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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

CLASS XI EXAMINATION

MAY 2012

Civics Paper I

Time allowed: 35 minutes Marks 25

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Read each question carefully.
2. Answer the questions on the separate answer sheet provided. DO NOT write your answers on the
question paper.
3. There are 100 answer numbers on the answer sheet. Use answer numbers 1 to 25 only.
4. In each question there are four choices A, B, C, D. Choose ONE. On the answer grid black out
the circle for your choice with a pencil as shown below.

Candidate’s Signature

5. If you want to change your answer, ERASE the first answer completely with a rubber, before
blacking out a new circle.
6. DO NOT write anything in the answer grid. The computer only records what is in the circles.

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1. Civics is a branch of human knowledge 7. According to Aristotle 'Man is a social

which deals with the animal'. This statement specifies the
importance of a
A. organised political life.
B. historical monuments. A. state.
C. scientific functions. B. society.
D. periodic table. C. government.
D. constitution.
2. One of the most important aims of the
study of civics is to produce 8. According to Locke, the major
deficiency in the State of Nature was
A. civic sense.
B. civil engineers. A. absence of a common authority.
C. urban planners. B. established norms and customs.
D. foreign policy developers. C. limited tranquillity and comfort.
D. prevailing equality and freedom.
3. Civic sense is the practice which depicts
citizen's awareness regarding their 9. Which of the following is NOT provided
by a welfare state?
A. benefits and duty.
B. culture and tradition. A. Free education
C. history and culture. B. Minimum income for everyone
D. trade and economy. C. Complimentary dental treatment
D. Free basic health treatment
4. The subject of Civics comes within the
domain of science because it 10. To ensure the welfare of citizens in a
state one of the important requirements
A. has its own numeric system. is
B. is based on algebraic formulas.
C. is the outcome of social surveys. A. a benevolent family.
D. follows Newton's law of motion. B. independent justice.
C. open mindedness.
5. The subject matter of Civics is dependant D. political influence.
on history because it
11. Parents have allowed only one child out
A. is fictional. of four to choose where to go in his
B. is man made. vacations. The decision is
C. is all about stories.
D. needs to collect facts and figures
from the past.

6. Ethics helps Civics in

A. promoting atheism.
B. propagating secularism.
C. enhancing amateurism amongst
citizens. A. anarchic.
D. providing moral training to B. autocratic.
citizens. C. democratic.
D. theocratic.

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12. Defence and armed forces are a part of 18. A good citizen is guided by
the
A. abstract concepts.
A. executive. B. the privileged classes.
B. judiciary. C. the general interest of nation.
C. parliament. D. favouritism for his family.
D. senate.
19. A basic responsibility of any citizen is to

A. advocate stealing of taxes.

13. The excellence of a government can be B. participate in violent acts.
evaluated by C. contribute to the common good.
D. propagate negative feelings about
A. the efficiency of the judiciary. the government.
B. high rates of taxation.
C. high inflation. 20. Which of the following sets depicts the
D. satisfactory encounters with the economic rights of an individual?
police.
A. Ownership of personal property,
14. According to the principle of ‘Jus soli’, initiating business, changing
employment at will
A. people have rights on the B. Vote, ownership of personal
government. property, choosing a life partner
B. citizenship of a child is C. Ownership of personal property,
determined by his birth place. practice one's own religion,
C. people are organized by law freedom of thoughts
within a definite territory. D. Changing employment at will,
D. powers of government are initiating business, referendum
concentrated in the hands of one
person. 21. A legal duty is imposed by the

15. Federalism depicts A. society.

B. culture.
A. infinite authority. C. state.
B. inferiority of the masses. D. religion.
C. power sharing.
D. presidential supremacy. 22. In the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights, ‘Right to care and protection' is
16. The three-fold division of a government related to
is necessary in order to
A. aliens.
A. appoint favourite people. B. assets.
B. delay work. C. children.
C. designate less work. D. government.
D. maintain checks and balances.
23. A rigid constitution is not suitable for a
17. Dictatorship does NOT believe in society which is politically

A. legal commentaries. A. stable.

B. sovereignty of a state. B. stagnant.
C. commonness of traditions. C. progressive.
D. worth and value of the individual. D. conservative.
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24. Civil liberties are most essential for

A. bureaucratic authority.
B. amendment in a constitution.
C. economic developments in a state.
D. formation of a sound public
opinion.

25. The Devolution Plan introduced by

Ayub Khan was popularly known as the
system of

A. Mayors.
B. Local Bodies.
C. Commissionaire.
D. Basic Democracy.

END OF PAPER
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