qfu. rEsrcoDE01243010 FORM TP 201s110 MAY/JUNE 2015 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARJBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATEO EXAMINATION SOCIALSTTJDIES Paper 01 - General Proficiency I how 15 minutes 28 MAY 201s (p.m.) READ TI{E' FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. l. This test consists of 60 items. You will have I hour and 15 minutes to answer them. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet. (D). Read each item .'. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C)' you are about to answer and decide which choice is best. 4. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below Samole Item Which of the following tems is used to identiff lines of descent dlrongh the father? (A) (B) (C) (D) Matrilineal Patrilineal Matriarchal Samole Answer @o@@ Patriarchal The best answer to this item is "Patrilineal," so (B) has been shaded' 5. Ifyou want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice' 6. When you are told to begin, tum the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can' If you cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may retum to that item later' I DO NOT TT]RN TIIIS PAGE T]NTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO Copyright @ 2013 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. nt t^?nl n/F tnl < SO. Lloyd invited his mother to live with him, his wife and two sons. The new familv structur€ would be termed (A) (B) (C) (D) t 3. (A) nuclear extended joint family single parents (B) (C) (D) Which of the following are aspects of the socialization process? I. II. III. Religious teaching Reproduction Recreationalactivity (A) (B) (C) (D) I and II only I and III only Il and III only I, II and III problems Comrnunicating with adults in the home Providing financial support for the home Balancing academic and sociai activities MAINLY because of the (A) (B) (C) (D) Which of the following is NOT a typical feature of low-income families in the (A) (B) Coping with their emotional In the Caribbean, fathers have accepted more responsibility for child rearing Caribbean? 4. Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a concem for adolescents in the family? 7. early death of mothers increase in the divorce rate high unemployment rate offathers increase in the number of s'orking mothers Which of the following BEST explains the promotion of family planning in the Caribbean? They are usually self-suffcient. Their homes lack educational facilities. (C) They often have a large number (D) . children. The children are often economic contributors to the household. of (A) (B) (C) To ensure a balance in numbers betrveen male and female To teach parents to supen'ise the activities of rheir children To allorv persons to har.e sexual relationships (D) Maxine Lewis lives with her unmarried mother and father. The union between her t'ith chosen panners To give parents control over the number and spacing of their children parents can BEST be described as (A) (B) (C) (D) friendly conjugal common law compassionate Which of the follorving u'ould undermine the authority ofparents in the home? (A) (B) Setting and enforcing clear rules Inconsistency in rervarding and punishing children (C) Giving cash allowances (D) to adolescent family members Allowing children to participate in family decision making GO 012430r0tF 20rs of conduct ONTOTHENEXTPAGE -3IO 9. .1 Unemployment and hard economic conditions have forced both parents in some Caribbean families to migrate, leaving an elder son or daughter to care for 13. (A) (B) (C) (D) the younger brothers and sisters. Which of rhe following problems is LEAST likeiy to affect the younger brothers Which of the following BEST characterizes a primary group? Large in size Face-to-faceinteraction A common name or title Shared beliefs and norms and sisters? (A) (B) Low achievement at school Breakdown in discipline in the (C) Lack of adult role models in the (D) home Lack of oppom.rnity forpeer-group 14. home (A) (B) (C) (D) interaction 10. (A) (B) (C) (D) 15. Which of the following is the BEST example of a compromise? geriatric old folks paediatric (A) (B) senescence (C) Caribbean govemments have improved the (D) rights of children born out of wedlock by (A) (B) (C) (D) 12. Democratic Participative Authoritarian Laissez-faire The type ofcare associated with the elderly is described as ll. Ralph is the leader of his school's choir. He makes all group decisions without consulting his other group members. What type of leader is Ralph? building more foster homes for cooking abandoned children providing incentives for their parents to get married passing laws to allow them to qualifu for inheritance passing laws to control sexual relations outside of marriase IdentiE/ the order in which the ancestors Caribbean people arrived in the region. I. II. III. IV. (A) (B) (C) (D) Workers arguing in a cafeteria line Two students involved in a writing contest A football team working together to win a match A husband promising to clean the house while his wife does the Amerindians East Indians Europeans Africans I, Ill, IVandII I, [I, II and IV I, II, III and lV I, IY III and II 16. Which of the following are characteristics ofa strong leader? (A) (B) (C) (D) of 17. Willing to make decisions Always keeps a serious face Always lenient with members Allows members to make their own decisions Democratic control and open membership are features (A) (B) (C) (D) ofa