SOCIAL SCIENCE 6-12 FTCE EXAM #1 | FROM QUESTION TO
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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.
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,Ptolemy, a Greek geographer who lived in Egypt, made a map which mislead both Columbus
and Magellan. What misconception cost Magellan many months of extra travel?
Ptolemy's map had misleading lines of latitude.
Ptolemy thought that North America was smaller than it was.
Magellan thought that the Pacific Ocean would be calm and much smaller.
Magellan thought that you could sail between North and South America. Answer: The Correct
answer is:
Magellan thought the Pacific Ocean would be calm and much smaller.
Magellan had studied Ptolemy's maps. In 1519, Magellan sailed west from Spain. He found a
passageway, later named the Magellan Strait near the tip of South America which led to the
Pacific. He sailed across the Pacific. He had thought the Pacific would be a calm ocean
(Pacific=peaceful.) Along the way, he met cannibals, stayed with people he named the
Patagones and took two of them with him to display in Spain. When he realized that the Pacific
was vast and wild, he continued . He managed to miss every island between South America and
Guam and landed in the Spice Islands having survived storms, near mutinies and starvation.
They landed in the Philippine Islands. He was killed in a fight there. After three years of
adventures, his last ship returned to Spain. He and his shipmates wrote about his adventures
which is why we know about them today. (Actually a Moluccan slave named Enrique who
accompanied Magellan had been enslaved by Spanish traders and taken to Spain. He was the
first person to encircle the globe but Magellan gets the credit.)
Well known tropical savanna regions of the world include:
A)The Serengeti in Tanzania and the Cerrado in Brazil.
B)The Altiplano in Bolivia and Novaya Zemlya in Russia.
C)The Gobi in Mongolia and the Atacama in Chile.
D)The Congo and Amazon Basins. Answer: The answer is
The Serengeti in Tanzania and the Cerrado in Brazil.
Explanation:
The correct answer is A. Tropical (and subtropical) savanna regions are characterized by
grasslands with scattered trees and exist at both tropical and subtropical latitudes. They tend to
be semi-arid to humid and contain vegetation adapted both to wildfires and grazing animals.
Which of the following terms describes a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic
regions of Alaska, Greenland and Canada?
A) Inuit.
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,B) Anasazi.
C) Iroquois.
D) Cherokee. Answer: The answer is
Inuit.
Explanation:
The correct answer is (A). The Inuit people live throughout most of the Canadian Arctic and
subarctic. In Canada and Greenland, the term Eskimo has taken on a pejorative connotation and
has been replaced by the term Inuit.
Which of the following is NOT one of the main theoretical approaches to sociology?
A) Social conflict.
B) Feminism.
C) Symbolic interactionism.
D) Cognitivism. Answer: The answer is
Cognitivism.
Explanation:
The correct answer is D. Cognitivism is a paradigm from the field of psychology, not sociology.
Symbolic interactionism (the self is a purposeful and creative social product), feminism
(political, social, and economic equality of women) and social conflict theory (groups with more
power exploit those with less power) are all sociological theories.
The holy city of Varansi, or Benares, lies along the banks of which of the following rivers?
Indus.
Brahmaputra.
Ganges.
Yamuna. Answer: The answer is
Ganges.
The Ganges River in India flows from the Himalayas in the north of India and empties into the
Bay of Bengal.
What is the difference in the representation in the House and Senate?
The Senate has one member per state and the House has two.
The Senate has two members per state and the House has one.
The House has an equal number of delegates from each state and the Senate's membership is
based on population.
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, The Senate has two representatives from each state. The House has representation based on a
state's population. Answer: The answer is
The Senate has two representatives from each state. The House has representation based on a
state's population.
Explanation:
The Senate has two representatives from each state. The House has representation based on a
state's population.
Each state has equal representation in the Senate with two Senators. The number of
Representatives from each state in the House is based on population. This was the compromise
agreed to by the big and small states at the Constitutional Convention.
The illustration above from an 1868 edition of Harper's Weekly represents which of the
following institutions?
Underground Railroad.
Freedmen's Bureau.
Religious Society of Friends.
Personal liberty laws. Answer: The answer is
Freedmen's Bureau.
Explanation:
The main role of the Freedmen's Bureau was to provide emergency food, housing, and medical
aid to refugees. In the illustration, a Bureau agent stands between an armed group of Southern
Whites and a group of freed slaves.
Who was the first president to have impeachment charges brought against him?
Clinton
Cleveland
Johnson
Nixon Answer: The answer is
Johnson
Explanation:
Andrew Johnson violated the Tenure of Office Act when he attempted to remove Secretary of
War, Edwin Stanton, from office without the approval of the Senate. He was acquitted because
the senate lacked the necessary 2/3 majority for a "guilty" verdict, and he remained in office.
