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2012 E.C 3RD QUARTER SPECIAL WORK SHEET
Subject Social
Instruction: Choose the best answer from the suggested options and blacken the letter of your Choice on the answer sheet.
NB. Your answer mark should be heavy and dark, covering the answer space completely (use only pencils
to mark you answer). Make sure that this exam contains 60 questions.

I. Choose the correct answer and write the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided.
1. Which constitution of Ethiopia provides women the rights there deserve?
A. 1955 B. 1995 C. 1931 D. all

2. Which one of the following is not the right of women?

A. Participate and make decisions on national policies.
B. Right to protect persons from harmful practices.
C. Employment and less pay to men for work of equal value.
D. Enjoy all the democratic and human rights provisions in the constitution.

3. At the federal level (in Ethiopia) a new family code based on the principle of gender equality
come into effect in early
A. 1900 B. 1920 C. 2001 D. 2004

4. According to the Ethiopian family code, the minimum age to get married (for women) is
A. 25 years old B. 11 years old C. 18 years old D. 12 years old

5. Which one of the following is not true about Ethiopia women lawyer association (EWLA)?
A. The aim of the organization is political issue.
B. It is non-governmental organization.
C. The organization has numerous branches in many regions of Ethiopia.
D. Established by a group of lawyer women
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6. Which groups are mostly affected by Delinquency”?
A. 15-18 age B. 22-25 age C. 28-30 age D.  32 age

7. One of the following is not the means of delinquency.

A. Tolerance B. rape C. abduction D. abuse of drugs

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8. Which one of the following is not the cause of criminal behavior that is carried out by a young
person?
A. Lack of good government B. Family disagreement C. A and B D. none of the above

9. One of the following is the method of solving the problem of delinquency.

A. Working experience B. counseling C. education D. all

10. The age group mostly affected by HIV/AIDS are

A.  65 age B. 40-45 age C. 30-40 age D. 10-25

11. One of the following does not show the demographic situation of Ethiopia.
A. Rapid population growth C. predominantly young age structure
B. Uneven areal distribution D. high life-expectancy

12. One of the following is not marginal information.

A. Scale B. title (heading) C. compass direction D. body of the map

13. The growth rate of Ethiopia population during the period of (1984-1994) is
A. 5% B. 10% C. 4.5% D. 2.9%

14. One of the following affects the number of population of a particular region.
A. Fertility rate B. mortality rate C. migration D. all

15. Which determinant of population has a very little effect in the change of Ethiopia population?
A. Birth rate B. death rate C. migration D. none

16. Which country does not follow pro-natalist population policy?

A. Israel B. Kuwait C. Netherland D. China

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17. One of the following is not the objective of Ethiopian population policy?
A.Closing the gap between high population growth and low economic productivity.
B.Reducing the rate of rural to urban migration.
C.Spreading up economic and social development.
D.Discouraging environmental and conservation measure
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18. Which country follows Anti-natalist population policy?
A. Ethiopia B. China C. Kuwait D. A and B

19. One of the following is not the strategies to counter rapid population policy.
A. Expanding clinic C. raising the minimum age of marriage for girls
B. Promoting breast feeding D. none of the above

20. The known organization that formed at the end of WWII and to replace the league of nation was
A. WARSO B. NATO C. ECOWAS D. UNO

21. Which country of Africa was recently joined united Nation organization?
A. South Sudan B. Ethiopia C. Egypt D. Kenya

22. The united nation organization established at a meeting in ____________.

A. San Francisco B. Washington C. Addis Ababa D. London

23. One of the following is the purpose of United Nation Organization.

A. To maintain international peace and security C. to cooperate in solving problem
B. To develop friendly relation s among nations D. all of the above

24. The United Nations was formally set up in

A. 1939 B. 1945 C. 1955 D. 1947
25. One of the following is the guiding principles of the United Nation which are set in the charter.
A. The sovereign equality of all member nations.
B. Member nations are to fulfill their obligation in good faith.
C. member states are to settle disputes by peaceful means.
D. all are correct

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26. The head quarters of the United Nation is found in
A. Paris B. London C. Washington D. New York

27. All are organs of United Nation except one

A. The general assembly C. the trusteeship council
B. the security council D. none

28. All of the following are permanent members of United Nation except one
A. Germany B. Britain C. Russia D. U.S.A

29. The leading organ of the united nation is known as

A. The general assembly C. the secretariat
B. the security D. the trusteeship council

30. One of the following is the purpose of the Security Council.

A. The election of the secretary general C. power to send commissions
B. Admission of new members to the organization D. all