sole trader street gang private company cooperativesociety GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 18. Samuel broke one ofthe school rules. He was given 250lines to writc. The above is an example of a 23. In many Caribbean countries the Queen England is the head ofstate. of Such countries may be described as (A) (B) (C) (D) 19. right ritual sanction In which of the following countries is proportional representation practised? (A) (B) (C) (D) (A) (B) (C) (D) norrn 24. St Vincent monarchies dictatorships democracies The MAIN function of a prosecutor in the judicial system is to (A) (B) (C) Guyana Jamaica Barbados republics (D) issue a summons to a witness provide counsel for the defendant present arguments against the defendant determine the verdict at the end of a 20. The role of the opposition ia parliament can BEST be described as document called a (A) (B) (C) (D) pamphlet manifesto rragazine constitution (A) (B) (C) 21. A political campaign is a method used by parties to (A) (B) (C) (D) .,, trial The plan proposed by political parties for managing a colmty is published in a give voice to the people encourage people to vote give donations to the needy get tunding from the public (D) 26. opposing policies rv'hich the ruling party proposes voting in favour ofall bills debated in Parliament analysinggovernmeDt'spolicies and presenting altematites A national budget has a deficit when (A) (B) (C) (D) dealt with by family courts in the Caribbean? Divorce Child custody Probate of wills Alimony payments and mass protest expenditure is Which of the following is NOT normally (A) (B) (C) (D) inciting civil disobedience ,,1 equal to revenue less than revenue greater than revenue sumcient to finance development Which of the following is a NONTAXABLE source of govemment revenue? (A) (B) (C) (D) Export eamings Patents and licences Grants from donor agencies Eamings on goods and services GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 012430t0/F 2015 -528. A country's constitution may be changed by (A) (B) (C) (D) 29. a referendum national elections nationalregistration local govemment elections 32. The term 'labour force' is BEST defined as all persons who are (A) (B) (C) work qualified, willing and able to work at the age of retirement from employed and those actively seeking employment qualified to work and are cunently seeking employment (D) The constitutions of Commonwealth Caribbean countries guarantee citizens freedom of conscience, expression, assembly and movement. These freedoms are usually referred to as (A) (B) (C) tD) citizenship civic duties human rights independence Item 33 refers to the following diagram which shows the population pyramid for CounryX. Males Age Group Females 80+ 70-79 60-69 50-59 4049 30. 3tF39 20-29 Which ofthe following is LEAST likely to be affected by overpopulation in a country? 10-19 (A) (B) Pattem of land use Provision of social services (c) Participation in religious activity Universal access to secondarv education (D) 0-9 t0 t5 20 25 In Percentages In Percentages Which ofthe following featues of Counay X may be gatiered from the diagram above? 31. Lack of sufficient resources to support the demands ofa nation's population is known as (A) (B) (c) (D) depopulation over population under population population density (A) (B) Age-gender distribution of (C) Percentage of births per 1 000 (D) Percentage Size of its population population of population of population below 5 yean of age GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE Item 34 refers to the following graph which 37. sho*,s bifth rate according to gender for Country Z. (A) (B) (C) (D) Birth Rate per '000 - 55 50 45 40 30 25 20 -Female \-.: 38. 15 10 1960 1965 t970 t97s 1980 l9E5 1990 From the data, given in the graph, it can be concluded that (A) (B) (c) (D) 'pull' are migration of people unemploymentpattems developmentofresources pollution of t}te environment An exanple of intra-regional migration is the movement of people from (A) (B) (C) (D) -Male 34. The concepts of'push' and associated with Jamaica to the United States The United States to Montserrat Anguilla to the United Kingdom Trinidad and Tobago to Saint Lucia Item 39 refers to the follo'rving diagram. male birth rate has always been lower than that of females female birth rate increased steadilv between 1960 and 1990 female birth rate reached its highest level around the mid-1970s male birth rate was higher than that of females betv/een 1975 and t980 35. Which of the following BEST explains why binh rates have been falling in some Caribbean countdes? first (A) Fewer babies are dying in the -year oflife. (B) Family planning is now encouraged in several countries. (c) The quality of medical care has declined in some countries. (D) Larger numbers of people are migrating from some countries. 36. Acountry's population increase is calculated by finding the (A) (B) (c) specific fertility rate positive net migration difference between birth rate and (D) death rate sum ofthe natural increase and net 39. Which of the follorving ma1. result if many people do what the 1,oung man in the picture is doing? I. II. Rapid rate ofgrotth ofcities The brain drain erperienced by III. many developing countries Inadequatehousing.educational and health facilities in urban areas (A) (B) (C) (D) I and II only I and III only lI and III only I, II and III migration GO ON TO THENEXTPAGE ot2430lo/F 2015 {0. Healthy individuals are beneficial to a country's development because such individuals are MORE likely to be (A) (B) (C) (D) 11. 