad
(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) only
(b)(i), (ii) and (iv) only Choosing a government through the
(c)(i), (iii0 and (iv) only democratic process is allowed by
(d)(ii), (iii) and (iv) only. (a)An autocratic leader
(b)A democracy
A political party promised ‘change (c)A dictatorship
without chaos’. This statement (d)A tyrannical leader.
describes
(a)Indoctrination process What does the “democratic process in
(b)Propaganda choosing a government” mean?
(c)A campaign policy (a)The freedom of the electorate to stay
(d)An election slogan at home on polling day
(b)Choosing a government through free
Population refers to and fair election.
(a)the number of people between the (c)The freedom and independence of
ages of one to sixty-five the judiciary
(b)The number of people residing in the (d)The freedom for any number of
rural areas political parties to contest an election.
(c)The number of people living in
industrial areas A bill becomes an act when
(d)The number of people in a (a)It goes through several stages of
geographic area. reading and discussion in Parliament
(b)It has been successfully debated in
Optimum population is said to exist the House of representative
where there is (c)The President, Governor or Governor
(a)The highest level of productivity in the General gives his assent
service industry (d)It becomes part of the law books of
(b)The highest level of productivity in the the country.
manufacturing industry
(c)The greatest number of employed Which of the following will prevent a
people in a country person from becoming a Member of
(d)The greatest national output per head Parliament in your country?
of the population (a)If the person is illegitimate
(b)If the person is uneducated
Changes in the standard of living of the (c)If the person is a citizen of another
people of any Caribbean territory would country
be indicated best by chances in (d)If the person is convicted for a minor
(a)The index of retail prices crime.
(b)The index of weekly wage rate
(c)The index of weekly production Which of the following does not fall
(d)Changes in net national income per under the banner of the judiciary?
head. (a)The Industrial Court
(b)The Appeal Court
(c)The Ombudsman
(d)The Coroner’s Court
Members of a touring cricket team may (d)Inheritance
be classified as all of the following
except The members of Parliament who are not
(a)A peer group in the government for the
(b)A primary group (a)Cabinet
(c)A formal group (b)Senate
(d)An organised group. (c)Opposition
(d)Ministry
An informal group is usually
(a)Large, permanent and organized A Senator in the Senate
(b)Small, casual and spontaneously (a)Cannot be moved until his term of
formed office expires
(c)Homogeneous, co-operative and (b)Can be removed if the person who
distinct advised his appointment so wishes
(d)Functional, practical and prestigious. (c)Cannot be removed if he is making a
great contribution
In order for workers to have a greater (d)Can be a member of the Senate as
bargaining power they should form a long as he is under 60 years.
(a)Gang
(b)Co-operative The “First past the post system” is
(c)Professional Group (a)An election gimmick
(d)Trade Union (b)A race won by the first person who
crosses the finish line
Which of the following is a voluntary (c)When a seat is won by the person
organization? obtaining the most votes
(a)Rastafarianism (d)Concerned with the opening hours of
(b)Police Service Post Offices.
(c)Fire Service
(d)Scouts The local government of a district is the
(a)Parliament
Five people are playing a marble game. (b)Regional Corporation
The above illustrates (c)Community Centre
(a)An informal group (d)Ruling Party
(b)A voluntary group
(c)A peer group Which of the following best describes
(d)A formal group the term, “Power to the People”?
(a)Communism
“You must obey regardless of your (b)Democracy
opinion and philosophy”. (c)Socialism
Which of the following types of (d)Revolution
leadership does the above statement
illustrate? When there are labour disputes the
(a)Democratic workers appeal to the _____________
(b)Charismatic court.
(c)Autocratic (a)Industrial
(d)Laissez Faire (b)Magistrate’s
(c)Supreme
The type of leadership that is naturally (d)Appeal
inherited is known as
(a)Charismatic
(b)Traditional
(c)Legal
 The main reasons for making laws is to Which of the following is a non-renewable
(a)Keep all policemen busy resource?
(b)Make the government stronger (a)Human
(c)Establish a state of emergency (b)Water
(d)Maintain order and stability in the (c)Minerals
society (d)Forestry

Absolute rule of government in a country

is known as The government of a country assists in
(a)Oligarchy providing the family with
(b)Autocracy (i) Formal educational opportunities
(c)Democracy (ii) Religious training
(d)Anarchy (iii) Housing accommodation
(iv) Preventative medical services
The most important difference between (a) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
a monarchy and a republic as (b) (i), (ii) and (iv) only
experienced by some of the Caribbean (c) (i), (iii0 and (iv) only
republics is (d)(ii), (iii) and (iv) only.
(a)There is an absence of effective law
(b)The Prime Minister is Head of State
(c)The people elect their Head of State A Caribbean Court of Appeal of distinguished
(d)The President replaces the Monarch Caribbean jurists would replace the:
as the Head of State. (a) Appeals Courts
(b) Mercy Committees
The body of laws governing a country is (c) Industrial Courts
referred to as the (d)Privy Council
(a)Parliament
(b)Legislature
(c)Constitution “Genealogy” may best be described as:
(d)Bicameral (a)The study of the descent of persons from
ancestors;
Human society is not static because: (b)The study of the characteristics of genes;
(a)Nature (c)The study of the characteristics of
(b)Culture chromosomes;
(c)Law (d)The study of the characteristics people
(d)Change inherits from ancestors.

