Civics Exam 1998-2008

ETHIOPIAN UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (EUEE)
CIVICS &ETHICAL EDUCATION
Contents
1 Ginbot 1998/May 2006..................................................................................................................1
1.1 Answer for EUEE 0F 1998.....................................................................................................21
2 EXAMINATION GINBOT 1999/MAY 2007......................................................................................22
2.1 ANSWER FOR 1999..............................................................................................................39
3 2000E.C........................................................................................................................................40
3.1 Answer for 2000 E.C.............................................................................................................58
4 Ginbot 2001.................................................................................................................................59
4.1 Answer 0f 2001....................................................................................................................76
5 2002 E.C.......................................................................................................................................77
5.1 Answer for 2002...................................................................................................................93
6 2003 E.C.......................................................................................................................................94
6.1 Answer for 2003.................................................................................................................110
7 2004 E.C.....................................................................................................................................111
7.1 Answer for 2004.................................................................................................................129
8 2005 E.C.....................................................................................................................................130
8.1 Answer for 2005.................................................................................................................145
9 2006E.C/2014............................................................................................................................146
9.1 Answer for 2006.................................................................................................................160
10 2007/2015E.C........................................................................................................................161
10.1 Answer for 2007.................................................................................................................176
11 2008E.C..................................................................................................................................177
11.1 Answer for 2008.................................................................................................................192
12 Unit one.................................................................................................................................193
12.1 BUILDING A DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM....................................................................................193
13 Unit two.................................................................................................................................198
13.1 RULE OF LAW.....................................................................................................................198
14 UNIT THREE............................................................................................................................204
14.1 EQUALITY...........................................................................................................................204
15 UNIT FOUR.............................................................................................................................209
15.1 JUSTICE..............................................................................................................................209
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16 UNIT FIVE...............................................................................................................................215
16.1 PATRIOTISM.......................................................................................................................215
17 Unit six...................................................................................................................................219
17.1 RESPONSIBILITY.................................................................................................................219
18 UNIT 7....................................................................................................................................222
18.1 INDUSTRIOUSNESS.............................................................................................................222
19 UINT 8....................................................................................................................................226
19.1 SELF RELIANCE...................................................................................................................226
20 UNIT 9....................................................................................................................................229
20.1 SAVING...............................................................................................................................229
21 UNIT TEN................................................................................................................................232
21.1 ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.................................................................................232
22 UNIT ELEVEN..........................................................................................................................235
22.1 PURSUTE OF WISDOM.......................................................................................................235
23 ANSWER KEY FOR QUESTIONS...............................................................................................237
23.1 ANSWER FOR UNIT ONE....................................................................................................237
23.2 ANSWER FOR UNIT TWO....................................................................................................237
23.3 ANSWER FOR UNIT THREE.................................................................................................237
23.4 ANSWER FOR UNIT FOUR...................................................................................................238
23.5 ANSWER FOR UNIT FIVE.....................................................................................................238
23.6 ANSWER FOR UNIT SIX.......................................................................................................238
23.7 ANSWER FOR UNIT SEVEN.................................................................................................238
23.8 ANSWER FOR UNITT EIGHT................................................................................................239
23.9 ANSWER FOR UNIT NINE....................................................................................................239
23.10 ANSWER FOR UNIT TEN.................................................................................................239
23.11 ANSWER FOR UNIT ELEVEN...........................................................................................240
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INTRODUCTION
This question bank has one thousand one hundred entrance question
from 1998 up to 2008 E.C and, three hundred eight top review exercise
from each units.
It has also two hundred model exams from 2008 and 2009 E.C.
Generally, it has 1608 questions and will help the students to improve
their knowledge.
This will help also for other individual who wants to further
knowledge in civics and ethical education.
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1 Ginbot 1998/May 2006

Directions: each of the following questions is followed by four possible alternatives. Read
each questions and blacken the letters of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided.
1. In Ethiopia the two house of parliament are known as :

A. The congress and the chamber of deputies
B. The senate and the chamber of deputies
C. The house of people’s representatives and the house of federation
D. The federal and regional shengos
2. The protection of the environment is the task of:
A. The federal government
B. The regional state
C. The environmental protection authority
D. Every member of the society
3. The court system of Ethiopia is divided into:
A. Zone, state and federal court
B. Federal and state court
C. Supreme and high courts
D. Civil and criminal court
4. What does democracy means?
A. Apolitical system where sovereignty must be in the hand of the citizens
B. Apolitical system where sovereignty lies in the hand of the democrats
C. A system where the rule of law must be the overriding principles
D. A and C
5. Which theory of truth claims that truth is what works?
A. Coherence theory
B. Correspondence theory
C. Pragmatic theory
D. Universal theory
6. The national symbol that is given due respect wherever it goes as it is a sign of
countries sovereignty is its:
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A. Government C. parliament
B. constitution D. flag
7. as a student you are a member of a unique community whose relationship is based on
acommon:
A. cultural background
B. interest of learning
C. religious belief
D. social background
8. Which one of the following traits is NOT important for effective leadership?
A. Self-awareness
B. Self-assurance
C. Self-confidence
D. Self- centeredness
9. The World Bank group and the international monetary fund are toghether known as:
A. The Paris club of creditors
B. The world financial organization
C. The Bretton woods institution
D. The world monetary bank
10. Which of the following actions is a form of political participation that enables citizens to
influence the formation and implementation of a public policy?
A. Running for political office
B. Refusing to pay taxes
C. Refraining from voting in election
D. Rendering humanitarian free service
11. Mahatma Gandhi and martin Luther king are known as:
A. Leaders who shared the noble price for peace
B. Leaders of civil disobedience movement
C. Leaders of minority groups in their respective countries
D. Leaders of national liberation movements
12. In which of Ethiopian regional state do we find zones specially established for minority
groups living within the region?
A. Oromia C. benishangul-gumuz
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B. Amhara D. Tigrai
13. The military junta managed to take state power following the successes of the 1974
Ethiopian revolution because:
A. The military was the vanguard of the popular struggle
B. The army had been able to win the trust of the people
C. The educated elite of the country wanted to take power
D. There was no organised political party to take power
14. Peoples with disability were often excluded by the traditional Ethiopian society
because the society believed that they are:
A. Not capable of working
B. Llliterate and can not be educated
C. Considered to be cursed
D. Anti-social elements
15. Who has the highest authority in the national states of FDRE?
A. The state council
B. The state judiciary
C. The state executive
D. The state president
16. Which of the following statement defines the principle of universal suffrage properly?
A. It gives all citizen of a country the right to vote
B. It grants all legally able citizens of a country the right to vote
C. It gives all people living in a country the right to vote
D. It grants people who suffered injustice special privilege in voting
17. Ethiopia was one of the founding members of one of the following international
organization. Which one?
A. League of nation
B. International labour organization
C. World trade organization
D. United nation organization
18. Which of the following responsibilities is concurrently given to the federal and state
government in Ethiopia?
A. Organizing and regulating telecommunication
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B. Organizing and regulating a police forces
C. Minting and issuing currency
D. Constructing and regulating inter-state highway
19. If two conflicting parties sit down and discuss the terms of a proposed agreement with a
view of resolving their disagreement the process they followed to resolve their difference is
known as
A. Arbitration C. Litigation
B. Mediation D. Negotiation
20. Rule of the law is observed and citizens’ rights are better respected in countries where
there is :
A. Written constitution
B. Federal system of government
C. Strong and independent judiciary
D. Periodic election for parliament
21.State level terror as means of political repression and social control emerged during the:
A. English Bourgeois Revolution C. Russian Revolution
B. The French Revolution. D. Ethiopian Revolution
22. What requirement should an individual fulfil to become a member of the traditional self-
help
Association called edir?
A. Ability to properly read, write and do basic arithmetic.
B. Willingness to be abided by rules and regulations of the edir
C. Earlier experience as a member or leader in another edir
D. Readiness to obey all personal order of the edir leader.
23. The FDRE constitution made state and religions separation in order to:
A. Enable citizens choose and follow the religions they like.
B. Abolish unequal treatment of religions in the country .
C. Undermine the importance of the former state religion.
D. Enable new religions to emerge and flourish in the country
24. Why should we give preference to domestically produced goods rather than
Imported ones?
A. In order to get qualitatively better goods inexpensively
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B. Because we know where and when it is produced
C. To help our government save foreign currency
D. So that we stop importing from other countries
25. In a country like Ethiopia, one could show patriotism by:
A. Attempting to create one religion and one culture for Ethiopians
B. Striving to make others accept his/her superior culture and language
C. Accepting the equality of the divers peoples of the country
D. unquestionably respecting all the orders of the existing government
26. While Allocating resources for development the less developed regions of Ethiopia
Should give priority to:
A. Provision of basic health care and basic education.
B. Expansion of mechanized farms and industries.
C. Construction of a network of asphalted highways.
D. construction of big irrigation schemes.
27.Social unrest would surely occur in any country if its government fails to:
A. Change the composition of its officials for a very long period of time.
B. Fairly distribute benefits and burdens between the peoples of the country.
C. Make timely salary increment to the civil servants and factory workers.
D. Organize ministries at federal level with equal powers and duties.
28. The greatest damage that a county could suffer if its government commits of genocide
against a section of its people is :
A. Loss of human resource that is the main actor for development.
B. Condemnation from international humanitarian organizations.
C. Loosing respect in the international diplomatic circles.
D. Emergence of political and economic inequality among its peoples.
29. In the present world, there is a widely held misconception among the uninformed people
about terrorism. This misconception sees it as:
A. Response of dissatisfied people to undemocratic governments.
B. Reaction of poor people to economic injustice in their country.
C. An act of violence perpetrated by followers of a certain religion.
D. An action of politicians who have lost hope in peaceful struggle.
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30. One of the main aims of the constitution of FDRE in establishing the judiciary as an
independent organ of state is:
A. Providing justice to citizens free from Executive and Legislative influence.
B. Making that body the sole controller of the activities of the Legislative.
C. Making this body free from check by the Executive and the Legislative.
D. Enabling this organ to have power over all regional state judiciaries.
31. What would happen in any modern society if there are no set of laws and courts ?
A. peace will reign as the people will refrain from quarrelling with each other in
the absence of laws and courts.
B. The powerful members of that society would do whatever they like with the weaker
members of society.
C. science and literature will flourish as there will be no limitation by law on the
creative ability of people.
D. The society will prosper by using the money it used to spend for running courts
for other very useful purpose.
32. The greatest benefit you, as an individual, will gain from getting education is:
A. Skill to become a politician and a leader of your community.
B. Hope of honestly serving your country one day.
C. Acquiring better understanding of yourself and your society.
D. Certainty of becoming successful and leading comfortable life.
33. The resistance in Bale was different from the uprising in Gojjam in that:
A. It was a protest against exorbitant taxation system.
B. It was led by people who came from the somalia republic.
C. It was easily defeated before gaining wide acceptance.
D. It saw itself as a liberation movement of the peoples of the area.
34. It is possible to eradicate the harmful traditional practises that affect women in
rural Ethiopia mainly by:
A. Introducing laws against such practises.
B. Teaching the society about their ill effect.
C. Taking affirmative action in favour of women’s education
D. Establishing women’s association throughout the country.
35. It was widely known that constitution of some countries discriminate against women by:
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A. Assigning them housekeeping and other menial roles.
B. Endorsing societal demand for early marriage.
C. Depriving them, the right to educate and improve themselves.
D. Disallowing them to pass their citizenship to their children
36. Which of the following statements is true about the relationship between human and
Democratic right?
A. Respect for human and democratic rights are mutually exclusive.
B. It is possible to respect democratic rights while ignoring human rights.
C. Respecting for human right is incomplete without respect for democratic right.
D. Respect for democratic rights is more important to a citizen that respect for human
rights.
37. One similarity between parliamentary and presidential democracies is that in both cases:
A. The head of state is elected by popular representatives.
B. The executive branch of state is superior to the judiciary branch.
C. Government is formed by the party that won majority of votes.
D. State power is transferred from one party to another.
38. Which of the following is nota principle that is a basis for the present foreign policy of
Ethiopia?
A. Promoting mutual respect for sovereignty and equality of states.
B. Respecting international agreements irrespective of their implications.
C. Seeking and supporting peaceful solutions to international disputes.
D. forging and promoting economic union with neighbouring nations.
39. The fight against corruption in Ethiopia should be carried out relentlessly primarily
because
A. It makes some people richer than the majority of the country’s population.
B. It aggravates poverty and hinders development efforts in the country.
C. It is a new phenomenon that should be eradicated before it takes firm root.
D. It is against the norm and beliefs of the majority of the Ethiopian peoples.
40. Who signs a law approved by the Ethiopian house of peoples’ representatives before
It is published in the federal NegaritGazetta?
A. The prime minister.
B. The president of the Supreme Court
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C. The speaker of the House of Representatives
D. The federal president
41. We use the term constitutional democracy to mean :
A. Democracy emanating from the will of the people
B. Democracy that is given to the people
C. Democracy that is direct
D. Democracy that is indirect
42. Which one of the following is true?
A. Ethics and morality mean the same thing
B. Ethics belongs to practical philosophy
C. Ethics is concerned with the values that have to do with beauty
D. There are universally accepted moral values at all place and time
43. The specific branch of ethics by which the professional’s action can be judged as right
Or wrong is known as:
A. Applied ethics C. Utilitarian ethics
B. consequentialist ethics D. professional ethics
44. Which of the following statements is correct regarding historical and cultural heritage?
A. Are sources of pride and identity
B. Could be major sources of income through tourism
C. Are a sign of backwardness?
D. A and B
45. Independence of the judiciary means:
A. That the judges are above the law
B. That all courts should be free from any interference by a government body or
officials
C. That judges shall exercise their functions in full independence and shall be detected
by the
D.B and C
46. Ethics is:
A. A branch of political philosophy that teaches how citizens should behave in a
democracy
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B. A branch of philosophy that is concerned with the ideas of right and wrong and
morality in
General
C. A branch of psychology concerned with human behaviour
D. A branch of civics
47. In a representative democracy
A. The citizenry exercises its political rights directly
B. The citizenry directs its elected representative in all matters
C. The citizenry exercises its political rights of making political decisions through
persons elected by and accountable to it
D. The citizenry represents itself directly
48. Which one is not a principle of democracy?
A. It must be based on the principle of equality
B. It must be based on participation
C. It must be based on majority rule
D. political pluralism is not a foundation of democracy
49. In a situation where a law or a customary practice contravenes the constitution
A. Such law or customary practice must take effect
B. Such a law or customary practice shall have no effect
C. A compromise must be sought between the two
D. A andB
50. The type of justice that is after a fair allocation of benefits and burdens in a society is
called
A. corrective justice B. procedural justice
C. Distributive justice D. Collateral justice
51. The progress in medical has contributed for the improvement of the life expectance of
The people of the world by
A. Reducing rate of child mortality
B. Increasing fertility rate of women
C. Conquering the problem of malnutrition
D. Finding remedies for many killer diseases
52. The main reason for making workers specialize in different fields of work is to
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A. Effect division of labours
B. Increase their efficiency
C. Create job for the jobless
D. Reduce the workload of workers
53. How do you define leisure in relation to work?
A. As time that helps us get refreshed and be ready for next work
B. As time that should be spent idly without bothering for work
C. As time that can be enjoyed by people who are jobless or unemployed
D. As time that is used wisely by all people to enhance their work
54. Of the following action which one is an intentional obligation of any government?
A. Refraining from taking actions that disturbs the peace of other countries
B. Giving aid to countries that suffer from recurrent draught and famine
C. Handing over apprehended criminals that are wanted by other countries
D. Joining and actively participating in regional and global organisations
55.We Ethiopians should urgently take action to stop the degradation of our environment
because
A. It will enable us to make our country ideal for tourism
B. It is being rapidly destroyed as a result of industrial growth
C. It has already been very dangerously ruined by carelessness
D. It is wealth that enables us to attract many adventures
56. You can contribute your share for the developments of democratic practises in your
School
A. Actively participating in ethical and civic education class
B. Helping your school fight environmental pollution
C. Informing on other students and teachers to the director
D. Actively participating in school clubs of your choice
57. To what type of people should social responsibility be given?
A. Those whoare known to fulfil their duties to community
B. Those who can convince their listener by their speeches
C. Those who have at least university or equivalent education
D. Those who have close connection with government officials
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58. Civic groups are important for the development of democracy in a country because they
could:
A. Take over the entire responsibility of rehabilitating the poor
B. Organize the people to challenge decision of the government
C. Serve as training field for future democratic political leader
D. Unite and use the energies of people for the welfare of society
59. An HIV/ AIDS patient may be used and held accountable if it is proved that he/ she has
done one of the following
A. Deliberately transmitted the disease to a healthy person
B. Refused to take the required regular medical check up
C. Purposely stopped taking the prescribed medicines
D. Failed to participate in the awareness creation campaign
60. Article 20/7 of the FDRE constitution stipulates that an accused person, who does not
Understand the working language of a certain court has a right to:
A. Be tried in a court that uses language of the accused
B. Request for assistance of an interpreter at government expense
C. Keep silent and refuse to give testimony against oneself
D. Not to appear in court and not to be accused of contempt of court
61. Which one of the following statements regarding the historical and cultural heritages of
Ethiopia is true?
A. All of them are found in Tigray and Amhara regional states
B. They are the oldest compared to the heritages of other countries
C. All of them are beautiful and great works of architecture
D. They are found scattered throughout the country
62. In the current world opinion a crime of corruption that take place in poor countries is
being equated as crime against humanity. This is because:
A. There is no crime of corruption in wealth countries
B. Crime of corruption is committed only in poor countries
C. The crime could be cause for starvation of millions in those countries
D. The crime will not affect the life of the peoples of other countries
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63. Ethnocentrism is dangerous for harmonious living of peoples because it is based on the
belief that one’s own ethnic group is:
A. Less important compare to others
B. Expected to be proud of itself.
C. Different in some things from others.
D. Superior in everything to other.
64. The Democratic values provided in the Constitution of FDRE can be part of social
structures and practices of Ethiopian People only they are :
A. Able to win the trust and confidence of each member of the society.
B. Drawn from the universal declaration of human right principle.
C. Accepted and approved by the educated members of the society.
D. Drafted, discussed and approved by an elected constituent assembly.
65. The agricultural Development led industrialization strategy of the present government of
Ethiopia
A. Agriculture, by its very nature, is a sector that could be easily
developed.
B. Agriculture is the occupation of the majority of the Country’s
people .
C. Industrialization could be attend only after agriculture fully
developed.
D. Industrial development would hamper development in agriculture.
66. One advantage of Federal state structure over unitary one for Ethiopia is that:
A. It provides equal opportunities for people to develop themselves.
B. It guarantees equal economic development for all peoples.
C. It enable the country to be respected by other nations.
D. It enables the various people to become independent of each others.
67. If we say that there exists a reciprocal relationship between rule of law and democratic
system, then which of the following conclusion is necessarily true?
A. To exist both of them should be established at the same time.
B. It is practically impossible to have one of them without the other .
C. The existence of the former presupposes the existence of the later.
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D. The latter presupposes the existence the of the former for its
existences.
68. Perception refers to:
A. An abstract process of thought
B. An intuitive process of knowledge
C. A process in which we try to know our surroundings thought
the senses
D. An analytic process of knowing
69. College entrance exams over the last few years have been easy
A. A deductive argument
B. An inductive argument
C. An expository passage
D. A conditional statement
70. in theory, a global citizen is one who is ready to :
A. Serve in an international peace keeping force indefinitely
B. Accept national identity and be a citizen of a certain country
C. Be associated with a special symbol and interest groups
D. Act to make the world a more just and equitable place
71. the theory of truth that claims the truth is a correspondence between a statement and a fact
is known as:
A. Coherence theory of truth
B. Pragmatic theory of truth
C. Analytic theory of truth
D. None of the above
72. one of the shortcoming of an inductive argument is that:
A. Its conclusion is not allowed to contain information not
contained in the premises
B. Its premises provide inconclusive evidence to the claim of
the argument
C. It reasons from the general to the particular
D. It is about empirical matters
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Read the following two sub-articles from the constitution of FDRE and answer
questions 73
And 74
Article 41/4: The state has obligation to allocate every increasing resources to provide to
thepublic health, education and other social services
Article 41/5: The state shall, whit in available means allocate resources to provide
rehabilitation and assistance to the physically and mentally disabled, aged and the children
who are left without parents
73. The above two sub articles require the state to allocate resources, but the duty of the state
is more binding in the first one than in the second one. This because:
A. The second sub article forces the government to allocate resources
irrespective of
Its available resources
B. The first sub article leaves the decision to allocate or not to allocate
resources for the good judgment of the state
C. The second sub-article is designed to benefit special need groups, while the
first one
Is concerned with the whole of society
D. The first sub-article fully takes care of all the special needs of the groups
mentioned
In the second
74. Article 41/4 obliges the state to allocate constantly increasing increasing resource for
the provision of the stated service because those social services are means for:
A. Bringing social development
B. The existence of the society
C. Making the country a super power
D. Making people absolutely equal
75. Plato is to rationalism involves
A. Aristotle B. Spinoza
C. Descartes D. Leibniz
76. In a constitutional democracy patriotism involves
A. Dying for one’s country and ruler
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B. Being entitled to rights and fulfilling duties
C. Belonging to a certain class
D. A and C
77. Which of the following statements correct regarding benefits of globalization?
A. It benefits all countries on equal basis
B. Richer countries benefit more from globalization
C. Poor countries benefit more from globalization
D. Its benefits do not depend on whether one is poor or not
78. Sexism is a term used:
A. To express an instable sexual desire
B. A discrimination based on sex
C. To express difference between sexes
D. To express the mutual relationship
79. Dependency theory assumes that:
A. The current problems of countries in the southern hemisphere
solely
Results from colonialism/ imperialism
B. Development in the age of globalisation requires cooperation
C. Despite globalisation countries can develop on their own
D. The peripheries must be incorporated into the centre
80. In a market economy:
A. We are guided by a central plan
B. We are guided by the laws of demand and supply
C. Major means of production must be managed by the
government
D. A and C
81. A leadership theory that assumes that leaders are born is known as:
A. Behavioural leadership theory
B. Contingency leadership theory
C. Trait leadership theory
D. Democratic leadership theory
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82. The universal Declaration of Human Rights and the various conventions of the UN
assume that:
A. Assuring political freedoms alone could meet the goal of
Human right
B. Without social and economic right, political rights alone would
Remain incomplete
C. Social and economic rights alone need to be pursued
D. Cultural rights alone need to be pursued
83. What do we understand by the term global citizen?
A. A citizen determined to promote globalization
B. A metropolitan citizen
C. A person who is willing to act to make the world a more equitable and
Sustainable place
D. A person who has an up to date knowledge of technology, etc.
84. The rights that individuals get as a result of their new inventions are:
A. Rights of invention
B. Rights of dissemination
C. Intellectual property rights
D. Preservative rights
85. Corruption may not have an effect on one of the following:
A. Economic development
B. administrative performance and efficiency
C. Political development
D. None of the above
86. The separation of the three branches of government in a constitutional democracy:
A. Respresents checks and balances in discharging responsibilities
B. Represents an equitable share of powers by the three branches.
C. Represents hierarchical division of power.
D. Represents the relevance of democracy
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87. What is the difference between negotiation and mediation?
A. They are identical
B. The former involves the conflicting parties alone where as the later
involves a third parties.
C. Mediation involves the conflicting parties where as negotiation
involves a third parties.
D. B and C.
88. _______ is a principle of constitutional law which protect the life, liberty and property
of a person.
A. Rule of law.
B. Due Process of law.
C. Equality before the law.
D. Fairness of the law.
89. One of the following is not an element of the due process of law:
A. Habeas corpus.
B. Impartial tribunal.
C. Speedy and public trial.
D. None of the above.
90. Genocides means:
A. Crime committed by military rulers against their opponents.
B. Crime committed by the minority against the majority.
C. Crimes against individuals not in their individuals capacity.
D. All of the above.
91. Which of the followings statement is true about the House of federation in Ethiopia?
A. Represents nations, nationalities and peoples of Ethiopia.
B. Represents the federal government.
C. Acts like a constitutional courts.
D. A and C.
92. The situation in the relation between state and religion where religion was superior to
the state is known as:
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A. Separatism.
B. Socratism.
C. Philontratism.
93. One of the following does not represent a form of political participation.
A. Voting in election.
B. Running for a public office through elections.
C. Financing election campaigns.
94. What is the modern understanding of freedom?
A. It is to be free from lack of all basic necessity of life.
B. It is to be free from foreign occupation and operation.
C. It is to be free from cruel and oppressive local government.
D. It is to be free from to enjoy democratic and human right.
95. Media will greatly contribute to the process of democratization of a country if they do
one of the following:
A. If they try to present, as much as possible, balanced and
truthful reports.
B. If they leaves politics to the politician and concentrate on
other issues.
C. If they devotes them to exaggerates the misdeeds of the
governments.
D. If they persistently work for the obliteration of oppositions
politics.
96. The traditional role assign to women has been detrimental to national development
because:
A. It made them physically weak and emotionally sensitive.
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B. It created irreconcilable conflict between females and males.
C. It hindered the country from fully exploiting their potential.
D. It encouraged males to abducts in and force them to be
wives.
