WAEC Civic Education Past Questions & Answers - Page 14

66.

Democracy is important because it

A.

Accommodates popular participation

B.

Accommodates political apathy

C.

Encourages operational bureaucracy

D.

Breeds ethnic competition and rivalry

Correct answer is A

As a system of government, Democracy is based on majority rule, hence, it allows popular participation.

67.

An activity meant to promote and protect the interest of a country is

A.

Unitarianism

B.

Communism

C.

Communalism

D.

Nationalism

Correct answer is D

Nationalism can be defined as a sense of group solidarity, which is fostered by a combination of a common aspiration and a common experience.

68.

Interpersonal relationship is promoted through the following ways except

A.

Confrontation

B.

Healthy competition

C.

Cooperation

D.

Communal living

Correct answer is A

Confrontation is an hostile or argumentative situation or meeting between two or more parties or individuals.

69.

Use the quotation below to answer the question.

"If you cannot beat them, join them".


Through which of the following means can the effect of the above quotation on the society be rectified?

A.

Compulsory communal service

B.

Strengthening of the constitution

C.

Reorientation of values

D.

Distribution of relief materials during emergency

Correct answer is C

Value reorientation means restoration or a change of attitude towards a number of things that have been identified as wrong actions or wrong attitudes.

70.

Use the quotation below to answer the question.

''If you cannot beat them, join them''. The statement is an indication of a society that is------

A.

Ethically upright

B.

Morally degenerated

C.

Politically disintegrated

D.

Socially regenerated

Correct answer is B

Moral degeneration consists in any evil thought, feeling, willing or action detrimental to individual or community.