Sociol Sl*l; o F"r e-/ I

CSEC SOCIAL STUDIES

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1. Which of the following are MAINLY 3. Which of the following statements BEST
responsible for the socialization of children
describes a conjugal familY?
in a Caribbean nuclear familY?
(A) FamilY relationshiPs have
develoPed through marriage'
(A) Aunts
(B) Parents
(B) One or both Parents maY be
absent from the home.
(C) Cousins
(D) GrandParents
(C) OffsPring have become adults
and have left the home'
(D) FamilY relationshiPs have
develoPed through blood lines'
2. Which of the following is NOT a
characteristic of the extended family?
[:.

(A) Parents alone are responsible for 6. Which ofthe following isthe BESTreason
child care. why some parents in the Caribbean are
(B) The aged are regarded as a family u.rubl" to perform theirroles as caregivers?
resPonsibilitY.
(C) The cultural traditions are handed (A) The state provides daycare centres for
parents.
down more easilY.
(D) Individual members are provided (B) Most mothers and fathers live with
with a secure environment' their Parents.
(C) Parents have the resources to
emploY babYsitters.
3. The family produces children and maintains
(D) Parents must work to provide for
the familY.
the population.
,a

To which function of the family does the

statement above refer? 7. Which of the following developments is
MOST likely to cause confl ict in the family?
(A) Economic
(B) Emotional (A) Oldersiblingsseekingemployment
(C) Procreation (B) Children receiving tertiarY
(D) Socialization
(C)
education
The desire of parents to provide
for the needs of the familY
4. The process bY which a child learns (D) Changes in the role of men and
women in the familY
acceptable behaviour is known as

(A) cooPeration
(B) socialization
(C) indoctrination
(D) Personalization

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 Which of the following will MOST likely 11. The custom of parents selecting future
result in unstable familY life? husbands and wives for their children is
MOST closely associated with our ancestors
I. Lack of resPect among familY from
members
ll. One parent involved in extramarital
(A) India
relationships (B) Africa
ilt. Equal emploYment oPPortunities (C) China
for both parents (D) Europe

(A) I and II onlY

(B) I and Ill onlY 12. Annulment refers to
(C) II and III onlY ri'

(D) I, Il and III (A) the infidelitY of a sPouse :'

(B) the cancellation of a marriage
(C) disagreement between sPouses
9. Which of the following is a likelY (D) a marriage performed in a church
consequence of drug abuse?

A 'society' is BEST described as a group

(A) Having high self-esteem 13.
(B) Learning coPing mechanisms of people
(C) Experiencinggeneralimprovement
in health (A) living in a foreign countrY
(D) lncreasing need for Personal (B) protesting about its human rights
counselling (C) held together by a common culture
(D) working together in the sanie
communitY
10. Caribbean governments have improved
the rights of children born out of wedlock
by 14. A subculture usually refers to a group
within a wider culture and which has its
(A) providing incentives for their own distinct
parents to get married
(B) building more foster homes for (A) lifestyle
abandoned children (B) leisure Pursuits
(C) passinglawstoallowthemtoqualify (C) political system
for inheritance (D) occuPation and trade
(D) passing laws to control sexual
relations outside of marriage
15. Which of the following may be classified
as an informal grouP?

(A) Youth club

(B) Cricket team
(c) Study meeting
(D) Community council

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The Political PartY which
f"ti:
.tT
ability 21.
A democratic leader usually
has the
r"*t'l*"., rst-past-!!1gost system
in the fi
16.
to i'";i; ;""Y that wins the MoSr

(A) suggest, direct and dictate (A) seats

irj direct, suggest and motivate (B) votes
iai lead, command and dominate (C) candidates
ir) motivate, dictate and dominate (D) supporters

is- NOT a number of Years

11. Which of the following a) What is the maximum
t"qrf..t"*, for grouP cohesion? allowed between general
"""tiri*r""rlly
;;;;; il most ca'itbean countries?
(A) Commitment t

iei Good leadershiP (A) 3

iai Charismatic authoriry (B) 4
ir) Written and unwritten
rules
(c) s
(D) 6

that he will
18. A manager tells his employees
his most productive documents do
increase the pay of In this 23. Which of the following
month' usuallv
worker at the end of the to ;;1il;"ir"rties in the cariuuean
is
situation the manager -attempting ililftffiitre puulic auouttheir policies'
i"tr"ut" Production through pio-it.. and Programmes?