97. The human factor that could cause difference in the economic development of countries
is:
A. The smallness or largeness of their productive
population
B. The proportion of the productive population to total
population
C. The ratio between the productive female and male
population
D. The degree of the industriousness of their productive
population
98. A person who mainly depends on her/his own power, resources and judgement in
working or making any decision is said to have:
A. Self-awareness
B. Self-importance
C. Self-consciousness
D. Self-reliance
99. Of the following tasks which is the duty of the ombudsman in Ethiopia?
A. Establishing branch offices in all government
agencies that take measure whenever abuse of
power occurs in their respective agencies
B. Taking measure on political leaders who are
accused of using their power to discredit their
political opponents
C. Hearing complaints of citizens who have been
illegally treated by public officials and make
appropriate recommendation
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D. Pass sentence of punishment on public officials
caught red handed while using their political
power illegally
100. The cause for unplanned life and poverty for the majority of the Ethiopian peoples is
the practice of:
A. Preparing feast to honour saints and angels of
Ethiopian church
B. Holding very expensive western type wedding
ceremonies
C. Spending too much for constructing monuments
for the dead
D. Having too much children irrespective of the
income of the family.
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1.1 Answer for EUEE 0F 1998

1C 21B 41A 61D 81C
2D 22B 42D 62C 82B
3B 23D 43D 63D 83C
4D 24C 44D 64A 84C
5C 25C 45D 65B 85D
6D 26A 46B 66A 86A
7B 27B 47C 67B 87B
8D 28A 48D 68C 88B
9C 29C 49B 69A 89D
10A 30A 50C 70D 90C
11B 31B 51D 71D 91C
12B 32C 52B 72B 92D
13D 33B 53A 73C 93D
14C 34C 54A 74B 94A
15A 35B 55C 75A 95A
16B 36C 56A 76B 96C
17B 37D 57A 77B 97D
18B 38B 58D 78B 98D
19D 39B 59A 79A 99C
20C 40D 60B 80B 100D
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2 EXAMINATION GINBOT 1999/MAY 2007

DIRECTIONS: each of the following questions is followed by four possible alternatives.
Read each question carefully and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer
provided.
1. Civic and ethical education is given to you primarily in order to enable all of you become:
A. Acquainted the Universal Declaration of human rights.
B. Conscious citizens that perform their duties and demand their rights.
C. Determined political activists that lead the future political parties.
D. Familiar with the various articles included in the FDRE constitution.
2. A person could be said to be tolerant if he/she is capable of doing which of the following?
A. Compromising her/his beliefs to satisfy others.
B. Enforcing her/his beliefs and attitudes on others.
C. that differences between people is natural.
D. Stopping a relationship with people who are different.
3. If a government performs it’s duties in a transparent manner then citizens will be able to:
A. constantly removes officials suspected of corruption from office and replaces them.
B. participate in the decision making process of the executive branch of their
government.
C. protects their interests from being transgressed by the government or its officials.
D. Take part in the day to day activities of all branches of their government.
4. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the levying of progressive taxation?
A. different tax rates are levied on people who earn equal income.
B. people are expected to pay tax at a rate proportionate to their income.
C. people who earn more pay lower tax than those who earn less.
D. rich people are taxed heavily while the poor are exempted from it.
5. The right to equality is one of the citizen rights enshrined in the constitution of the FDRE.
What is expected of the government with regard to this right?
A. Make equal opportunities available for all citizens to realize their potential.
B. Take action to make economic and social equality of all citizens a reality.
C. expends all its resources for the improvement of the previously disfavored
groups.
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D. Safeguard the interest of the impoverished groups at the expense of the
prosperous ones.
6. The constitution of the Ethiopia, the United States of America and Great Britain are
similar with respect to which of the following provisions?
A. Establishing a parliamentary Democracy.
B. Proclaiming the Sovereignty of nations and nationalities.
C. Providing for establishment of a unitary state structure.
D. Putting a limit on the power of their governments.
7. In the theocratic state the relationship between state and religion was based on:
A. Perfect equality of state and religion in everything.
B. Political domination of religion by the state.
C. Use of the state power for achieving religious objectives.
D. Non-utilization of the religion for the furtherance of state aims.
8. When drawing the foreign policy of a country, regional and international conditions should
be considered because these conditions could.
A. Affect the national interest of a country in a positive or negative manner.
B. Be easily changed by the foreign policy in a favorable way to national interest.
C. Cause constant change in the national policy as they are subject to continuous
change.
D. Remain unchanged for long time and thus require no adjustment in the foreign
policy.
9. Human rights are inalienable and inviolable rights endowed to human beings by nature.
Therefore, they should be:
A. Granted to peoples by leaders of democratic countries.
B. Seen as unrelated to and different from Democratic rights.
C. Recognized and respected by all democratic constitutions.
D. Given only to the sovereign.
10. An elected member to the Ethiopia House of people’s Representatives is primarily
accountable to the:
A. Electrons in her/his constituency.
B. Executive body or the prime minster.
C. Party to which he/she belongs.
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D. Speaker of the house of people’s Representatives.
11. In which of the following ways corruption manifests itself?
A. In secretly taking money from public funds that are in ones care.
B. In increased accountability of government officials.
C. In fighting social injustice.
D. In keeping public financial records transparent.
12. Which one of the following is NOT the right reason for fighting corruption in Ethiopia?
A. Promoting literacy education.
B. Strengthening the civil service.
C. Building a democratic system of governance.
D. Reducing decentralization of power.
13. Which one of the following is true about limited governments?
A. Democratic in their relation to the neighboring states but undemocratic to their
own countrymen.
B. Governed by the democratic constitution.
C. Abuse their powers.
D. Act beyond the existing laws of their respective countries.
14. Which one of the following existence characterizes a democratic system?
A. Rule of law.
B. Unlimited government.
C. Authoritarian system of governance.
D. Totalitarian system of governance.
15. Which of the following is not a criterion for evaluating rules and laws?
A. Fairness.
B. Easiness to understand.
C. Clarity
D. Being complex and understandable for lawyers and judges only.
16. Which of the following is one of the main characteristics of human rights?
A. Universality.
B. Depending on cultures
C. Having no relevance for democratic rights.
D. Useful only for citizens of industrialized nations.
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17. Accountable democratic system is important for all EXCEPT one of the following:
A. Developing the culture of peace.
B. Perpetuating the existing poverty.
C. Doing away with the problem of corruption.
D. Realizing the rule of law.
18. Which one of the following is the usefulness of the existence of independent judiciary?
A. Keeping the interest of the governing political party.
B. Interpreting laws without the interference of state authorities.
C. Keeping the interest of accused persons only.
D. Avoiding the principle of check and balance.
19. Which one of the following statements justifies the importance of tolerance for Ethiopian
Unity?
A. It promotes peaceful coexistence of nations, nationalities and peoples of the
country.
B. It aggravates socio-cultural problems.
C. It enhances the possibilities of civil wars.
D. It hinders peaceful resolutions of conflicts.
20. A parliamentary democracy differs from the presidential one in that, in the former:
A. The executive is accountable to the judiciary.
B. The head of the state is usually the prime minister.
C. The head of the executive branch of government is usually the prime minister.
D. The president could appoint or remove the prime minister.
21. Which one of the following refers to the act of using money and other resources wisely?
A. Income B. Budget
C. Saving D. Expenditure
22. What advantage would a citizen of a democratic society get by actively participating in
ones community?
A. Civic competence B. Academic advantages
C. Material reward D. Personal wealth
23. Which one of the following is true about a self reliant person?
A. Someone who has no trusts in himself.
B. He/she needs help from others only in matters that are beyond his capacities.
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C. An individual who relies on other person on everything.
D. A person who lacks self-esteem.
24. Which of the following understanding is correct about HIV/AIDS positive person’s
productive capabilities?
A. She/he has no ability to carry out any work.
B. She/he ought to be excluded from any form of activities at the work place.
C. He/she should now and then be helped by his/her colleagues at work place.
D. He/she could be engaged in productive activities.
25. Which one of the following term implies any productive activity that results in something
useful?
A. Physical labor B. Mental labor
C. Work D. Career
26. Beside material enrichment and job satisfaction, which one of the following is the others
benefit of work to the worker?
A. Becoming part of the world’s worker movement.
B. Exposure to revolutionary ideas such as Marxism.
C. Gaining mental and physical fitness.
D. Organizing in trade unions.
27. Which of the following dispositions negatively affect the common good?
A. Tolerance C. Constitutional patriotism
B. Self-discipline D. Selfishness
28. A global citizenship is different from citizenship to a certain country because the former
requires an individual to be:
A. Aware of the wider world.
B. Linked with a certain symbol.
C. Related to a unique political space.
D Ready for international military obligation.
29. Which one of the following actions is NOT a major function of courts?
A. Settling of controversies C. Keeping peace
B. Making judicial decisions D. Running persons
30. Which of the following functions of state is exclusively given to the federal government
of Ethiopia by the constitution?
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A. Collecting and administering taxes.
B. Formulating and implementing foreign policy
C. organizing and administering primary education
D. establishing and maintaining a police force
31. How many seats shall be reserved for minority nationalities and peoples in the house of
people’s representatives as provided by the FDRE constitution?
A. 10 seats C. 30 seats
B. 20 seats D. 40 seats
32. Which one of the following terms refers to the situations where individuals and groups
enjoy similar rights and enter into identical obligations?
A. Liberty C. Equality
B. Impeachment D. Sovereignty
33. among the various conflict resolution methods which is the most formula and dominant
one?
A. Arbitration C. Mediation
B. Litigation D. Negotiation
34. In which of the following African countries did the first Ethiopian Pease keeping mission
accomplished its tasks under the United Nations command?
A. Burundi C. Liberal
B. Congo D. Rwanda
35. Which organ of state has legislative power at state level in FDRE?
A. State administration C. State president
B. State council D. State supreme court
36. Which type of resource is left to exclusive ownership by the state and the people by the
constitution of the FDRE?
A. Economic resources C. Financial resource
B. Human resource D. Natural resources
37. Which one of the following democratic countries do NOT have one complied written
constitution like others?
A. Great Britain C. Germany
B. France D. Italy
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38. Which of the following factors should be considered for the creation the Regional states
in Ethiopia?
A. The linguistic and ethnic situation
B. The religion of the community
C. The presence of adequate natural resources
D. The proportion of female to male population
39. Which of the following is NOT one of the organization where Ethiopian is a founding
member?
A. WTO C. UNO
B. OAU D. UNESCO
40. Which one of the following is the basic idea that refers to all power resided in the hands
of the people?
A. Equality C. Liberty
B. Sovereignty D. Fraternity
41. Which one of the following is the reason for limiting the power of the federal government
of Ethiopia?
A. Providing the regional states with more opportunity to administer themselves.
B. Hindering the process of decentralization of powers.
C. Promoting the aspiration of Regional states to be above the law.
D. Limiting the wise use of the natural resources of the country.
42. The nation, nationalities and peoples of Ethiopia are entitled to:
A. Have their elected representatives in the house of people’s representatives.
B. Have their representatives in the house of Federation if the number of population
exceeds one million.
C. Declare and lift state of emergency.
D. Determine issues related to passport and immigration.
43. Which one of the following statements demonstrates the coherence of Universal
Declaration of human rights and the constitution of FDRE?
A. Assert right to life
B. Neglect the right to property
C. Ignore the right to education
D. Exclude the right to vote
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44. Which of the following is true about the type of rights that are respected in a democratic
state?
A. Only individual rights
B. Only groups rights
C. Individual and group rights
D. Only natural rights.
45. In developing countries that following a free market economic policy, how should
governments strive to mitigate some of the negative effectives of the competitive market and
bring about greater social equality?
A. Allocating greater budget for expansion of social services.
B. Fixing the price of basic necessities like food and clothing.
C. Giving economic subsides to the poor so that they can compete.
D. Providing food and material aid to the needy people.
46. To succeed in any endeavor the most important prerequisite that is expected from an
individual is to have:
A. High level of education in the chose area of work.
B. Relatives and friends that can give financial support.
C. Resolve to save enough money to go into business.
D. Willpower to attain something and love for work
47. Suppose policemen claim to have information that illegal goods are hidden in your house
and demands to look for them. What legally correct action would you take in the faces of
such event?
A. Allow them to search as they are law enforcement officials.
B. Ask them to produce search warrant issued by a competent court.
C. Refuse to accommodate their demand as this
D. Try to tell them that the information is false fabricated by enemies.
48. Civic societies can play vital role in building a democratic system in a country by:
A. Agitating their members not to support a government that they believe to
be undemocratic.
B. Mobilizing the people to constructively participate in political and
affairs.
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C. Organizing their members into a Democratic Party and run for local and
parliamentary elections.
D. Striving to do what the government says by disregarding the well being of their
Members.
49. Why do we consider affirmative action as a positive discrimination intended to
create equality of opportunities for citizens?
A. Enables to abolish all manifestations of inequality among citizens of a
country.
B. Enables the formerly disadvantaged groups to enjoy all the opportunities
at the expense of the advantage ones.
C. Encourages the fittest group in the society to compete and gain all the
opportunities available.
D. Helps to narrow down the gap between formerly disfavored and favored groups in
a country
50. Which one of the following is correct regarding the statement that respects the right to
liberty is one of the fundamental prerequisites for social co-existence?
A. Value pluralism would be replaced by one dominant value.
B. Humanity and its social order is characterized by value pluralism.
C. Societies tend to neglect their values if this right is not respected.
D. Value differences would disappear when this right is respected.
51. Which of the following is true about the contribution of scientific knowledge?
A. Accelerates socio-economic progress.
B. Is based mainly on assumptions.
C. Is not dynamic in character.
D. Promotes technological advancement, but not political development.
52. Which of the following factors is an obstacle for regular personal and family saving in
Ethiopia?
A. The consumption practices of the people
B. The level of income of the population
C. The medical expenses of families
D. Traditional and modern extravagant practices.
53. In inter-personal relationships self-confident individuals are identified by their ability to:
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A. accepts powerful and logical arguments of others.
B. flatters others in order to gain their good will.
C. Restrain and themselves from telling the truth to others.
D. sense and avoid challenging situations or arguments.
54. Workers are given annual level to rest because wise usage of leisure would increase the
worker’s:
A. Desire to socialize with others.
B. Performance and efficiency.
C. Respect for their employers.
D. Sense of responsibility.
55. Which one of the following reasons is correct about the argument that the improvement of
the life of the individual brings about improvement in the society?
A. individuals work primarily to improve society.
B. societies improvement is the sum total of individuals well being.
C. social improvement stops when an individual fails.
D. society improves for the sake of individual.
56. What does proper usage of time mean for a student?
A. Allocating time for study, leisure and social activities properly.
B. Devoting all time available outside school for studying.
C. Equally dividing available time for attending class and recreation.
D. Reducing rest as much as possible and use the time for studying.
57. The first Woyane rebellion was different from other peasant rebellions waged against the
regime of Haile Sellassie l in that it was:
A. crushed with the support of the British Royal Air force.
B. Given all round support by neighboring Arab countries.
C. made against the exorbitant land tax imposed on peasants.
D. organized and led by young University students of the time.
58. Which one of the following forms of obligation is usually NOT imposed and enforced by
law?
A. Tax obligation C. Moral obligation
B. Legal obligation D. National obligation
59. Which one of the following is the main aim of women’s Association?
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A. Attaining social, political and economic equality of the sexes.
B. Replacing male domination in politics by female domination.
C. Reversing the traditional roles assigned to the sexes.
D. Satisfying the economic and political ambitions of their leaders.
60. In order to contribute for the development of your community it is important, first and
foremost, for you to have:
A. Enough wealth to support it with money.
B. Special knowledge in one field of work.
C. University degree in any field of work.
D. Willingness to play a role in it.
61 Our environment would be protected most efficiently only if:
A. there is numerous environment protection clubs in the country.
B. the government proclaims proper environment protection laws.
C. the people of the country participates in it willingly and actively.
D. there is enough money for the rehabilitation of deforested areas.
62. Which of the following international institutions is a human right organization?
A. Amnesty international C. UNESCO
B. European Union D. UNPD
63. Which of the following economic sector currently contributes most to the development of
the Ethiopian Economy?
A. Agriculture C. micro-financing
B. Industry D. Mining
64. Which of the following is NOT a national responsibility of a democratic government?
A. Protecting the rights of minorities.
B. insuring increased gender equality to all aspects of life.
C. Enhancing social discrimination among ethnic groups of the country.
D. Conducting periodic elections.
65. Which of the following is an act of discriminating people living with HIV?
A. Rendering them social welfare services.
B. Excluding them from the community life.
C. Assisting them by forming anti HIV/AIDS club.
D. Creating job opportunity for them.
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66. Which of the following is NOT an expression of social responsibility?
A. managing conflicts peacefully.
B. Quick response to national call in time of emergency.
C. Sustainable use of natural resources.
D. Destroying cultural heritage.
67. What is the purpose of the agriculture development led industrialization strategy of the
present government of Ethiopia?
A. Aggravating the existing poverty situation.
B. Burning about rapid economic development by ensuring food security.
C. Encouraging migration of farmers into cities.
D. Neglecting the interest of the rural people.
68. What would be the effect of recognizing the political, economic, cultural and social rights
of citizens?
A. the sense of indifference towards ones country is encouraged.
B. patriotic feeling among citizens could be enhanced.
C. citizens develop sense of hatred for other nations.
D. inferiority complex is promoted.
69. Which of the following is a characteristic feature of unwritten constitution?
A. it is conservative in character.
B. it can be a plaything for judicial tribunal.
C. it is more stable than the written constitution.
D. it is less flexible then the written constitution.
70. In which of the following year was the first written constitution of Ethiopia promulgated?
A. 1908 C. 1931
B. 1955 D. 1987
71. Which one of the following is a negative impact of terrorism?
A. improved world peace.
B. Netter regional and national security of countries.
C. Increased loss of the lives of innocent civilians.
D. Intercultural dialogue among religions.
72. Which of the following was among the problems that influence the woyane movement?
A. wide spread maladministration.
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B. Efficient local administration.
C. Adequate infrastructure.
D. The absence of social evils.
73. In which of the following rebellions was the participation of women most encouraged?
A. Wabi uprising C. Dello uprising
B. Gojjam uprising D. 2ndWoyane movement
74. What does the term liberty mean?
A. the right to do what one pleases
B. Freedom from racial discrimination.
C. the right to do everything that does not harm others as well as oneself.
D. Sufficiency for all before luxury for any.
75. Which of the following is NOT an action that discriminates against persons living with
disability?
A. providing social welfare services to the deaf.
B. excluding mentally retarded children at school.
C. Prohibiting blind students from joining schools.
D. neglects the interests of students from the lower socio-economic status.
76. According to a new re- conceptualization, patriotism is strongly linked to a citizen’s
commitment & devotion to the protection of which of the following?
A. Democratic & human rights.
B. Language & ethnic superiority.
C. National anthem & flag.
D. one’s own rights and preferences.
77. Corruption reduces government revenue in various ways, & loss of revenue will in turn
mainly create an obstacle for the government’s efforts to:
A. designs a system to fight it.
B. Pay salaries to its officials.
C. reduces poverty of its people.
D. Secure foreign aid and loans.
78. In the event of a foreign invasion, which one of the following emergency measures could
be taken by the Ethiopian government?
A. confiscates all private heavy duty vehicles for use in a war front.
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B. disbands the house of people’s representatives temporarily.
C. establishes martial courts to see cases of civilian offenders.
D. put a limit on some of the democratic rights of citizens.
79. Which one of the following is the true measure of a person’s greatness for which he/she
should be given respect?
A. Ability to accomplish something important in any field.
B. hereditary position in society as well as her/his age.
C. Level of education ability to make good speeches.
D. Wealth and her/his willingness to give charity.
80. Who approves the appointment of judges to the federal courts of Ethiopia?
A. The federal supreme court.
B. The house of federation.
C. the house of people’s representatives.
D. The prime minster.
81. “Mars” was believed by ancient Greeks to be the god of war. This is an example for:
A. Truth C. observation
B. myth D. lie
82. Which one of the following is true about the importance of gathering relevant information
for acquiring knowledge?
A. it helps to analyses the issue at hand.
B. it hinders the act of interpreting the issue at hand
C. it promotes illusion.
D. it hampers the possibility of making the right judgment.
83. Which of the following is a basic quality of a person to be active participant in
community affairs?
A. intolerance C. narrow-mindedness
B. undisciplined D. open-mindedness
84. What is the political measure that enhances productivity and work efficiency?
A. civil service re-engineering
B. Political indoctrination.
C. Calling several meeting.
D. Increasing the number of supervisors.
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85. What is the political factor that enhances work?
A. dictatorship C. democratic rule
C. totalitarian rule D. authoritarian rule
86. “Human wants and desires are endless” if we hold this statement to be true then it would
be necessary for people to:
A. stops trying to save as they will not have enough money to do so.
B. limits their desire and wants to what they can reasonably attain.
C. refrains from desiring and wanting as they cannot be fulfilled.
D. strives to make desires and wants finite and attainable.
87. Farmers are encouraged to produce and use organic fertilizers as much as possible
because these fertilizers are:
A. Environmentally friendly and do not harm the land.
B. Capable of living much greater yield than the inorganic ones.
C. Easy to produce in large quantities and sell to other farmers.
D. Sought after by exporters and could bring foreign exchange.
88. Many Ethiopians who have some form of education are for long known to evade
employment in physical labor because such job was wrongly assumed to be a job that:
A. could not bring the development of its practitioners.
B. demands high level of interaction between the workers.
C. demands high level of physical and mental fitness.
D. requires creatively that is usually beyond their ability.
89. Making telephone services available in the rural areas is believed to widely improve the
farmers change to:
A. acquires timely information on the C. has easy and efficient means
market prices of their products. of transportation services.
B. evade from paying taxes. D. receives various types and
qualities of fertilizers and other inputs.
90. Intense nationalism is detrimental for peaceful and harmonious relationship between
people and could be the cause for conflicts because it:
A. advocates that a nation should have internationally acknowledged boundaries.
B. endorses the superiority of an ethnic or national group over all others.
C. magnifies the importance of creating a multi- national unitary state for development.
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D. preaches that sacrificing some national interests is necessary to live side by side with
others.
91. Which of the following actions is a true mark of a rational person?
A. Speaking the English language as fluently as native speakers.
B. Giving quick and equal response to any type of provocation.
C. Trying to see things from all possible angles before taking action.
D. Arriving at conclusions about anything instantly and hastily.
92. At present there is a consensus among many countries of the world regarding the
definition of terrorism. What does the term terrorism refer?
A. A forceful action taken by a religious group against non believers to impose a
certain belief.
B. any distractive action intended to create fear in people and cannot be justified
for reason.
C. Legitimate action of oppressed people to free themselves from oppressive rule.
D. measure that should be taken by people who feel they are wrongly deprived of
their rights.
93. Procedural justice is a category of justice that requires the legal system to promote the
principle of:
A. Proper and equivalent compensation to correct wrongs and injuries.
B. Equal or similar treatment according to need, capacity and worth.
C. Gathering information and making decision impartially and openly.
D. Shouldering responsibility by someone according to benefits gained.
94. Which of the following statements is correct about the relationship of power and authority
in a democratic society?
A. Both serve to impose government will over the people.
B. power of the state emanates from its authority to rule.
C. Power gives the state authority to rule the people.
D. State authority is derived from its power to rule.
95. Which of the following actions lead to environmental degradation?
A. Wise use of natural resources.
B. Rapid population growth.
C. Controlling industrial wastes.
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D. Forestation.
96. Which of D the following reason do you think made Ethiopia one of the economically
backward countries?
A. Incessant wars and conflicts the country C. Democratic political culture.
experienced in the past. D. The prevalence of gender
B. Lack of natural resources. equality in the past.
97. Which of the following situations usually led to social unrest in Ethiopia in the past?
A. Unfair distribution of benefits and burdens among citizens of the country.
B. Fair allocation of resources among all nations, nationalities and peoples.
C. Raising social awareness of all peoples for economic and social development.
D. Emphasizing the support to the disadvantaged sections of the Ethiopian
society.
98. Which one of the following helps to build the ability of the nation, nationalities and
peoples of Ethiopia to administer themselves?
A. Providing opportunities for education and training
B. Allocating unbalanced financial, material and human resources.
C. Neglecting the socio-cultural environment of individual communities.
D. Implementing the poverty reduction strategy only in selected Ethiopian
regional states.
99. Which of the following is a cause for the existence of gender inequality in Ethiopia?
A. The positive attitude towards the female competency in many aspects of life.
B. Unequal access to education for female citizens.
C. Affirmative action of the FDRE.
D. The growing awareness about sustainable development.
100. Why should Ethiopians fight corruption? Because corruption:
A. Paves the way to the emergency of constitutional state.
B. Perpetuates the existing poverty situation in the country.
C. Contributes to regional and national peace.
D. Facilitates the development of the rule of law.
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2.1 ANSWER FOR 1999

1. B 21. A 41. A 61. C 81. B
2. C 22. C 42. A 62. A 82. A
3. A 23. B 43. A 63. A 83. D
4. B 24. D 44. C 64. C 84. A
5. A 25. C 45. C 65. B 85. D
6. D 26. C 46. D 66. D 86. B
7. C 27. D 47. B 67. B 87. A
8. A 28. A 48. B 68. B 88. A
9. C 29. D 49. D 69. B 89. A
10. A 30. B 50. B 70. C 90. B
11. A 31. B 51. A 71. C 91. C
12. D 32. C 52. D 72. D 92. B
13. B 33. B 53. A 73. D 93. C
14. A 34. B 54. B 74. C 94. B
15. D 35. B 55. B 75. A 95. B
16. A 36. D 56. A 76. A 96. A
17. B 37. A 57. A 77. C 97. A
18. B 38. A 58. C 78. D 98. A
19. C 39. A 59. A 79. A 99. B
20. C 40. B 60. D 80. C
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100.
