TEST CODE OI243OIO
FORM TP 2016113
MAY/JTINE 2016
CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTItr'ICATEO
EXAMINATION
SOCIAL STUDIES
Paper 01 - General Proficiency
t hour 15 minutes
24 le.IAY 2016 (p.m.)
READ THE F'OLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
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This test consists of 60 items. You will have I hour and l5 minutes to answer them
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In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.
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Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item
you are about to answer and decide which choice is best-
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having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below.
Sample ltem
Which of the following terms is used to
identify lines of descent through the father?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Patrilineal
Patriarchal.
Matrilineal
Matriarchal
Sample Answer
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Which of the following are aspects of the
socialization process?
I.
il.
III.
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
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(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Recreational activity
Religious teaching
Reproduction
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, ll and III
Which of the following is NOT a role that
females traditionally play in the family?
6.
Caregiver
Homemaker
Breadwinner
Socializing agent
Which ofthe following would MOST likely
result from women working outside the
home?
2.
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In which of the following family types
I.
are cultural traditions passed from older
members to children MOST easily?
II.
III.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(A)
(B)
Nuclear
Extended
Single-parent
Sibling controlled
The term 'patrifocal'refers to a family in
(c)
(D)
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(A)
the father is the authority figure in
(B)
the mother is not present in the
(B)
household
4.
household chores MAJNLY because they
(B)
(C)
(D)
'
(C)
kinship is traced along the father's
line of ancestors
husband and wife live at the home
of the husband's parents
More husbands are now performing
(A)
Which ofthe following situations represents
(A)
the household
(D)
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, Il and III
a recent change in roles offamily members?
which
(c)
Improved standard of Iiving
Higher self-esteem for women
Decline in family values
(D)
Fathers being employed in whitecollar jobs
Mothers spending more time with
their babies
Adolescents playing a part in
family decision-making
Grandparents playing a more
effective socialization role
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Which ofthe following BEST explains the
reason forthe promotion of family planning
in the Caribbean?
get more time off from work than
their wives
preferto remain athome and assist
their wives
enjoy using the labour saving
devices in the home
are responding to the changing
roles of family members
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
To ensure a balance in numbers
between male and female
To teach parents to supervise the
activities of their children
To allow persons to have sexual
relationships with chosen
partners
To give parents control over the
number and spacing of their
children
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Which of the following is likely to
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undermine the authority of parents in the
home?
Setting and enforcing clear rules
for conduct
Inconsistency in rewarding and
punishing children
(A)
(c)
Giving cash allowances to
(c)
(D)
adolescent family members
Allowing children to participate in
family decision making
(D)
(A)
(B)
10.
Which of the following is NOT a way by
which traditional customs are kept alive in
the Caribbean?
(B)
history
Villagers organizing folk festivals
annually
Families practising ancestral
dances regularly
Governments supporting senior
citizens'homes
Item 10 is based on the following passage. 13.
Which of the following characteristics
MUST a group possess for it to be
Unemployment and hard economic
conditions have forced both parents in
some Caribbean families to migrate,
considered a formal group?
leaving an elder son or daughter to care for
younger brothers and sisters.
II
III
Which ofthe following problems is LEAST
likely to affect the younger brothers and
(A)
(B)
I.
(c)
sisters of such families?
(D)
(A)
(B)
Low achievement at school
Breakdown in discipline in the
home
(c)
Lack of adult role models in the
(D)
Lack of opportunity for peer group
interaction
14.
Which of following MOST likely accounts
for the high incidence of street children in
the Caribbean?
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
Selling of illegal drugs
Stealing to support self
Abandonment of children
Involvement in prostitution
Code ofconduct
Specific objectives
Membership requirements
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III
A school is a formal group MAINLY
because members
home
1l
Archives compiling local oral
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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perform the same rituals
live in the same community
are selected by other members
participate in community activities
Which ofthe following actions is likely to
lead to the survival of a group?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solving problems as a group
Members acting individually
Leader controlling group members
Members being critical of group
goals
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Which of the following are characteristics
of a strong leader?
I.
II.
III.
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Democratic control and open membership
are features ofa
(A)
(B)
Is willing to make decisions
ls always lenient with members
Does not tolerate disorder
(c)
(D)
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
I and II only
I and III only
II and lll only
I, II and lll
21.
street gang
public company
private company
cooperative society
Which of the following wouldNOTusually
be associated with educational institutions?
Items 17-18 referto the following dialogue.
(A)
(B)
Sita: When Marvin was group leader he
(D)
(c)
Rules and regulations
Customs and traditions
Suppression offreedom
Transmission of culture
was always ordering us about.
