MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

NORTHWESTERN PROVINCE
MOCK EXAMINATION

CIVIC EDUCATION 2030/1

Thursday, 25th July, 2024 Time: 14:00 hours Marks:100

Time: 2 hours 30 minutes.
Instructions to candidates
1. There are twenty (20) questions in section A. Answer all.
2. Section B has five (5) questions. Answer all the questions in the Answer
Booklet provided.
3. Section C has five questions. Answer any two (2) questions in the Answer
booklet provided.

NO PHONES ALLOWED IN THE EXAMINATION ROOM

SECTION A (20 Marks)
1. Which of the following is the executive power of the president in part IV of the Zambian
constitution?
a) Executing laws
b) Implementing laws
c) Making laws
d)Prerogative of mercy
2. Chanda a Nurse and resident of Chovwe compound, soon after getting her salary consults her
children on what type of relish she should include on the budget. What characteristics of good
governance is she promoting?
a) Accountability
b) Democracy
c) Fairness
d) Transparency
3. A citizen has personal and civic responsibilities. Which of the following does not fall under
personal responsibilities?
a) Supporting one’s family
b) Adhering to morals
c) Taking care of one’s self
d) Performing public service
4. The Human Rights Day is commemorated worldwide every year on……...
a) 10th June
b) 10th October
c) 10th December
d) 6th January
5. The type of corruption that takes place higher or more senior levels of corporations, industries,
governments and business is called…
a) Grand corruption
b) Political Corruption
c) Industrial Corruption
d) Petty Corruption
6. A cultural aspect of Zambian Society that requires women to seek permission from their
husbands to contest elections is caused by three of the following except……
a) Lack of solidarity among women
b) Lack of support from the family
c) Political discrimination
d) Political and religious beliefs
7. Kakoma took a substance which made him start crawling on Sioma Bridge imagining that it
was a very small foot bridge and was laughing uncontrollably. The substance Kakoma must
have taken was…………………
a) depressants
b) hallucinogens
c) narcotics
d) stimulants
8. The second optional protocol to the international convention on civic and political rights aims
at….
a) Abolishing death penalty
b) Educating civil servants
c) Promoting civil penalty
d) Sensitizing criminals
9. One of the roles the media plays in fighting corruption is….
a) Act as a watch dog
b) Be partisan
c) Broadcast news
d) Play latest music
10. How has the low participation of women in economic development contributed to poverty?
a) Women are lazy
b) No support from husbands
c) it is because most women have no access loans and other means of production
d) poor education facilities
11. What are felonies
a) Crime of basic intent
b) Crime of specific intent
c) Misdemeanors
d) Petty cases
12. Zambia abolished death penalty on ………….
a) 22 September 2022
b) 23 December 2022
c) 22 November 2023
d) 22 August 2021
13. A policy that has been used to promote fairness and foster equal opportunities for boys and
girls is
a) Gender discrimination
b) Positive discrimination
c) Affirmative gender
d) Negative discrimination
14. In a situation where there is violence among political parties concerned during campaign for
an election, there is likely to be hatred and conflicts among members of the parties. What is
the best method of resolving such conflicts?
a) Arbitration
b) Counselling
c) Litigation
d) Mitigation
15. How can you resolve cases of child labour in your community as a social worker?
a) Advising children not to be employed.
b) Beating all the people abusing children.
c) Charging all the children accepting child labour.
d) Educating child abusers on the effects of child labour.
16. second optional protocol to the international convention on civic and political rights aims
at………
a) Abolishing death penalty
b) Educating civil servants
c) Promoting civil penalty
d) Sensitizing criminals