B
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1. Which of the following would certainly feature people living under government that does
not observe the rule of low
A, Always afraid for their lives and their property
B, Willing participants in all government program
C, Able to develop their country even if they are forced
D, Disciplined workers because they fear their government
2. Ethiopia is a founding member of one of the following international organizations. Which
one
A, The league of nation
B, world trade organization
C, united nation organization
D, International labor organization
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3. Which one of the following united nations specialized agency suspended its operation
since November 1994
A, The trusteeship council
B, world food program
C, The international court of justice
D, United nations high commission for refugees
4. The various state organs of FDRE and mandated to perform their respective function by
the
A, Prime minister
B, President
C, Parliament
D, People
5. The culture of tolerance for views and ideas of others emanates from the understanding
that
A, everyone has a right to her or his own views and ideas and that right should be respected
B, Differences between people in views and ideas and detrimental to the growth of one’s
country
C, Ideas and views of others have no relevance to social progress because they are backward
D, The views and ideas of others are not worthy of respect because they are inferior to one
own views and ideas
6 .The conflict resolution method in which two conflicting parties conclude an agreement
without the involvement of a third party is known as--------------------
Litigation
B, Arbitration
C, Mediation
D, Negotiation
7. Citizens of a country could force their officials to be transparent in their function and hold
them accountable for their deeds if they have
A, Strong judiciary system
B, Honest government officials
C, Culture of public participation
D, Know representatives in parliament
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8. Dictator are different from democratic leaders in their use of power and authority
because they
A, Use power to oppress their subject based on the authority given to them by the subject
themselves
B, Resort to force in order to protect their power that is based on the authority given to them
by the people
C, Believe that they are given their authority by a divine being and have a right to protect it
using force
D, Use the power at their disposal to make the people respect and obey them as they are not
given authority to rule
9. Which one of the following is an international institution that follows and exposes high
level corruption around the world
A, Amnesty international
B, Transparency international
C, International court of justice
D, International anti corruption commission
10. Human rights are different from democratic rights because they are
A, Granted by democratic constitution
B, Endowed to every individual by nature
C, NOT abridged under any circumstance
D, Very complex and difficult to understand
11.According to article 73{2} of the FDRE constitution ,the prime mister chooses his
minister from among members of the two houses of parliament of from among person who
are not members of either house .thus any person could be appointed to the post of minister
provided that he or she
A, Has an advantage degree in a certain field of study.
B, Has the qualification required for the specified job
C, Is high ranking official of the ruling party of the time
D, Is a member of one of the parties represented in parliament
12. Article 52{2} of the FDRE constitution provides that all powers and functions not
expressly given to the federal government alone, and concurrently to the federal governments
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are left to the regional government’s exclusive jurisdiction. this provision is necessary
because the
A, Remaining maters were considered to an important to mentioned in the constitution .
B, Constitution has not exhaustively listed the functions and powers of the regional
governments
C, Constitution was made to concentrate on maters related
to the federation only as it was a federal one
D, Regional governments would have been disappointed had so matters were not left their
jurisdiction
13. A government in a true democratic state is bound to respect the rights of its citizens
because it
A, Comes to power by winning election
B, Claims to be representing the elections
C, Promises to do so during election campaigns
D, Will be expelled from power if it fails to do so
14. Which one of the following resources could used by the society to resolve conflicts
peacefully at a minimum expense
A, Leaving the conflicting parties fights in out to the end
B, Inviting international mediators to resolves the conflict
C, Customary and traditional conflict resolution practices
D, expelling the ring leaders of the conflict from the society
15. Which one of the following is a branch of the united nation organization that is
headquartered in Addis Ababa?
A, United nation children’s fund
B, Economic commission for Africa
C, United nation development program
D, United Nations educational scientific and cultural organization
16. The foreign policy of the FDRE is designed primarily to promote the
A, Charter of the Africa union
B, National interest of the country
C, Interest of the neighbouring states
D, Principles of the United Nations organization
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17. Which one of the following is an action an individual is indirectly
Doing when he or she gives bribe to an officials who promises to facilitates his or her
case
A, buying the service which is rightfully hers or his
B, rewarding the official for doing his job efficiently
C, showing appreciation for the ability of the officials
D, proving her or his own cleverness in getting things down on time
18. According to the FDRE constitution any law implementing body or organ should
implement it
A, only if it is clearly written in the constitution
B, Not in violation of the articles of the constitution
C, even if it is in contradiction with the constitution
D, only if it aggresses with the traditional norms of the society
19. What is the main purpose of the affirmative action policy being implemented in Ethiopia
Today?
A, Educating more female than male citizens
B, encouraging the disabled to come to school
C, Fighting male supremacy in the education sector
D, Rectifying past injustices made against certain group
20. Corrupt practices of officials could be effectively exposed and mitigated if
A, There are anti-corruption lows in the country
B, People are given education about the evils of corruption
C, The party in power has a tradition of fighting corruption
D, Citizens actively participate in the struggle to fight corruption
21. Hive positive people were discriminated against they were wrongly assumed to be
A, Healthy until they become aids patients
B, People who believe they are hated by other
C, Incapable of working like HIV negative people
D, Group of people that look others with suspicion
22. People in countries that are facing various problems as a result of global warming are
complaining because
A. They are not getting enough aid from international donor organization
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B. They are made to suffer for the industrial development of other countries
C. Their government are not taking action to reduce carbon dioxide emission to the
atmosphere
D. Their governments have failed to get compensation for loss from the developed countries
23. Which one of the following acts CANNOT be done by the federal government of
Ethiopia because of its limited power set in the constitution?
A, Sign treaties with other countries without the consent of the regional states
B, Issue money that has equal acceptance in all regional states unless they agree it
C, Construct highways that connect region unless the concerned regions makes a request D,
Decide the working language for a region and make it language of instruction at primary
level
24. Who economy measure are being taken to help the afar Somil Benishangul Gumz and
gambela regions realize their developmental aspirations by the FDER government
A, Allocating extra resources and subsidies for infrastructure development
B, Reserving seats for their representatives in parliament to raise their economical problem
C, allowing them not to collect taxes from the people as they are poor and unable to pay
D, assigning people from the center that oversee whether they are properly using to pay
25. Who sing the bill that is passed in to the low by the house of peoples representatives of
Ethiopia
A, The president of the country
B, The prime minster of the country
C, The speaker of the house of federation
D, The speaker of the house of peoples representatives
26. In democratic countries the principle of citizens equality before the law prevails. What
does this mean
A, Citizens who have equal status or level in everything should be treated equally
B, Citizens should be given equal political right irrespective of their age and health condition
C, Citizens should be given equal opportunity for a particular job irrespective of their talent
and ability
D, All personal limitations between citizens should be disregarded when it comes to the
enjoyment of their economic right
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27. One economic reason for the low status of women in the traditional Ethiopian society was
the fact that they were
A, Required to give birth and take care of children
B, Not fighting for their equal rights to be respected
C, Given in matrimony to men who are older than them
D, Mostly deprived of ownership in the means of production
28. Who creates and gives power and authority to courts to hear and determine cases
A, Ministry of justice
B, The law of the country
C, Federal supreme court
D, Regional state supreme court
29. Genocide is different from other of crimes because it is directed at destroying
A, Opponents of a democratically elected government
B, The Jews of Europe during the second world war
C, Members of a certain group in whole or in part
D, Prisoners of war during a conflict between two countries
30. At present the announcements for job vacancies usually include the statement female
applicant are encourage this is one indication that the governments is committed to
A ,Bridge the gender gap prevalent in the work force of the county
B, Encourage females to compete irrespective of their ability to fit the vacancy
C, Fill all available government vacancies and position by female workers
D, Do away with the fear of female candidates to compete for vacancies with males
31. In electing members for the house of federation each regional state council should make
sure that nations nationalities and peoples in the region are represented at least by
A, 20 people
B, One person
C, A political party
D, Equal numbers
32. Which one of the following expresses constitutional patriotism in addition to being loyal
to a democratic order
A, Respecting the rights of others
B, Dying to protect the sovereignty of the country
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C, Sacrificing ones own rights for the sake of the state
D , Peaceful resistance to undemocratic actions of the state
33.one of the reason for not finding sufficient number of children with disabilities in
Ethiopian school could be
A, The fact that the number of disabled children in the country is not too much
B, Inability of the disabled children to learn in schools like able bodied children
C, Families usually do not send disable children to school because they are afraid of social
stigma
D, The families prefect sending them to beg and earn money rather than sending them to
school
34.The FDRE constitution provides an accused person the right to request for an interpreter
where the court proceeding are conducted in a language he or she dose not understand .this is
in recognition of the fact that
A, All language in the country are considered to be equal in front of the low
B, Employing an interpreter saves the government from paying huge sums of money to
lawyers
C, Jugs usually prefer to conduct the hearing in a language they themselves understand well
D, An innocent person should be protected from being judged guilty due to failure to defend
herself or him
35.Who recommends people for the president and vice president positions of the federal
supreme court in Ethiopia
A, Ministry of justice
B, The prime minister
C, The speaker of parliament
D, The party whip in parliament
36. Distributive justice is a concept of justice that demands the existence of fair distribution
of
A, Political power among people of a country
B, Education in the various regions of a country
C, Economic resources among citizens of a country
D, Benefits and burdens among peoples of a country
37. What are the two main ideas that underline laws of a given state
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A, Agreement and disagreement
B, Equality and compassion
C, Peace and re conciliation
D, Order and compulsion
38. provision of education in a country is associated with the human rights protection in that
same country because
A, Human rights are in the first place created to be enjoyed by people who are educated
B, It is difficult to respect human rights if the majority of the people are uneducated
C, Educated people known and exercise their rights better than uneducated ones
D, Educated people need human rights more than those who are uneducated in their life
39. In which of the following revolutions did terrorism emerge as a state measure of political
repression and social control
A, Chinese revolution
B, English revolution
C, French revolution
D, Russian revolution
40. Who expressed the idea of justice ad from each according to his ability to each according
to his need
A, Kari Marx
B, Alen Rayan
C, John Stuart mill
D, Adam smith
41. It is impossible to have societal development without
A, Industrial development of the country
B, Development of the society member
C, Development of the agricultural
D, Existence of a democratic government
42. I believe that every right implies a responsibility said john D.Rockfeller. which one of
the following sentences has a logically similar meaning with this saying
A, You can make a speech at the meeting provided that you are willing to do so
B, You can pursue your university education provided that both your parents are alive
C, You can be a member of this term provided that you respect its rules and regulation
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D, You can pass this exam provided that you are interested in having higher education
43. At present there is greater understanding among nation that development promotes the
realization of political freedoms and political freedom and political freedoms are
requirements
A, Political freedom are respected only after achieving a high level of development
B, People should enjoy their political freedom before attempting their country
C, Development and political freedom go hand in hand and it is difficult to think of one
without the other
D, Development is the most important component of the two and brings about political
freedom by it self
44. A Person who refuses to participate in active military duty for personal beliefs and
opinions is called
A, Whistle blower
B, Unpatriotic citizen
C, Social outcast
D, Conscientious objector
45, Who led the first peaceful resistance for equality and justice in south Africa
A, Mahatma Gandhi
B ,Nelson Mandela
C, Desmond tutu
D, Martin Luther king
46.If you usually buy domestically produced goods you are in your own way helping the
country to
A, Save needed foreign exchange
B, Export goods to other countries
C, Import luxury items from abroad
D, Become economically independent
47. The cultural dimension of globalization is strongly opposed by people who see it as
cultural invasion by the west because they believe that it
A, It from the culture that enabled the west to develop
B, Creates a new culture that is hitherto unknown in the world
C, Retarders the cultural development of the developing countries.
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D, is not bringing development as rapidly as they expected it to do
48. to discourage dependence of people on aid ,the government of Ethiopian wants donor
organization to:
A, Move out of an area as soon as they finished their relief assistance program .
B, Refrain from giving food aid to any community even at the time of great disaster
C, Use government channels to distribute any type of aid to beneficiary communities
D, Engage mainly in sustainable development programs instead of merely providing
49,Which one of the following is a skill that is expected from a person to effectively
overcome her\his responsibility as a global
A, Ability to argue effectively
B, Concern for the environment
C, Adequate understanding of diversity
D, Knowledge of sustainable development
50, The main reason for the league of nations to cease to exist in 1946 was its failure to
A, Make the united states of America its member
B, Support the anti colonial straggle of Asian and Africans
C, Attract many Asian and African nations to be its members
D, Stop aggressive countries from plunging the world in to WW2nd
51, Legal obligation of citizen include not only respecting values and principles of a
constitution but also
A, Teach others to respect them always
B, Shaping them to suit ones personal interests
C, Not keeping silent while someone violates them
D, Taking forceful action on anybody who violates them
52, Leisure could contribute to increase in productivity and efficiency of a person by
A, Giving her or his time to visit historical places
B, Enabling her or his to socialize with other people
C, Making her or his reflect on her or his past misdeeds
D, Refreshing her or his mental and physical capabilities
53, International conventions on environment provide for nations responsibility not to cause
harmful trans boundary environmental interference this is because
A, Such responsibility is easy to fulfill even by the poorest countries of the world
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B, Nation usually pollute the environment of others deliberately when they are in conflict
C, Environmental pollution in one country could cause harm to people in far distance places
D, Country’s could pollute their own environment provided that they do not affect the
environment of others
54. As result of the traditional role to them women are forced to
A, Work below their potential
B, Easily socialize with other people
C, Comfortably mix with other people
D, Be assertive in their relation with men
55, Free trade in the present globalize world is increasing un determining the power of the
states of the world to have exclusive control over their
A, Territory
B, Sovereignty
C, Boundary
D, Economy
56 ,What do governments enhance when they invest in construction of schools and health
facilities
A, Human capital
B, Material capital
C, Infrastructure
D, Construction capital
57, In addition to relying on other for the fulfillment of their needs dependent people are
known for
A, blaming other people for their own failures.
B, holding themselves accountable for their failures.
C, Returning favors done to them by others regularly.
D, showing their gratitude for help rendered in time of need.
58, Whom do terrorist organizations mostly recruit as members
A, Youngsters of the developed world who lost hope in their life and became addicts of drug
and alcohol.
B, Devoted religious people who believe that defending their religion is a sure way of getting
salvation.
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C, Politically conscious youngsters of the developed world who are dissatisfied with their life
conditions.
D, Politically conscious and restless youths of poor countries who have fewer chance of
improving their life
59, What does a person primarily need to participate actively in the political process of a
country
A, Approval from friends and family members.
B, Full membership in a legally registered political party.
C, full understanding of the benefits of that participation.
D, Permission to do so from leaders of a party of community.
60, A confident person does NOT usually egret a decision she or he makes because she or he
arrives at the decision after.
A, Assuring that it has no risk of failure.
B, Making an objective assessment of the reality
C, Knowing that their success depends on chance factors.
D, Consulting and getting the advice of knowledgeable people
61, Which one of the following is true about power sharing in the Ethiopia federal state
A, Regional states can make treaties with another foreign states. B,
Both the federal and regional governments have their own defense force.
C, Regional states can make their own laws contrary to the federal constitution
D, Both the federal and regional governments possess executive, legislative judiciary power.
62what s,hould to parties do if they fail to reach consensus on a particular policy issue
A, stop discussion and attempt to enforce ones will on the opposing side
B, abandon the issue altogether and move on the other less controversial issue
C, try to find broader are of agreement so that they can go ahead and wok together
D ,accept the point of view of the stronger side and settle the matter once and for all
63,goverments of some developing nations insure bank deposits this is to protect:
A, small bank from closing down as a result of competition with the big banks
B, banks from closing down due to man made or natural causes
C, banks from becoming bankrupt and fail to pay their customers.
D, people from loosing their money if the bank become bankrupt.
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64,The leadership theory that assumes that varied leadership styles are required for varied
situation is called-----------------------.
A, trait leadership
B ,behavioral leadership
C, Democratic leadership
D, Contingency leadership
65, which one of the following is the character of limited government
A, Absence of rule of law
B, No restriction upon the power of the government
C, All power is concentrated in the hand of a few people
D, Rule and laws issued are in accordance
66, what does the style and consumption pattern of the developed world contiribute to
A, The desire to emulate that style among peoples of poor nation
B, Development of countries who have trade relation with them
C, Degrading of the environment of the developing countries
D, Proper of the natural resources of the developing countries
67, Which mechanism is useful in the prevention of corruption
A, Disorder
B, Ethical regulation
C, Nepotism
D, Rule of men
68, An insurance company is obliged to make payment to the insured provided that the
A, Damage is covered in the contract between them
B, Insured lost all his property and has no mean of existence
C, Company believes giving compensation to the insured is right
D, Damage is beyond the means of the insured to repair
69, Coherence of universal declaration of human rights and the FDRE constitiution can be
seen in that both
A, Emphasize rights to life
B, Before the rights to property
C, Excludes the right be elected
D, Avoiding the right to education
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70, Assume that there is shortage of recreation facilities in your locality .you want to
influence some members of you community on the importance of having such facilities.
Which of the following does not merit communicating this local agenda
A, Interest group
B, Community leaders
C, Families and friends
D, Nation mass media
71. Which one of the following is the impact of HIV AIDS on the socio economic situation of
a society
A, Building social capital
B, Leader to extreme surplus
C, Weakling trading supporting system
D, Contributing to the socio economic development
72, What dose FDRE foreign policy promote
A, Establishing mutually beneficial relation whit neighboring countries
B, Creating powerful nation in the horn of Africa
C ,Help nation that fought against oppressive leaders
D, Having a good relation only with those who help the country
73. The requirement of an independent judiciary is crucial for the rule of low because it
A, Empowers the judiciary to make laws
B, Contributes to ones own security in personal life
C, Is the mechanism to make the practice of rule of government
D, Enables to interpret the law without the interference of the government
74, Which organ has legislative power in the Ethiopian regional states
A, State president
B, State administration
C, State council
D ,States supreme court
75, The FDRE constitution necessarily limits the power of the federal government because it
A ,Limits the wise use of natural recourses
B, Hampers the process of decentralization of power
C, Encourages the regional states to be above the constitution
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D ,Gives more opportunity to regional states to administer themselves
76, A system of government where a head of state is directly elected by the people is
A, Parliamentary democracy
B, Presidential democracy
C, Authoritarian
D, Aristocracy
77,We have to take some action against environmental degradation because
A, Its fun to do so
B, Its one way to fight drought
C, The international community forces us to do so
D, It enables us to attract many tourists to our country
78, The bale uprising was different from the gojjam uprising because the bale movement had
a broader
A, Area of control
B, Revolutionary goal
C, Revolutionary reason
D, Political goal and purpose
79, You can contribute your share for the fight against corrupt practice by
A, Just talking about it with your friends
B, Reporting the corrupted person to police
C, Participating in school club of your choice
D, Actively participating in civic and education class
80. What is the role of affirmative action in the creation of self administration of nation
nationalities and peoples in Ethiopia
A, Giving the rights to self administration to the nation nationalities and peoples
B, Discriminating developed regions by giving special attention to less developed regions
C, Giving special attention towards less developed regions with a view of helping
development of capacity
D, All nation nationalities and peoples are at the same level of economic development
81. Which central organ is responsible for the maintenance and administration of justices
A, Judiciary
B, Executive
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C, Court
D, Legislative
82, Responsibility is
A, Observing law sometime
B, Working for benefits only
C, Being answerable for an obligation
D ,Taking care of oneself without considering others right
83,Which one of the following is negative impact of territory
A, Improving world peace
B, Death of many innocent people
C, Minimizing time for handing conflict
D, Creating good relationship between nation
84,What do patriots personally benefit when they pay enormous sacrifice to defend their
country’s independence and territory
A, Salary increment
B ,Respect from the society
C, Economic benefits like land
D, Fear and resect of other
85, One of the following is not national responsibility of a democratic government
A, Stabilizing the economy
B, Conducting periodic election
C, Protecting the rights of minority
D, Enhancing social discrimination among ethnic groups of the country
86, Which one of the following is true regarding personal saving
A, Increase in personal saving decreases investment
B, Decrease in personal saving increases investment
C, Increase in personal saving increases investment
D, Increase or decrease in personal saving does not have any impact on investment
87, which one of the following true regarding sexism
A, It is a type of discrimination in the work place
B, it’s a discrimination based on race
C, it only limits the opportunity of women to choose the listyle and careers
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D, it limits the opportunity of both men and women to choose the life style and cares
88, one of the following is true about the contribution of scientific knowledge
A, It is based on assumption
B, It is not dynamic in character in character
C, It only promotes political advancement
D, It accelerates socio economic development
89, Students can participate in civic activities in their school by
A, Damaging school property
B, helping to make school events
C, not participating in any clubs in school
D, writing bad things on the school property
90, which one of the following is a bad practice that contributes to environmental
degradation?
A, Planting trees
B, Building dams
C, cutting down trees
D, having too may wild animals
91, To whom is the power of interpreting laws given by the FDRE constitution ?
A, The house of peoples of Representatives
B, The Courts of federal and state Level
C, The house of federation
D, The house of federal Council of Ministers
92, A student who has self-reliance has the following qualities except ?
A, Depends on his/her resource
B, his/her will have a confidence to achieve good grades
C, he/she knows in which subject he/she is good at and not good
D, most of the time he/she knows the good side but not their limitation
93, civic societies can play important roles in building a democratic system in a country by
A, not voting for undemocratic government
B, changing their initial motive to political thought
C, not being loyal to laws they believe it’s not democratic
D, organizing their members to participate in political affairs
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94, one can contribute to building democratic system in his/her school by
A, taking responsibilities
B, actively participating in class
C, violating the school regulations
D, actively participating in clubs of his/her choices
95, which of the following does NOT contribute to extravagant spending
A, Ikube C, Wedding ceremonies
B, Holidays D, Funeral and memorial service
96, which constitution is the first written constitution of Ethiopia
A, The 1931 constitution C,FDRE constitution of 1993
B, The 1959 constitution D, The 1955 constitution
97,what does active community participation mean
A, Being involved in too personal and selfish activities
B, Ignoring differences that exist within multi centralism
C, Involvement of citizens in the socio economic and political spheres
D, trying to see the end result of any activity without involvement
98, which one of the following is NOT the advantage of engaging oneself in community
participation
A, Allows one to get much money D, Gives one the opportunity to know
B, Gives personal satisfaction and pride many people
C, Gives the opportunity to learn new
skills
99, what is the central idea in budgeting
A, Saving money C, Determine expense and income
B, Not spending money D, Spending and saving money wisely
100, A remarkable level of dependency on ones power resource and judgment is known as
A, Self reliance
B, Self confidence
C, Self awareness
D, Decision making ability
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3.1 Answer for 2000 E.C

1A 16B 31B 46A 61D
2C 17A 32B 47C 62B
3A 18B 33B 48D 63A
4D 19D 34D 49B 64D
5A 20B 35B 50D 65D
6D 21D 36D 51C 66B
7B 22C 37D 52D 67B
8A 23D 38C 53C 68A
9B 24A 39C 54A 69A
10 B 25A 40C 55D 70D
11C 26B 41B 56C 71C
12D 27D 42C 57A 72A
13B 28B 43D 58D 73D
14 C 29C 44A 59B 74C
15D 30A 45B 60B 75D
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76B 82C 88D 94A 100A
77B 83B 89B 95A
78D 84B 90C 96A
79B 85D 91A 97C
80B 86C 92D 98A
81C 87A 93D 99C
ETHIOPIAN HIGHER EDUCATION ENTERANCE CERTIFICATE CIVIC AND

ETHICAL EDUCATION
4 Ginbot 2001
1 The principle of democracy which asserts that the power of the government derives from
the freely given consent of the people is known as _______________
A democratic election C popular sovereignty
B universal suffrage D transparency
2 In Ethiopian the affirmative action policy is important for bridging the gender gap in
______________
A Higher education institution
B Unfair division of labor at the household level
C Physical abilities between men and women
D intellectual capacities between men and women
3 Citizen’s devolution and commitment for the protection of democratic values and ideals is
known as____________
A Patriotism C Constitution
B nationalism D voluntarism
4 The present Ethiopian foreign policy is based on the following principles except;
A promoting development
B building democratic system
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C national pride and globalization
D territorial expansion
5 which of the following belong to the factors accounted for the creation of region state in
Ethiopian?