(A) conflict .
(A) Hansard
(B) cooPeratton (B) Manifesto
(C) competltlon iCi PolicY starcment
(D) comPrornlse (D) Conference PaPers

isthe MosTlikely factors NOT

19. Which ofthe following 24. Which of the following ^is
general
result of a comPromise? likely to innuence it'"
oit"o*e of
in a country?
line
ra\ Workers arguing in a cafeteria
to wrn a
"leciions
Ei A football team working (A) Media coverage
match
i"i Turnout of the electorate
(C) fwo stua"ntt involved in awriting (C) Presenceofinternationalobservers
contest rD) CamPaign strategies used bY
to
rn\
\"/ A husband and wife agreeing Political Parties
share household chores

groyPs imparts
20. Which of the following
#;;i;,iur""t and ideals to citizens?

(A) Banks
(B) Schools
(C) Government
(D) Trade unrons
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25. Which ofthe following campaign strategies 29. The absence ofgovernance in a country is
is MOST likely to reach a large-number of likely to result in
young persons in the SHORTEST possible
time? (A) anarchy
(B) monarchy
(A) Holding public meetings (C) autocracy
(B) Using the electronic media (D) democracy
(C) Conductinghouse-to-housevisits
(D) Conductingpublicopinionsurveys
30. Thedocumentwhich outlinesthe framework
in which laws are made and which prescribes
26. Which of the following is a form the relationship between the people and the
of government that MOST English- state is the
speaking Caribbean countries adopted after
independence? (A) budget
(B) manifesto
(A) Republic (C) referendum
(B) Monarchy (D) constitution
(C) Dictatorship
(D) Crown colony
31. People who come from other countries to
live and work permanently in the Caribbean
27. The role of the Opposition in Parliament are classified as
can BEST be described as
(A) expatriates
(A) incitingcivildisobedienceandmass (B) immigrants
protests (C) seasonalworkers
(B) voting against all bills debated in (D) exchange workers
Parliament
(C) rejecting policies which the ruling
party proposes 32. Which of the following pose the greatest
(D) analysing government's policies risk to forest resources in the Caribbean?
and presenting alternatives
(A) Human activities
(B) Governmgnt policies
28. The MAIN function of a prosecutor in the (C) Steep mountain slopes
judicial system is to (D) Locations of forests

(A) issue summonses to witnesses

(B) provide counsel for the defendant
(c) present arguments against the
defendant
(D) determine the verdict at the end of
a trial
33. In what ways is a country likely to benefit 37. Which of the following factors will NOT
when citizens keep the environment clean? cause a change in the population size of a
country?
I. Improved communitY health
il. Positive remarks from visitors (A) CountrYwide develoPment
III. Less polluted water courses (B) Migration of Young PeoPle
(C) A liberal immigration PolicY
(A) I and II onlY (D) An increase in the mortality rate
(B) II and III onlY
(C) I and III onlY
(D) I,II and III 38. The large-scale movement of people from
one area to another in the same country is
referred to as
34. Frank is a qualified electrical engineer
working as an administrative assistant. He (A) emigration
is MOST likely to fall in the category of (B) urbanization
(C) mobilization
(A) unemployable (D) internal migration
(B) underemPloYed
(C) seasonallY emPloYed
(D) voluntarilY unemPloYed 39. lnformation about population change in a
country may be found in the

Which of the following is NOT a likely (A) Registrar's Office

cause of a high infant mortality rate? (B) Office of Naturalization
(C) Department of Statistics
(A) Low income levels (D) Records of Religious Institutions
(B) Diverse ethnic origin
(C) Poor housing conditions
(D) Unavailability of hospital services 40. Which of the following situations is likely
to discourage migration?

Which of the following terms describes the (A) Availabilityofwell-paidjobsinthe

level of population that can be sustained by country of origin
the resources of a country? (B) Lack of economic oPPortunitY in
the country of origin
(A) OverPoPulation (c) A high standard of living in the
(B) UnderPoPulation country of destination
(C) Constant PoPulation (D) Relaxed immigration laws in the
(D) Optimum PoPulation country of destination

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Item 41 is based on the following conversation.

Pam: Ah have all kinda qualifications and cannot find a job. Ah fed up! Time to try leave the
country.

Kim: Girl, where yuh going? Out there ain't no better. Hold some strain nah.

Pam: An how you expect me to get a house, car, clothes, food? Ah make up mi mind.

41. Which of the following factors is MOST likely to contribute to Pam's desire to want to leave the
country?

(A) Boredom
(B) Frustration i
(C) Poor infrastructure
(D) Poor quality education

42. Which of the following could account for rapid population increase in a country?

(A) High mortality, low fertility

(B) High immigration, high fertility
(C) Low fertility, low living standards
(D) High immigration, high living standards

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Items 43-44 refer to the following diagram which represents population profiles for countries X,
Y andZ.

age
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
s5-59
s0-54
4549
40-44
3s-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9

864202468 6420246 6420246

Percent ofpopulrtion Percent ofpopulation Percent ofpopulation
CountryX Country Y Country Z

Age and Sex Population Pyramids

Adaptedfrom L Waterman, Social Stuilies for Cafibbean Examinations,

Macmillan Cafibbean, 1986.