One of these is not a problem caused by a What does the term Common-Law/Consensual
large population: Union mean?
(a)Pollution (a)What is a visiting/extra?
(b)Diseases (b) Residential relationship?
(c)Low level of education (c)How does this relationship work?
(d)Employment (d)What are some of the negative effects?

Migration of skilled people from a country is A political party promised ‘change without
referred to as: chaos’. This statement describes
(a)Underemployment a.Indoctrination process
(b)Depopulation b Propaganda
(c)“Brain Drain” A campaign policy
(d)Unpatriotic An election slogan.
The Cabinet of a country has responsibility for A peer group
Running the day-to-day affairs of the State A class in school
Selecting the Mayor of the city
Paying the salary of its Prime Minister
Appointing the country’s Chief Justice. Which one of the following is not a basic
human right?
Freedom of the press
A Caribbean Court of Appeal of distinguished Freedom of association with others
Caribbean jurists would replace the: Freedom to move about
Appeals Courts Freedom to persecute others.
Mercy Committees
Industrial Courts
Privy Council The procedure for becoming an election
candidate does not include:
Being a citizen of the country
What is the name given to a group formed by Being nominated by a political party
children of all the same age? Having the ability to speak on a platform
Peer Filing an application on nomination day.
Gang
Youth club
Voluntary association When there is an absence of government in a
country, this is known as:
Democracy
A trade union is mainly concerned with Oligarchy
Educating the public about their activities Anarchy
Seeking loans for their members Autocracy.
Seeking better housing facilities for workers
Obtaining better working conditions for
members. Which of the following courts can alter the
judgement of the other three?
Magistrates’ Court
Which of the following industrial activities High Court
would produce the least air and water Industrial Court
pollution? Court of Appeal
Production of alumina
Manufacturing of furniture
Refining of petroleum Opposition parliamentarians have promised to
Production of cement raise the issue of poor examination result
in the Lower House. This is done through:
Private members’ bill
For a bill to become an act, it must be signed Private bills
by Government bills
President of the Senate Special procedures orders.
Head of the Cabinet
Head of State
Leader of the Opposition. The body of laws governing a country is
referred to as:
Parliament
Which one of the following is not a primary Legislature
group? Constitution
A family Bicameral
A political party
A Bicameral legislature is comprised of: Makes all the decision in an active organization
Government and Opposition Occupies a central role or position of
Senate and Cabinet dominance and influence in the group
House of representative and Senate Have subservient roles to perform in the group.
Cabinet and Parliament.

A citizen is in prison for a long time without

Cabinet is: trial. This is an infringement of his:
Selected by the President Family Life
Responsible for the direction and control of the Human Rights
ruling party Civil Rights
Comprised of a majority of Senators Democratic Rights.
Comprised of all the elected members

Which of the following is an industrial action

The “Westminster Model” has its roots in: taken by management?
America (a)Strike
Britain (b)Go-slow
Spain (c)Lockout
France. (d)Work-to-rule

Five people are playing a marble game. The Which of the following is not a form of industrial
above illustrates: action used by workers?
An informal group (a)Strike
A voluntary group (b)Work-to-rule
A peer group (c)Absenteeism
A formal group. (d)Lockout

The “First past the post system” is: An industrial agreement usually includes:
An election gimmick (i)Leave conditions and retirement benefits
A race won by the first person that first crosses (ii)Working conditions and safety precautions
the finish line (iii)Subsidiaries for foodstuff and drinks
When the person obtaining the most votes (iv)Salaries, overtime and bonus payments
wins a seat (a)(i), (ii) and (iii) only
Concerned with the opening hours of Post (b)(i), (ii) and (iv) only
Offices. (c)(i), (iii) and (iv) only
(d)(ii), (iii0 and (iv) only

An institution may be defined as:

The headquarters of an organization “Your Honour, we find the accused not guilty”.
A sport’s organization that is formally This statement could have been made in:
structured (a)An industrial court
A place where sick people are taken care of (b)A magistrate’s court
A well-established social organization for (c)A court of appeal
meeting various peoples’ needs. (d)A high court

A leader is one who: Bail is security offered for:

