LIGHT HOUSE ACADEMY
27 GOD-P STREET RUMUEKINI, PORT HARCOURT
THIRD TERM EXAMINATION
2024/25 ACADEMIC SESSION
Name: ………………………………………………………… Class: Basic 4
Subject: Civic Education Date………………...
SECTION A
1. __________ is a body of persons who administer the affairs of a state. (a)
association (b) council (c) elders (d) government
2. In Nigeria, there are ______ organs of government. (a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
3. The “government at the grassroots level” refers to the _________ government. (a) local
(b) state (c) federal (d) International
4. All these are types of government except ______ government (a) oligarchy (b) traditional
(c) monarchy (d) strange
5. ________ is commonly defined as the government of the people, by the people and for the
people. (a) federation (b) constitution (c) democracy (d) church
6. In ___________ system of government, the head of government is the prime minister while
the head of state is the president. (a) democratic (b) presidential
(c) parliamentary (d) autocratic
7. What system of government is practised in Nigeria? (a) authentic (b)
presidential (c) parliamentary (d) autocratic
8. _______ are set of beliefs, attitudes and qualities that are cherished and loved by someone
or shared by the majority of the members of a society. (a) religion (b) values
(c) duties (d) morals
9. All these are examples of national values except ______ (a) corruption (b) obedience (c)
loyalty (c) hardwork (d) patriotism
10. The current executive governor of Rivers State is _______ (a) Rotimi Amaechi (b)
Nyesom Wike (c) Similaye Fubara (d) Peter Odili
11. The slogan for Rivers State is _____ (a) garden city (b) centre of excellence (c) the
young shall grow (d) treasure base of the nation
12. The current president of Nigeria is __________ (a) Peter Obi (b) Abubakar Atiku (c) Bola
Ahmed Tinubu (d) Goodluck Jonathan
13. When did Nigeria gain independence from the British? (a) 1924 (b) 2000 (c) 1960
(d) 1777
14. All these are Nigerian nationalists except _______ (a) Herbert Maculay (b)
Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (c) Barr. Ezenwo Wike (d) Chief Obafemi Awolowo
15. A ________ is a body of people who share the spirit of unity and are willing to live together
under the same government. (a) society (b) nation (c)
community (d) committee
16. All these are characteristics of a nation except ______ (a) common government
(b) common economy (c) independence and sovereignty
(d) common market
17. Ethnicity influences the following aspects of the society except _____ (a) social life
(b) spiritual life (c) political life (d) economic life
18. Which of these is not a consequence of ethnicity? (a) wealth (b)
communal conflicts (c) underdevelopment (d) political violence
19. ________ is the freedom and legal right one has to be a member of a nation. (a) right
(b) duty (c) privilege (d) citizenship
20. Another name for citizenship by conferment is _________ citizenship. (a) dignitary
(b) honorary (c) reward (d) alien
SECTION B
Answer any two (2) questions.
1. State two (2) reasons for nation building.
2. (a) Define ethnicity. (b) Give two (2) solutions to the problem of ethnicity.
3. Mention five (5) ways of acquiring citizenship.
