YEKA SUB CITY EDUCATION OFFICE

CIVICS AND ETHICAL EDUCATION MODEL EXAMINATION

FOR GRADE 12

Academic year 2014

EC/2021GC
Choose the best answer from the given alternatives and write the letter
your choice on the space provided
1. the objectives of civics education to learn the student?
A. to know law and how law is made C. to know only about for his/her
responsibility
B. to established violence’s D.to know always claims for
his/her right
2. the basic difference between direct and indirect democracy lies in

A. empowering the people B. limiting human rights C. limiting democratic

rights D. ways of electing officials

3. Among the three international principles of taxation the one is related with the
Ethiopian progressive taxation. which one?
A, The horizontal equity B. the diagonal equity C. the vertical
equity D. The zigzag equity
4. According to the FDRE Constitution sovereign power resides in the

A. House of federation B. House of peoples C. Nation, Nationalities and

peoples of Ethiopia D. The majority party in the parliament

5. Civic participation requires the following except

A. Commitment B. Dedication C. Team sprit D. Dominance
6. A feminist who fought for the right of women and wrote a book called “Women and
Economics” is
 A. Rosa park B. Theresa may C. Angela Merkel D. Charlotte
Gilman

7. Ethiopian laws are publicized in

A. Herald B. Addis Zemen C. Negarit Gazette D. Reporter

8. A type of ethics which deals about moral controversial issue is

A. Professional ethics B. Meta physics C. Applied ethics D. Logic
9. One of the following is a reflection of dependency. Which one?
A. Confident to make decision B. Self-direction C. High level of
motivation D. Lack of courage to act
10. Who said “Think not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your
country”?
A. The former president of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe
B. The present chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel
C. The Former prime minister of Ethiopia Hailemariam Desalegn
D. The former president of USA John F. Kennedy
11. Which one of the following could be taken as a challenge of globalization? Which one
is it?

A. Human development B. Transfer of knowledge and technology C.

Religious syncretism D. Exchange of culture

12. The deliberate destruction of life and property to force one’s goal is

A. Genocide B. Terrorism C. Corruption D. Homicide

13. 1994 Tutsi rebel movement leader was.

A. Robert Mugabe B. Paul kagame C. Abraham linken D.

John. F. Kennedy

14. Officials who cannot be arrested or accused except red handed offenders in Ethiopia
are
A. Parliamentarians B. Academicians C. Judges D. Civil
servants
15. accepting any kinds of difference as natural and respecting the rights of others refers to

A. Tolerance of diversity B. Chauvinism C. Poverty reduction D.

Ethnocentrism

16. Loyalty to a country and love for people’s sovereignty is

A. Patriotism B. Nationalism C. Voluntarism D. Theocratism

17. The mandate to formulate the constitution is given to

A. House of federation C. Council of
minsters
B. House of people representatives D. Constituent
assembly
18. in which conflict resolution mechanism is the decision of third-party non-binding?
A. in negotiation B. in arbitration C. in litigation D. in
mediation
19. among the elements of due process of law which one states about the right of the
defendant to remain silent?
A. The right to counsel C. right against self-incrimination
B. right to appeal D. presumption of innocence
20. a service or commodities that are believed to be good for an individual is
A. Benefit B. Obligation C. Burden D. Duties
21. being answerable for the failure of official’s duty
A. transparency B. pluralism C. secularism D.
accountability
22. during the Ethiopian student movement of the 1960sand 1970s, the main slogan of
the student was
A. church and state should be separated
B.” Land to the lord”
C. ‘Land to the king”
D. “Land to the teller”
23. . a mechanism by which one branch of government control the other branch of
government is
 A, check and balance Pluralism C. power monopoly D. accountability
24. the decision of a self-reliance person is always founded on
A. against flexibility B. rumors C. not taking risks D. reason and
information
25. the ability to support and take care of you and to make decision by yourself is refers as

A. self-respect B. dependence C. self-criticize D. self-reliance

26. any productive activity that results in something useful or good is termed as

A. work B. job C. career D. initiatives

27. Henok, reads novels or fiction the purpose of reading expressed here is
A. Enjoyment B. Revision C. Exploring text D. To score good
mark at exam
28. “No one is above the law”, this statement refers to
A. rule of law B. rule of men C. constitution D.
constitutionalism
29. Which of the following characterize affirmative action best?
A. Treating people based on their capacity C. treating all peoples in the
same way
B. giving priority the majority D. Giving especial support on
the past injustices and inequality.
30. Woizero kindest who was arrested by police on suspicion of involving in corruption.
Petitioned for her physical release indicating that the law

enforces failed to bring her the court in 48 hours. Which principle of due process
of law does this situation indicate?