Is being led for the achievement of some (a)Obtaining a bar licence
important goal (b)Release of an accused from custody
(c)Hiring a lawyer The last weapon of the trade union is to”
(d)Permission for a court hearing (a)Mediate
(b)Negotiate
(c)Conciliate
Membership in the United Nation is limited to: (d)Strike
(a)Non-aligned countries
(b)Independent countries
(c)Socialist countries A person can gain social mobility in West
(d)Democratic countries Indian society through:
(a)The caste system
(b)Education and Training
Which of the following statements is correct. (c)Conspicuous consumption
Bicameral legislature refers to the: (d)Living in urban areas
(a)Parliament and Cabinet
(b)Senate and House of Representatives
(c)Parliament and Judiciary A person can make best use of its human
(d)Executive and Legislative resources through all of the following except:
(a)Technical and professional training
(b)Manpower planning
A small boy tells his mother “I want to do it (c)Educational growth
myself”. Which social need is the child (d)Political indoctrination
expressing in the above statement?
(a)Affection
(b)Identity Which of the following are represented above?
(c)“Belongingness” (i)An extended family
(d)Independence (ii)A nuclear family
(iii)A polygynous family
(iv)A visiting-type relationship
All the following can lead to conflict except: (a)(i) and (ii) only
(a)Infidelity (b)(i) and (iii) only
(b)Respect (c)(ii) and (iii) only
(c)Too little money (d)(i) and (iv) only
(d)Absence of children

Which of the following is of the Christian

All the following are basic human freedom religion?
except the: (a)Buddhism
(a)Freedom to move about (b)Hinduism
(b)Freedom to prosecute others (c)Pentecostal
(c)Freedom of the press (d)Islam
(d)Freedom of association with others

John Brown is an elected Member of

In many Caribbean countries, “There exists an Parliament. Sometimes he plats cards with his
intimacy between mothers and children that is neighbours. He is president of the local
surprising”. Which of the following factors Jaycees group and is also an elder of the
would most likely give rise to the situation Presbyterian Church in the neighbourhood.
described above? The group to which he belongs are all formal
(a)There is no permanent father figure groups except the:
(b)Fathers are regarded as disciplinarian (a)Church group
(c)Mothers do not work out of the home (b)Jaycees
(d)Mothers need more loving than men do (c)Political party
(d)Card playing group (b)Because of a negative work ethic
(c)Due to an irrelevant and unprogressive
educational system
On Saturday mornings, Sandra goes to the (d)Control of the economy by foreigners
market; Rochelle does the laundry, while her
mother-in-law does the cooking. The
distribution of the above responsibilities best The main threat to greater development of the
shows: Caribbean economy is:
(a)Interdependence (a)Control by multinational companies
(b)Commitment (b)Lack of diversification of the economy
(c)Co-operation (c)The legacy of colonialism
(d)Exchange (d)The lack of adequate land space