A Religious diversity C Gender diversity
B Ethnic diversity D Racial diversity
6 The mechanism of conflict resolution which involves the coming together of those who are
in conflicts to make discussion is known as_____________
A Negotiation C Mediation
B Arbitration D Litigation
7 How may constitution were promulgated In the Ethiopian constitutional history?
A One B Two C Three D Four
8 The state of being answerable for an obligation is known as_____________
A Tolerance C Accountability
B transparency D Responsibility
9 Active involvement of citizens in the socio-economic and political spheres is known
as_____________
A Political participation C Economical participation
B Social participation D Community participation
10 The state of possessing truths facts principles or other objects of perceptions through
instruction study and research is known as_____________
A Information C communication
B Knowledge D Data
11 all citizens of a democratic country are bound to be abided by the constitution of their
country. They should do so even though
A they believe it to be totally un democratic
B Some of them dis agree with some of it provision
C They are convinced it serves the interests of a certain group
D it totally fails to reflect their national aspiration and goals
12 In democratic system citizen give state officials authority so that the official could
A use the state apparatus for their own ends
B rule the country on behalf of the electorate
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C help them became popular politicians
D represent them on various international forums
13 Who empowers the executive organ of the F.D.R.E to issue rules and regulations?
A the house of peoples ‘ representatives
B the house of Federation
C the prime minister of the country
D the president of the country
14 The principle of constitutional law, which protects the life , liberty and property of a
person, is known as ______________
A Criminal law C Due process of law
B civil law D Habeas corpus
15 In Ethiopia true patriotism had for long meant a person’s readiness to;
A fight for ones Democratic rights
B defend the defenseless people
C Sacrifice oneself for the country
D give respect to the national signs.
16 Among the four types of peaceful conflict resolution methods which one is the most
formal mechanism?
A Arbitration C Mediation
B Litigation D Negotiation
17 To whom does the F.D.R.E constitution give the power to ratify international treaties?
A the executive branch of the government
B the house of Federation
C the house of people representative
D the president of Federal
18 civil disobedience is different from other type of protest because it essentially
A aims to overthrow a government by force
B exclude all type of military action
C utilize mainly illegal method of protest
D follows legally prescribed procedure
19 which of the following is not one of the functional court?
A imprisoning convicted criminals
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B keeping national domestic peace
C decided controversies between litigant
D in forcing judicial decision
20 which of the following phenomenon could be example of an environmental hazard that is
caused by a country un wise utilization of it resource and which will also damage
environment of other state?
A Land degradation C air pollution
B Flood and erosion D Land sliding
21 Which of the following explain the system in which elected public official and made a
responsible to the people that elected them?
A accountability of state C responsibility of state
B transparency of state D sovereign power of state
22 which of the following indicates the similarity between parliament and presidential
democracy ?
A absence of separation of legislative and executive branch of government
B fusion of power between legislative and executive branch of government
C the president is the head of government the chief executive
D the judiciary are independent from the legislative and executive branch
23 which of the following is the source of authority of a democratic government ?
A the consent of the government
B the line age of the rulers
C the will of god /Allah
D the custom or the society
24 which of the following explains the necessity of tolerance of difference for Ethiopian
unity?
A it helps the people appreciate their own cultures traditions and practices
B it may lead to conflict of interests among different linguistic ethnic and cultural groups
C if fosters a variety of viewpoints new ideas and ways of looking at and solving problems
D it tables the peoples to know their own arts music literature and the like
25 which one of the following is an exclusive power and function of the federal government
Ethiopian?
A administering land
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B collecting taxes
C regulating foreign exchange
D administering police forces
26 which of the following indicates the importance of accountability and transparency for
development of a country
A development wasteful and corrupt administration
B developing ineffective development strategies
C developing ineffective allocation of resources
D developing clear objectives and monitor performance
27 rules and laws can be evaluated by using the following criteria except
A fairness or free from prejudice favoritism and self –interest
B easy to understand and will-designed to achieve its purpose
C clear as to what is expected to be achieved
D violating other laws and impossible to follow
28 which of the following explains the reciprocal relationship between rule of law and
democratic system in a country?
A prevalence of good governance
B prevalence of political instability
C prevalence of social instability
D prevalence of economic instability
29 which of the following distinguishes limited government from unlimited government?
A the government has an absolute power
B the constitution is the highest law
C political power is usually accumulated in the hands of the few
D absence of division and sharing of governmental power
30 which of the following does not belong to the consequences of the absence of the rule of
law?
A prevalence of peace and stability
B anarchy and arbitrary rule
C absence of predictability
D absence of independent judiciary
31 which one of the following is the consequences of corruption?
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A promoting the rule of law
B enhancing social development
C promoting good governance
D discouraging the prevalence of the rule of law
32 the nation nationalities and peoples of Ethiopia have equal right to
A share the result of other regional state development
B share the results of the country development
C disrespect other cultural and traditions
D impose their value systems on others
33 affirmative action is important to build the ability of the nation and nationality of Ethiopia
to;
A self-administration
B enhance the development of previously advantage regions
C support the federal government in terms of human resource
D fight against factors contributing to previously advantaged regions
34 which of the following indicates the negative impact of terrorism on the effort to build
democratic society?
A it disrupts peace and security
B it promotes rule of law
C it promotes political stability
D it promote social stability
35 which of the following is the reason which the judiciary is set up as un independent organ
of the Ethiopian state?
A administer justice in consultation which the executive and legislative organs
B administrate justice which out the interference of the executive and legislative organs
C administer justice independent from the courts and judges
D exercise its Absolut power independent of any organ of government
36 which of the following is not a patriotic action?
A maintaining democratic peace
B defending national interests
C disseminating the states secrets
D standing for the truth
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37 the present Ethiopian agricultural development led industrialization (ADLI) economic
strategies primary aims at developing
A nomadic farming system C large scale production
B peasant farming system D small scale industries
38 which of the following action should be taken to prevent our historical heritages from
distraction?
A allowing the tourists visit our historical heritage
B Proper protection registration and documentation of our historical heritage
C Irresponsible utilization of our historical heritage
D improper registration and documentation of our historical heritage
39 which of the following belong to the national responsibility of a democratic government?
A protecting international cultural and historical heritage
B protecting the nation cultural and historical heritage
C maintaining international peace and security
D protecting international natural and human resources
40 which of the following explains women disadvantage position in work places?
A female derogative stereotype
B male derogative stereotype
C gender neutral socialization
D gender sensitive work places
41 which of the following indicates the relation ship between work and time for improving
productive?
A efficient use of time in work places improves productivity
B the productivity of work is the result of an inefficient use of time in work placed
C time use has nothing to do with the productive of work
D time budgeting hinders the productive
42 self respect does not prevent a person from appreciating the good work of other because
he/she known that;
A individual can acquire different skills and specialization
B individuals can have similar skills and specialization
C every one can exclusively rely on his/her own skill
D no one can rely on his/her knowledge and skills
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43 Ethiopia continued dependency on foreign aids can be accounted for
A well-conceived and well-designed donations and interventions
B ill-conceived and Ill-designed donations and intervention
C lack or shortage of natural resources or material good
D absence for shortage of human resources or skilled human power
44 which of the following indicates the impact of extravagant practices on the national
economy?
A reducing the capacity for investment
B building the capacity for investment
C dependency on local products
D reducing foreign aids and loans
45 a person is not expected to pay tax only because he/she
A has income from certain legally specified source except pension
B owns a certain amount of property that brings profit
C earns an income by engaging in a certain economic activity
D is a citizen of a certain national state
46 the major obstacle of the implementation of the violation protocols to reduce global
warming is:
A china’s increased level of carbon emission in violation of the protocol
B lack of willingness to sign these protocols among Europeans union
C refusal of the united state of America to agree to the protocols
D indie’s refusal to sign the protocol and fail to respect their articles
47 the cultural and historical heritage of Ethiopian have invaluable importance for the
peoples of the country in a sense that they:
A make they proud of their socio-cultural place in the history of human kind
B enable them to earn money from tourist that come to visit them
C provide them with recreation places to pass their living by being employed as their leisure
time
D enable them earn their living by being employed as their protectors
48 the HIV/AIDS pandemic is different from other types of pandemics like malaria because it
A mostly affects peoples of sub-Saharan Africa
B mainly attacks peoples of countries found in the tropics
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C poses threat to the development of the entire human race
D is the deadliest among victory born diseases so far known
49 disciplinary measure may not be taken on worker who fails
A properly handle instrument of labor
B come to work on time regularly
C establish good relationship with other worker
D meet work deadlines repeatedly
50 leisure refreshed the mental and physical capacity of workers.as a result it increased their
efficiency and productivity “if you agree to this statement then it is possible to conclude that :
A it is in the best interest of employer to give sufficient leisure time their workers
B sufficient leisure time is required only for people who are employed in productive
industries
C workers who are provide to be efficient alone should be given sufficient leisure time
D employers should arrange sufficient leisure time only for workers who are productive
51 one good thing that could be said about the league of nations is that it was:
A the first attempt of the international community to cooperate for peace
B capable of solving political disputes between member countries
C able to serve as voice of oppressed and voiceless people of Africa
D used as a common front of European struggle against the united state
52 nationalism in different from patriotism in that by its very nature its discourages
A honoring ones own national symbols
B co existence with other nations or group
C cultural superiority of a group over other
D resentment and rivalry between groups
53 one worker may get satisfaction from a work that pays well irrespective of the position
he/she attained while another worker may get satisfaction from a job that offers opportunities
or growth in position irrespective of the pay this show that show that :
A worker do not like a job that dose not offer opportunity for both growth and good pay
B it is impossible is create a job that pays well and offer opportunity for growth to satisfy
workers
C workers job satisfaction is based on their attitude and the value they give to the job
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D it is necessary to create job that satisfy both workers need for highest payment and growth
in position
54 how do ethical rules of a certain profession enable worker to minimize misunderstand
between them? By enabling them to:
A differentiate the right and wrong way of doing things by themselves
B realize the similarity and difference between various professions
C benefit from the guidance of the more experienced professions
D evaluate their work in the light of the performance of other workers
55 any type of assistance should be executed properly to produce the desired result other wise
it may back fire and may end up in
A enriching the beneficiary communities
B reinforcing the dependency of the beneficiary
C making the beneficiary loathe the donor
D closing the gap between beneficiary and donor
56 citizens are advised to buy domestically produced goods as much as possible this is
because these goods:
A enable the country to save foreign currency and accumulate capital
B are produced by qualitatively superior materials to important one
C enable the country to stop importing good from other countries
D should be consumed locally as they cannot be exported anywhere
57 which one of the following international organization is one of the Britton woods
institution?
A the united nations organization
B the world trade organization
C the international monetary fund
D the international court of justice
58 the agriculture development led industrialization policy of Ethiopians emphasizes the need
to:
A make industry the backbone of agricultural development of the country
B disregard other sectors of the economy until agriculture fully developed
C encourage private investors to participate in the agricultural development
D urgently replace the small farmer holdings by large mechanized farms
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59 which of the following action is a proper understanding of saving:
A accumulating wealth for the sake of having it
B refraining from spending money on basic necessities
C using natural resource in a planned manner
D limiting consumption to the level one earns
60 microfinance institution are different from the conventional banks in that they:
A safe guard money for their clients and use it for loans and investment
B extend credit in cash or kind to the economical active poor people
C are engaged in giving financial service to ruler people alone
D are insured against the loss of money in a robbery or other accident
61 banks get the money they lend to various investor from:
A persona saving of individuals and proceeds from their own investment
B other profitable banks that are willing and capable to lead them
C the national banks the country that lend money for such purposes
D the international monetary fund and the world bank
62 the most common mode of political participation in which all legal citizens can engage in
and that requires nothing more than willingness on the part of the participant is:
A running for political office
B engage in political campaigning
C organizing interest group
D voting in election
63 money is considering as one of the important factors that could increase the chance of a
party to win the election this is because it would enable the parity to
A promise financial rewards to people who vote for it
B disseminate its policy and agenda among the electorate easily
C convince the people it will not bother them with huge taxation
D win the confidence of the electorate in the incorruptness of its candidates
64 it is believed that people would make effective political participation if they work in a
group in this context group can best be define as two or more people who
A interact to achieve a defined objective
B live in a defined geographical area
C have relatively equal economic status
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D speak one common language
65 assume that you do not like the student nominated for the position of president of a club to
which you are a member and refused to vote for any one of them anyways a president is
elected by the members of the club what should be the corrected thing for you to do in such a
situation?
A boycott activities that are organized by the elected president
B patiently work to discredited the president in the eyes of others
C respected the decision of the majority and accept her/his leadership
D stop being a member of the club until another president is elected
66 an effective leader gets other to perform a job willingly if above all other traits he/she has
A aggressiveness c decisiveness
B persuasiveness D inventiveness
67 modern psychologist termed human needs for food shelter security etc. as
A actualization needs C societal needs
B transformation needs D maintenance need
68 stereotyping a group of people as having a certain good or bad trait in common is usually
wrong because it:
A disregards difference in the individuals that make up the people
B is related only to bad traits that people have in common
C is difficult to define what people mean at a certain point in time
D disregards the socio-economic differences between people
69 identify an invalid deductive conclusion that is based on false premises
A all living things need air to live rose is a living thing therefore rose needs air to live
B all Ethiopian are good runner Mohammed is an Ethiopian so Mohammed is good runner
C all children have the right to education alemitu is a child therefore alemitu has the right to
education
D all languages have speaker geez is a languages therefore geez has speakers
70 individual and group right overlap in the area of
A protection of the right to equality
B realization of the right to collective development
C protection of the right to privacy
D realization of the right to personal development
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71whichof the following is the advantage of a federal state structure for Ethiopia?
A providing absolute power to regional government
B providing absolute power to the central government
C limiting the authority of regional government
D securing peoples right to self government
72 which of the following is not true about the importance of providing equally opportunities
for all peoples of Ethiopia?
A it lead to conflict of interesting leading to violence
Bit fosters a variety of viewpoint new ideas and ways of looking at and solving problems
C it helps people appreciate culture traditional and practices other then their own
D it develops respect for diversities which is necessary for peaceful coexistence and peoples
progress
73 one of the way by which Ethiopia protects her national interest is:
A enlarging her territory or sphere of influence
B reducing a foreign threat or danger
C striving to dominate weaker state
D utilizing her neighbors natural resources
74 which of the following is a valid reason about the necessity of fighting corruption ?
A creates equality among citizens
B retards economic and social development
C promotes good governance
D discourages the prevalence of rule of man
75which of the following does not justify the need for limiting the power of the federal
government of Ethiopia?
A it secures people right to self-governance
B it provides people with the opportunities to work together for their common good
C it limits the authority of the central government
D it provides absolute power to regional government
76 which of the following is a valid statement about the personal benefits of standing for the
common good of society?
A the common good of society is the basis for personal well being
B the common good of society has nothing to do with personal benefits
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C individual members of the community can maintain their personal benefits apart from the
common good
D the common good is sum total of personal benefits
77 which of the following practices contribute to environmental degradation ?
A irresponsible use of natural resources
B proper utilization of natural resources
C protection of natural resources
D planting trees
78the international community gives Avery great concern to HIV/AIDS pandemic because it
is a:
A regional issues affecting people
B third world problem affecting people in developed country
C first world problem affecting people in developed country
D global issue affecting the human race as awhile
79which of the following is an indicator of people with lack of self-confidence?
A absence of fair assessment of ones potential and limitations
B ability to accept both compliments and criticisms
C having personal vision and ambitions
D value their quality’s and give honor to themselves
80 which of the following distinguishes political organizations from civic societies?
A working to promote the common good
B organizing people to discuss on community problems
C monitoring and influencing public policy
D organizing election campaigns
81 which of the following belong to the roles played by civic societies in the current political
system of Ethiopia?
A formulating public policy
B enacting public policy
C forming public policy
D changing public policy
82 participating in a civic society enable you to:
A protect your right and interests
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B improve your academic performance
C win political campaigns
D avoid your responsibilities
83 which of the following belong to the process of gathering relevant information for
acquiring knowledge ?
A communicating interpreting and evaluating information
B questioning paraphrasing allowing comments and suggestion
C observing interviewing and recording information
D recording transcribing and analyzing information
84 the constitution of the F.D.R.E gives the federal government the right to intervene in the
internal affairs of any member state of the federation when;
A the member state fails to promulgate its own constitution
B violation of the human right of citizens is reported in that state
C a law that is suited to the peculiar condition of the state is enacted
D that particular state fails to collect enough tax to cover its expenses
85 on what ground do international human right organization presently campaign for the
abolition of capital punishment?
A the fact that it is mainly used by totalitarian government to punish political opponents
B capital punishment target minority groups who cannot defend themselves against the
authorities successfully
C the right to life is respected by international convention as an inalienable and inviolable
right of the individual
D it is most barbarians form of punishment still being used in the most uncivilized nations
86 A country is accepted as new member of the united nations organization only if
A the country is recognize as an independent state by some members
B the general assembly accepts its application by two-third majority
C the security council members fully except the application
D the country has won its independents with the help of the united nations
87gender roles and expectation are learned if you hold this statement to be true
A it is possible to see variation in them between and with in cultural
B erodes public trust in the various branch of government
C weakness a government’s ability to invest in vital social services
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D jeopardizes citizens opportunity to get fair and just treatment
89 article 20/2 of Ethiopia constitution states: accused persons have the right to be informed
with sufficient particulars of the charge brought against them and to be given the charge
against them this provisions is important because it
A helps the accused to remember where and when the incident happened
B prove that the accused Is guilty of doing the crime stated in the charge
C shows that the prosecutor has sufficient legal ground to charge the accused
D enables the accused to gather evidence and prepare his/her defense
90 in many country’s high level government official are required to register their income and
property before they assume office .this practice is believed to contribute towards reducing
corruption because
A it would be relatively easy to identify officials who are living beyond their means and take
appropriate measures in time
B it would deter them from becoming illegally rich as they realize that their excess wealth
would be easy known
C people who are willing to make their wealth public are usually honest and would not
engage in corrupt practice
D such people know that the government would confiscate the registered property if they are
found to be corrupt
91 any act is considering a crime only if it is a
A committed by a person who has knowledge of the low
B causes great humanitarian suffering or material damage
C considered to be illegal by the lenders of government
D declared as possible by international or national law
92 some organization that claim to be fighting for the freedom of their people are categorized
by the united states of America and its allies as terrorist organization mainly because they:
A were involved in the September 11 attack against that country
B are willing to use anything to make their target society live in fear
C usually targeted countries that are strategic Allis of the united state
D are avowed enemies of the united state and its allies
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93 it is seen that the financial crisis that began in the united state of America towards the
second half of 2008 has triggered economic crush in many countries this situation could not
have happened if the
A ability of the united state to provide aid to other countries has not been hampered by the
effects of the economics crisis
B economies of the countries of the world had been independent of each other and been self
sufficient by themselves
C other economics had been able to extricate themselves from the domination of the united
ststes economy
D world bank and the international monetary und had acted swiftly to help the united state
financial sector
94 some people see the growth of the influence of western culture in developing countries as
harm full because they believe that
A it could cause the target people to repudiate their local identities
B peoples of the developing nations are opposed to this cultural invasion
C western culture is mostly offending to the sensibilities of other people
D western cultural has no good quality to be learned from by other people
95 if judges try to please their superiors and fail to be guided by the law while making
decisions they would undoubtedly damage the:
A good name of all other people who are serving in judicial system
B integrity of all the official in the judicial system of the country
C high reputation of courts as stable institution which stand for justice
D popular belief that judges are the only officials who are incorruptible
96 public officials are expected to have high standard of conduct because all of them are
expected to :
A make no mistake what so ever in performing their duties
B provide service to citizens in an equal and jut manner
C be morally and intellectually more superior to the people
D gain the respect and admiration of the people they lead
97, the term civil servant refers to:
A people of a country that earn their living by being employed
B all the people of a country outside children and pensioners
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C all employees of a government in the non- military sector
D all employees outside those employed by the private sector
98,an action that is moral for one person may be found immoral for other this is because:
A it is impossible to find a common definition for what is moral and immoral in any society
B individual who have different backgrounds may perceive things in different ways
C individual would always tend to disagree on such matters as far as they are benefited from
it
D laws fail to clearly differentiate between what is moral and what is immoral in any given
society
99, which of the following is a common cause of the peasant rebellions that took place during
the region of Haile Selassie?
A forced incorporation C inefficient administration
B unfair taxation system D absence of social services’
100 which of the following is the consequence of the absence of organized political
leadership for a popular struggle?
A prevalence of peace and security
B social and economic development
C political stability and social harmony
D political instability and social disorder
4.1 Answer 0f 2001
1A 3B 5B 7D 9D 11B
2D 4A 6A 8D 10B 12B
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13A 28A 43D 58C 73B 88C
14A 29B 44A 59C 74C 89D
15C 30A 45D 60B 75D 90A
16C 31D 46C 61A 76D 91D
17A 32B 47B 62D 77A 92B
18C 33A 48C 63B 78D 93B
19B 34A 49C 64A 79A 94A
20C 35B 50D 65C 80C 95C
21A 36C 51A 66B 81B 96B
22D 37B 52B 67C 82B 97C
23D 38B 53C 68B 83D 98B
24C 39B 54B 69A 84B 99B
25C 40A 55C 70A 85C 100D
26D 41A 56A 71D 86B
27D 42A 57D 72A 87A
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5 2002 E.C
DIRECTIONS:
Each of the following questions is followed by four possible alternatives. Read each
questions carefully and blacken the letter of your choice on separate answer sheet
provided.
1, which organ of state has legislative power at state level in FDRE?
a. State Bureau of Legal Affairs c. State Supreme Court
b. State President d. State Council
2, When was the Universal Declaration of human right adopted by the United Nations
Organization?
A, 1945 B, 1948 C, 1966 D, 1995
3, All member of states of the United Nations Organization have agreed to accept all
decisions passed by the
a. General Assembly c. General Secretary
b. International Court of Justice d. Security Council
4, The Legislative branch of the FDRE is accountable to the
A, House of Federation C. Crime minister
B. People of the country D, President of the Federation
5, The executive members of your kebele pass decisions on matters that affect the residents of
the kebele.The residants are subjected to those decisions because the kebele executives are
A, appointed government officials
B, Careful to pass decisions that pleases all residents
C, Capable of punishing those who disagree with them
D. Elected representatives given power of decisions by the resident
6,The national emblem on the Ethiopian flag reflects the hope of the peoples of the country
to
A. Build a wealthy country
B. Advanced in science and technology
C. Live together in equality and unity
D. Live in peace and friendship with their neighbor,
7,Identify the statement that is true of the Ethiopian constitution
A. It is relative to norms and values
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B. It is absolute and untouchable
It transcends all the other laws that are culture specific D, It may be invalidated across
cultures
8,As it happens in politics or law, litigation refers to the
A. Method of dispute settlement by the parties with the parties with the guidance and
facilitation of a third parties
B. Discussion between people who are trying to reach an agreement
C. Process of trying to succeed in ending a dispute between people or groups
Process of making or defending a claim in a court
9,To serve the public fairly and equally government officials should necessarily be
A. Non-partisan C. Party members
B. Respectable D. Elderly people
10,The necessary precondition that people who want to form an association should have is
common
A. Objective or goal C. Ethnic background
B. Educational standard D. Religious persuasion
11,Among the various conflict resolutions methods which is the most formal and binding
one?
A. Arbitration C. Meditation
B. Litigation D. Negotiation
12,Ethiopia is /was home to the Head Quarters of all of the following organizations
EXCEPT?
A. The United Nations Economic commission for Africa(UN-ECA)
B. EGAD
C. AU Parliament
D. It may be invalidated across cultures
13,One of the following is among the widely known extravagant practices in Ethiopia
A. Costly marriage ceremonies C. Travelling to visit places
B. Extending aims to Beggars D. Partying
14,The habit of spending more money than one can afford is referred to as
A. Generosity C. Charity
B. Extravagance D. Planning
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15,Identify the correct assumption regarding the ability of HIV positive persons to engage in
production activities
A. HIV positive persons are lazy to work
B. HIV positive persons are physically weak and powerless ; thus ,unproductive
C. HIV positive persons should not be allowed to go to the work place as they will add
nothing tp productivity
D. HIV positive persons can still innovate despite their health problems
16,The current constitution of FDRE was promulgated in
A. 1985 C. 1995
B. 1955 D. 19
17,Which specialized organ of the government is concerned with interpreting the laws of the
state?
A. The Legislative organ C. The executive organ
B. The judiciary D. The parliament
18,Among the following ,which one is a minimum standard to make a trial fair? The
accused :
A. Has no right to appearing in court room
B. Is encouraged to admit that he/she is guilty before proved
C. Has no right to be presumed innocent before proven guilty
D. Has the right to use his/her language and even to examine witness against him/her
19,An idea is labeled as ‘scientific’ when it is :
A. Divinely C. Experimented
B. Legendary D. Imaginary
20,Which of the following is NOT a traditional method of saving in Ethiopia?
