THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATION COUNCIL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION

011 CIVICS

(For School Candidates Only)

Time: 2:30 Hours Monday, 8^thOctober 2012 a.m

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C.

2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and three (3) questions from section C.

3. Section A and B carry 20 marks each and section C carries 60 marks.

4. Cellular phones are not allowed in the examination room.

5. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

SECTION A (20 marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

1. For each of the items (i ­ x), choose the correct answer among the given alternatives and write its letter beside the item number in your answer booklet.

(i) The non biological roles performed by men and women in a society are called

1.  gender roles 
2.  cultural roles
3.  femininity roles
4.  parental roles
5.  marital roles.

(ii) Which of the following is the organ which oversees the day to day activities and makes decisions on matters concerning the village?

1.  Village government. 
2.  Village assembly.
3.  Village council.
4.  Village social council.
5.  Village development committee.

(iii) The right of people to belong to an organization is called freedom of

1.  expression 
2.  association
3.  property
4.  press
5.  movement.

(iv) Which of the following is not the source of national income in Tanzania?

1.  development levy. 
2.  income tax.
3.  profits from parastatals
4.  licence fees.
5.  grants or aids.

(v) In many societies traditional folk tales and songs continue to have importance mainly because they

1.  encourage contacts with other societies 
2.  inculcate family values
3.  are used in wedding ceremonies
4.  help to maintain cultural identity
5.  attract tourists.

(vi) Tanzania has included the life skills education in its curriculum because it

1.  helps people to cope with urban life easily
2.  increases productivity and comfortability of life
3.  reduces the sense of personal esteem
4.  helps people to become wealthy
5.  helps people to obey their cultural values.

(vii) The legal instrument which gives powers and responsibilities to leaders of a country is

1.  parliament 
2.  executive
3.  constitution
4.  ruling party
5.  judiciary.

(viii) The major drawbacks to industrial prosperity in Tanzania include 

1.  unskilled labour, weak technological base and poor infrastructure
2.  lack of arable land, weak technological base and poor infrastructure
3.  shortage of raw materials, weak technological base and poor infrastructure
4.  high mortality rate, weak technological base and poor infrastructure
5.  lack of capital, weak technological base and poor infrastructure.

(ix) The type of electoral system in Tanzania is known as the

1.  proportional system 
2.  combined system
3.  complex majority system
4.  simple majority system
5.  parallel system.

(x) A social group of people living together with their own government, language, traditions and history is called

1.  nation 
2.  community
3.  family
4.  government
5.  constituency.