The Lions’ Club of Mandeville is appealing to Which of the following areas of co-operation
the business community and other individuals did not exist before the advent of Caricom?
to donate funds so that Mr. Arthur can have a (a)University of the West Indies
US$75,000 operation overseas. Those who (b)West Indies Cricket Board
contribute show that: (c)Regional shipping
(a)They have excess income (d)Caribbean Investment Co-operation
(b)They know the objective of the Lions’ Club
(c)People are willing to assist others you fulfil a
need The concept “Labour Force” is best described
(d)Nongovernmental groups can manipulate as:
others (a)All the people between 15 – 65 years of age
(b)All the people who are working
(c)The whole population excluding children,
The most valid step in a decision making students and the handicapped
process is: (d)The population between 15 – 65 years who
(a)Consideration of the consequences of each are willing and able to work.
alternative
(b)Examination of the evidence if its source is
known Which of the following gives the correct order,
(c)Follow the advice of respected from the lowest court to the highest, in the
knowledgeable people judicial system of most Caricom territories?
(d)Limiting the alternative courses of action to (a)Magistrates’ Court, Court of Appeal, High
two or three Court, Privy Council
(b)Magistrates’ Court, Court of Appeal, Privy
Council, High Court
Some policemen have come to search your (c)Magistrates’ Court, High Court, Privy
home. You should: Council, Court of Appeal
(a)Bluntly refuse to give them permission to (d)Magistrates’ Court, High Court, Court of
enter your home Appeal, Privy Council
(b)Forcibly evict them from your premises Question refers to the following statement.
(c)Immediately ring up the Commission of
Police for an explanation
(d)Ask to see their warrant before allowing The level of population that can be sustained
them to enter and search by the resources of the country.
This statement best describes:
The main cause of unemployment in the e (a)Underpopulation
Caribbean is: (b)Overpopulation
(a)The people are basically unintelligent (c)Constant population
(d)Optimum population Which of the following could account for
population increase in a country?
(a)High immigration, low fertility
A ‘society’ is best described as a group of (b)High immigration, high mortality
people: (c)High mortality, low fertility
(a)Working together in the same community (d)Low fertility, low living standards
(b)Protesting about their human rights
(c)Held together by a common culture
(d)Living and working in a foreign country Which of the following best explains why birth
rates have been falling in some Caribbean
countries?
Which of the following are ways by which a (a)Fewer babies are dying in the first year of
society may influence the behaviour of its life
members? (b)Family planning is now encouraged in
(i)Social norms several countries
(ii)Laws (c)Larger numbers of people are now migrating
(iii)Positive rewards from some countries
(iv)Punishment (d)The quality of medical care has declined in
(a)(i) and (iii) only some countries
(b)(i), (ii) and (iii) only
(c)(ii), (iii) and (iv) only
(d)All of the above Which of the following are closely related to
high infant mortality rates?
(i)Poverty
Which of the following statements describe (ii)Low cost of food
how alcohol is regarded in the Caribbean? (iii) Lack of medical services
(i)An illegal substance (a)(i) and (ii)only
(ii)A substance that is sometimes abused (b)(i) and (iii) only
(iii)A substance that is tolerated in certain (c)(ii) and (iii) only
social situations (d)(i), (ii) and (iii) only
(a)(i) and (ii) only
(b)(i) and (iii) only
(c)(ii) and (iii) only Which of the following is based on exploiting
(d)(i), (ii) and (iii) only non-renewable natural resources?
(a)Lumbering
(b)bauxite mining
Which of the following types of leader is the (cFishing
captain of the school’s netball team least likely (d)Hydroelectric power
to be?
(a)Charismatic
(b)Elected Reafforestation is the process through which:
(c)Hereditary (a)A forest is regenerated naturally
(d)Nominated (b)A government regulates the rate of felling
timber
(c)A planning programme of replanting trees is
A budget has a deficit when expenditure is: implemented
(a)Greater than revenue (d)Steep hillsides are planted with forest trees
(b)Equal to revenue
(c)Less than revenue
(d)Sufficient for development
Which of the following is the main reason for The utilization of things around us, whether
migration into urban areas in the Caribbean? they are natural or man made is referred to
(a)The availability of public health services as:
(b)The seasonal nature of jobs in agriculture
(c)The availability of recreational activities (a) conservation
(d)The opportunity for employment (b) pollution
(c) resources
(d) deforestation
Which of the following are common effects of
large-scale migration from rural to urban areas
in developing countries? The inability of the environment to adjust or
(i)Increased unemployment and urban cope with the introduction of a
employment Foreign matter is referred to as:
(ii)Increased demand for urban housing (a) deforestation
(iii)increased prices for agricultural land. (b) afforestation
(a)(i) and (ii) only (c) population
(b)(i) and (iii) only (d) pollution
(c)(ii) and (iii) only
(d)(i), (ii) and (iii)
The proper management of available
resources for the benefit of today’s generation
Which of the following measures could a and
government take to develop a nation’s human generations to come best describes:
resources? (a) pollution
(i)Provide health care services (b) conservation
(ii)Build well-equipped schools (c) integration
(iii)Award scholarships for training (d) management skills
(a)(i) and (ii) only
(b)(i) and (iii) only
(c)(ii) and (iii) only Mark stole a dozen oranges from Mr. Sander’s
(d)(i), (ii) and (iii) orange farm because he was
hungry. If he were caught, in which court would
he tried for the act of stealing?
A bill can only become a law after it has been (a) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
signed and sealed by the; (b) The Supreme Court
(a) President of the Supreme Court (c) The Appeal Court
(b) The Prime Minister (d) The Petty Session of the Magistrates Court
(c) The President of the Senate
(d) The Head of State
Martha, Abigail and Mariqua are in constant
conflict with their parents and are
A bill can only become a law in the Turks and constantly complaining that their parents keep
Caicos Islands after it has been treating them like children.
signed and sealed by: What phase of their development are they
(a) the Prime Minister of Britain experiencing?
(b) the Chief Minister (a) Childhood
(c) the Governor (b) Adulthood
(d) the Chief Secretary (c) Adolescence
(d) All of the above
Janice was embarrassed because she did not Which one of the following activities will reduce
remember to put sanitary napkins in the Greenhouse Effect?
her bag. Now she had to go to the Guidance (a)reafforestation programme
Councillor to see if she had any, or risk getting (b)use of CFCs
her clothes all messed up. What is Janice (c)using of filters on chimneys
experiencing? (d)setting up of industries away from populated
(a) Puberty areas.
(b) Sexual feelings
(c) The need to use the bathroom
(d) Diarrhoea The main reason why forests should be
preserved is because
(a)it is the habitat of wildlife
Recycling results in (b)it serves as a windbreaker
(a) reduction in the use of goods by consumers (c)it has aesthetic beauty
(b) reusing of goods by consumers (d)human survival depends on it.
(c) reduction in the use of raw materials
(d) increased pollution from recycling plants
Migration of skilled people from a country is
referred to as
Which of the following is true about the (a)underemployment
diagram above? (b)depopulation
(a) The rain will severely erode the soil (c)‘brain drain’
(b) Foliage assists in preventing soil erosion (d)unpatriotic
(c) Roots break the force of the rain
(d)Humus does not prevent soil erosion
Infant mortality rate deals with the:
(a)death of young people
In the Caribbean the majority of land is used (b)death of children under one year old
for (c)still-birth of children
(a)housing (d)death of young mothers
(b)agriculture
(c)industrial construction
(d)mining Optimum population is said to exist where
there is
(a)the highest level of productivity in the
John works as a farmer. His skills are referred service industry
to as (b)the highest level of productivity in the
(a)physical resource manufacturing industry
(b)human resource (c)all members of the labour force are
(c)renewable resource employed
(d)non-renewable resource (d)the greatest natural output per head of the
population