A. Iqub C. Savings in tangible assets
B. Idir D. Banking
21,which of the following powers is one that is expressly given to the regional states by
article 52 of the FDRE constitution? Power to :
A. Enact laws regulating the C. Enact and execute state
possession and bearing of arms constitution
B. Patent inventions and protect copy D. Determine matters relating to
rights nationality
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22,In a democratic system protection for the right of minorities are guaranteed by
A. The good will of the majority group
B. The laws and institutions of the country
C. Their own active political participation
D. The party that forms the government
23,The positive measure that governments take to guarantee equal chance of opportunities
for citizens that have been deprived of opportunities is called
A. Law of equality C. Democratic action
B. Affirmative action D. Social equality
24,One mark of the 1995 revised constitution of Ethiopia is that it
A. Established a bicameral parliament for the first time
B. Was drafted, debated and approved by representatives of the nobility
C. Was presented as a grant given by the emperor to ‘his subjects’
D. Reflected the true desire of the people of the Country
25,Article 89/2 provides that “government has the duty to ensure that all Ethiopians get equal
opportunity to improve their economic conditions and to promote equitable distribution of
wealth among them”. This provision obliges the government to
A. Make all citizens have equal means to participate in development
B. Enable all citizens have equal right to make use of their resources
C. Fully control the economy so that citizens benefit from it equally
D. Distribute the wealth of the nation among citizens on equal basis
26, Many parents of disabled children used to hide their children rather than sending them to
school primarily because they
A. Fear that the children would be exposed to various road accidents
B. Fear the social stigma caused by ignorance about equality
C. Believe that the children would be gainfully employed at home
D. Think that their children could not do as well as able bodied children
27, Government policies that promote right to equality among citizens may infringe on the
liberty of some individuals. Nevertheless such policies are introduced because governments
are first foremost desirous of:
A. Doing away with individuals liberties until equality is achieved
B. Delaying the enjoyment of the right to liberty until citizens are equal
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C. Delaying with the less complicated issue first than the issue of liberty
D. Realizing the common good of society rather than individuals
28,The Ethiopian penal law, civil law and property law are primarily designed to
A. Make the people obey the desires of the government
B. Keep societal peace and do way with anarchy
C. Create awareness among the public about rule of law
D. Establishing law abiding and honest citizens
29, During the initial years the Dergue regime binding decisions on the life, liberty and
property of Ethiopian was mostly taken by
A. Various levels of courts
B. Workers party of Ethiopia
C. Committees of various levels
D. Chairman of the Dergue
30,An agreement or treaty that is signed by more than two countries is called
A. Bilateral treaty C. Multilateral treaty
B. Unilateral treaty D. Regional treaty
31, Globalization has resulted greater
A. Prosperity of all countries of the world
B. Interdependence among nations of the world
C. Flow of aid and loans to the poor countries
D. Unrest and civil wars in many parts of the world
32, According to article 20/1 of FDRE constitution, country may hear a case in closed
session. Which of the following is NOT sufficient ground for hearing a case in closed
session?
A. Protecting the privacy of the parties concerned
B. Imprisoning those officials caught red-handed in corrupt activities
C. Organizing and training anti-corruption police force at federal level
D. Raising the salary of officials who are susceptible to corruption
33,One way by which the Ethiopian Federal Ethics and anti-corruption commission is trying
to combat corruption is by
A. Raising the awareness of citizens about the evilness of the corruption
B. Imprisoning those officials caught red-handed in corrupt activities
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C. Organizing and training anti-corruption police force at federal level
D. Raising the salary of officials who are susceptible to corruption
34, According to article 521 of the Ethiopian penal code, a person-deliberately transmits
deadly disease to healthy person could be
A. Accused of committing homicide
B. Asked to cover the medical expenses of the victim
C. Handed lenient imprisonment of not more than a year
D. Reprimanded for being negligent
35,Which of the following statement is true regarding the historical cultural heritages of
Ethiopia? They are
A. Found in Tigray and Amhara regions only
B. Recognized as the oldest in the world
C. Recorded as world heritage by UNESCO
D. Found scattered throughout the country
36,According to pragmatist theory of truth

A. Is what works at the time
B. Cannot be properly defined
C. Is one and the same always
D. Is accepted by all every where
37,Womens association is established with the main aim of struggling for
A. Achieving all rounded equality of women with men
B. Attaining social, political and economic equality of the sexes
C. Satisfying the economic and political ambitions of their leaders
D. Recreating the matriarchal age where women would be dominant
38,which of the following actions was one of the negative legacies of the French revolutions
A. Establishment of the federal system of government
B. Separation of the power of state and religion
C. Use terror as means of political repression and social control
D. State sponsorship for brilliant students who are from poor families
39,One of the following is NOT just enough to qualify a state as a really constitutional one,
which?
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A. Its having a written constitution
B. The people enjoying full rights and freedoms as given to them by the constitution
C. The people feeling as citizens rather than subjects
D. The people having confidence in the law of the state and keeping trust in their leaders
40,Among the following which one is NOT a mark of totalitarian government?
A. Government is by and for the people
B. The practice of free and fair elections
C. The people are rather subjects, not really citizens
D. Power of the government is limited
41,The notion of sovereignty essentially refers to, one of the following
A. The state of being a country with freedom to govern itself
B. The complete power of the country to interfere in the affairs of the neighboring
country
C. The right of elite persons to assume government offices
D. The political status of citizens to participate in national election
42,In free-market economy the market is governed, theoretically, by the
A. Amicable relationship between sellers and buyers
B. Relationship between demand and supply
C. Honesty and dishonesty of merchants in fixing prices
D. Abundance of good and services in market
43,If you seriously believe that no one will stand against you in this country solving
mathematical problems, you could be said to have exaggerated view of
A. Self-consciousness D. Self-neglectfulness
B. Self-importance
C. Self-esteem
44,Contempt to rule of law by leaders of a state would entail
A. Lawlessness C. Devotion and commitment on the
B. Political advancement part of citizens
D. The culture of tolerance
45,Among the following which one is NOT the implication of rule of law
A. Democratic system C. Little human rights violations
B. The supremacy of the constitution D. Rampant corruption
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46,From the following which one is NOT a factor to evaluate the good of laws
A. Uniformity C. Partiality
B. Acceptability D. Relative stability
47,Separation of power among the agents of the government implies that
A. The agents do not cooperate each other
B. Each agent has specialized responsibilities to work with a degree of autonomy
C. Each agent is absolutely independent and there is no area where they may work
together
D. Specializing on the making of laws, the legislative agent can change the laws without
consulting the other agents of the government
48,How is transparency is important for building a democratic system ?
A. Promote privacy
B. Brings open and accountable bureaucracy
C. Eliminates the spirit and determination to ensure justice and respect of human rights
D. Blocks responsibilities
49,Which one of the following is NOT a concurrent function and responsibility between the
two levels of the states in Ethiopia?
A. Levying taxes and collecting revenues
B. Land and resource management
C. Protecting the federal constitution
D. Blocks responsibility
50,One of the advantages of the having a written constitution is
A. The existence of a single and accessible document stating the rights of citizens
B. The uncertainties of political life could prevail
C. Lack of awareness to ones constitutional rights and duties
D. Its changeability without the consent of the people
51,Which one of the following is true about terrorism? It
A. Is justifiable unless it targets civilians
B. Enhances the effort to build a democratic society
C. Fosters religious bond the brotherhood
D. Shatters peace and stability
52,Which of the following is taken in to account by the federal government for provision of
social services?
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A. Geographical proximity to the C. Low level of development
center D. Territorial extent
B. Racial composition
53,AAmong the following regions of the Ethiopia, which one is benefiting from package of
affirmative actions?
A. The state of Amhara C. The state of the people of
B. The state of Tigriay Gambella
D. The state of Oromia
54,Identify the correct statement about HIV pandemic
A. HIV transmit with physical contact
B. HIV discriminates between people
C. HIV knows no racial, linguistic, or religious bounds
D. HIV transmits with breath
55,Which one of the following best expresses the equality between and among peoples of
Ethiopia?
A. Having approximately equal size of land mass
B. Having equal size of population
C. The right to have been allocated equal budget
D. The equal rights of states to full measure of self governance
56,One of the following shows why people with good moral characters find it easy to
appreciate the good work of others. Which?
A. Their feeling that they are better than others
B. Their little regard for others
C. Their open mindedness
D. Their close mindedness
57,One of the following is NOT among the nationals responsibilities of a democratic
government
A. Adopting a parliamentary system
B. Protecting citizens wellbeing and property
C. Provisions of services to citizens
D. Maintenance of law and order
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58,What you do as a responsible citizen to prevent your countries historical heritage from
destruction?
A. Show no concern about it for it is up to the government to protect the country
heritage
B. Discuss with others to try to find out ways of preserving it
C. Selling the heritages to foreign tourists
D. Taking them for personal use
59,Which of the following is a bad practice contributing environmental degradation?
A. Reforestation
B. Joining environmental campaigns
C. Dumping residuals in public areas
D. Keeping the streets tidy
60,Which of the following is a way by which a citizens patriot feelings can be expressed
A. Exposing bribery
B. Respecting minority right
C. Collaborating to bring unconstitutional change of government
D. Paying taxes serving as foreign agent
61,Violation of rights of citizens by the state could effective undermine citizens patriotic
feelings as it
A. Promotes of the interests of the minority
B. Diminishes the citizens of belongingness to the state
C. Discriminates against non-citizens
D. Fosters of the feeling of pride and nationalism
62,Which of the following was NOT completely true about Ethiopia women?
A. Their representation in politics was very insignificant
B. Rural women were made to marry at an early age
C. They were required to carry enormous workload at home
D. They were deprived of the right to attend higher education
63,Which of the following acts contradicts the principle that “people in similar situation
should be treated similarly
A. Establishing gender limitation for exercising voting right
B. Establishing age limitations for exercising voting right
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C. Prohibiting people convicted of serious crimes from voting in national elections
D. Denying some of the basic rights to people imprisoned for serious crimes
64,Science as a body of knowledge contributes to the development of human society through
all of the following EXCEPT?
A. Challenging the fundamental and accepted beliefs of societies
B. Disseminating relevant information
C. Predicting the future
D. Offering solutions for various human problems
65,Unlike political parties, civic societies
A. Can provide alternative political directions
B. Have political agendas
C. Are meant to provide social, economic and cultural opportunities for individuals or
groups
D. Are unlimited by law
66,Civic activity that a student could participate at school level include all of the following
EXCEPT?
A. Plotting anti-government activities D. Joining fund raising activities for
B. Joining environmental campaigns charity
C. Joining AIDS campaigns
67,How are personal savings important for the investment, personal savings
A. Are little of contribute for government investment
B. Always end up spent on household consumptions
C. Reduce extravagance and enhance accumulation of capital for investment
D. Undermine the habit of generosity
68,For executing their public functions all nations, nationalities and peoples of Ethiopia can
use the language that
A. Is common for all of them C. Is the federal working language
B. Is their mother tongue alone D. They prefer
69,Stastics shows that USA emits 20 tons of carbon per persons and china emits 6 tons of
carbon per person. this information enables us to identify the country that makes the largest
carbon emission provided that the
A. Population size of both countries is equal
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B. Initial year taken for comparison is varied
C. Population size of both countries is known
D. Particular type of gas they release is known
70,In theory, a global citizen is a person who is ready
A. Claim citizenship and pay taxes to all countries of the world
B. Pay allegiance to the United Nations Organizations
C. Refuse to give recognition to nationals boundaries
D. Take action to make the world a more just equitable place
71,Which of the following is one of the principles that is a basis for the present foreign policy
of Ethiopia?
A. Promoting national interests at the expense of neighboring countries
B. Seeking and supporting peaceful solutions to international disputes
C. Supporting the stands of the great powers at international level
D. Forging political and economic union with neighboring nations
72,Adam smith states that the rich should pay more tax than the poor. The argument he
presented in support of this theory was that
A. They would not have become rich without government protection
B. Governments usually help the rich to get advantage of the poor
C. The poor will not have enough resource to pay as much as the rich
D. Government itself is seized by the rich people not by the poor
73,One of the important activities that the FDRE government is undertaking to develop the
pastoralist citizens and done without undermining their life style and pastoralist economy is
A. Establishing mobile schools for their children
B. Encouraging them led a settled life in their regions
C. Making them start farming crops instead of raising cattle
D. Settling them on fertile lands where there is enough water and grass
74,Sterotyping based on sex hurts the female members of society by
A. Assigning them roles that are traditionally assigned to men
B. Forcing them to do the easiest and less rewarding types of jobs
C. Limiting their choice of career that best suits their ability of interest
D. Making them perform duties that are despised and hated by society
75,In inter-personal relationships self confident-individuals are always willing to
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A. Avoid challenging situation or arguments
B. Give in to arguments of the others in order to gain their good will
C. Restrain themselves from telling the truth
D. Accept powerful and logical arguments
76,Ethnocentrism is dangerous for harmonious living of peoples because it
A. Considers one’s own group inferior compared to others groups
B. Stresses on gaining advantage for ones group at the expense others
C. Accepts that one’s group has comparable position with others
D. Refutes that one’s group is superior in everything to others
77,One reason why the agricultural development led industrialization strategy is chosen over
the strategies is because
A. Agriculture is sector that could be easily developed
B. Agriculture is the occupation of the majority of the countries people
C. Industrialization is attained after only after agriculture developed
D. Agriculture is a sector that requires no investment and knowledge
78,In Ethiopia, investment in social services is mainly the responsibilities of the government
because
A. The government do not want private investors
B. It enables the government to get political support from the people
C. Benefit from social services is regarded as right of citizens
D. The peoples prefer to get these services from the government
79,Procedual justices refers to the ability of legal system to
A. Gather information and make decision impartially and openly
B. Equally treat people according to their need, capacity and worth
C. Properly and equivalently compensate wrongs and injuries
D. Make someone shoulder responsibility equivalents to benefits gained
80,Why it is imperative to limit the power federal government of Ethiopia can be explained in
terms of all EXCEPT?
A. Avoiding a centralized system of administration marked by cumbersome work process
B. Making corruption impossible to take place
C. Empowering peoples to set goals and express their creative capacities
D. Regional states enjoying a degree of autonomy for self determination
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81,What would the peoples of Ethiopia especially miss out, if the country currently had a
unitary state structure ?
A. Unitary among the people C. Centralization
B. The right to self-governance D. Citizenship
82, Presidential democracy is a state in which the
A. Head of the state usually has little or no executive power
B. Executive is led by the head of the government
C. Executive is led by the head of the state
D. Parliament has highest authority
83,Which of the following clearly states the difference between individuals rights and group
rights
A. While group rights are political nature, individual rights are not
B. The distinction between two, is so blurred that is difficult to understand
C. While the group rights concern promoting common interests of a group, individual
rights concern in diminishing them
D. Individual rights aim at promoting individual human development while group rights
aim at promoting common interests of groups
84,One the following is NOT a mark of democratic rights as distinct from human rights,
which democratic rights are?
A. Absolute and irrevocable rights D. Artificial and only democratic
B. Political in type and irrevocable states do acknowledge them
C. Relative and can be challenged
85, Which of the following is one of the essential characteristics of qualitative data
A. Can be asses
B. Describes fact ermined exactly
C. Often analyze not be expressed numerically
D. Involves the mystics or computer programs of an amount or quantity
86, which of the following is not true character of a hard working person?
A. Determination to a future C. He/she is conformist
B. Dependency D. To be loyal and obedience
87, which one of the following is not among the basic reasons giving emphasis to speed up
vocational education in Ethiopia?
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A. Reduce brain drain C. Reduce rural-urban migration…
B. Promote industriousness production process
D. Increase dependency
88,Among the following factors that improves productivity of individuals in Ethiopia is
A. Affirmative action C. Cumbersome bureaucracy
B. Rapid population growth D. Having a federal structure
89,Which of the following is NOT true about time management an its contribution to
productivity ? Time management
A. Enables as to plan daily activities: thus, achieving the most productive use of time
B. Increased efficiency and productivity
C. Is unproductive by itself; it is only how we conduct our work that really matters
D. Reduces cost productivity
90,The reason for giving great concern and publicity to the HIV pandemic by the
international community is because
A. Inmost countries the pandemic affects elite peoples
B. The pandemic mainly affects women
C. The pandemic mainly affects the people of poor countries
D. As an incurable disease the spread of the pandemic is a threat against the whole of
human races
91,Among the following which one has to do with international responsibilities of any
government?
A. Adopting a free market economic C. Adopting a multi-party system
system D. Joining regional and international
B. Respecting the sovereignty of organization
other states
92, among the following which one is true about the importance of gathering information for
the accusation of knowledge?
A. Is the only scientifically accepted C. Has little importance to make
means to gain knowledge inferences
B. Creates a wider context for further D. Is the only means of arriving at a
understanding of the issue right conclusion
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93,Which of the following is NOT among the role civic societies were required to play in
A. Providing educational service C. Equipping opposition forces
various political system of Ethiopia?
B. Campaigning on social and cultural D. Providing cultural opportunities
affairs
94,In order to succeed in his/her education , a student has to
A. Refuse joining extracurricular activities
B. Spend time in idle
C. Spend much time helping his/her parents
D. Properly plan and utilize his/her time as well as well as resources
95,Identify the INCORRECT proposition about extravagance practices? Extravagance
practices
A. Affect savings at national level, so do they affect the national economy
B. Are generous acts and should be encourages
C. Are civilized practices
Are real only in rich countries
96,According to article 521 of the Ethiopian penal code, a person who deliberately transmit
deadly disease to a health person
A. Accused of committing homicide C. Handed lenient imprisonment of
B. Asked to cover the medical not more than a year
expense of the victim D. Reprimanded for being neglect
97,At present countries of the world collaborate to fight terrorism because they consider it as
an act that
A. Directed against oppressive C. Carried out by some religious
governments fundamentalist
B. A thereat to global peace and D. A source of social unrest in the
security middle east
98, When the house of peoples representatives of the FDRE ratifies an international
agreement signed by the executive, that agreement becomes
A. Organized and written in to the C. An integral part of the law of the
constitution land
B. Available for all to read and D. Ready for domestication and use in
comment land
99,Our natural environment would be protected effectively if
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A. There are numerous environment protection clubs in the country
B. The government introduces proper environment protection laws
C. Everybody strives for its protection actively and willingly
D. There is a good will among American leaders to protect it
100,Which one of the following factors was considered for demarcating the boundary of the
regional states of FDRE
A. Religious similarity C. Cultural similarity
B. Similarity of their economic D. Agro-ecology similarity
activities
5.1 Answer for 2002

1. D 20. D 39. A 58. A 77. D
2. B 21. C 40. A 59. B 78. B
3. D 22. B 41. A 60. C 79. C
4. B 23. B 42. A 61. A 80. A
5. D 24. B 43. D 62. B 81. B
6. C 25. B 44. A 63. A 82. B
7. C 26. B 45. A 64. A 83. C
8. D 27. D 46. D 65. A 84. D
9. A 28. B 47. C 66. C 85. C
10. A 29. D 48. B 67. A 86. B
11. B 30. C 49. B 68. C 87. B
12. B 31. B 50. D 69. C 88. D
13. A 32. D 51. A 70. D 89. D
14. B 33. A 52. D 71. D 90. D
15. D 34. A 53. C 72. B 91. D
16. C 35. B 54. C 73. A 92. B
17. B 36. A 55. C 74. D 93. C
18. D 37. B 56. D 75. C 94. C
19. C 38. C 57. C 76. D 95. D
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96. A 98. D 100. C
97. B 99. C
6 2003 E.C
Directions: each of the following questions is followed by four possible alternatives. Read
question carefully and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided
1. Which federal body has the power to deal with issues that regard interpretation of the
federal constitution if Ethiopia?
A. The house of federation
B. The house of peoples representatives
C. The federal judiciary
D. The prime minister of the federation
2,Which of the following could NOT be considered as group rights?
A. The right to self-governance
B. The right to own property
C. The right to self-determination
D. The right to develop ones own culture
3. When was the first written constitution of Ethiopia revised?
A. 1931 C. 1955
B. 1995 D. 1965
4. A vote taken on an important issue by all the peoples of democracy is referred to as
A. Referendum
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B. Popular participation
C. Plebiscites
D. Direct democracy
5. Which organ of the FDRE government is responsible to enforces laws?
A. The judiciary organ
B. The legislative organ
C. The house of peoples representatives
D. The executive organ
6. The state of being answerable for an obligation is referred to as
A. Patriotism
B. Responsibility
C. Civility
D. Accountability
7,Treating citizens fairly in the distribution of benefits and burdens implies
A. Constitutionalism
B. Justice
C. Good governance
D. The rule of law
8.Which of the following is the most widely practiced indigenous mechanism of saving in
Ethiopia?
A. Debo C. Afersata
B. Equb D. Gudifecha
9. What is the backbone of Ethiopia economy?
A. Agriculture C. Commerce
B. Industry D. Service sector
10. A mechanism by which people spend their money to get profit, expand their business and
contribute to the development of national economy is
A. Planning C. Investment
B. Saving D. Cost effectiveness
11. Which of the following is one of the basic principles on which the Ethiopian constitution
is founded?
A. Sovereignty of government B. Accountability of government
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C. Supremacy of judiciary D. Economic equality
12.. One important prerequisite for political, social, and economic development of a country
is
A. Good governance C. Natural resource
B. Periodic election
D. National assembly
13. The best instrument by which a country executes its foreign policy is called
A. Protocol C. Convention
B. Agreement D. Diplomacy
14.. A situation where there is no supreme power or law and where lawlessness reigns in a
country is called
A. Anarchy C. Disillusionment
B. Revolution D. Disenchantment
15. Ethiopia has played very crucial role in the struggle for the independence of one of the
following African countries, which one?
A. Tunisia C. Ghana
B. Nigeria D. Zimbabwe
16. The most recent crime of genocide in Africa was committed against:
A. Hutus in Burundi C. Hutus in Rwanda
B. Tutsis in Burundi D. Tutsis in Rwanda
17,Aperson could better enjoy her/his civil and political rights if she/he ha a minimum level
of
A. Sense of humor C. Societal respect
B. Immovable property D. Education
18,Responsible citizen of a country are expected to stand against all of the following
EXCEPT
A. Genocide C. Drug trafficking
B. Virtuousness D. Terrorism
19,The payment that a person who wants insurance service pays to the insurer is known as
A. Collateral C. Premium
B. Indemnity D. Warranty
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2. Which federal body has the power to deal with issues that regard interpretation of the
federal constitution if Ethiopia?
E. The house of federation
F. The house of peoples representatives
G. The federal judiciary
H. The prime minister of the federation
20. Dr. Aklilu Lema is known for discovering the medicine to cure
A. Alzheimer C. Malaria
B. Bilharzia D. Neumonia
21. What is the difference between civil actions and political participation?
A. civil actions are meant for political agenda.
B. Civil actions are activities relates to the public or citizens outside politics.
C. Civil actions must be linked to political party activities.
D. Civil actions are non-voluntary, profit seeking activities.
22. Which of the following is NOT a factor for job satisfaction and effectiveness?
A. High interest in the job. C. disagreement with the boss.
B. Better payment. D. Positive interpersonal interaction.
23. which of the following is one of the culture heritages of Ethiopia registered by UNESCO?
A. The Awash national park.
B. The 11 rock-hewn churches of Lalibela.
C. the nech sar national park.
D. The monastery of Debre Libanos.
24. During the second world war Adolf Hitler’s Nazi soldiers atrociously killed millions of
the Jewish people. Which of the following can explain this action?
A. homicide B. massacre C. genocide D. suicide
25. one of the following is not among the basic factors behind unequal status between men
and women within the Ethiopian society.