Paul: Me, I prefer a group leader who
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allows members to do as they
Which of the following may be classified
as institutions?
please.
17.
The leadership style of Marvin, as described
in the dialogue above, is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
autocratic
democratic
charismatic
laissez-faire
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18.
Paul's statement indicates that he prefers a
leader with a style that is
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
autocratic
democratic
laissez-faire
charismatic
Adolescents are MOST likely to influence
each other in a positive way when they
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
force each other to accept the same
values
advise each other to carry out antisocial activities
encourage each other to always
challenge adults' views
become involved in guidance and
counsel ling activities
Government
II
III
Marriage
Religion
(A)
(B)
(c)
I only
I and ll only
II and III only
(D)
I, II and III
Which ofthe following is LEAST likely to
lead to protest by a trade union?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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Inadequate benefits for workers
Unhealthy working environment
Few opportunities for promotion
Expensive housing for managers
Which of the following election strategies
is a political party likely to use to reach
a large number of persons in the shortest
possible time?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Public meetings
Radio advertisements
House-to-house visits
Public opinion surveys
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Caribbean countries where the Queen
of England is the head of state may be
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because
described as
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
26.
In all CARICOM countries citizens have
the right to vote. This right is preserved
(A)
republics
monarchies
democracies
dictatorships
(B)
(c)
(D)
Which ofthe following groups ofCaribbean
countries have a republican form of
general elections occur every four
or five years
citizens only vote ifrequired by the
law to do so
it is enshrined in the constitutions
of these countries
there are two or more political
parties for which citizens vote
government?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
27.
Montserrat
Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago
Jamaica and St Vincent and the
Grenadines
prime minister
governor general
leader of the house
president of the senate
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
31.
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
analysing government's Policies
and presenting alternatives
citizenship
civic duties
human rights
independence
The population density of acountry will be
high if the
(A)
(B)
(C)
The role of the opposition in parliament
can BEST be described as
inciting civil disobedience and
mass protest
voting in favour of all bills debated
in parliament
rejecting policie's which the ruling
party proposes
The constitutions of Commonwealth
Caribbean countries guarantee citizens
freedom of conscience, expression,
assembly and movement. These freedoms
are usually referred to as
Antigua and Barbuda and
In a constitutional monarchy, the political
leader of the victorious party becomes
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
28.
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Barbados and St Kitts and Nevis
(D)
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birth rate is high and the death rate
is low
death rate is low and the birth rate
is low
death rate is high and the binh rate
is low
birth rate is high and the death rate
is high
Which of the following BEST describes a
census?
(A)
The collection of information on
(B)
The registration of Persons in
(C)
(D)
the births and deaths in a country
preparation for general elections
in a country
Information on the amount of
money spent on goods and
services in a country
The counting and recording of the
characteristics of the population
in a country
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Which of the following is NOT a result of
population growth?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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Traffic congestion
Availability of land
Development of slums
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Increased demand on social
services
34.
An example of intra-regional migration is
the movement of people from
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
35.
38.
Jamaica to the United States
The United States to Montserrat
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in immigration in a country?
High birth rate
Increasedemigration
lncrease in workers'salaries
Increased sporting activities
Which of the following is LEAST likely
to lead to the development of the human
resources of a country?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Anguilla to the United Kingdom
Trinidad and Tobago to Saint Lucia
Which of the following situations is
LEAST likely to result from an increase
Which of the following is MOST likely to
result from rising levels of unemployment
in a country?
Improved health services
Increase in the cost of living
Increase in the minimum wage
Improvededucationalopportunities
Most of the Caribbean countries remain
producers of primary products MAINLY
because they
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Overpopulation
Reduction in wages
lncrease in job opportunities
Overcrowding in urban areas
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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Which of the following would
are agriculturally based
possess few mineral resources
lack the means to process their
resources
have labour forces that are largely
unskilled
DISCOURAGE emigration?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
High standard of living in the
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destination country
Relaxed immigration laws in the
destination country
Availability ofwell-paidjobs in the
country of grigin
Lack of economic opportunities in
the country of origin
Which of the following is based on
exploiting non-renewable natural
resources?
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
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Fishing
Lumbering
Bauxite mining
Hydroelectric power
Which ofthe following groups ofresources
can be classified as renewable?
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
Forests, water, land
Land, bauxite, asphalt
Petroleum, forests, water
Bauxite, petroleum, natural gas
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Which ofthe following Caribbean territories
46.
Which ofthe following has the potential to
cause the MOST serious threat of pollution
has the LEAST amount of forest resources?
(A)
43.
to the beaches of the Caribbean?
