SECOND TERM EXAMINATION SOCIAL STUDIES PRIMARY 4
CLASS: PRIMARY 4 SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES
NAME:………………………………………………………………
1. ___________ is the government of the people, by the people and for the people
(a) democracy (b) monarchy (c) aristocracy
2.The arms of government that interprets the laws is ___________
(a) judiciary (b) executive (c) legislature
3_________ is the head of local government (a) president (b) chairman (c) governor
4.The National Assembly is divided into ______ parts/groups (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 2
5.There are _______ senators in the National Assembly (a) 109 (b) 190 (c) 910
6.The leader of the House of Representatives is called the _____
(a) Senate President (b) Speaker of the House (c) Chief Justice
7.The function of the legislative arms of government is to _______ laws
(a) interpret (b) make (c) implement
8.Which of the following is not an executive at the state level
(a) Governor (b) Commissioner (c) Chairman
9.The house of representatives is made up of _____ members (a) 360 (b) 36 (c) 109
10.The highest court in Nigeria is the___ (a) Court of Appeal (b) Supreme Court (c) High Court
11.The head of the Senate is called the _____
(a) Chairman (b) Senate President (c) Speaker of the House
12.The lowest court in Nigeria is the ___ (a) Customary court (b) Supreme Court (c) High Court
13.There are _______ local government areas in Nigeria (a) 774 (b) 36 (c) 256
14.A _______ is the group of person elected or appointed to govern a country.
government (b) Chief (c) citizen
15. President, vice-president, ministers, special adviser to the president are examples of executives at the _______ level (a) local (b) state (c) federal
16. Which of the following is a modern way of saving money? (a) bank (b) osusu (c) bury in a pit
17. ________ is a means of keeping, guarding or protecting something in its natural state
(a) consumption (b) conservation (c) conduction
18. The place where money is held in safety is called a _____ (a) home (b) bank (c) office
19. The valuables in their natural form such as minerals, water, energy, land are called ______ (a) natural resources (b) natural disaster (c) national cake
20..Iron, crude oil, coal, water are examples of natural resources found in which country?
(a) America (b) Ghana (c) Nigeria
Section B
1. The arms of government are
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
b.) State the functions of each arms of government
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
2. What are natural resources? ____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
b.) Name three natural resources found in Nigeria
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
3. What is government? __________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
b.) Copy and complete the table
Federal
State
Legislative
Judiciary
Executive
________________________
Chief Justice
_________________________
State house of Assembly
_________________________
4. What is savings? _____________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
b.) Name five banks in Nigeria
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________ (d) ________________________________
(e) ________________________________
5. State two functions of state and local government
(a) _______________________________________________________________________
(b) _______________________________________________________________________
5b.) Mention two problems of state and local government
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