Which of the following is NOT a function of the

Water Cycle? ‘Population’ refers to the number of people:
(a)purification of water (a) migrating from a country
(b)redistribution of water (b)in the labour force
(c)conservation of water (c)born in a particular year
(d)chlorination of water (d)in a geographic area
All of the following are reasons for migration Which of the following best describe who a
EXCEPT consumer is?
(a)unemployment (a)An individual who initiates the production of
(b)stability in the economy goods in large quantities.
(c)urban attraction to young people (b)An individual whose responsibility it is to
(d)unattractiveness of rural life report false advertisements.
(c)An individual who uses goods and services
to satisfy his needs and wants.
People who work in factories are called (d)An individual who saves consistently and
______________ workers. regular for a rainy day.
(a)technical
(b)primary
(c)tertiary Which of the following is the last link in the
(d)secondary chain of distribution of a good?
(a)The Retailer
(b)The Consumer
White collar workers are generally termed: (c)The Manufacturer
(a)primary (d)The Wholesaler
(b)secondary
(c)tertiary
(d)university A retailer performs all of the following functions
EXCEPT:
(i)Marketing of the product
An area which would be better off with less (ii)Act as a liaison between the manufacturer
people is said to be: and the consumer
(a)densely populated (iii)Provides personal service to consumers,
(b)over-populated including after-sales services
(c)under-populated (iv)Provides warehousing for the storage of
(d)sparsely populated goods in large quantities
(a)(i) and (iv) only
(b)(i) and (iii) only
A large number of people in a country are (c)(iii) and (iv) only
employed rearing animals. However there was (d)(ii) and (iii) only
a drastic change in the demand for beef which 11448238130
was replaced by the demand for chicken. Lots
of people who reared animals are now
unemployed. This type of employment is The above picture best depicts:
referred to as: (a)a woman reading a piece of paper
(a)seasonal (b)a woman reading the manual for operating
(b)cyclical the shopping cart
(c)frictional (c)a woman uncertain as to what to do
(d)structural (d)a woman practising wise shopping
techniques

Natural increase in population of an area

results when: When a consumer takes an item on hire
(a)the birth rate exceeds the death rate purchase or borrow money from a lending
(b)there is a balance between birth and death agency is referred to as a:
(c)the crude death rates are low (a)consumer of credit
(d)the rate of immigration is low. (b)consumer of goods
(c)consumer of services
(d)all of the above
A wise consumer would put in practice all of The tourism sector is best regarded as the
the following when shopping EXCEPT: (a)range of organised activities which have
(i)distinguishing between needs and wants developed to satisfy the needs of the tourist
(ii)Checking expiry dates of goods (b)distinct part of a country’s economy which is
(iii) ensuring that the seller of the item has a directly or indirectly affected by tourism
legal title, receipt or bill to prove ownership (c)facilities and amenities made available to
(iv)buying the item to enhance his/her prestige. the tourist
The above picture best depicts: (d)movement of individuals.
(a)a store clerk negotiating a sale
(b)a store worker being harassed by an angry
customer The tourism product is best regarded as the
(c)a customer exercising her rights (a)range of organised activities which have
(d)a customer negotiating a cheaper price for a developed to satisfy the needs of the tourist
torn dress (b)distinct part of a country’s economy which is
directly or indirectly affected by tourism
(c)facilities and amenities made available to
Counselling on career guidance benefits a the tourist
country by (d)movement of individuals.
(a)developing the human resource When the foreign exchange earned by tourism
(b)educating its nationals does not remain in the host country, this is
(c)increased productivity referred to as:
(d)reducing conflict in families (a)economic linkage
(b)tourism backlash
(c)economic outflow
Traffic congestion results from (d)economic leakage
(a)globalisation
(b)urbanisation
(c)trade liberalisation A tourist who travels from place to place within
(d)air pollution his/her national boundary is referred to
as a:
(a)stop-over tourist
Individuals regularly exposed to such (b)regional tourist
conditions will suffer from (c)international tourist
(a)tuberculosis (d)domestic tourist
(b)cancer of the stomach
(c)stunted growth
(d)lead poisoning A tourist who spends less than twenty-four
hours at a destination is referred to as a:
(a)stop-over tourist
The tourist industry is best regarded as the (b)same-day tourist
(a)range of organised activities which have (c)returning national
developed to satisfy the needs of the tourist (d)domestic tourist
(b)distinct part of a country’s economy which is
directly or indirectly affected by tourism
(c)facilities and amenities made available to A tourist who travels from place to place within
the tourist a specific geographical region is referred
(d)movement of individuals. to as a:
(a)international tourist
(b)domestic tourist
(c)regional tourist
(d)yachties
An individual who travels from a country in the Clara was commended for being ‘thrifty’. What
Caribbean to attend a business does this mean?
convention in Paris would be considered a/an: (a)She is good at spending money
(a)excursionist (b)She is good at budgeting her money
(b)international tourist (c)She saves her money
(c)cruise passenger (d)She shares her money
(d)visitor