43. In which of the following country(ies) would the provision of many primary school places be a
major priority?

(A) X only
(B) Z only
(C) XandYonly
(D) YandZonly

Which statement is true for the population of all three countries?

(A) The birth rates are high.

(B) The sex ratios are similar.
(C) The population growth is slow.
(D) The population of elderly people is large.

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45. Which of the following would contribute 48. Which ofthe following industries depends
MOST to equalizing the distribution of MAINLY on exploiting nonrenewable
wealth in a country? natural resources?

(A) Increasededucationalopportunities (A) Tourism

(B) Free health seryices for all citizens (B) Lumbering
(C) Welfare payments to unemployed (c) Bauxite mining
adults (D) Deep-sea fishing
(D) Unemploymentamonguneducated
adults
49. Which of the following are ways by which
people have caused soil erosion in the
46. The statistical dataprovided by apopulation Caribbean?
census help the government of a country to
I. Crop rotation
(A) determine its political base II. Mining
(B) secure its maritime borders III. Slash and burn
(C) simplify its immigration policy
(D) planitsdevelopmentalprogrammes (A) I and II orily
(B) I and III only
(c) II and III only
47. Forwhich ofthe following reasons do young (D) [, II and III
adults in the Caribbean usually move from
their villages to towns and cities?

I. Employment opportunities
u. Training and education
advancement
m. More government welfare
programmes

(A) I and II only

(B) I and III only
(c) II and III only
(D) I, II and III
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Items 50-51 refer to the following population diagram of country

P.

Age Range

T T
Approximate
Approximate
range
range
ofthe
ofthe
productive
productive
sector
sector

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109 8 7 6 5 4 3 210 0i234s678910

Population (hundreds) Population (hundreds)

population inthe2549
50. Which of the following is the MoST likely reason for the decrease in the
age $oup?

(A) War
(B) Migration
(C) Birth control
(D) UnemploYment

is approximately
51. The number of males too young to be included in the productive sector

(A) 8s0
(B) 1 500
(c) 22s0
(D) 8 000

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Which of the following would play an The CARICOM Secretariat, located in

important part in a government's efforts to Guyana, is MAINLY responsible for
increase consumption of locally produced
food? (A) making policy statements on
regional security
(A) Increasing the price of imported (B) creating economic activity for the
food people of the region
(B) Increasing taxes on agricultural (C) implementing the decisions taken
lands by regional leaders
(C) Imposing duties on imported farm (D) ensuring the efficient operation of
tools the Caribbean countries
(D) Cutting down forest trees to obtain
more agricultural land
56. Which ofthe following is LEAST consistent
with the idea of promotion of regional
5J. Water is renewed naturally through cooperation?

(A) the addition of chlorine (A) lncreasingtradingactivitiesamong

(B) boiling before drinking CARICOM member states
(C) filtration at the treatment plant (B) Implementing strict immigration
(D) processes ofthe hydrological cycle policies for nationals of member
states
(C) Increasing efforts to market the
54. Which of the following measures will Caribbean as a common tourist
assist Caribbean countries to develop self- destination
sufficient economies? (D) Sharing information and skills inthe
implementation of development
I. Developing the local agricultural projects
sector
II. Investing in local industries rather
than in foreign ones 57. The MOST likely result of CARICOM
III. Issuing import licences for goods countries pooling their skilled human
which can be produced locally resources would be

(A) I and II only (A) reduced wages and salaries

(B) I and III only (B) increased foreign exchange
(C) II and III only (C) increased rate of 'brain drain'
(D) I, II and III (D) reduced need for foreign experts

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58. Which of the following factors is intended to promote trade among CARICOM member states?

(A) Reduction in import duties on regional goods

(B) Use of a variety of currencies by CARICOM countries
(c) Importation of low-cost goods from countries outside the region
(D) Production of similar goods and services in the various member states

59. The University of the West Indies and the Caribbean Examination's Council are two examples of

(A) officialorgans of the Caribbean Community

(B) institutions that design programmes to develop the economy of the region
(c) regionalinstitutionsresponsibleforCARICoM,sday-to.dayaffairs
(D) nongovernmental institutions supported by CAzuCOM member states

60. Which of the following is a reason for the common external tariff(CET) within CARICOM?

(A) To create a common cuffency in the region

(B) To encourage political union among member states
(c) To promote 'hassle free'travel throughout the region
(D) To reduce demand for goods

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