A. Presumption of innocent C. Imperial tribunal

B. Habeas corpus A
C. D. Right against self-incrimination
31. Constitutional review and interpretation under FDRE government is given to

A. houses of people representative C. Council of

minister
 B. federal Supreme Court D. house of
federation

32. Which of the following is the concurrent power in the constitution of FDRE?
A. levy and collect taxes C. Established
national deface

B. conducting foreign policy D. administering

national bank

33. Which one of the following is a peaceful way of settling disputes without the
involvement of a third party?

A. Arbitration B. Negotiation C. Meditation

D. litigation

34. Which of the following approaches has a direct role in preventing corruption?
A. receiving complains C. property registration
B. investigate corruption case D. bringing corrupt officials to
justice
35. Which of the following is true about rules?
A. primary legislation C. enacted by organ
lower than parliament
B. enacted by HPR D. enacted by highest
legislation organ
36. Responsibility to formulate laws at regional level in Ethiopia is given to
A. The judiciary B. state administration C. State council D. state
court
37. Under FDRE constitution, constitutional amendment is stated in
A. article 103 B. article 104 C. article 106 D. article 105
38. from the following statement one is causes of corruption?
A. violation of law C. to respect rule and
regulation
 B. administrative organized D. to give honor social
norms and value

39. .a choice that you make about something after thinking about possibilities is
A. decision making B. Criticism C. dependable D. decision
40. the major function of the executive body is

A. constitution making B. statute making C. to in force law D. to

interpret laws

41. the types of justice which is concerned with the fairness of punishments of wrong
doings and injuries is
A. procedural justice B. Distributive justice C. corrective justice D.
gender justice
42. . the ideology, poCClitical doctrine and culture to limit the power of government

A. checks and balance B. multiculturalism C. constitutionalism D.

arbitrary power

43. understanding people’s way of living from the framework of their culture refers to

A. Euro centrism B. Ethnocentrism C. Cultural Relativism D.

Cultural absolutism

44. which of the following does not go with group rights?

A. the right to life C. The right to develop one’s
own culture
B. The right to self-governance D. the right to develop one’s
language
45. considering one’s cultural value superior to the other refers to
A. Ethnocentrism B. Patriotism C. Nationalism D.
Multiculturalism
46. duties and custom duties which are taxed and levied on imported and exported goods
are
A. excise tax B, contraband C. turn over tax D. tariff
 47. affirmative action has become a matter of necessity for women because
A. Women Are superior to men b. women are weaker than men
C. women were culturally unfairly treated in the past D. women have
an economic super hand in the economy
48. HIV/AIDS could transmit from person to person through

A. living together B. eating together c. clean hand shacking D.

unsafe sex

49. which of the following is NOT true about voluntary organization?

A. they are independent of government b. they are profit making
organizations
C. the usually work towards social well being D. they cooperate with
government to tackle common problems
50. understanding of what we want or need and what resources we have refers
A. production B. planning C. saving D. consumption
51. an increase in the general levels of the price of goods and service is
A. growth B. production c. deflation d, inflation
52. from the following ethical theory, the one sometimes refers as the greatest happiness
principle
A. Deontology B. Teleology C. Right approach
D. Utilitarianism
53. knowing one’s strength and weakness is refers to
A. self-respect B. self-direction C. self-motivation D. Self-
awareness
54. the general accepted guidelines for the right or wrong behavior in work place is
A. Career B. Maximizing productivity C. cooperation D.
Work ethics
55. A Modern financial institution which covers expense in the case of emergency is
A. Bank B. Insurance C. Iddir D. Credit union
56. If conflict arise between our personal interest and public interest then as a good
citizen we are expected to do
 A. Promote our own interest at the expense of the common good
B. Appeal to the nearest public authority to solve the conflict
C. Surender our own interest to promote the common good
D. Use our violence as a best mothed of resolving the difference
57. The most widely used method of saving in rural areas of Ethiopia is
A. Saving in bank B. Saving in Iddir C. Saving in tangible asset
D. Saving Insurance companies
58. The process of influencing others to work towards the achievement of organizational
objectives is
A. Leadership B
B. Planning C. Motivation D. Community participation
59. which one of the following data collection tools is important to get information from
illiterate people?
A. questionaries B, document analysis C. interview
D, check least
60. which of the following is term refers to an unscientific story that people would like to
tell and believe?
A. Tradition B. Truth C. myth d. Truth
fulness
ANSWERS

1. A
2. D
3. C
4. C
5. D
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. D
10. D
11. C
12. B
13. B
14. A
15. A
16. A
17. D
18. A
19. C
20. A
21. D
22. D
23. A
24. D
25. D
26. A
27. A
28. A
29. D
30. B
31. D
32. A
33. C
34. C
35. C
36. C
37. D
38. A
39. A
40. C
41. C
42. C
43. C
44. A
45. A
46. D
47. C
48. D
49. B
50. B
51. D
52. D
53. D
54. D
55. B
56. B
57. C
58. A
59. C
60. C