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SOCIAL STUDIES GRADE 5 THIRD TERM EXAMINATION 2019/2020

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In pressure groups classification , which of the following does not belong to workers union_______________

a)

Nigeria Union of Teachers

b)

The Lions Club

c)

Nigerian Bar Association

d)

All of the above

2.

Who among the following is regarded as the father of Labour unionism in Nigeria ________________________

a)

Pa Michael Imoudu

b)

Comrade Ayubba Wabba

c)

Comrade Adams Oshiomole

d)

Comrade Pascal Bafiyau

3.

All the following are examples of social clubs except ________________________________

a)

Lions Club

b)

Young Farmers Club

c)

Nigerian Medical Association

d)

The Rotary Club

4.

Pressure groups are sometimes called advocacy groups.

a)

Uncertain

b)

True

c)

False

d)

None of the above.

5.

A sudden shaking and vibration of the earth surface is referred to as ________

a)

Drought

b)

Hurricane

c)

Flood

d)

Earthquake

6.

All the following are responsible for man-made disasters except ___________

a)

Negligence

b)

Climate change

c)

Carelessness

d)

Greed

7.

Pressure groups can influence people to _____________if their needs are not met.

a)

re build

b)

discuss

c)

riot

d)

iron out

8.

The umbrella (highest) body of all trade unions in Nigeria is the ______________

a)

LNG

b)

NUJ

c)

NURTW

d)

NLC

9.

Goods/ commodities traded in the Trans-Saharan trade include the following except______________________

a)

Petroleum

b)

Jewelry

c)

Ceramics

d)

Perfumes

10.

Movement of people, buying and selling across the Sahara desert is known as________________________

a)

Trans -Atlantic trade

b)

Slave trade

c)

Trans -Saharan trade

d)

None of the above

11.

Which of the following towns in Nigeria is very famous for slave trade?

a)

Kano, Kano

b)

Ilorin, Kwara

c)

Badagry ,Lagos

d)

Umuahia, Abia

12.

In the evolution of Nigeria, a major event that occurred in the year 1861 was ____________________

a)

amalgamation of Nigeria

b)

Lagos became a British colony

c)

four regions were created

d)

Flora Shaw named Nigeria

13.

Kanuri is to Borno state as Tiv is to_____________state of Nigeria.

a)

Kano

b)

Benue

c)

Bayelsa

d)

Nasarawa

14.

The following are ethnic groups in Nigeria except________________

a)

Itsekiri

b)

Ibibio

c)

Ashanti

d)

Nupe

15.

The instrument used in measuring the speed of wind is called________________

a)

Speedometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Hygrometer

16.

Air and water are said to be ________________ when harmful things get to them .

a)

sanitized

b)

sterilized

c)

polluted

d)

neutralized

17.

The last British Governor General of Nigeria was_______________

a)

Sir Arthur Richard

b)

Sir James Robertson

c)

Sir Donald Cameron

d)

Sir Fredrick Lord Luggard

18.

An Ijaw is to Bayelsa state just as an Itsekiri is to_______________________ state

a)

Benue

b)

Rivers

c)

Cross Rivers

d)

Delta

19.

Which of the following ethnic groups lives along the coastal region of Nigeria?

a)

Idoma

b)

Tiv

c)

Kanuri

d)

Ijaw

20.

In the history of slave trade, one of these men fought against using human beings as slaves.________________

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

William Wilberforce

c)

Mungo Park

d)

James Richards

21.

In the southern part of Nigeria, the active wet season is between________ and ________ of every year.

a)

February and June

b)

January and August

c)

March and November

d)

April and October

22.

The instrument used to measure relative humidity is called________________________

a)

Hygrometer

b)

Anemometer

c)

Isotometer

d)

Barometer

23.

The following are climatic or weather elements except_______________________

a)

sunshine

b)

cloud

c)

thermometer

d)

wind

24.

Savannah vegetation is predominantly______________________

a)

forest

b)

grass

c)

trees

d)

none of the above

25.

The British colonized Nigeria for a total period of ______________years.

a)

46

b)

60

c)

99

d)

109

26.

