SOCIAL SCIENCE 6-12 FTCE EXAM #3 | FROM QUESTION TO
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Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
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,Which of the following BEST describes the main idea behind social Darwinism?
Competition among individuals, groups, nations or ideas drives social evolution.
Human beings are not any better than animals on a fundamental level.
Substandard members of society should be exterminated.
Illness and death among human beings is necessary and good. Answer: Correct Answer:
Competition among individuals, groups, nations or ideas drives social evolution.
Explanation:
Social Darwinism draws directly from Charles Darwins' Theory of Natural Selection, in which
competition between individual organisms drives biological evolutionary change through
survival of the fittest.
Mahatma Gandhi was seen as a prominent figure in the nationalist movement of what nation?
India.
China.
Sri Lanka.
Israel. Answer: Correct Answer:
India.
Explanation:
India had been under British rule for years and wanted to get their own freedom. Gandhi
introduced the concept of peaceful protest and eventually the Indian people were able to regain
their independence.
Which of the following is BEST defined by the idea that a majority of the population has the
right to make most of the decisions that will affect society as a whole?
Sovereignty.
Federalism.
Equality.
Majoritarianism. Answer: Correct Answer:
Majoritarianism.
Explanation:
Simply stated, majoritarianism is the ruling of a majority class over a minority class.
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,Which of the following was an important factor in the collapse of the Romanov Dynasty in early
1917?
Bolshevik Revolution.
Food shortages
Peasant uprising.
Vladimir Lenin. Answer: Correct Answer:
Food shortages
Explanation:
Russia was suffering from severe food shortages, and these, combined with the heavy losses
suffered in the War against Austria-Hungary, led to the Tsar's abdication and Russian withdrawal
from the front. The Bolsehvik Revolution only took place in 1918, with Lenin overthrowing
Kerensky's provisional Soviet government which had replaced the Imperial government.
Between the time of Kerensky's installment as provisional leader and Lenin's appropriation of
power, peasants did revolt, clamoring especially for the cessation of Russian involvement in the
War.
Using the world map above, which country is located at approximately 20 degrees north
latitdude and 80 degrees east longitude? Answer: The United States
England
India
Argentina
Correct Answer:
India
Explanation:
The equator is at 0 degrees latitude. The prime meridian is at 0 degrees longitude. Plotting east,
west, north or south of these points locates a place on the map
Leviathan, a book that advocated a strong central government to avoid the discord of civil war,
was written by which of the following philosophers?
John Locke.
Niccolo Machiavelli.
Thomas Hobbes.
Vladimir Lenin. Answer: Correct Answer:
Thomas Hobbes.
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, Explanation:
In Leviathan, Hobbes set out his doctrine of the foundation of societies and legitimate
governments.
What term was given to the policy of segregation in South Africa?
Apartheid.
Succession.
Afrikaans.
Invictus. Answer: Correct Answer:
Apartheid.
Explanation:
Apartheid The segregation was due to the British occupying the nation. It was repealed in 1990
and saw with it the election of Nelson Mandela, the first president of South Africa elected by the
population as a whole.
What famous book was written by Adolf Hitler?
According to Hitler.
Fuhrer.
Mein Putsch.
Mein Kampf. Answer: Correct Answer:
Mein Kampf.
Explanation:
Also known as 'My Life', this book deals with Hitler's approach to his own life. In it, he exalts
the aryan race as being the main race of the world.
For many years the American colonists had been satisfied with their status with the British. Then
something happened which began an period of discontent. What was it?
The British began trading more with the Canadian French than the colonies.
The British started interferring in local politics.
The British wanted the Americans to pay the costs of quartering British soldiers there.
The British navy went off to fight a war with France leaving the colonies defenseless. Answer:
Correct Answer:
The British wanted the Americans to pay the costs of quartering British soldiers there.
Explanation:
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PERFECTION| EVERY QUESTION SOLVED | EVERY SCORE
SECURED!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 70%.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
,Which of the following BEST describes the main idea behind social Darwinism?
Competition among individuals, groups, nations or ideas drives social evolution.
Human beings are not any better than animals on a fundamental level.
Substandard members of society should be exterminated.
Illness and death among human beings is necessary and good. Answer: Correct Answer:
Competition among individuals, groups, nations or ideas drives social evolution.
Explanation:
Social Darwinism draws directly from Charles Darwins' Theory of Natural Selection, in which
competition between individual organisms drives biological evolutionary change through
survival of the fittest.
Mahatma Gandhi was seen as a prominent figure in the nationalist movement of what nation?
India.
China.
Sri Lanka.
Israel. Answer: Correct Answer:
India.
Explanation:
India had been under British rule for years and wanted to get their own freedom. Gandhi
introduced the concept of peaceful protest and eventually the Indian people were able to regain
their independence.
Which of the following is BEST defined by the idea that a majority of the population has the
right to make most of the decisions that will affect society as a whole?
Sovereignty.
Federalism.
Equality.
Majoritarianism. Answer: Correct Answer:
Majoritarianism.
Explanation:
Simply stated, majoritarianism is the ruling of a majority class over a minority class.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
2
,Which of the following was an important factor in the collapse of the Romanov Dynasty in early
1917?
Bolshevik Revolution.
Food shortages
Peasant uprising.
Vladimir Lenin. Answer: Correct Answer:
Food shortages
Explanation:
Russia was suffering from severe food shortages, and these, combined with the heavy losses
suffered in the War against Austria-Hungary, led to the Tsar's abdication and Russian withdrawal
from the front. The Bolsehvik Revolution only took place in 1918, with Lenin overthrowing
Kerensky's provisional Soviet government which had replaced the Imperial government.
Between the time of Kerensky's installment as provisional leader and Lenin's appropriation of
power, peasants did revolt, clamoring especially for the cessation of Russian involvement in the
War.
Using the world map above, which country is located at approximately 20 degrees north
latitdude and 80 degrees east longitude? Answer: The United States
England
India
Argentina
Correct Answer:
India
Explanation:
The equator is at 0 degrees latitude. The prime meridian is at 0 degrees longitude. Plotting east,
west, north or south of these points locates a place on the map
Leviathan, a book that advocated a strong central government to avoid the discord of civil war,
was written by which of the following philosophers?
John Locke.
Niccolo Machiavelli.
Thomas Hobbes.
Vladimir Lenin. Answer: Correct Answer:
Thomas Hobbes.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
3
, Explanation:
In Leviathan, Hobbes set out his doctrine of the foundation of societies and legitimate
governments.
What term was given to the policy of segregation in South Africa?
Apartheid.
Succession.
Afrikaans.
Invictus. Answer: Correct Answer:
Apartheid.
Explanation:
Apartheid The segregation was due to the British occupying the nation. It was repealed in 1990
and saw with it the election of Nelson Mandela, the first president of South Africa elected by the
population as a whole.
What famous book was written by Adolf Hitler?
According to Hitler.
Fuhrer.
Mein Putsch.
Mein Kampf. Answer: Correct Answer:
Mein Kampf.
Explanation:
Also known as 'My Life', this book deals with Hitler's approach to his own life. In it, he exalts
the aryan race as being the main race of the world.
For many years the American colonists had been satisfied with their status with the British. Then
something happened which began an period of discontent. What was it?
The British began trading more with the Canadian French than the colonies.
The British started interferring in local politics.
The British wanted the Americans to pay the costs of quartering British soldiers there.
The British navy went off to fight a war with France leaving the colonies defenseless. Answer:
Correct Answer:
The British wanted the Americans to pay the costs of quartering British soldiers there.
Explanation:
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
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