(B)
Belize
Guyana
(c)
Barbados
(D)
Dominica
(A)
(B)
An oil spill from a tanker
(c)
Humicanes and high tides
Improper garbage disposal
(D)
Unsuitable fi shing practices
Which of the following would play an
important part in a'government's effiort to
increase consumption of locally produced
food?
(A)
(B)
Item 47 refers to the following graph which
shows the life expectancy of females in
country A, 1950-2010
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Increasing subsidies to farmers
lncreasing the price on agricultural
lands
(c)
(D)
Imposing heavy import duties on
farm tools
Cutting down forest trees to make
land available to farmers
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A
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44.
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x
Fish, bauxite and sand are BEST classified
AS
(A)
45.
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minerals
(B)
elements
(c)
products
(D)
resources
Which of the following are ways by which
people have caused soil erosion in the
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Caribbean?
Year of Birth
I.
II.
III.
Crop rotation
correct, based on the graph above?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
I and II only
I and Ill only
II and lll only
I, II and III
(A)
Mining
Slash and burn
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Which of the following statements is
(B)
(C)
(D)
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The life expectancy declined after
2000.
Before 1980, no one was likely to
live past the age of 50.
Between 1980 and 2010, women
lived longer than men.
Persons born in 1990 were more
likely to live past 60 than those
born in 1970.
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Item 49 refers to the graph which
Item 48 refers to the following diagram
which shows the population pyramid for
Country X.
Male
FemaIe
Age Group
50
shows birth rate according to gender for
Country Z.
Birth Rate
per'000
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80+
70-79
60-69
50-59
40-49
30-39
20-29
- -Female I5
10-19
t0
50
45
40
30
25
20
0-9
In Percentages
-Male
5
1960 196s 1970 t97S 19t0 19E5 1990
In Percentages
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Which ofthe following features of Country
X may be gathered from the diagram
(A)
above?
(A)
(B)
Size of the population
Age-sex distribution of the popula-
(c)
Percentage of births per 1000 of
the population
Percentage ofthe population below
(B)
(c)
tion
(D)
The graph above shows that in Country Z
the
(D)
five years ofage
50.
The treaty which led to the establishment
of CARICOM is an example of a
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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Which of the following does NOT
result from industrial development in the
Caribbean?
bilateral agreement
unilateral agreement
functional agreement
multilateralagreement
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
51.
'Economic integration', as part of
CARICOM's main objectives, aims
primarily at
(A)
rational izing CARICOM's existing
(B)
limiting outside access to
(c)
accelerating development in
(D)
reducing the debt owed by
tariffs
CARICOM products
CARICOM countries
female birth rate increased steadily
between 1960 and 1990
female birth rate reached its highest
level around the mid-l 970s
male birth rate has always been
Iower than the female birth rate
male birth rate was higher than the
female birth rate between 1975
and 1980
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Increased exports
Declining employment
High standard of living
Increased training opportunities
Between 1958 and 1962 Cartbbean
governments made an attempt to unify the
region politically by
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
forming a federation
seeking independence
establishing CARIFTA
organizing CARICOM
CARICOM member states
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The CARICOM Single Market and
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Economy (CSME) was created to deepen
the integration movement and to respond
to the challenges and opportunities of
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
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skilled human resources."
The MOST likely result of such action
would be
communism
globalization
independence
republicanism
Which of the following is the MOST
important aim of the trading arrangements
within CARICOM?
(A)
To promote economic development
(B)
To increase the markets and
in the region
56.
To increase travel and contact
(D)
among people of the region
To ensure that goods from outside
the region become cheaper
"lndividual countries in the region are too
small to make their presence felt on the
world stage."
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a speeding up of the rate of 'brain
(B)
a reduction in the need for foreign
(C)
a reduction in workers'wages and
(D)
an increase in the spending of
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
60.
retum to colonialism
espouse republicanism
demand their democratic freedom
seek to create trading links with
each other
Which of the followipg may HINDER
economic integration in CARICOM?
(A)
(B)
Removal of duties and tariffs
Restriction on intra-regional trade
(c)
The establishment of a common
experts
salaries
In relation to CARICOM, the University of
the West Indies, the University of Guyana
associate institutions
public organizations
multilateral institutions
nongovernmental organizations
Which of the following is a function of the
Caribbean Development Bank?
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
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drain'
and the Council of Legal Education are
known as
Implied in this statement is the need for
individual countries to
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(A)
foreign exchange
revenue of larger territories
(C)
"CARICOM countries need to pool their
Regulating foreign exchange rates
in CARICOM countries
Providing loansto individuals in the
Caribbean for home construction
Serving as a central bank for
all commercial banks in the
CARICOM region
Organizing and supervising loans
for developmental work in
member states
currency
(D)
More funding from the Caribbean
Development Bank
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