A. biological difference.
B. forced early marriage.
C. little or no access for education.
D. unfair labor division.
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26. The major significance of federalism for Ethiopian Nations, Nationalities and peoples is,
above all for
a. equitable socio-economic-economic growth
b. self-administration
c. distribution of infrastructures
d. self-consciousness
27. which of the following is true about the FDRE constitution?
a. it promotes one party system
b. it clearly puts that ultimate political power comes from the people
c. it was promulgated without active participation of the peoples
d. it does not need to be amended for the next 20 years
28. the principle of constitutional law, which protects the life, liberty and property of a person
is referred to as
a. individual right
b. habeas corpus
c. due process of the law
d. justice
29. One of the following city states is created for its contribution of exercising direct
democracy
A. Athens
B. Rome
C. Jerusalem
D. Constantinople
30. Which of the following is true about the current Ethiopian state structure and functions?
a. power is shared among all member states of the federal government
b. matters of national importance are among major functions of all regional states
c. regional states are subordinate to the center
d. regional states cannot levy taxes
31. the sovereignty of the peoples of Ethiopia is expressed through their
a. direct participation to elect their representatives
b. right to hold government positions on equal basis
c. duty to serve in the armed forces of the country
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d. right to enjoy from welfare benefits in the country
32. the Ethiopian constitution is the supreme law country this means
a. regional states cannot promulgate their own constitution
b. all practices including customary ones have to conform to the constitution
c. religious rules have to be drawn out of the articles of the constitution
d. it is above everything else and cannot be amended
33. the main reason why many counties of the world are trying to build democratic systems at
present is that because it
a. implementing effective check and balance system
b. respecting human and democratic rights of citizens
c. establishing a fast and fair justice system to citizens
d. accommodating internationally approved convention
35. A government is said to have legitimate authority to govern if it functions within the
limits set by a constitution provided that the constitution is
a. prepared and approved by a constituent assembly
b. copied from constitutions of developed countries
c. a written document easily accessible to the people
d. a free expression of the will of the people
36. one cause of grievance of the Gojjam peasants that drove them to rebels in 1966 was
a. demand that they contribute money for construction of statue of the emperor
b. attempt to take Mota and Dega Damot from Gojjam and make it part of shewa
c. refusal to accept people appointed from areas outside Gojjam as governors
d. imperial government attempt to impose religious doctrine of its own on them
37. it is necessary to fight corruption because it
a. enable individuals to gain personal benefits
b. is a practice that could not be mitigated by any measure
c. can be undertaken easily in any circumstances
d. is a threat to the well-being of any society
38. In order to live together in unity , it is necessary that Ethiopians should
A. Be able to speak the languages of each others
B. Remove all things that are unique to each others
C. Emphasize on matters that make them different
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D. Respect the cultures of each other
39. which of the following statement is correct according to the principle of equality of
benefits and burdens?
a. those who work hard should benefit more
b. those who lead should be given respect
c. those that carry burdens are always benefited
d. those that are benefited are those who are burdened
40. while you are enjoying your legal rights, it is mandatory that you
a. refrain from violating the rights of others
b. disregard the benefits and interests of others
c. protect your interest regardless of its effect on society
d. refrain from involvement in political activities
41. How many constitutions are there in federal state
A. Only one federal constitution that is supreme law of the land
B. Two constitutions-one federal and one for the members of the federal
C. One federal plus as many as the number of members of the federation
D. One federal constitution and nine constitutions of the regional states
42. Social harmony exists in a country where there is
A. Educated people
B. Strong police force
C. Presidential system
D. Rule of law
43. what is the concept of progressive taxation system?
a. all people are required to pay similar amount of tax
b. people who earn more money are required to pay more
c. people who earn more pay less tax to encourage them to work more
d. tax is levied at a flat rate to encourage people to produce more
44,The main benefit that a government gains by performing its duties in a transparent manner
is
A. Respect from international organizations
B. Ability to have control over its sector
C. Trust and respect of the people it leads
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D. Willing participation of people in government
45,In a democratic system, power is diffused and mutual accountability is instituted in order
to
A. Enable a certain group hold state power indefinitely
B. Stop parties from dominating the politics of a country
C. Help smaller parties to mutually compete and take power
D. Prevent domination of a country by an individual or party
46. most of the harmful traditional practices that affect women in rural Ethiopia can be
eliminated by
a. making the people aware of their ill effects
b. taking harsh measures against their perpetrators
c. establishing a task force for their elimination
d. moving as much women as possible to urban areas
47. in democratic societies, power of a government is believed to be legitimate because it is
a. derived from the authority given by the people
b. a means of subduing al manifestation of dissent
c. the basis for the authority of the government to rule
d. used to silence people who refuse to recognize it
48. saving should be understood as
a. hording money for the sake of having it
b. planned and wise use of money
c. forfeiting necessities to keep money
d. refraining from spending money
50. the petition known as Habeas corpus is in a sense a protest against what the accused
believed to be
a. unlawful detention
b. public trail
c. trial by a jury
d. legal review
51. if a person lacks self-confidence, he/she would not he expected to
a. be a member of a certain community
b. give respect to other people
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c. engage in some type of work
d. stand up to challenging situations
52. in the execution of his responsibilities as head of government, the prime minster of FDRE
is accountable to the
a. president of the country
b. house of people’s representatives
c. house of federation
d. council of ministers
53. it is possible to reduce the poverty situation in Ethiopia by
a. focusing all attention on agricultural production rather than on industry
b. providing quality basic education to the uneducated and eradicating illiteracy
c. working to expand export of unfinished goods in order to import food items
d. giving financial support to the people who are living in absolute poverty
54. at present, goods from other countries could be found at a cheaper price than those goods
produced in the country. What could be the final result of such practice?
a. enabling the country to focus on other areas of production and wise use of available
resources
b. increased dependency on foreign countries and disintegration of the national economy
c. prosperity to the country as it could import cheaply and use the remaining money for
investment
d. popular support to the policy that enable the people to get needed goods at a cheap price
55. which of the following characteristics differentiates an assertive person from an
aggressive one?
a. agreeing with convincing ideas of other people
b. attempting to gain control over all other groups
c. assuming one’s own stand is always correct
d. avoiding hurting others at the expense of one’s self
56. one of the shortcomings of the traditional institution Idir for which it is criticized by some
people is that it
a. gives services only to its members, not to non-members
b. does not give interest on the money saved by the member
c. is organized by people who have relatively equal position
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d. does not support very needy members while they are alive
57. which of the following traits is not essential for civic participation?
a. commitment to see things through
b. dedication to a cause
c. willingness to work with others
d. seeding gratitude from others
58. in order to pass sound judgment on anything, it is necessary that the person should
a. love and respect of the community
b. serve as judge in the legal system
c. correct information on the issue
d. have at least university level degree
59. what comparative advantage could Ethiopia offer to potential foreign investors more than
anything else now?
a. modern and up-to date communication system
b. highly educated industrial work force
c. easy access to maritime transport to facilitate export
d. abundant work force that could be easily trained
60. how could banks play important role in the proper use of money in a country?
A. by collecting money that is out of use in the economy
b. by lending money to people who applied for a loan
c. by lending money for most promising productive ventures
d. by issuing new money whenever the previous ones become old
61. Which of the following personalities defined democracy as “the government of the
people, for the people, by the people, by all, for all”?
A. Rousseau B. John Lock C. Abraham Lincoln D. Thomas Jefferson
62. Identify an all-inclusive term from the given alternatives.
A. Abuse of power B. Corruption
C. Embezzlement D. Nepotism
63. Which of the following is true regarding the right to equality?
A. It is given by the good will of government
B. it is one of the core elements of democracy.
C. It means enjoying similar rights, but not sharing similar obligations.
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D. It does not consider equal protection before the law.
64. All of the following are quantities of true patriots, EXCEPT:
A. Commitment for common good.
B. Tolerance and the culture of peace.
C. Disclosing national secrets.
D. Defending national interests.
65. Active community participation implies involvement in:
A. The overall socio-economic affairs of a society.
B. Religious matters.
C. Private business activities.
D. Political party activities.
66. In order to be more productive worker, one should have the following qualities, EXCEPT:
A. Punctuality at work place.
B. Good relationship with fellow workers.
C. Improper utilization of resources.
D. Effective application of skills.
67. Which of the following is correct about concurrent powers?
A. Powers shared between regional and federal governments.
B. Powers shared between the legislative and executive organs.
C. Powers which are solely left to regional states.
D. Powers which are solely left to the federal government.
68. A theory that assumes the existence of distinctive physical and psychological
characteristics accounting for leadership effectiveness is:
A. Contingency leadership theory.
B. Behavioral leadership theory.
C. Trait leadership theory.
D. Autocratic system.
69. The Ethiopian foreign policy issued in 2003 directs an “inside-out” approach as argued by
some. What does this generally imply?
A. Ethiopia wants to avoid its relationship with some of its neighbors.
B. Ethiopia wants to have wider diplomatic contacts than ever before.
C. Ethiopia gives priority to the long established relationship with its neighbors.
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D. Ethiopia gives priority to national pride, poverty eradication and building a full-fledged
democratic system.
70. High school students are advised to participate in all of the following extra-curricular
activities, EXCEPT:
A. scouts club B. Anti-HIV club C. Drama and arts club D. Chat chewing group
71. Mr. x was accused of serving as an undercover spy for a state, which was an ‘enemy’ of
his own country at the time. What kind of crime did Mr. x commit?
A. unpatriotic action
B. treason
C. revealing state secret
D. terrorism
72. The period between 1970 and 1980 was known as a period of ‘silence’ with regard to
HIV\AIDS. What does this mean?
A. there were no clearly noticed symptoms of the disease.
B. unsafe sex was not practiced before the 1970s.
C. people were afraid of talking about the disease.
D. It was a period of steady expansion of the pandemic.
73. Which of the following is true regarding Ethiopian’s economic development?
A. Ethiopia’s failure to develop economically is mainly because of the unpatriotic culture of
her people.
B. Ethiopia cannot develop economically.
C. Ethiopia’s failure to develop economically is attributed to absence of good governance in
the past, endless wars famine and drought.
D. Economic development and patriotism do not have any link
74. What is the link between democracy and responsibility?
A. fulfilling our responsibilities has nothing to do with democracy.
B. fulfilling our responsibility is one major element in an attempt to promote democratic
culture.
C. fulfilling our responsibility is important only at the family level.
D. responsible citizens can contribute little for the development of democratic culture.
75. What will be the best way of curbing the alarming growth of HIV\AIDS in Ethiopia?
a. involving HIV\AIDS victims in all socio-economic activities.
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b. promulgating non-discriminatory laws.
c. promoting the use of condoms in schools.
d. creating better consciousness about the pandemic than every before.
76. What is the link between international economic realities and national economy in the
context of Ethiopia?
A. national economy is not affected by international economic realities.
B. national economy cannot operate independently and is influenced by international
economic realities.
C. there is no direct link between international and national economic situations.
D. foreign investment does not support national economy.
77. Identify the correct statement from the given alternatives about poverty eradication in
Ethiopia?
A. government institutions alone can succeed in eradicating poverty.
B. humanitarian activity is not associated with poverty eradication at all.
C. government institutions must be supported by civil societies and humanitarian
organizations in the effort to eradicate poverty.
D. poverty eradication is not the major agenda of Ethiopian government and peoples.
78. To achieve the planned goal of change and transformation, Ethiopia needs to:
A. apply the basic principles of neo-liberalism.
B. abolish all indigenous institutions like edir.
C. apply scientific and technological knowledge and promote socio-cultural values
simultaneously.
D. endorse closed-door policy to avoid the negative influence of globalization.
79. In what way do democratic rights differ from human rights?
A. democratic rights are naturally given.
B. democratic rights are granted by democratic constitution.
C. democracy rights are irreversible at any political circumstances.
D. democratic rights, unlike human rights, can sometimes exist even in the absence of the
rule of law.
80. What were the similar characteristics of the governments of Nazi Germany and Fascist
Italy?
A. both played a big part for the development of the rule of law.
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B. both rejected communism.
C. both were good examples of limited government.
D. both possessed and exercised absolute, unlimited power over their respective nations.
81. Which of the following statement is not necessarily true regarding a parliamentary
democracy?
A. the prime minister should be a member of the parliament.
B. all the ministers should be members of parliament.
C. the prime minister is appointed from the majority party.
D. the prime minister leads the executive branch of government.
82. In the present Ethiopian context, the federal system of government is mainly designed to
A. strengthen the power of the federation at the expense of the regions.
B. do away with the grievance of some minority groups.
C. unite the peoples of the country by respecting their diversity.
D. enumerate the right and obligations of the regional states.
83. Some people argue against the principle of affirmative action because they claim that it.
A. focuses on the plight of women instead of past injustices.
B. goes against the basic principle of equality of rights of people.
C. enables previously disadvantaged groups a chance to compete in life.
D. serves governments to gain support from the disadvantaged groups.
84. When we say there is equality among citizens of a country, what we mean is that the
citizen.
A. enjoy equal political, social and economic status in the country.
B. are not treated differently because of their social and economic status.
C. are equal in everything and have the right to enjoy the fruits of equality.
D. have equal position in society in using the resources of their country.
85. The FDRE constitution safeguards equality of opportunity between citizens of the
country. What does this means?
A. citizens should be made socially, economically and politically equal.
B. citizens should be provided with equal chance in all aspects of life.
C. all types of inequalities between citizens should be abolished.
D. there should be gender equality in all political and social activities.
86. Which of the following is true regarding Globalization?
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A. it has increased the interdependence among nations of the world.
B. it has brought about greater prosperity to all countries of the world.
C. it has enabled poor nations to get much greater support from the rich nations.
D. it has effectively stopped civil disturbances from spreading in the world.
87. The universal declaration of human rights was adopted by the united nations in 1948 with
the main aim of codifying human rights in international law so as to
A. prevent atrocities such as the holocaust from happening again.
B. stop political parties that violate human rights from coming to power.
C. pave the way for parties that respect human rights to come to power.
D. eradicate evil persons who intend to violate human rights of other.
88. People would support and respect their government if they believe above everything else
that it.
A. manages to bring economic growth irrespective of who is benefited.
B. enables citizens to benefit from national wealth on equitable basis.
C. declares that it resolutely fights all manifestations of corruption.
D. ratifies all important international conventions on human right.
89. One reason why known drug addicts could not be excepted to be responsible citizens is
because there is a very high possibility that they
A. cannot stop taking drugs even if they are rehabilitated.
B. are afflicted by serious illness and could die of them.
C. may not have enough money to support themselves.
D. could engage in criminal activities to satisfy their addiction.
90 If you contribute your share to your community and that contribution is recognized, the
very act of acknowledgment given to your contribution is bound to
A. inspire you to do more for your community.
B. motivate you to be complacent from then on.
C. induce you to become leader of your community.
D. stimulate a desire to continue your education.
91. Rule of law and rights of citizens are better respected and protected in countries where.
A. the people elect members of parliament on regular basis.
B. there are two or more political parties that complete for power.
C. the judiciary branch of government is independent and strong.
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D. the legislative branch of government introduces strong laws.
92. The principles of universal suffrage dictates that
A. all legally able citizens of a country have the right to participate in election.
B. election is a prerogative of all citizens of a country irrespective of race or age.
C. election right is given only to citizens who permanently reside in the country.
D. the right to elect leaders is a constitutional right and cannot be abridged by law.
93. Paying tax is an obligation of every citizen who earns income in one way or another.
While overcoming this obligation, the individual has a right to.
A. decide and make known the amount of tax that he\she shall pay.
B. claim a refund of what he\she paid if she\he paid if he\she stops earning income.
C. refuse to pay beyond the amount required of him\her by the appropriate law.
D. say no to a demand by authorities to pay overdue tax payment.
94. Most of the people who stand and fight for common good of their society usually do so
out of
A. conviction that societal interest is more important than individual wellbeing.
B. belief that society would disintegrate if they do not take leadership role.
C. certainty that they are more educated and enlightened than the rest of the people.
D. desire to get fame and popularity in their community for being at the forefront.
95. Alex is a self-centered man and his personality is known to all people he knows. Which of
the following tasks would be difficult for him to accomplish?
A. Securing a gainful employment. C. Understanding the needs of others.
B. Renting a house to live in. D. Respecting elderly people.
96. women were unable to contribute for the socio-economic development of our country
mainly because they
A. were deprived of the opportunity to develop themselves and utilize their potentials.
B. are weak to engage in development works compared to their male counterparts.
C. fear to take part in activities that are physically and mentally demanding.
D. prefer to do household work to involvement in development activities.
97. What is morally acceptable in one culture could be immoral in another. This is because
A. there is no universally acceptable definition of culture.
B. morality is culture specific and could vary from one to another.
C. morality has standard definition that is acceptable to all cultures.
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D. moral values determine the culture of specific groups of people.
98. Which one of the following is a backward attitude that has hindered Ethiopian women
from participating in many income generating jobs so far?
A. belief that women must be shy, disciplined. and meek.
B. classification of jobs as “male oriented” versus “female oriented” ones.
C. the belief that women must be given care and protection.
D. the refusal of women themselves to participate in income generating activities.
99. Identify the correct statement regarding Ethiopia’s relation with international
organizations from the given alternatives.
A. Ethiopia was a founding of the league nations.
B. Ethiopia hosts the economic commission for Africa along with AU and several UN
regional bodies.
C. Ethiopia signed the UN charter in 1950.
D. Ethiopia joins OAU two years after its formation.
100. Which of the following is true about victims of HIV\AIDS?
A. HIV\AIDS victims do not like social life.
B. the number of the HIV\AIDS victims is very small in Ethiopia.
C. HIV\AIDS is a threat against only the youth.
D. HIV\AIDS victims have been discriminated due to the poor level of awareness among the
society.
6.1 Answer for 2003

1A 2B 3C 4A 5A
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6B 25A 44C 63B 82C
7B 26B 45B 64C 83B
8B 27B 46A 65A 84B
9A 28A 47A 66C 85B
10C 29A 48B 67A 86A
11B 30A 49A 68A 87A
12A 31A 50A 69D 88A
13D 32B 51D 70D 89D
14A 33C 52B 71C 90A
15D 34C 53B 72D 91C
16D 35D 54B 73C 92A
17C 36C 55A 74B 93A
18B 37D 56D 75D 94A
19D 38D 57D 76B 95C
20B 39A 58C 77C 96A
21B 40A 59B 78C 97D
22C 41C 60C 79B 98C
23B 42D 61C 80D 99B
24C 43B 62B 81B 100D
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7 2004 E.C
Directions: each of the following by four possible alternatives read each question carefully
and blacken the letter of your choice on the separate answer sheet provided.
1. Which of the following is right of an Ethiopian child?
a. Right to vote in parliamentary election.
b. Right to own property in his own name?
c. Right to have a job.
d. Right to have a shelter.
2. The tendency to consider one’s own culture as the only right one and believe it to be
superior to that of others is called
a. Stereotyping
b. Ethnocentrism
c. Egocentrism
d. Uniculrurism
3. The transfer of power from the federal to regional governments is known as _________
of power.
a. Dispersion
b. Separation
c. Division
d. Devolution
4. According to the principle of universal suffrage which group of people is entitled to vote?
a. All citizens of a country
b. All people living in the country
c. All legally able citizens of a country
d. All people who showed interest in voting
5. The rotating members of the United Nations organization security council are chosen of
the basis of their.
a. Geographical location
b. Economic development
c. Democratization process
d. Commitment to fight injustice
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6. Which of the following peaceful conflict resolution methods could be undertaken without
involving a third party?
a. Arbitration c. Litigation
b. Mediation d. Negotiation
7. The system of rule that was based on rigid raci division in former south Africa was known
as
a. Fascism c. Totalitarian
b. Apartheid d. Authoritarian
8. Which of the following is accepted as an indicator of poverty?
a. Small family size
b. High illiteracy rate
c. High traffic accident rate
d. Low rate of infant mortality
9. Which one of the following is an institution that shaped the modern day era of
globalization?
a. The world tourist organization
b. The international monetary fund
c. The global forum for social justice
d. The global alliance against corruption
10. One of the approaches that include bringing corrupt officials to justice is called
a. Curative approach c. Preventive approach
b. Remedial approach d. Rehabilitation approach
e.
11. Which of the following is generally taken as ‘female oriented’ job in the Ethiopian
tradition?
a. Grazing cattle d. Participation in house
b. Collecting firewood constructions
c. Agricultural activities
12. Proper recognition of our abilities, strengths and weaknesses implies:
a. Self-esteem
b. Self-respect d. Self-awareness
c. Self-reliance
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13. According to the provision of current Ethiopian constitution all sovereign political power
rests on:
a. The judiciary
b. The house of peoples representatives
c. Nations, nationalities and people of Ethiopia
d. The prime minister and the council of ministers
14. Which one of the following is not among the obligations of citizens in a democratic
system?
a. Promoting political tolerance
b. Respect for the rights of others
c. Membership in a political party
d. Respect for the national emblem
15. Free access to know the activities of government officials implies:
a. Transparency
b. Responsibility
c. Accountability
d. Good governance
16. Which of the following hierarchical order is properly entered?
a. Regulations------ specific laws---------- constitution
b. Constitution ------ specific laws------- regulations
c. Regulations------ constitution-------- specific law
d. Constitution----- regulations-------- specific law
17. One of the following was the motto of the Ethiopian student movement:
a. “Idgetbehibret”
b. “Itiopiatikdem”
c. “MeretLearashu”
d. “TimihirtLehulum”
18. Which of the following is not among the rights of an accused person?
a. The right to appeal
b. The right to access for informant ion
c. The right to be considered innocent even after he is found guilty
d. The right to be communicated in the language he/she understands well
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19. What do the green, yellow and red colors of the Ethiopian?
a. Sacrifices, hope and prosperity
b. Prosperity, hope and sacrifices
c. Hope, sacrifices and prosperity
d. Hope, prosperity and sacrifices
20. “I have a dream……..” this inspiring quotation is associated with:
a. Rosa parks
b. Mahatma Ghandi
c. Abraham Lincoln
d. Martin Luther king
21. The demand for universal suffrage in the past was a demand for
a. All citizens of a country the right to vote
b. Legally able citizens of a country the right to vote
c. People born and living in a country the right to vote
d. People who suffered injustice special privilege in voting
22. One similarity between parliamentary and presidential democracies are:
a. The head of state is elected by direct vote of the population
b. Government is formed by the party that won majority of votes
c. State power is transferred from one party to peacefully
d. The judiciary branch has more effective power than the executive branch
23. In the present world democracy is becoming more and more a preferred mode of
governments because it:
a. Is one of requirement for becoming full-fledged member of the UNO
b. Insures socials, economic and political equality among citizens
c. Is believed to be better in creating equal opportunities for citizens
d. Guarantees a just and equitable distribution of national wealth in a country
24. You will be considered to tolerant person if you primarily have the ability to:
a. Always accommodate the wishes & interests of others
b. Accept and respect differences that exist between you and others
c. Change your views and beliefs in accordance with interests of others
d. Give up your own right for the sake of creating peace with others
25. Which of the following principles is a basis for the present foreign policy of Ethiopia?
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a. Sending peacekeeping forces to countries in conflict or civil war
b. Forging an promoting economic union with neighboring nations
c. Seeking and supporting peaceful solutions to international disputes
d. Respecting international agreements irrespective of their implications
26. Two communities could resolve disagreements on the use of grazing land through legal
means and established procedures provided that
a. The constitution has provision on usage of that particular grazing land.
b. There is enough grazing land for both communities to feed their cattle on
c. The communities adhere to the values and principles of the constitution
d. There is strong longstanding social relationship between the communities
27. Which one of the following could be considered as one of the reasons for the prevalence
of corruption in many countries
a. Existence exemplary ethical leadership
b. Power monopoly by certain ethnic group
c. Absence of legal system in many countries
d. Existence of greediness among many leaders
28. One of the targets of the millennium development goals to be achieved by all states by the
year 2015 is
a. Put an end to mortality of children under the age of five
b. Ensuring equitable distribution of wealth among citizens
c. Eradicating in equality between boys and girls in access to education
d. Enabling their people to get rid of dire poverty and get modest income
29. The rule of law above everything else indicates country has
a. A written constitution
b. A democratic government
c. Highly organized judicial system
d. Well educated judges and lawyers
30. What does the principle of “horizontal equity” in taxation state?
a. People who have more income should pay more tax
b. People who earn equal income should pay equal tax
c. People should be taxed according to their ability to pay
d. People should pay the same tax regardless of their income
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31. ‘No man is above the law’. This quotation is designed to show the:
a. Existence of powerful law
b. Preeminence of rule of law
c. Supremacy of peoples’ power
d. Incomparability of people to law
32. Individual right is the right to _______________
a. Own property c. Self determination
b. Self-governance d. Develop one’s own culture
33. Egypt and Sudan closely follow any Ethiopian attempt to use Abay river for development
because
a. This river contributes 85% of the water of the Nile River
b. They are afraid that such move would make Nile River dry
c. They produce 80% of their electricity form dams on this river
d. They fear that Ethiopian would be developed and a threat to them
34. In presidential democracy such as the UAS, the president is
a. The head of the judiciary branch of government
b. Member of both Executive and Legislative branches
c. Elected from among the members of the wining party
d. Elected by the popular vote independently from representatives
35. Legal limitations could be laid down on the right to freedom of expression if that right is
used for
a. Damaging the reputation of individuals
b. Criticizing the government and its actions
c. Publishing documents purely about officials
d. Writing about that are not important to the society
36. In democratic system power is diffused and mutual accountability is instituted in order to
a. Enable the society to be free from government officials
b. Help smaller parties to mutually compete and take power
c. Stop the society from dominating the politics of a country
d. Prevent domination of a country by an individual or party
37. Nationalism differs from patriotism mainly by the fact that it strongly
a. Shows dedication for a country’s cultural heritage
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b. Preaches the superiority on one’s country to others
c. Teaches love for ones country and its national symbol
d. Requires peoples of one country to live in peace and harmony
38. The principle due process of law refers to
a. Petition to free oneself from an illegal arrest
b. Right of the accused to presumed innocent until proven guilty
c. Right to be tried by a court that non-partisan to the disputing parties
d. Conduct of legal proceedings purely on established rules and principles
39. Why do whistle blowers expose wrong doings privately and anonymously?
a. They are afraid of reprisal by their bosses or those exposed
b. They know that what they are doing un ethical and immoral
c. They know that their actions are usually harmful to the people
d. They know that their action wrong and do not want to be known
40. A constitution of a state will be declared null and void if it is found to be in contradiction
with the FDRE constitution because the latter
a. Is written by highly qualified people and is not susceptible to errors.
b. Is the expression of the will of nations, nationalities and peoples
c. Has no article that provides for amendment or revision by anyone
d. Has to be copied directly in the former constitutions without change
41. Which of the following is true about the pre 1991 Ethiopia?
a. There was no written constitution in the country
b. There was no civil war except the case of Eritrea
c. The rights of Nations and nationalities were undermined
d. Government officials were elected through free, fair and periodic election system
42. Which of the following is not true about negotiation?
a. Negotiation requires open mindedness
b. In negotiation outside parties do not make decisions
c. Negotiation ia a conflict resolution mechanism that involves third party
43. What does unity in diversity mean in a multicultural society?
a. Accepting and respecting cultural differences
b. Disregarding importance of cultural differences
c. Striving to create one acceptable uniting culture
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d. Subscribing to one among the different cultures
44. According to the FDRE constitution, who is responsible for signing international
conventions and agreements?