Which of the following measures would NOT

Which of the following combinations are help to control inflation.
tourism products? (a)Rising levels of taxation
(i)Eco-tourism, steelpan music, carnival, warm (b)Increasing wages and salaries
friendly people. (c)Instituting price controls on goods
(ii)Sports tourism, reggae festival, a cricket test (d)Encouraging the population to buy locally
match, proper accommodation. produced goods
(iii)Cultural tourism, heritage tourism, hiking
through a rain forest, a reliable transportation
system. Which of the following factors reduces the
(iv)Wind surfing, bird watching, whale productivity of a nation’s human resources?
watching, health tourism. (a)Mechanization
(a)(i), (ii), and (iv) only (b)Illiteracy
(b)(ii), (iii) and (iv) only (c)Good Management
(c)None of the above (d)Worker Incentives
(d)All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a primary

Which of the following combinations are industry?
negative effects of tourism on a country? (a)Manufacturing
(i)Prostitution and immorality, beach erosion (b)Fishing
and coral reef damage. (c)Farming
(ii)Pollution of beaches, depletion of fishes and (d)Mining
destruction of natural vegetation.
(iii)Crime, drug abuse and sexually transmitted
diseases. Which of the following explains an
(iv)Sale of beachfront properties to foreign unfavourable balance of trade?
investors, and the development of ‘nudist (a)There is a deficit between what is exported
colonies’. and what is imported
(a)All of the above (b)A poor relationship exists between the
(b)None of the above countries which are trading
(c)(i) (iii) and (iv) only (c)The value of one country’s currency is
(d)(ii) only higher than the other
(d)Money is scarcer in one country than the
other
George is a qualified accountant but for the last
five months he has been working as a
messenger, because he has been unable to Which of the following is an example of a
find a suitable job. Which of the following Producer Good?
BEST describes George’s situation? (a)Clothes
(a)He is employed. (b)Food
(b)He is underemployed (c)Cars
(c)He is unemployable (d)Machines
(d)He is unemployed
Which of the following is Not an entitlement of (d)A place where stocks and shares are traded
the consumer?
(a)Safety
(b)Fair trade In economic term ‘supply’ means
(c)Discount (a)the amount of goods and services in a
(d)Information country
(b)quality of goods and services available at a
time needed
Use the following illustration to answer (c)the quality and price of goods and services
question ____. available
Manufacturer Wholesaler Retailer Consumer (d)the amount of goods and individual can buy
From the above illustration, in what position is
the retailer?
(a)The final link in the production chain Tourism impacts positively on Caribbean
(b)The final link in the consumption chain countries in all of the following ways EXCEPT
(c)The intermediate link between the producer (a)creating jobs
and the wholesaler (b)encouraging the development of
(d)None of the above infrastructure
(c)expanding coast lines to accommodate
beaches
Why would occupations in tourism be classified (d)increasing government revenues
as ‘tertiary’?
(a)Tourism provides employment
(b)Tourism is a growing industry Paul recently borrowed money from a
(c)Tourism is a service industry commercial bank to purchase a motor car. This
(d)Tourism earns foreign exchange is an example of the consumption of
(a)goods
(b)credit
What does population density mean? (c)services
(a)The total population of a country or area (d)money
(b)The number of people living in a unit of land
area
(c)The number of people covered by the Which of the following will NOT result in
census overpopulation?
(d)The percentage of people within a specific (a)A decrease in the death rate
group (b)Increased industrialization of city areas
(c)An increase in the birth rate
(d)An increase in the use of family planning
The price of a good usually falls when methods
(a)demand is greater than supply
(b)demand and supply are equal
(c)supply is greater than demand Which of the following explains being
(d)supply is seasonal underemployed?
(a)Working for under $50 US
(b)Working for less than you are qualified for
Which of the following BEST describes a (c)Working under poor conditions
market? (d)Working for two persons and getting paid for
(a)A place where buyers and sellers meet one
(b)A place where one buys meat and
vegetables
(c)A place where people gather on a special
day of the week
A consumer has all of the following rights Natasha’s right to
EXCEPT (a)redress
(a)choice (b)consumer education
(b)complain (c)choose
(c)free service (d)be heard
(d)redress