Canada is on which of the following continents?
South America.
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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
,Ptolemy, a Greek geographer who lived in Egypt, made a map which mislead both Columbus
and Magellan. What misconception cost Magellan many months of extra travel?
Ptolemy's map had misleading lines of latitude.
Ptolemy thought that North America was smaller than it was.
Magellan thought that the Pacific Ocean would be calm and much smaller.
Magellan thought that you could sail between North and South America. Answer: The Correct
answer is:
Magellan thought the Pacific Ocean would be calm and much smaller.
Magellan had studied Ptolemy's maps. In 1519, Magellan sailed west from Spain. He found a
passageway, later named the Magellan Strait near the tip of South America which led to the
Pacific. He sailed across the Pacific. He had thought the Pacific would be a calm ocean
(Pacific=peaceful.) Along the way, he met cannibals, stayed with people he named the
Patagones and took two of them with him to display in Spain. When he realized that the Pacific
was vast and wild, he continued . He managed to miss every island between South America and
Guam and landed in the Spice Islands having survived storms, near mutinies and starvation.
They landed in the Philippine Islands. He was killed in a fight there. After three years of
adventures, his last ship returned to Spain. He and his shipmates wrote about his adventures
which is why we know about them today. (Actually a Moluccan slave named Enrique who
accompanied Magellan had been enslaved by Spanish traders and taken to Spain. He was the
first person to encircle the globe but Magellan gets the credit.)
Well known tropical savanna regions of the world include:
A)The Serengeti in Tanzania and the Cerrado in Brazil.
B)The Altiplano in Bolivia and Novaya Zemlya in Russia.
C)The Gobi in Mongolia and the Atacama in Chile.
D)The Congo and Amazon Basins. Answer: The answer is
The Serengeti in Tanzania and the Cerrado in Brazil.
Explanation:
The correct answer is A. Tropical (and subtropical) savanna regions are characterized by
grasslands with scattered trees and exist at both tropical and subtropical latitudes. They tend to
be semi-arid to humid and contain vegetation adapted both to wildfires and grazing animals.
Which of the following terms describes a group of indigenous peoples inhabiting the Arctic
regions of Alaska, Greenland and Canada?
A) Inuit.
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,B) Anasazi.
C) Iroquois.
D) Cherokee. Answer: The answer is
Inuit.
Explanation:
The correct answer is (A). The Inuit people live throughout most of the Canadian Arctic and
subarctic. In Canada and Greenland, the term Eskimo has taken on a pejorative connotation and
has been replaced by the term Inuit.
Which of the following is NOT one of the main theoretical approaches to sociology?
A) Social conflict.
B) Feminism.
C) Symbolic interactionism.
D) Cognitivism. Answer: The answer is
Cognitivism.
Explanation:
The correct answer is D. Cognitivism is a paradigm from the field of psychology, not sociology.
Symbolic interactionism (the self is a purposeful and creative social product), feminism
(political, social, and economic equality of women) and social conflict theory (groups with more
power exploit those with less power) are all sociological theories.
The holy city of Varansi, or Benares, lies along the banks of which of the following rivers?
Indus.
Brahmaputra.
Ganges.
Yamuna. Answer: The answer is
Ganges.
The Ganges River in India flows from the Himalayas in the north of India and empties into the
Bay of Bengal.
What is the difference in the representation in the House and Senate?
The Senate has one member per state and the House has two.
The Senate has two members per state and the House has one.
The House has an equal number of delegates from each state and the Senate's membership is
based on population.
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, The Senate has two representatives from each state. The House has representation based on a
state's population. Answer: The answer is
The Senate has two representatives from each state. The House has representation based on a
state's population.
Explanation:
The Senate has two representatives from each state. The House has representation based on a
state's population.
Each state has equal representation in the Senate with two Senators. The number of
Representatives from each state in the House is based on population. This was the compromise
agreed to by the big and small states at the Constitutional Convention.
The illustration above from an 1868 edition of Harper's Weekly represents which of the
following institutions?
Underground Railroad.
Freedmen's Bureau.
Religious Society of Friends.
Personal liberty laws. Answer: The answer is
Freedmen's Bureau.
Explanation:
The main role of the Freedmen's Bureau was to provide emergency food, housing, and medical
aid to refugees. In the illustration, a Bureau agent stands between an armed group of Southern
Whites and a group of freed slaves.
Who was the first president to have impeachment charges brought against him?
Clinton
Cleveland
Johnson
Nixon Answer: The answer is
Johnson
Explanation:
Andrew Johnson violated the Tenure of Office Act when he attempted to remove Secretary of
War, Edwin Stanton, from office without the approval of the Senate. He was acquitted because
the senate lacked the necessary 2/3 majority for a "guilty" verdict, and he remained in office.
Canada is on which of the following continents?
South America.
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