44. Persons are considered unemployed when they are (A) (B) critical contented self-sufficient and self-reliant productive and effective workers less satisfied and (C) under the age of65 and disabled working for less than 12 months a year studying full time at an institution (D) between the ages 16 and25 years of higher learning and actively looking for work The introduction ofmachines in agriculture results in the unemployment of farm *'orkers. 45. It is TRUE to sav that marine life in the Caribbean is The S'pe of unemployment these workers suft'er (A) normal (B) eyclical (C) seasonal (D) tecbnical 42. (A) (B) (C) (D) is 46. Which of the following are MOST likely to happen in a country where there is full employment? L Greater demand for goods services lmprovement in the quality of life An upsurge in criminal activities (A) (B) (C) (D) I and II only I and III only II and III only I, II and III Which of the following would play an important part in a govemment's efforts to increase consumption of locally produced (A) (B) (C) (D) 47. Increasing the price of imported food Increasing taxes on agricultural lands Imposing heavy duties on imported farm tools Cutting down forest trees to obtain more agriculhral land Which of the following methods offishing is Mosr damaging to the eco-system? 43. which of the followins situations contributes MOST to underJnployment? (A) (B) (A) Foreign investnent in a country (C) (B) Employment for illegal immigrants (D) (C) Unsatisfactorylevelsofeducational (D) does not contribute t<i persons'diets food? and IL III. a renewable resource an unlimited resource useless as a tourist attraction Trawling the seas Setting offish pots The use ofdynamite The dropping of seines attainment Slow rate of development of physical resources GO ON TO THE NEXT PACE ?8- 49. Which of the following has the potential to cause t}le MOST serious pollution of the beaches of the Caribbean? Which of the following is the MOST (A) (B) (C) (D) (A) important aim ofthe trading arrangements with;n CARICOM? Oil spill from tankers Hurricanes and high tides Improper garbage disPosal Unsuitable fishing practices To increase the markets and (C) To ensure that goods from outside the region become cheaPer Developing the local agricultural sector lnvesting in local industries rather than in foreign ones Issuing import licences for goods which can be produced locally IL UI. (A) (B) (C) (D) 50. I and Il only I and III only II and III only I, II and III Most Caribbean countries remain produce6 of primary products MAINLY because (A) (B) (C) (D) they are agriculturally based they possess few mineral resources . their labour forces are largely unskilled they lack the means to process their resources revenue of larger territories To increase travel and contact among the PeoPle of the region assist Caribbean countries to develop selfsufficient economies? I. in the region (B) (D) Which of the following measures will To promote economic development 53. Which of the following factors hinders cooperation among CARICOM states? (A) (B) (C) (D) s4. Common economic Policies The challenge ofglobalization Competition for foreign capital Difference in cultural traditions "Individual countries in the region are too small to make their presence felt on the world stage." Implied in this statement is the need for (A) individual countries to espouse (B) individual countries to demand (C) individual countries to return to (D) integration of countries in the republicanism their democratic rights colonialism region under consideration 51. The highest authority of the Cadbbean Community (CARICOM) is the (A) (B) (C) (D) West lndian Commission Heads of Govemment Conference Council ofTrade and Development Council ofForeign and Community Relations Which of the following is NOT a feature of globalization? (A) (B) (C) (D) Migration of skilled labour Establisbment oftade links around the world Creation ofjobs as a result of foreign investment Use oflow levels oftechnology in the production of goods GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01243010/F 2015 -9 - 56. Which of the following may hinder (A) (B) (C) (D) 57. Removal of duties and tariffs Restrictions on intra-regional Fade The establishment of a common curTency More funding from the Caribbean Development Bank Ifa cARICoM co,ntry imposesrestriction, on GARICOM p."O".i! Rules of of No. of No. of Births Deaths lmmigrants No. 30 000 59' "iinl violated? origin i:i (t-, :l':'::":li.rgrg:(D) Lommon extenEl ErIII Special regime of LCDs 60. 58. which of the following is NoT likely to be a potential benefit of CARICOM to a memberstate? Investment in the resion's (B) Movement of skilled people within (C) (D) resources narural 14 000 No. of Emigrants 8 000 The natural increase in population for (A) G) [3] x in 2006 was 6 000 15 ooo i1333 The net migration figure for Country X in 2006 was I S] (A) 15 000 counbiv *r,Jrt following provisions is being (A) 59{0 refer to the following table below which gives the natural increase population for Country X in 2006. Items integration in CARICOM? .(c) (D) ,:BBl 22 0oo 38 ooo the region Greater self-sufficiency in food production within the region Increased competition among member states for limited hurnan resources END OFTEST IFYOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. ot2430to/F 2015