Question to are based on the following extract:

The demand and supply of goods are affected “The endless war and killing in my country
by forced me to flee and look for a better life
(a)export costs elsewhere. Life in your country is much better.
(b)prices There is peace and prosperity. I am able to find
(c)returned goods a good job to support my family and my self”.
(d)down sizing The above person can be described as
(a)a wanderer
(b)a refuge
An individual is regarded as unemployed if (c)an opportunist
he/she is (d)an emigrant
(a)fired from a job
(b)willing to work, seeking a job but unable to
get a job The factor responsible for the above can be
(c)planning to migrate described as
(d)out of a job because the pay was not (a)factors for prospecting
suitable (b)underdevelopment
(c)demography
(d)‘push’ and ‘pull’ factors
What is soil erosion?
(a)The absence of rich soil
(b)The terracing of the soil All of the following are reasons why people will
(c)The wearing away of the top soil migrate EXCEPT
(d)The reclamation of the soil (a)better employment opportunities abroad
(b)natural disasters at home
(c)economic stability at home
The term ‘labour force’ refer to which of the (d)war and famine at home
following groups?
(a)All persons living in the country who are 14
years of age and over When the majority of the population of a
(b)All persons lining in the country who are country is ageing, which one of the following is
employed most likely to occur?
(c)All persons living in a country over a period (a)The death rate is falling
covered by the survey (b)The number of senior citizens is decreasing
(d)All citizens of a country who are gainfully (c)The average age of the population is
employed decreasing
(d)The number of old people is increasing

Natasha bought a pair of shoes on Saturday.

She wore it to church on Sunday and to work The density of a population increases if the
on Monday. On her way home from work the (i)birth rate is high
left heel broke. On Tuesday when she returned (ii)birth rate is low
to the store to complain, the storeowner would (iii)death rate is high
not even give her a hearing. (iv)death rate is low
Which of the following rights did he breach? (a)i and ii
(b)i and iv Which combination of factors will bring about
(c)ii and iii population changes?
(d)iii and iv (i)Births
(ii)Deaths
(iii)Migration
One of the major issues regarding population (iv)Extended family structures
growth is the (a)i and ii only
(a)availability of resources to maintain the (b)ii and iii only
population (c)i, ii and iii only
(b)decline in the death rate among certain age (d)i, ii, iii and iv only
groups
(c)growth of unemployed people in the country
(d)rate of increase in still-births in the country Richard leaves a good job in the Turks and
Caicos Islands to migrate to Canada. This is an
example of:
The term ‘crude death rate’ is used to descried (a)Unemployment
the number of deaths in one year (b)external migration
(a)per 1000 of the total population (c)foreign exchange
(b)per 1000 of the male population (d)desertion
(c)per 1000 of the female population
(d)per 1000 of babies born
What type of institution is a commercial bank?
(a)Government
An excess of births over deaths is called (b)Religious
(a)natural increase (c)Economic
(b)natural decrease (d)Educational
(c)population explosion
(d)excessive births
Sexual intercourse between very close
relatives is referred to as:
A person leaving his own country to settle in (a)incest
another is (b)bigamy
(a)an emigrant (c)patrilocal
(b)an immigrant (d)juvenile delinquency
(c)a refuge
(d)an illegal immigrant
A juvenile is a person who;
(a)is young and delinquent
Which of the following is NOT a way of solving (b)is under 18 years of age
the problem of over-population? (c)has the right5 to vote
(a)Extend and intensify agriculture (d)has attained social and psychological
(b)Invest in new industries maturity
(c)Encourage migration to other countries
(d)Cut back on economic development
AIDS means:
(a) Anti Immune Disease Syndrome
All the following are reasons why people (b)Acquired Immune Disease Syndrome
migrate EXCEPT (c)Acquired Immu8ne Deficiency Syndrome
(a)better employment opportunities abroad (d)Anti Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(b)natural disasters at home
(c)economic stability at home
(d)war and famine at home
Which of the following types of drugs causes c) Parliament and the judiciary
lung cancer? d) the executive and the judiciary
(a)Rum
(b)Cocaine
(c)Cigarette Which is the correct sequence from lower to
(d)Beer higher courts?
i) Supreme court
ii) Magistrate’s court
What type of institution is a trade union? iii) Assize court
a) government a) i, ii, iii
b) economic b) iii, ii, i
c) religious c) i, iii, ii
d) recreational d) ii, iii, i