a. The judiciary
b. The house of federation
c. The council of ministers
d. The house of people’s representatives
45. In Ethiopia, any proclamation shall come into force on the date of
a. Ratification by the parliament
b. Endorsing by the prime minister
c. Publications on the NegaritGazeta
d. Signing by the president of FDRE
46. Ethiopian women in general had been economically dependent on their spouses mainly
because they were
a. Forced to marry at an early age
b. Deprived of the right to own property
c. Required to produce and raise children
d. Prohibited from participating a agriculture
47. Among the following types of rights, which one is democratic right?
a. The right to live
b. The right to liberty
c. The right to assembly
d. The right to security of person
48. Why is building democratic system very essential in today’s world?
a. Because it promotes secularism
b. Because it promotes a multi-party system
c. Because it makes all citizens equal in terms of economic benefit
d. Because it upholds values like freedom, equality and human rights
49. Which of the following is not true about parliamentary democracy?
a. The president is the head of state
b. The prime minister is the chief executive
c. The president will have nominal representation
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d. The prime minister is not a member of the legislative organ
50. Which one of the following is true based on article 61 of the FDRE constitution?
a. The house of federation is the supreme authority in the country
b. The house of federation shall have members elected by the state council
c. The house of federation consists of representatives of the major ethic groups in the
country
d. The house federation consist of only 1 representative for each one million
members of its population
51. Articles 79 of the FDRE constitution states the

a. Supremacy of the rule of law
b. Independence of courts and judges
c. Supremacy of the federal high court
d. Independence of the legislative organ
52. One of the following does not belong to the so called “millennium development goals”
a. Creating economic equality
b. Expanding primary education
c. Reducing infant mortality rate
d. Eradicating gender in equalities
53. According to article 19(2) of the FDRE constitution the defendant has
a. No right to appeal
b. The right to remain silent
c. No right to prove his innocence
d. The right to know why is accused
54. Which one of the following is true about apartheid
a. Apartheid was a colonial program that did not segregation
b. Apartheid was the policy of separate treatment of blacks and whites in south
Africa
c. Apartheid was a political system that helped south Africa to be economically well
developed
d. Apartheid was a racially based segregation system practiced by the white
minorities is south Africa
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55. Identify the incorrect statement from the given alternatives:
a. The rule of law promotes arbitrary judicial practices
b. The rule of law prohibits violation of human rights
c. The rule of law restricts both the governor and the governed
d. The rule of law obliges citizens to behave in accordance to the constitutional
principles
56. Which of the following is true about the state and federal constitutions in Ethiopia?
a. The state constitution is equivalent to specific laws
b. The federal constitution has supremacy over the state one
c. The state constitution can be a substitute for the federal one
d. The federal constitution does not share similar provisions with the state
constitution
57. Which of the following is not true about the situation of women in Ethiopia?
a. Women are the backbone of Ethiopian society
b. Positive discrimination is used to compensate women for the past injustice
c. Ethiopian women were victims of forced, unwanted marriage and abduction
d. Domestic violence has come to an end following the promulgation of a new
family law in Ethiopia
58. What was the immediate cause for the Gojjam peasant rebellion?
a. Religious injustice
b. Corrupt administration
c. Unfair distribution of land among peasants
d. Imposition of forced taxes and contributions
59. Which of the following is true about cultural relativism?
a. It is a comparative study of different cultures
b. It is evaluating a certain culture in a global context
c. It is evaluating a certain culture in its own particular context
d. It is a tendency of considering ones culture superior to others
60. Which of the following can be taken as a good example of social injustice juring the
imperial regime?
a. Prohibition of interracial marriage
b. Prohibition of free production of artistic work
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c. Prohibition of involvement in the political affairs of the country
d. Marginalizing some regions and social groups in the distribution of resources
61. Which of the following is true about ethical relativism?
a. It assumes ethical values to be universal
b. It assumes ethical value to be culture specific
c. It gives emphasis to the consequences of actions rather than motives
d. It gives emphasis to the motives rather than the consequences
62. What possible recommendation can be suggested to reduce the negative? Impacts of the
widely known extravagant practices in Ethiopia?
a. Avoiding traditional religious practices
b. Introducing modern saving mechanisms
c. Avoiding arbitrary, unplanned expenditure
d. Prohibiting all traditional ceremonial practices
63. One of the following is not the behavior of responsible citizens
a. Breaking promises
b. Involvement in public affairs
c. Refusing to pay unreasonable taxes
d. Protecting the culture and heritages of the country
64. What is the relationship between family responsibility and social responsibility?
a. Family responsibility is a pre-requisite for social responsibility
b. Social responsibility has no connection to family responsibility
c. Social responsibility is pre-requisite for family responsibility
d. Family responsibility plays insignificant role in the social system of a community
65. Why are the victims of HIV/AIDS discriminated among different societies? HIV/AIDS
victims are discriminated because of:
a. Wrong religious teaching
b. The fact that the disease is incurable
c. The fear that the victims of the disease may intentionally transmits it
d. The wrongly held view that disease can be transmitted through body contact
66. Which of the following has become a serious threat to our globe these days?
a. Terrorism
b. Nuclear weapons
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c. Environmental degradation
d. Sunami flooding and earth quake
67. Why are handicraftsmen despised in the long established of Ethiopia?
a. Because of their ethnic identity
b. Because of their poor professional skills
c. Because they are dangerous to the social will being
d. Because of backward belief attached to their personality
68. One of the following is not among the factors that can positively affect working
environment:
a. Getting reasonable salary
b. Observing professional ethics
c. Cooperation with fellow workers
d. Isolating oneself from fellow workers
69. Identify the statement that does not imply assertive behavior:
a. Sharing experiences
b. Criticizing others and hasty generalization
c. Playing a positive role during conversation
d. Questioning meaningless traditions and practices
70. Identify the correct statement from the given alternatives:
a. Self-reliance will normally lead to self-confidence
b. Self-confidence does not influence decision making
c. Self-confident individuals are not necessarily self-reliant
d. Decision-making does not have any relationship with self-reliance
71. Litigation differs from other types of peaceful conflict resolution mechanisms in that it is
a. Carried out by direct negotiation between the parties to the dispute
b. A non-briding mechanism that involves a neutral third party in the process
c. Resolving controversy within limits agreed up on by the disputing parties
d. Formal and binding mechanism that is based on rules, customs or practices
72. Group rights are different from human rights in that they
a. Do not apply to all human beings in a similar way
b. Are not ratified by the united nations organization
c. More complex and difficult to respect in all countries
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d. Have to be respected by all nations in a uniform manner
73. The principle of the supremacy of the constitution dictates that
a. Elected officials should be accountable to their electorate
b. Other laws in the country should conform to the constitution
c. The constitution should have separate provisions for state and religion
d. The constitution should respect the democratic rights of citizens
74. Which of the following statements is logically correct?
a. Rule of law prevails in highly literate society irrespective of its political and
cultural tradition
b. If a nation has democratic constitution that is respected by the government in
power, rule of law prevails
c. Rule of law prevails in any country where there is a constitution that has articles
for its respect
d. If a country’s constitutions has provisions for human and democratic rights then
rule of law prevails
75. The federal state structure is chosen over the unitary one for Ethiopia because it
a. Enables the country to be respected by other nations
b. Guarantees equal economic development for all peoples
c. Enables the various peoples to become independent of each other
d. Provides equal opportunities for peoples to develop themselves
76. What is the main difference between the federal and regional constitutions of the FDRE?
a. The former can replace the latter in case of emergency while the latter can be
annulled by federal decree
b. The former is binding in all regional states while the letter will not have full legal
force in other regions
c. The former respects the basic rights of all citizens while the latter respects only
the rights of those living in the region
d. The former provides for rules for transition of power while the latter does not have
such provisions of their own
77. Voluntary organizations that focus on various social, economic and environmental issues
are different from purely social groupings because they
a. Are non-profit organizations
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b. Function independent of government control
c. Have some degree of formal organizational setup
d. Depend on their own resources to run their activities
78. It is fact that Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries of the world while having
a. Abundant natural and cultural resources
b. Peace and social stability in the country
c. Well educated and hardworking manpower
d. International economic and political support
79. The developing countries of the world are highly dependent on rich nations. This practice
has brought
a. Speedy economic and social development in the developing nations
b. Improvement in the ability of the poor nations to stand for their interests
c. Increased interference of rich nations in the internal affairs of the poor nations
d. Equitable and mutually beneficial relationship between the poor and rich nations
80. Check and balance system is more strong in presidential democracy because the:
a. Executive and the Legislative have power of vetoing a bill forwarded by the other
b. Judiciary had to approve all bills introduced by the other branches before they
become law
c. Members of all three branches of government are directly responsible for their
electorate
d. Legislative has to seek the agreement of the other branches before introducing a
bill
81. The newly launched construction of the grand millennium dam on the Abay river is an
indication of:
a. Ethiopia’s long awaited wish to utilize her natural resources for socio-economic
development
b. Ethiopia plan to foster her economic advantage at the expense of Egypt and Sudan
c. Ethiopia’s readiness to put into danger the ‘acquired right of Egypt’
d. Ethiopia’s total dependence on the hydro-electric power for her development
82. What is the major manifestation of the equality of Ethiopian Nations, Nationalities and
peoples?
a. The right to participate in local election
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b. The right to receive equal amount of annual budget
c. The right to self-governance and promotion of their culture and history
d. The right to participate in various music and dancing shows, particularly in the
Day of Nations, Nationalities and peoples of Ethiopia
83. Which of the following statement is true regarding rights?
a. The FDRE constitution gives priority to individual rights
b. There is harmony between group rights and individual rights
c. Group rights facilitate realizations of equality among different groups of people
d. There is agreement between affirmative action and equal rights for citizens
84. The right to equality is one of the citizen rights enshrined in the constitution of the FDRE.
What is expected of the government with regard to this right?
a. Safeguard the interest of the impoverished groups at the expense of the prosperous
ones
b. Take action to assure that economic and social equality of all citizens is achieved
in the country
c. Allocate it’s the major portion of its resources for the improvement of the
previously disfavored groups
d. Ensure equal opportunities are available for all citizens to realize their potential
and improve themselves
85. A leader is said to be a motivating one is he/she is
a. Feared and respected by all employees
b. Willing to accept criticism made by employees
c. Capable of doing a job wrongly done by employees
d. Able to give employees a reason to work efficiently
86. For good governance an justice to prevail in a country the fulfillment of which condition
is more important?
a. Prevalence on respect for rule of law
b. Existence of many civic organizations
c. Level group for competitions between parties
d. Existence of a written democratic constitution
87. Scientific truth differs from other theories of truth in that they are
a. Objective facts and remains of for everyone
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b. Accepted by society so far as they are desirable
c. Derived from personal views about the universe
d. Measured by their utility to individuals or groups
88. There has been a mass uprising against governments that occupied political power for
many decades in different Arab countries. The uprising costs the lives of many innocent
civilians and many other socio-economic problems. What major lesson can be drawn
from the situation about democracy?
a. There are no democratic regimes in the Arab world
b. Democracy is at its infancy in many parts of our world
c. Democracy is perfectly practiced in the western world only
d. Mass uprising is the only way to remove dictatorial regimes and establish
democratic ones
89. It is apparent that Ethiopia contributed peacekeeping forces to Korea, Congo Darfur and
now Sudan. What does this imply?
a. The strength of Ethiopia’s military power
b. The fact that Ethiopian solders are good fighters
c. The ability of the UN to mobilize its member states
d. Ethiopia’s readiness to play her part in the peacekeeping process
90. Which of the following is true about objective judgment?
a. Objective judgment is the base for reasoning
b. Objective judgment is all about decision making
c. Objective judgment does not require reasoning ability
d. Objective judgment is the outcome of knowledge and reason
91. Which of the following is true about scientific research?
a. Data collection & analysis are the easiest tasks in the process
b. A theory or hypothesis is the final finding of any research activity
c. The results of scientific research are irreversible at any circumstances
d. Collecting and analyzing data involves a very careful testing to arrive at
conclusion
92. One of the following Ethiopian intellectuals is the author of a famous book, “Mengistina
YehizibAstedader”
a. Afework tekle
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b. Teklesadik Mekuria
c. Bejrond T/Hawariat t/Mariam
d. Negadras G/Hiwot Baykedagn
93. Now days, the international community pays huge attention to the treat of the HIV/AIDS
pandemic expansion due to the:
a. Fact that all attempts to find medication for the disease have failed
b. Fact that globalization has created opportunities for interracial marriages
c. Fact that the disease has became a great obstacle against the socio-economic
development of countries
d. Fear that the victims of the disease can no longer contribute to the development
endeavors
94. Which of the following statements is true about the Blue Nile/Abay?
a. The Blue Nile can be an element of co-operation between Ethiopia and Egypt
b. The Blue Nile is an element of conflict and hatred between Ethiopia and Egypt
c. The Blue Nile does not have any implication on the Ethio-Sudanese and Egyptian
relations
d. The Blue Nile cannot be used for the economic development of Ethiopia without
the approval of Egypt
95. Which of the following is true about job satisfaction?
a. The degree of job satisfaction is high in Ethiopia
b. Job satisfaction did not have any effect on industriousness
c. Job satisfaction implies the provision of community service
d. Job satisfaction can help individuals commit themselves to their professions
96. Which of the following is a negative impact of globalization?
a. Competition on markets
b. Advancement of technology
c. Transfer of global information and knowledge
d. Dependence of economically weak nations on others
97. Chewing chat, smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol are no advised as leisure activates,
particularly for young students like you because:
a. They are expensive for students
b. Of the problem of addiction and consequent effects
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c. Such practices would retard the memory of students
d. Such practices are out of the norms and values of Ethiopians
98. What is the ultimate goal of Agriculture-led industrialization /ADLI/ policy of the current
Ethiopian government?
a. Making Ethiopia self-reliant, developed country
b. Making Ethiopia leading nation in industrial technology
c. Making Ethiopia a leading country in the production of cereals
d. Making Ethiopia the major producer of cash crops like coffee and chat
99. What is the significance of effective leadership in a democracy?
a. Strengthening the multi-party system
b. Strengthening the power of individuals
c. Enhancing good governance and transparency
d. Strengthening the authority of the ruling political party
100. Which of the following is true about demonstrations?
a. Demonstrations are equivalent to violence
b. Demonstrations are conducted always peacefully
c. Demonstrations must be organized by government officials
d. Demonstrations are public displays for or against a given situation
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7.1 Answer for 2004

16. B 32. A 48. D 64. A
17. C 33. C 49. D 65. B
1. D
18. C 34. D 50. A 66. A
2. B
19. B 35. A 51. B 67. D
3. D
20. D 36. D 52. A 68. D
4. C
21. B 37. B 53. B 69. B
5. A
22. B 38. D 54. B 70. C
6. D
23. C 39. B 55. A 71. D
7. B
24. B 40. B 56. B 72. A
8. B
25. B 41. C 57. D 73. B
9. C
26. C 42. C 58. D 74. B
10. A
27. D 43. A 59. C 75. D
11. B
28. C 44. C 60. D 76. B
12. D
29. B 45. C 61. C 77. A
13. C
30. B 46. B 62. C 78. A
14. C
31. B 47. C 63. A 79. C
15. A
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80. A 85. D 90. D 95. D 100. D
81. A 86. A 91. D 96. D
82. C 87. A 92. D 97. B
83. C 88. A 93. C 98. A
84. D 89. D 94. A 99. C
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1. Which of the following is a crime that is mainly committed for the purpose of gaining
personal wealth?
A/ Homicide C/ Treachery
B/ Corruption D/ Torture
2. Identify a conflict resolution mechanism in which the third party makes decisions.
A/ Negotiation C/ Mediation
B/ Arbitration D/ Litigation
3. Of the following which one is among the prerequisites for political, social and
economic development of a country?
A/ Rule of law. C/ Periodic election
B/ Transfer of power D/ Multi party system.
4. A state where religion and state are separate is called
A/ Erastian C/ Secular.
B/ Theocratic D/ Neutral
5. The members of the House of Federation of FDRE are elected by the:
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A/ Regional state council
B/ Executive the regional states
C/ President of the regional states
D/ Electors in the regional states
6. Who has the power to introduce laws at regional state level in FDRE?
A/ State administration C/ State president
B/ State council D/ State supreme court
7. Which of the following group of people were considered inferior to others in the
traditional Ethiopian society?
A/ Priests C/ Farmers
B/ Teachers D/ Singers
8. The most vocal opposition to the regime of Haile Sellassie I, particularly during its
last stage came from:
A/ general officers in the army
B/ dissatisfied ordinary peasants
C/ industrial workers and teachers
D/ students and the educated elite
9. How many seats shall be reserved for all minority nationalities and peoples in the
House of People’s Representatives as provided by the FDRE constitution?
A/ 40 seats C/ 30 seats
B/ 20 seats D/ 10 seats
10. Who is the source of the legitimate power of the FDRE?
A/ The parliament C/ The people
B/ Supreme court D/ The army
11. Which of the following is true about Idir and Equb?
A/ Both are traditional saving institutions in Ethiopia.
B/ Both are practiced only in the rural parts of Ethiopia.
C/ Idir is not associated with saving.
D/ Equb is a backward saving system which is now being totally replaced by modern
banking.
12. Which of the following is Not among the components of knowledge?
A/ Truth C/ Data
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B/ Evidence D/ Myth
13. Which of the following gives a general definition of corruption in a better manner?
A/ Corruption is taking bribes for official services.
B/ Corruption is the misuse of public property and money.
C/ Corruption is the abuse of public office for private gain.
D/ Corruption is forceful act of obliging people to pay for official services.
14. Which of the following is morally wrong according to the Ethiopian culture?
A/ Respect for elders.
B/ Breaking promises.
C/ Helping the needy.
D/ Participating in social affairs.
15. The Millennium Development Goals include all of the following, except?
A/ Providing primary education for all children of the world.
B/ Reducing infant mortality by ninety percent.
C/ Making the poor rich.
D/ Eradicating gender inequality in education.
16. The present flag in green, yellow and red probably became the national flag of
Ethiopia during the time of:
A/ Lij Eyasu C/ Empress Zewditu
B/ Emperor Yohannes IV D/ Emperor Menelik II
17. What is the major advantage of fulfilling our obligation as Ethiopian citizens?
A/ Socialization.
B/ Getting spiritual satisfaction.
C/ Enjoying our right in return.
D/ Getting financial reward.
18. Which of the following professions (occupations) has long been the most undermined
one among many Ethiopian communities?
A/ Teaching C/ Pottery.
B/ Shoe shining D/ Wood work.
19. Which of the following is generally taken as ‘male oriented’ job in the Ethiopian
tradition?
A/ Cooking C/ Collecting fire wood.
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B/ Looking after children. D. Long distance trade.
20. Why do many Ethiopians prefer to use imported products than the local ones?
A/ Because all local products have poor qualities.
B/ Because all imported products have good qualities.
C/ Because there is a bad habit of giving low value for local products.
D/ Because Ethiopians have very little knowledge of making local products.
21. What is the major possible motive for corruption in countries like Ethiopia?
A/ Poverty.
B/ Resource scarcity and competition in the economy.
C/ Absence of the rule of law and constitutionalism.
D/ Greediness and searching short-cut for accumulation of wealth.
22. How was the derg overthrown?
A/ Through mass revolution.
B/ Through armed struggle.
C/ Through political dialogue.
D/ Through peasant rebellion.
23. Which of the following is Not true about democratic constitution?
A/ It pave the way for constitutionalism and democracy.
B/ It limits the power of government.
C/ It does not allow extra-constitutional authorities.
D/ It does not stipulate directly the rights and duties of citizens.
24. Ethiopia’s foreign policy is based, primarily, on t country’s:
A/ geographical location.
B/ strong military power.
C/ benefits and interests only.
D/ mutual benefits and cordial relationship.
25. Which of the following is Not true about direct democracy?
A/ It works among communities of small size.
B/ It is represented today in the form of referendum or plebiscites.
C/ It allow all participants to pass decisions on their own affairs.
D/ It was practiced by ancient Geeks whereby both men and women were active
participants.
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26. What is the major advantage of federalism?
A/ Creating regional autonomy.
B/ Promoting cultures and languages.
C/ Unifying different peoples of a country.
D/ Creating interregional economic cooperation.
27. Identify the country that has combined both parliamentary and presidential systems of
democracy together.
A/South Korea C/ South Africa
B/ England D/ France
28. Which of the following is true?
A/ Ethiopia’s constitution gives priority for individual rights.
B/ Ethiopia’s constitution gives priority for collective rights.
C/ Ethiopia’s constitution protects collective rights at the expense of individual rights.
D/ Ethiopia’s constitution protects both collective and individual rights.
29. The regional state of Afar has full authority to do all of the following, but:
A/ collection taxes
B/ establishing regional police force.
C/ establishing independent diplomatic relations with Djibouti.
D. using its natural resources for regional development.
30. Why did Ethiopia remain to be the only African country that was never colonized?
A/ Because of her geographical location.
B/ Because European were not interested in it.
C/ Because she had successfully defended foreign policy aggressions.
D/ Because she had a very strong foreign policy from the beginning.
31. Student Bezawit treats people with respect both in school and outside unlike many of her
close friends. Which of the following civic virtues explain her best?
A/ Fairness C/ Civility
B/ Truthfulness D/ Courage
32. As an Ethiopia student why do you learn your history and culture?
A/ in order to build ethnocentric feeling
B/ in order appreciate past achievement
C/ in order to bring cultural revolution
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D/ in order to learn from past and shape your values and beliefs
33. Which of the following is true about positive discrimination?
A/ it is used to make women is equal to men
B/ it is used to stop domestic violence
C/ it is used to restrict women at home
D/ it is used to compensate women for the past injustice
34. One of the following peasant rebellions was crushed by the joint efforts of the imperial
government and British forces.
A/ the Bale peasant rebellion
B/ the first Woyane movement
C/ the second Woyane movement
D/ the Gojjame peasant rebellion
35. How and when the multicultural societies like Ethiopia exist in peace?
A/ when there is mutual respect to one onther
B/When there is dtrong military government
C/ when there is written constitution
D/ when there is strong, independent judiciary
36. According to Ethiopian law the responsibility of signing international conventions and
agreement is given to
A/ the executive branch
B/ the judiciary branch
C/ the legislative branch
D/ the house of federation
37. The period of the derg is characterized by all of the following negative experience except
A/ red terror B/ literacy compaign
C/ forced military service(Afesa) D/ absence of religious freedom
38. Identify the wrong statements from the given alternatives
A/ payment of tax should be based on peoples capacity to pay
B/ tax payers have the right to get social service from the government
C/ tax payers have the right to be informed about government budget
D/ the duty of tax payers is just to pay taxes, not to demand social services
39. Which of the following is not true about voluntary organizations?
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A/ they are profit making agencies
B/ they are independent of government
C/ they usually work toward social well being
D/ they cooperate with governments and other organizations to tackle common
problems
40. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will
not be judged by the color of their skin but the content of their character. I have a dream
today this famous question is associated to
A/ Mhartin Luther C/ Abraham Lincoln
B/ Rosa park D/ Martin Luther king
41. Democratic mode of governance is preferred over other mode of governance because it
A/ insures equality of citizen in everything
B/ guarantee equitable distribution of wealth
C/ creates equal opportunities for citizens
D/ assures economic prosperity of nation
42. Which of the following statement is true regarding Ethiopia in relation to the league of
nation?
A/ the league failed Ethiopia when she was invaded by Italy
B/ Ethiopia was founding member of the league of nations
C/ Ethiopia represent Africa nation in the league of nations
D/ the Ethiopia withdrew from the league when Italy invaded her
43. Which of the following cultural, man made heritage of Ethiopia is resently registered by
UNESCO as world heritage?
A/ the Wolaita folk dance
B/ the Evangandi ceremony
C/ the Gedeo megalithic stones
D/ the Konso cultural landscape
44. One of the following is not the behavior of responsible citizens?
A/ treating peoples equal
B/ protecting cultural and natural heritage
C/ working hard to improve living conditions
D/ charging extra payment for official services
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45. Which of the following is true about cross-boundary rivers?
A/ Ethiopia does not have cross-boundary rivers
B/ cross-boundary rivers are found only in the middle east
C/ cross-boundary rivers create the condition for countries to have a special
relationship
D/ cross-boundary rivers can not be used common development project
46. Identify the wrong statement about nuclear weapon
A/ any war involving nuclear weapons could bring an end to human race
B/ the number of countries that posses nuclear weapons is increasing from time to
time
C/ nuclear weapons do not have log term effedt
D/ Hiroshima and Nagaski are good examples of the danger that can be caused by
nuclear weapons
47. Which of the following is the most advisable, safe protecting yourself from HIV/AIDS
infection as young students?
