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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
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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'
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The net migration figure for Country X in
2006 was
I
S]
(A)
15 000
counbiv
*r,Jrt
following provisions is being
(A)
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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
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