In law, rape is a crime considered to be

All of the following are social institutions, committed against:
except: a) the state
a) the family b) the person
b) religion c) society
c) government d) God
d) agriculture
Murder is also called, in law:
a) treason
The executive branch is concerned mainly with b) manslaughter
the making of: c) assault
a) laws d) homicide
b) policy decisions
c) economic plans Preliminary enquiries for murder, rape and
d) the constitution manslaughter are held in:
a) Police courts
b) Magistrate’s courts
Parliament performs all of the following c) Assize courts
functions except: d) Appeal courts
a) making laws
b) debating bills A body of laws and rules defining the
c) appointing judges relationships of the government to the people
d) controling and criticising the executive is called:
a) a constitution
b) an institution
The house of representatives and the senate c) a corporation
make up: d) a federation
a) the government
b) the judiciary One difference between a Republic and a
c) Parliament constitutional monarchy within the
d) the Cabinet Commonwealth Caribbean is that in the
republic:
a) there is more freedom
Which of the following statements is correct? b) the prime minister has more power
A bi-cameral legislature is composed of: c) a president replaces the monarch as head of
a) the Cabinet and president state
b) the senate and house of Representatives d) the people elect their representatives
 b. Tobacco and ecstasy
To be termed democratic, a government must: c. Alcohol and tobacco
i) hold free and fair elections d. Alcohol and marijuana
ii) neglect basic human rights
iii) have a written constitution A legal separation can be …
iv) be responsive to public opinion: a. A dissolution of a marriage
a) i, ii b. A declaration by the court of a marriage
b) i, iv being invalid
c) ii, iii c. A desertion
d) ii, iv d. A situation in which a husband and wife
mutually agree to live apart
The Westminster system of government in the
Caribbean is always characterised by: Teenage pregnancy may be caused by all of
a) an executive branch composed of a Cabinet the following EXCEPT:
and prime minister a. Peer pressure
b) the merging of the roles of the head of state b. Abstinence
and head of government c. Poor role models in society
c) the separation of powers between the d. Lack of religious and moral education
opposition and the ruling party
d) regular elections based on a proportional Street children are LEAST LIKELY to engage
representation in …
a. Prostitution
b. Vending
In a democratic state, freedom of the press is a c. Begging for money and food
fundamental human right but is subject to the d. Using illegal drugs
law against:
a) slander A ‘drug dilemma’ exists because …
b) libel a. Only illegal drugs are abused
c) murder b. Some persons abuse legal and illegal drugs
d) rape c. Persons always use drugs wisely
d. Persons are knowledgeable about all drugs
People protest by demonstrations in order to:
i) overthrow the government An individual who abuses tobacco may suffer
ii) bring an undesirable situation to an end from
iii) make the community and government a. Hallucinations
aware of a problem b. Loss of memory
iv) assert their constitutional rights c. Cancer of the throat and lungs
a) i, ii d. Malnutrition
b) i, ii, iii, iv
c) ii, iii, iv Which of the following drugs, when abused, is
d) i, iii, iv a major cause of vehicular accidents?
a. Tobacco
Which of the following is NOT a curable b. Cocaine
sexually transmitted infection? c. Marijuana
a. Chlamydia d. Alcohol
b. Gonorrhea
c. Syphilis Which of the following would LEAST likely
d. Herpes cause someone to commit suicide?
a. Peer pressure
Which of the following are legal drugs in the b. Depression
Caribbean? c. Death of a loved one
a. Alcohol and heroine
d. Prolonged and incurable illness b. Using indecent language
c. Withholding love and affection
Which of the following best defines juvenile d. Committing incest
delinquency?
a. An individual who is rude to those in Which of the following practices would MOST
authority likely increase the risk of a person contracting
b. A first offender arrested for a criminal AIDS?
offence i. Having sexual intercourse with many
c. A disabled person who is held in custody partners
d. A young person engaged in negative ii. Donating blood to a blood bank
activities such as gambling iii. Sharing needles to use illegal drugs
iv. Touching someone who has the disease
A social problem … a. i and iii only
a. Hinders the government from providing b. i, ii and iii only
resources for the country. c. i, iii and iv only
b. Prevents community members from working d. i, ii, iii and iv
in their community
c. Is considered an undesirable condition within Which of the following is LEAST desired
the society among family members?
d. Can lead to an epidemic a. Support
b. Competition
Which of the following always hinders a good c. Commitment
family relationship? d. Cooperation
a. Education of women
b. Religion
c. Alcoholism
d. Wealth

Child abuse will not affect a child’s

A. Self-image
B. Physical development
C. Material well-being
D. Behaviour and manners.

Premarital sexual intercourse without the use

of contraceptive among young people results in
all the following EXCEPT:
a. Unwanted pregnancy
b. Rushed marriage
c. Increased abortion
d. Stable relationships

Which of the following is not a ground for

divorce in the Caribbean?
a. Cruel treatment of spouse
b. Legal separation for a number of years
c. Infidelity of a partner
d. A job which demands a spouse to be away
from home

An example of emotional abuse is …

a. Corporal punishment