Before amalgamation, Nigeria existed as all the following except___________________________

a)

Caliphates

b)

Empires

c)

Kingdoms

d)

Geo political zones

27.

A gradual process of change in system of government is called_______________________

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Evolution

d)

Repetition

28.

The first indigenous (non British) President of Nigeria was_______________

a)

Nnamdi Azikiwe

b)

Obafemi Awolowo

c)

Hebert Macaulay

d)

Ahmadu Bello

29.

Who among the following former leaders of Nigeria created the 19 states structure__________________

a)

Aguiyi Ironsi

b)

Tafawa Balewa

c)

Murhtala Mohammed

d)

Yakubu Gowon

30.

How many states structure did Nigeria have in 1991 ?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

10

d)

30

31.

Nigeria became two protectorates/ regions in the year___________________

a)

1914

b)

1919

c)

1946

d)

1964

32.

Chief Obafemi Awolowo formed which of the following old political parties in Nigeria__________________

a)

Action Group (AG)

b)

Northern People's Congress (NPC)

c)

All Progressives Congress (APC)

d)

Social Democratic Party (SDP)

33.

The first political party in Nigeria formed in 1923 was________________

a)

NCNC

b)

AG

c)

NNDP

d)

NPC

34.

All the following Nationalists were involved in the struggle for Nigeria's independence except______________________

a)

Nnamdi Azikiwe

b)

Usman Dan Fodio

c)

Obafemi Awolowo

d)

Tafawa Balewa

35.

Nigeria's rain forest zone covers the following towns (areas) except______________

a)

Enugu

b)

Ibadan

c)

Akure

d)

Maiduguri

36.

The following animals can be found in the swamp forest except___________

a)

Camels

b)

Monkeys

c)

Birds

d)

Crocodiles

37.

Swamp forest is often times_______________________

a)

dusty and dry

b)

waterlogged and marshy

c)

grassy

d)

windy

38.

Due to its closeness to the Sahara desert___________is sometimes called a semi-desert

a)

Sahel savannah

b)

Sudan savannah

c)

Guinea savannah

d)

Mangrove forest

39.

Which of the savannah vegetation zone experiences the longest dry season______________________

a)

Guinea savannah

b)

Sudan savannah

c)

Sahel savannah

d)

All of the above

40.

Which of the following is called the rich savannah_________________________

a)

Swamp forest

b)

Sahel savannah

c)

Sudan savannah

d)

Guinea savannah

41.

Atmospheric pressure can be measured using the weather instrument called__________________________

a)

Hydrometer

b)

Hygrometer

c)

Anemometer

d)

Barometer

42.

Ajere town witnessed recently a heavy wind which destroyed lives and property. How can I determine the direction of the wind to prevent it in the future?

a)

By using Seismometer

b)

By using wind vane

c)

By using wind speedometer

d)

By using anemometer

43.

Like in most African countries, Nigeria experiences a temperate climate.

a)

true

b)

false

c)

undecided

d)

none of the above

44.

The vegetation of an area is largely dependent on the amount of______________ it receives.

a)

Humidity

b)

Rainfall

c)

Wind

d)

Temperature

45.

The headquarters of the World Health Organization(W.H.O) is located in_____________________

a)

Paris, France

b)

Geneva, Switzerland

c)

,New York, USA

d)

Rome, Italy

46.

The United Nations Organisation (U.N.O) was formed in the year _______________________

a)

1945

b)

1954

c)

1960

d)

1939

47.

The agency of the United Nations for preventing hunger throughout the world is known as_________________

a)

WHO

b)

UNDP

c)

UNICEF

d)

FAO

48.

In Nigeria today, the total number of geo-political zones is __________

a)

thirty six

b)

sixteen

c)

sixty

d)

six

49.

Weather study of our environment helps us to know the following EXCEPT______________________________

a)

The profession we do

b)

The type of house to live in or build

c)

When to plant and harvest crops

d)

The type of clothe to wear

50.

The vegetation of Nigeria can be grouped into ____________and ___________

a)

timber and wood land

b)

altitude and latitude

c)

monsoon and mangrove

d)

forest and savannah