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AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION BOARD

SECONDARY SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

CLASS IX EXAMINATION

MAY 2012

Civics Paper I

Time allowed: 40 minutes Marks 30

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 30 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 helps an individual to improve 6. A polyandrous family is based on

his/her behaviour as a
A. slavery.
A. citizen. B. male control.
B. diplomat. C. plurality of wives.
C. politician. D. plurality of husbands.
D. civil servant.
7. A polygamous family is considered
2. The subject of Civics lies under the uncivilised because it is based on
domain of science because it
A. democracy.
A. follows Newton's law of B. male dominance.
motion. C. female monopoly.
B. has its own numeric system. D. child centred approach.
C. is based on algebraic
formulas. 8. A family is the training ground for
D. is the application of social cultivating
survey.
A. kingship.
3. The subject matter of Civics is B. arrogance.
dependant on history because it C. citizenship.
D. civil services.
A. is fictional.
B. is man made. 9. A nation is a group of people
C. is all about stories. organised by a
D. needs to collect facts and
figures from past. A. state.
B. religion.
4. Society and individual can progress C. community.
through D. political party.

A. interaction. 10. A nation signifies the organization of

B. disinterest. people which is
C. isolation.
D. indifference. A. political.
B. cultural.
5. One of the important aims of the C. religious.
institution of family is D. sovereign.

A. hatred. 11. A state cannot set down its

B. punishment.
C. monetary benefits. A. religion.
D. preservation of human race. B. territory.
C. population.
D. form of government.

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12. One of the major characteristics of an 17. As defined by the Greeks, a citizen
Islamic state is was a person who

A. force. A. dwelt in a city state.

B. equality. B. shared in the political
C. elite authority. functions.
D. might is right. C. was a member of an organised
political society.
13. Government and the law of the state D. belonged to a particular
are the institutions of social control to religious group.
govern and maintain
18. Citizens of one country who live in
A. cultural diversity. another country are known as
B. national solidarity.
C. population structures. A. aliens.
D. science expenditures. B. strangers.
C. visitors.
14. Rights which are NOT enforced by a D. diplomats.
government are
19. The qualities which are required in a
A. child rights. good citizen are
B. labour rights.
C. natural rights. A. narcism, knowledge and ego.
D. political rights. B. futility, knowledge and
selfishness.
15. Which of the following sets depicts C. silliness, knowledge and
political rights of an individual? devotion.
D. common sense, knowledge
A. Vote, petition and freedom of and devotion.
speech
B. Vote, initiating a society and 20. Which of the following represents
starting a business three major functions of a
C. Vote, religious practice and government?
freedom of thoughts
D. Vote, personal property and A. To make laws, enforce laws
freedom to choose life partner and adjudicate any dispute.
B. To appoint a cabinet, make
16. Which of the following statements is laws and adjudicate any
NOT depicting the behaviour of a dispute.
good citizen? C. To appoint head of the
government, give him right to
A. Seema is 24 years old and has rule and resolve conflicts.
never voted. D. To elect the head of the
B. Anwar helped a person who government and give right to
was injured. rule and resolve conflicts.
C. Saira jostled an old lady in the
street and apologised.
D. Ahmer forms an association
to protect the environment.

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21. The given picture shows a form of 26. The major player in the good
government known as governance is

A. civil society.
A. democracy. B. military.
B. autocracy. C. feudal lords.
C. oligarchy. D. bureaucracy.
D. anarchy.
27. Good governance is basically the
A. democracy. concept which deals with the
B. oligarchy.
C. dictatorship. A. public issues.
D. parliamentary. B. international affairs.
C. diplomatic relations.
22. Democracy turns out to be a deficient D. military administration.
system in the absence of
28. One of the major aims behind the
A. educated population. implementation of good governance
B. feudal lords. in Pakistan is
C. oligarchy.
D. industries. A. to concentrate wealth.
B. empowerment of
23. Democracy is different from industrialists.
dictatorship because C. to enhance the role of
bureaucracy.
A. it has an educative value. D. distribution of resources at
B. it is efficient. local level.
C. it is stable.
D. it is the oldest form of 29. In the parliamentary form of
government. government, the legislature
supervises the
24. Legislative council is a body of
people who A. state.
B. sovereignty.
A. believe in and uphold a C. family laws.
government. D. work of cabinet ministers.
B. make laws for a country or
state. 30. One of the important features of good
C. are actively engaged in governance is
politics.
D. hear and decide cases in the A. elite rulers.
court of law. B. accountability.
C. dependant judiciary.
25. Democracy can benefit people as it D. controlled press.
creates

A. win – win situation.

B. win – lose situation.
C. lose – lose situation.
D. no win situation.

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