31. The main duties of the secretariat are:

A. To implement the decisions of the general assembly
B. To bring issues of major concern to the affections of the general assembly
C. To draw up an annual report of the organization
D. All of the above

32. The leader of the UN secretary general after 2008

A. Kofi Anan –Ghana C. Ban –Ki-mooon- South Korea
B. Butros Butros Gali – Egypt D. Perez – decuellar – Peru

33. One of the following is not the specialized agencies of the economic and social council of UN.
A. The world health organization C. the international labor organization (ILO)
B. The food and agricultural organization (FAO) D. Disarmament commission

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34. The seat of the international court of justice is at
A. Hague (Netherland) C. New York (USA)
B. Paris (France) D. Moscow (Russia)

35. One of the following is not the member of “veto power”.

A. Italy B. Russia C. USA D. China

36. Which continent is the second largest in the world?

A. Africa B. Asia C. North America D. Europe

37. The Eastern most point of Africa is located at the

A. Cape Guardafui B. cape Vert C. cape Agulhas D, Ras bensakka

38. All of the following are true except one

A. Latitudes are angular distances the measure from north and south
B. Parallel run in an east-west direction
C. Equator is the origin of latitude
D. All parallels are equal in length

39. Which imaginary line shows 23 ½ south latitude?

A. Tropic of cancer B. tropic of Capricorn C. Antarctic circle D. arctic circle

40. What happens if you go pole ward from the equator?

A. Rain fall increase B. temperature increase C. plant cover decrease D. all

41. If in London (England) the time is 8:00 Am 00 longitude, what is the time at A.A (Ethiopia) 450
east?
A. 12:00Am B. 11:00Am C. 9:00Am D. 5:00 Am

42. The imaginary line that shows 00 longitude is known as

A. Tropic of cancer B. prime meridian C. equator D. arctic circle

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43. Which language family occupies the largest part of Africa?
A. Afro-Asiatic B. Niger Congo C. the Khoisa D. Nilo Saharan

44. One of the following is not grouped under Afro-Asiatic language family.
A. Semitic B. k x a C. Cushitic D. Berber

45. All are true about ancient civilization of Egypt except one
A. The civilization began about 3000BC C. they believed in life after death
B. The writing system is called papyrus D. they are three social class

46. Ancient civilization of cartage was founded by

A. Arabs B. Phoenician C. Romans D. none

47. The Punic war was fought between

A. Egypt and Greek C. cartage and Egypt
B. Roman and cartage D. Roman and Egypt

48. Which civilization was built by shona people?

A. Zimbabwe B. Mali C. Funji D. Carthage

49. One of the following is not true about pre-Colonial Mali.

A. The empire was founded by the Berbers
B. Mali was controlled Gold field in West Africa
C. The kingdom became weak in the late 14thc,
D. The empire achieved the highest stage during the time of Mansa Musa

50. Which one of the following is not true about pre-colonial Funji?
A. The Funji was a Muslim Empire in Sudan
B. The Empire began in the early 16thc
C. The empire was destroyed by the Egyptian in 1821
D. None of the above

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51. All people lived in pre-Colonial Funji except one
A. Nubians B. Arabs C. Beja D. Turkish

52. An African state which is well known in palm oil production is

A. Ethiopia B. Sudan C. Ghana D. Nigeria

53. The leader of the caravan merchants was known as

A. Jabarti B. Afkala C. Negadras D. Bash

54. One of the following is not a physical factor for population distribution.
A. Stage of economic development C. Accessibility to natural resource
B. climate D. water supply

55. All are the factors favoring the site of A.A as capital of Ethiopia except one
A. Located above the zone of tropical diseases C. located b/n Wena Dega & Dega zone
B. Adequacy of water sup plays D. lack of good government

56. The production of flower for export and for domestic use is known as
A. Pastoralism B. cereal crop production C. horticulture D. all

57. One of the following is not the characteristic of commercial farming.

A. More mechanized & fertilized C. mainly monoculture
B. Mostly found in low population area D. small scale farming system

58. Those people live in the dry savannah part of Kenya & North Tanzania are:
A. Masai B. Berbers C. Eskimos D. Pigmi

59. One of the following is not Rift Valley Lake.

A. Lake Zway B. lake Tana C. Lake Shalla D. lake Abe

60. Which language super-family speakers occupy a few area of southern Africa?
A. Niger-Congo B. Afro-Asiatic C. Khoisan D. Nile – Saharan
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