17. The convention on the rights of a child acknowledges that a child has the right to be ………
a) counted
b) employed
c) inalienable
d) registered
18. Ronia a dependent to the late Mr. Longwe was given unreasonably small share of the estate.
What step should be taken to address this problem?
He should
a) Give away the portion to the state
b) Give the remaining share to the relatives.
c) Share the portion to the spouse and children.
d) Take his case to the court of law
19. The Gross Domestic Product [GDP] of Mrs. Tabo in 2023 was k 7000 000 and its Gross
National Products [GNP] was k 15000 000 with the population of 300 000 people. Calculate its
per capital income.
a) K76.67
b) K23.33
c) k50.00
d) K26.67
20. What is the condition of life which is limited by malnutrition, illiteracy, disease, high infant
mortality and low life expectancy called?
a) Absolute poverty
b) Human condition
c)Poverty datum
d)Relative poverty
SECTION B (40 marks)
Answer All questions in this section
1. Study and complete the table showing the constitutional Review Commissions.
Constitutional Review Commission Year What is recommended
A 1972
Mvunga Constitutional Review B Established multiparty democracy
Commission
C 1995 Only persons whose both parents
were Zambians by birth would
qualify to be candidates for
Presidency

a) Identify the constitutional review commission marked A [1]

b) What was the recommendation of the constitutional review commission marked A? [1]
c) Which constitutional review commission limited the rights and freedoms of individuals? [1]
d) In which year did the Mvunga constitutional review commission recommend the re-
introduction of multi-partism in Zambia? [1]
e) Children’s rights are those rights enjoyed by persons below the age of 18. Identify the
constitutional review commission that included the rights of the children for the first time [1]
f) Mention two methods used to adopt a constitution [2]
g) Name the constitutional review commission marked C [1]
[Total: 8 Marks]
2. Study the table below on early documents of Human Rights and answer the questions that
follow.

DOCUMENT YEAR
A 1215
Charter of Mande 1222
The English bill of rights 1689
The French declaration on the rights of man & citizen B
C 1791

(a) Identify the Human Rights documents labelled A & C. [2]

(b) Why were the stated documents in the diagram not Universal in nature? [1]
(c) Explain article 39 of the document labelled A. [1]
(d) State the year in B. when the French Declaration on the rights of man and citizen were
made.[1]
(e) Which document was the earliest to outline Human Rights in Africa? [1]
(f) The introduction of the Charter of Mande document stressed much on ________ ___[1]
 (g) Mention two violations of Human Rights that were addressed by the Charter of Mande. [1]
[Total 8 Marks]
3. Banking is saving money in a financial institution. In Zambia, the central government is
the principal financial institution that acts as a regulator of the banking system. It provides
services to the commercial banks and manages the money supply for the benefit of the
country’s economy.
(a) The Central Bank of Zambia is called…………………..…………………… .. [1]
(b) Identify any two commercial banks in Zambia. [2]
(c) Mention any three functions of commercial banks [3]
(d) The Central Bank is the “lenders last resort.” What does this statement mean? [2]
[Total 8 Marks]
4. Mrs. Ngambo was on the phone speaking to her friend when the husband entered the room
where she was. Upon seeing her husband, Mrs. Ngambo stopped the conversation. The
husband became suspicious and grabbed the phone from her so that he could check for the
details of the call. Thereafter, Mr. Ngambo started hitting his wife in the face, kicking her,
pulling her hair and repeatedly knocking her head against the wall.
(a)What is gender-based Violence? [1]
(b) Which form of gender-based violence did Mrs. Ngambo experience? [1]
(c) Mention any two common forms of violence in our communities today [2]
(d) State two causes of gender-based violence [2]
(e) Identify any two institutions that address gender-based violence. [2]
[Total 8 Marks]
5. Explain any four types of marriages [8]

SECTION C ESSAY QUESTIONS, ANSWER ANY TWO [40 MARKS]

This section consists of five essay questions. Answer any two questions in the
Answer Booklet provided.
1. Explains aspects of citizenship. Analyse the civic duties and responsibilities of a Zambian
citizen. [6:14]
2. Explain the concept drug. Critically analyse the reasons that makes young people resort to
drug abuse. [2:18]
3. (a) What is gender- based violence.
(b) Discuss forms of gender- based violence.
(c) Analyse the causes of gender- based violence. [2: 6:12]
4. (a) Why is International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Important?
(b) Explain the main indicators of development. [12:8]
5. . Explain the agents of global culture. Identify the global issues affecting the people in the
world today. [10:10]