A/ using condoms
B/ avoiding boy/girl friends
C/ avoiding pre-marital sexual contact
D/ having only one partner for sexual contact
48. Which of the following is not true about HIV/AIDS?
A/ it is global problems it needs global intervention
B/ it is number one killer in the developed world
C/ it conspires with infections such as tuberculosis, malaria, typhoid and hepatitis
D/ improving the living standards of poor nations is one way of combating HIV/AIDS
49. Which of the following institutions has no role in shaping globalization?
A/ world bank group
B/ transparence international
C world trade organization
D/ international monetary fund
50. Because human rights are inalienable and involved birth rights government should
A/ grant them to their peoples
B/ recognize and respect them
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C/ bestow them to their peoples
D/ include them in their constitutions
51. Progressive taxation system is a method of
A/ levying equal tax on all irrespective of their income
B/ collecting tax at a rate proportional to payer’s income
C/ encouraging investor by reducing their tax rate progressively
D/ making rich people pay high rate of taxation than poor people
52. Education enable the educated first and foremost to
A/ because a political and community leader
B/ honestly serve country and people one day
C/ become successful and lead comfortable life
D/ have better understanding of self and society
53. Tolerance to differences among peoples demands primarily ones ability to
A/ identify major differences
B/ do away differences
C/ accept differences as natural
D/ learn about national differences
54. Whose appointment should be approved by the parliamentof FDRE?
A/ president of the federal supreme court
B/ chair person of the house of federation
C/ president of regional state council
D/ Ethiopian ambassadors and envoys
55. Where ever there is a strong and independent judiciary it is safe to except
A/ complete eradication of corruption
B/ presence of federal system of government
C/ prevalence of respect for rule of law
D/ the executive to be afraid of the courts
56. An unbiased employer should select workers for any type of job by taking into account
the applicants
A/ experience and ability
B/ family social position
C/ race and religious affiliation
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D/ age and marital status
57. A government that respect the rule of law in its functions will be able to
A/ stay in power whatever it does to the people
B/ win the confidence and acceptance of the people
C/ exercise the supreme and absolute power over the people
D/ conceal any type of human right abuse of citizens
58. The FDRE government can nationalize privately owned property provided that
A/ the property is owned by a suspected criminal
B/ the owner failed to pay taxes and bank loan
C/ the owner is amply or adequately compensated
D/ the property is found to be unproductive under the owner
59. According pragmatic theory, truth
A/ works for a given time and space
B/ has universal acceptance at a certain time
C/ transcends space but not time
D/ never changes from time to time
60. Many people have little understanding that while enjoying the right to equality they are
required to
A/ ensure that they are capable of enjoying it
B/ earn it through their struggle
C/ enter into identical obligations with other
D/ enjoy similar and identical rights with other
61. What are the two major international monetary institutions?
A/ IMF and WHO C/ world bank and IMF
B/ world bank and WHO D/ IMF and FAO
62. The lawful gathering of people to protest, support or create awareness on a certain issue
implies
A/Civil campaign C/ popular participation
B/ peaceful demonstration D/ political freedom
63. Which of the following is one of the major functions of the government of FDRE?
A/ implementing foreign policy
B/ managing primary education
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C/ ratifying regional constitution
D/ appointing regional presidents
64. In theory, markets in free-market economies are regulated by
A/ relationship between demand and supply
B/ amicable relationship between seller and buyer
C/ freedom given to merchants to fix price honestly
D/ abundance of goods and services in the market
65. What are the two major categories of rights stated in the constitution of FDRE?
A/ group and individual rights
B/ human and democratic rights
C/ national and regional rights
D/ civic and social rights
66. During election campaigning political parties should devotes much of their time and
energy for
A/ collecting money contributions from their supporters
B/ defaming opposition political parties and their leaders
C/ wining as much support as possible for their policies
D/ promising rewards for their members and supporters
67. Development of certain country is finally judged by the improvement it brought to the
A/ country’s natural and manmade resources
B/ nations health and education facilities
C/ lives of people of the country
D/ communication infrastructure of the country
68. Self-confident individuals are always ready to
A/ hold back from telling the truth about others
B/ flatter others in order to gain their good will
C/ accept logical arguments and learn from them
D/ avoid challenging situations or arguments
69. Many youngsters fall victim to the habit of smoking mainly because they
A/ live far from their parents and relatives
B/ have income of their own at an early age
C/ realize that smoking is mark of modernity
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D/ lack courage to resist their peers influence
70. The principles of free market economy include all of the following except
A/ freedom of decision to economic agent
B/ less government involvement in the market
C/ letting market forces determine the extent of transactions and prices
D/ having prices fixed for commodities by the government
71. Medical ethical standard include all of the following, except
A/ Giving loyalty and support to fellow physicians
B/ treating all patients equally
C/ giving assistance to those who wanted to commit suicide
D/ keeping the secrets of patients confidentially
72. Which of the following is not true about dependency?
A/ it will create unbalanced economic relationship
B/ it will create free market accesses to wealthy nations
C/ it will make poor countries import manufactured goods, obsolete or used
D/ it will results in sustainable economic growth
73. Which of the following is true about myths?
A/ myths are unscientific stories that people would like to tell and believe
B/ myths are scientific stores based on empirical evidence
C/ myths are found in the traditions and cultures of African peoples only
D/ myths can help us transform our knowledge
74. Which of the following is not among the rights of persons who are accused of any
criminal offense?
A/ the right to be considered innocent until the final verdict is given
B/ the right to choose judges
C/ the right to be tried in the language they understand better
D/ the right to fair justice
75. Which of the following is the major reason that made Addis Ababa one of the diplomatic
hubs of the world and the seat of Africa union (the former OAU)?
A/ because it is one of the few big, beautiful cities in the world
B/ because it is the place where cultural diversity and tolerance are well cultivated
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C/ because Ethiopia had played commendable role in African and international
politics
D/ because Ethiopia is a good example of wonderful hospitality
76. Which of the following countries has ancient relations with Ethiopia?
A/ Italy C/ Greece
B/ Sudan D/ Egypt
77. The conduct of legal proceedings according to established rules and principles for the
protection of and enforcement of private rights is known as
A/ procedural justice C/ protection of civil rights
B/ due process of law D/ fair justice
78. Which of the following is not true /
A/ HIV/AIDS is incurable disease
B/ HIV/AIDS is transmitted mainly through carless sexual intercourse
C/ HIV/AIDS has nothing to do with the economic situations of a nation
D/ HIV/AIDS creates a serious socio-economic challenge in today’s world
79. Which of the following is not true according to article 18 of the FDRE constitution?
A/ no one shall be held in slavery or servitude
B/ trafficking in human beings for whatever purpose is prohibited
C/ everyone has the rights to protection against inhuman punishments
D/ everyone has the right to assemble or demonstrate
80. When do countries usually form closer relationship and create a formula for cooperation?
A/ when they have commonly shared objectives
B/ when they have strong, charismatic leaders
C/ when they have developed economies
D/ when they face social crisis
81. Democratic systems of government is the preferred system in many countries of the
world because it
A/ eliminates all social, political and economic problems of a country
B/ accepts the principle that majority decisions are always right
C/ assures absolute social, economic and political equality in a country
D/ addresses the interests of citizens in a relatively better way
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82. The democratic values in the constitution of FDRE can be part of social structures and
practices of the people only if they are
A/ approved by the house of peoples representatives
B/ part of the universal declaration of human rights
C/ able to win the trust and confidence of the society
D/ approved by an elected constituent assembly
83. Which of the following is true about Ethiopia’s development projects on her rivers?
A/ Ethiopia has started to use her rivers primarily for the production of hydro-electric
power
B/ Ethiopia has fully utilized her rivers for irrigation
C/ Ethiopia did not need to use her rivers because it has a lot of
D/ Ethiopia’s development policy focus more on agriculture ignoring the question of
utilizing here rivers.
84. Which of the following is true about Macro economics?
A/ it deals with the behavior of individual economic agents
B/ it deals with the working of the overall economy
C/ it deals with the activity of industrial sector
D/ it deals with traditional saving mechanisms
85. Which of the following is not true about modern saving institutions in Ethiopia?
A/ modern saving institutions include banks and insurance companies
B/ modern saving institutions inaccessible to the majority of the people
C/ modern saving institutions have completely replaced the traditional ones
D/ modern saving institutions are owned by the government alone
86. Which of the following mechanisms can be suggested to improve saving habits in
Ethiopia?
A/ avoiding leisure activities at all
B/ avoiding social interactions and commitments
C/ increasing salaries of government workers every year
D/ limiting ones interests to ones income amount
87. Which of the following is true according to article 29 of the FDRE constitution?
A/ everyone has the right to freedom expressing without any interference
B/ everyone has the right to follow any religion of his/her own choice
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C/ anyone has the right to form opposition political party
D/ anyone has the right to be elected
88. Democratic and non-democratic states widely differ in terms of the use of authority and
power. Which of the following statements is correct in this regard?
A/ non-democratic states use their power to enforce their authority
B/ power is the source of the authority of democratic states
C/ democratic states lack legitimate authority to enforce their power
D/ non-democratic states use their to enforce their power
89. Societal development is better achieved under a transparent democratic government than
otherwise because such a government will have
A/ ability not to make mistakes that seriously hamper development
B/ resources useful for economic development at its disposal
C/ better chance of winning support of the people for its endeavors
D/ no opposition and critiques of its work from among the people
90. To Which of the following activities should the emerging regions of Ethiopia given
priority while allocating resources?
A/ construction of big irrigation schemes
B/ provision of basic health care and basic education
C/ construction of a network of asphalted highways
D/ expansion of mechanized farms and industrious
91. To motivate followers an effective leader should
A/ be flexible enough to learn from works of others
B/ design plan of action and force others to accept it
C/ have vision and manage to impose it on followers
D/ have commitment for the objective of the task
92. One true measure of a person’s greatness could be her/his
A/ readiness to criticize the works of others always
B/ ability to identify errors made by productive people
C/ tangible accomplishment to solve societal problems
D/ social position and ability to socialize with others
93. Civic societies cal play vital role in building a democratic system in a country by
A/ standing against a government that they believe to be undemocratic
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B/ encouraging constructive participation of people in public afire
C/ organizing a democratic party and participating in elections
D/ supporting a government disregarding the will of their members.
94. To improve the life of their peoples governments of developing countries should
A/ allocate greater budget for expansion of social services
B/ fix the price of basic necessities like food and clothing
C/ give economic subsidies to the poor so that they can compete
D/ provide food and material aid to the needy people
95. In what language can all the members of the federation execute their public functions
according the FDRE constitution
A/ language of their own preference
B/ language that is common for all of them
C/ their mother tongue or home language
D/ the working language of the federation
96. Ethiopian farmers are encourages to produce and use organic fertilizers, as much as
possible, mainly because this fertilizers are
A/ provide to give much greater yield than the inorganic ones
B/sought after by exporters and could bring foreign exchange
C/ easily produced in large quantities and sell to other farmers
D/ environmentally friendly and do not harm the land
97. According to the modern understanding of freedom a person is not free until he/she is
free from
A/ foreign occupation and operation
B/ lack of all basic necessities of life
C/ cruel and oppressive local governments
D/ restriction on democratic and human rights
98. The role assigned to women by traditional societies impede national development by
A/ depriving the country the chance to fully exploit their potentials
B/ causing irreconcilable differences with their male partners
C/ making them mentally weak and emotionally sensitive
D/ encouraging them to demonstrate their skill and ability publicly
99. Many of the communicable disease in Ethiopia could be eradicated by
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A/ enabling people to have easy access to modern hospitals
B/ assigning doctors and other professionals in rural area
C/ making people put simple hygiene rules into practice
D/ distributing medicines for the disease periodically
100. There is a need for the regional states of FDRE to grow and develop together
because the regional states are
A/ endowed with identical natural resources
B/ capable of fulfilling their economic needs
C/ found at various stage of economic development
D/ engaged in developing similar economic capacities
8.1 Answer for 2005

1. B 17. C 33. D 49. A 65. B
2. B 18. B 34. B 50. C 66. C
3. A 19. D 35. A 51. A 67. C
4. C 20. C 36. A 52. B 68. C
5. A 21. D 37. C 53. D 69. C
6. B 22. B 38. A 54. B 70. D
7. D 23. D 39. D 55. D 71. C
8. D 24. D 40. C 56. C 72. D
9. B 25. D 41. C 57. B 73. A
10. C 26. A 42. C 58. A 74. B
11. A 27. D 43. B 59. B 75. C
12. D 28. D 44. B 60. D 76. D
13. B 29. C 45. B 61. C 77. B
14. B 30. C 46. B 62. B 78. C
15. C 31. C 47. B 63. A 79. D
16. C 32. D 48. C 64. A/B 80. A
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81. D 86. D 91. A 96. D 100.
82. C 87. A 92. C 97. D C
83. A 88. B 93. B 98. A
84. B 89. C 94. A 99. C
85. A 90. B 95. D
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1. Which countries benefit most from the new world order of globalization?
A/ Developing countries C/ under developed countries
B/ developed countries D/ less developed countries
2. What is the principles of constitutional law that protects the life, liberty and property
of a person?
A/ criminal law C/ due process
B/ civil law D/ procedural law
3. Which of the following is a name given to human needs for food, shelter and security?
A/ maintenance needs C/ societal needs
B/ transformational needs D/ actualization needs
4. An amendment to a constitution is
A/ replacing old constitution by a new one
B/ additional article to a constitution.
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C/ decelerating a constitution null and void
D/ emphasizing an article of a constitution.
5. A person who refuses to give military service on grounds of religion or other belief is
A/ conscientious objector C/ unpatriotic citizen
B/ whistle blower D/ secret intelligence officer
6. Who was the American civil rights activist sent to prison for refusing to give up her
seat in a bus for a white man?
A/ Rosa Luxemburg C/ Clara Zeitkin
B/ patricia Goldman D/ Rosa Parks
7. The ability to hear with un pleasant and annoying situation is known as
A/ assertiveness B/ arrogance C/ lenience D/ tolerance
8. Which of the following is one of the key institutions that fashioned globalization?
A/ amnesty international. C/ international labor organization
B/ transparency international D/ international monetary fund
9. Which of the following traits is expected from judge for justice to prevail?
A/ compassionB/ sympathy C/ kindness D/ impartiality
10. Which of the following characteristics could be a guarantee for individual freedom?
A/rule of law B/ right to trialC/ trial by juryD/ human rights
11. Who presents a nominee for the post of prime minister of the FDRE?
A/ the speaker of the house of peoples representatives.
B/ the speaker of the house of federation.
C/ the opposition in the house of peoples representatives
D/ the majority party in the house of peoples representatives.
12. Which of the following is true.
A/ there is no relationship between between saving and development.
B/ Idir and Iqub are backward saving mechanisms that do not help individuals
improve their lives.
C/ saving plays a crucial role in the development endeavors of countries like Ethiopia
D/ world bank is the only global monetary organization.
13. Which of the following was the most negative experience in the period of the derg?
A/ “Qey shibir” C/ “idget behibret! ”
B/ “meret le arashu D/ “meseret timihrt”
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14. In the FDRE, interpreting law is the responsibility of:
A/ the executive organ C/ the house of people representatives
B/ the legislative organ D/ the house of federation
15. The American foreign secretary, John Kerry facilitated a peace talk between Israel and
Palestine recently, what was the role of Mr.Kerry?
A/ arbitration B/ NegotiationC/ mediation D/ resolution
16. Which of the following is the correct order that should be followed while formulating
a democratic constitution?
A/ drafting ---- ratification --- discussion
B/ drafting ---- discussion ---- ratification
C/ ratification ---- discussion ---- drafting
D/ discussion ---- drafting ---- ratification
17. Which of the following is an inclusive term?
A/ good governance C/ accountability
B/ transparency D/ responsibility
18. Which of the following countries combine both presidential and parliamentary
government systems?
A/ USA and England C / Russia and south Africa
B/ Ethiopia and USA D/ south Africa and USA
19. Which one of the following government system differs from others?
A/ unlimited government C/ unitary government
B/ totalitarian government D/ Federal government
20. Which of the following is correct according to article 10 of the FDRE constitution?
A/ human rights are inviolate and inalienable.
B/ human rights do not emanate from the nature of mankind.
C/ human rights emanate from the good will of governments.
D/ human rights do not have any relation with democratic rights.
21. Which one of the following is correct?
A/ constitution and specific laws have equal weight
B/ constitution and specific laws do not any relation
C/ constitution is a mother law from which specific law can be derived
D/ constitution is a mother law that emanates from specific laws.
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22. What was the name of the corruption in which president Nixon had been involved
during his presidency.
A/ the wastergate scandal C/ the great depression
B/ the communist scandal D/ the American scandal
23. Which was the following correct about budget allocation for different regions of
Ethiopia?
A/ the federal government allocates and distributes money reasonably based on the
specific situations of different region.
B/ the federal government allocates equal amount of money to all nation, nationalities
and peoples of Ethiopia.
C/ the federal government allocates less amount of money to less developed regions.
D/ the federal government allocates large amount of money to better developed
regions.
24. Which one of the following personalities is different from others?
A/ Nyerere B/ Mengesistu C/ Mobutu D/ Idi Amin
25. Which one of the following women was famous for her political career in the modern
history of Ethiopia?
A/ empress Zewditu C/ empress Taitu
B/ empress Menene D/ Yodit Gudit
26. One of the following Ethiopian rivers is different from others?
A/ Abay B/ Awash C/ Tekeze D/ Baro
27. Which one of the following is true based on article 61 of the FDRE constitution?
A/ the house of federation is the supreme authority in the country.
B/ the house of federation consist of only one representative for each one people of
the country.
C/ the house of federation shall have members elected by the state council.
D/ the house of federation consists of representative of the major ethnic groups in the
country.
28. Which one of the following is incorrect about conflict resolution in Ethiopia?
A/ all Ethiopians peoples have indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms.
B/ Elders/shimagles are highly respected in the indigenous conflict resolution process.
C/ Elders/shimagles cannot resolve conflicts that involve homicide.
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D/ Arbitration and mediation are employed to resolve conflict.
29. Which one of the following gives ultimate decisions according to the Ethiopian law?
A/ the federal supreme court. C/ the state supreme court
B/ the federal high court D/ the state high court
30. Which of the following countries is a unique example in the world that does not have
a written constitution?
A/ china B/ France C/ Netherland D/ England
31. Which of the following is the mandate of the federal government of Ethiopia under
the current constitutional provision?
A/ establishing the regional police force.
B/ establishing the foreign relations
C/ writing constitutions for all regional governments.
D/ organizing cultural events in the regions
32. Which of the following groups were the most undermined ones in the long history of
Ethiopia?
A/ potters B/ peasants C/ merchants D/ women
33. Which one of the following is true about illegal human migration of the current
Ethiopian context?
A/ all illegal migrants are from southern Ethiopia
B/ the major destination of women migrants is south Africa
C/ illegal migration has become the major socio-cultural problem
D/ illegal migration is assisted by government agencies
34. Which of the following is true about benefits and burdens?
A/ benefits and burden must be shared equally among all people in a society.
B/ benefits and burdens must shared on the education level individuals.
C/ individuals who carry more burden should get less benefits.
D/ individuals who carry less burden must not enjoy their political rights.
A/ transfer of global information and knowledge.
B/ dependence of economically weak nations on the developed ones.
C/ market competition between economically weak and strong nations.
D/ advancement of technology.
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36. In what way did Ethiopia protect her independence from foreign aggression in the
past few centuries?
A/ through diplomatic negotiations.
B/ through patriotic resistance struggle.
C/ through peaceful submission
D/ through the support of western great powers.
37. One of the following problems was the most serious one that aggravated socio-
economic problems and consequent oppositions against the imperial regime of
Ethiopia and brought about its downfall:
A/ the war with Eritrea rebel group
B/ land problem
C/ the question of nationalities
D/ marginalization of occupational group
38. In what possible way can student like you protect themselves from peer influence?
A/ by avoiding relations with peer groups.
B/ by studying hard always.
C/ by making planned activities
D/ by staying at home after school.
39. Which one of the following is not among the peoples of southern Ethiopia?
A/ Ari B/ hammer C/ nuer D/ surma
40. Which one of the following social groups is the most disadvantaged group in
Ethiopia?
A/ artisans C/children
B/ women D/ persons with disabilities
41. In democratic countries obligations of citizens arise from their
A/ rights that they enjoy C/ gender identity
B/ duties and responsibilities D/ position in society
42. Why are elected officials accountable to their electorate? It is because
A/ they should listen to the grievance of the electorate.
B/ the electorate is the source of their political power
C/ they need to have constant contact with their electors
D/ the electorate can replace them with another if anytime
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43. The table below shows a comparison of two different systems of government
Federal Unitary
systems systems
? ?
Which information completes the above table?
A/ role of government limited /role of government expand
B/ rule by a democracy /rule by a monarchy
C/ power divided among the branches/power held by one branch
D/ power shared/power delegated
44. One of the following declaration was promulgated following the humanitarian crisis
of second world war:
A/ universal declaration of human rights
B/ world health day
C/ declaration of environment protection
D/ March against HIV/AIDS
45. What was the greatest gain of the women’s suffrage movement?
A/ holding citizenship rights
B/ holding public office
C/ vote in a national elections
D. gin employment rights
46. Identify the incorrect statement from the given alternatives:
A/ industriousness leads to self reliance
B/ self-reliance leads to self-confidence
C/ addiction could affect the working habits of the youth.
D/ male-oriented jobs make individuals more industrious
47. Assertive behaviors includes all of the following ,except
A/ questioning C/ critical argument
B/ positive thinking D/ hasty generation
48. Who is the author of famous Ethiopian novel, oromay?
A/ Kebede Mikael C/ Haddis Alemayehu
B/ Bealu Girma D/ Mamo Wudneh
49. What do an absolute monarchy and an autocracy have in common?
A/ supremacy of a single ruler
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B/ absence of written constitution
C/ strong national court system
D/ single legislative house
50. Which of the following is true about foreign aid in Ethiopia?
A/ Ethiopia is fully dependent on foreign aid
B/ foreign aid is the base of Ethiopian economy
C/ Ethiopia’s goal is to be self-reliant in the future
D/ Ethiopia is the major beneficiary foreign aid in Africa
51. One similarity between parliamentary and presidential democracies is that in both case:
A/ the head of state elected by the member of parliament
B/ the head of state is elected directly by popular vote
C/ there is a smooth and peaceful transition of state power
D/ government is formed most of the time by coalition of parties
52. Which of the following statements is true about progressive taxation?
A/ varying tax rates levied on people who earn equal income
B/ people are expected to pay tax at a rate proportionate to their income
C/ people who earn more pay equal tax with those who earn less income
D/ Reich people are taxed more while the poor are exempted from it
53. Civil minded citizens serve their community wholeheartedly mainly to get
A/ fame and recognition C/ appointment to public office
B/ monetary reward D/ personal satisfaction
54. What was the objective of the non aligned movement?
A/ to become an alternative force for the east and west in the cold war
B/ to promote economic cooptation between developing countries
C/ to advocate solutions to global social and political problems
D/ to be neutral in the east and west confrontation of the cold war
55. Which of the following a characteristic feature of the demography of developing nations?
A/ high birth rate and high death rate
B/ high birth rate and low death rate
C/ low birth rate and high death rate
D/ high birth rate and low death rate
56. What is ethics? It is a
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A/ collection of moral standards accepted by society
B/ part of philosophy that studies moral standards
C/ set of rules and regulations issued by democratic states
D/ reference material on moral standards issued by UNO
57. An altruist is identified by his/her readiness to
A/ initiates action for constitutional amendment
B/ considered to be revolutionary
C/ automatically made null and void
D/ replaces some articles in the constitution
58. Concerning human rights what governments are required to do is
A/ insure that they are not violated by anyone
B/ introduce new types of rights for their people
C/ coordinate their use with social development
D/ use any means to gain power and respect
59. In democratic countries officials are expected to be non-partisan while performing their
duties. This means?
A/ they should not be prejudiced in any way
B/ they should not be party members
C/ they should not belong to an ethnic group
D/ they should not belong to a religious group
60. Which of the following an attribute of a person who is self-confident?
A/ readiness to accept criticism
B/ determination to help other people
C/ reluctance to take on challenge
D/ having personal role model
61. Ten countries are elected for a period of two years to serve in the security council taking
into consideration their
A/ acceptance by other members C/ geographical location
B/ economic development D/ willingness to serve
62. For citizen to understand their rights and duties properly laws and rules should be
A/ willingly agree to by citizen
B/ attractive enough in design
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C/ amended periodically
D/ clear, easy and well designed
63. In Ethiopia it is possible to get rid of many off the communicable disease by
A/ teaching the people to keep personal hygiene
B/ distributing medicines in the disease prone area
C/ increasing the number of health personals
D/ building health centers and make them accessible
64. What does domesticating of international laws and norms mean?
A/ fashioning domestic laws and norms with the international ones.
B/ changing the international one to suit the condition of the lan
C/ including some domestic provisions to the international ones
D/ making the international laws and norms part of the law of the land
65. Which of the following functions is exclusively given to the federal government of
Ethiopia by the constitution?
A/ administration of secondary education
B/ administration of taxes
C/ establishing a police force
D/ formulation of foreign policy
66. Any place where the Ethiopia flag is flown, be it in embassy or on ships is considered as:
A/ part of Ethiopian sovereign territory
B/ territory free from any international obligation
C/ free transit area for Ethiopia trade with others
D/ any integral part of the host country or area
67. During state of emergency the Ethiopian government could take action that could
A/ dismantle all articles of the constitution
B/ limit the democratic right of citizen
C/ breakup the federal arrangement
D/ reinforce commitment for human rights
68. What does wise saving means?
A/ saving money even before satisfying your basic needs
B/ saving money after satisfying all your personal wants
C/ saving money after satisfying your basic needs
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D/ saving money by reducing from your basic needs
69. Accountability of states requires a government to:
A/ consult elected representatives before making any decision
B/ settle its accounts and make them for auditing on time
C/ take responsibilities for all its decisions and functions
D/ build modern and trustworthy financial system
70. What could be a basic possible reason that leads people to corruption?
A/ greediness and selfishness C/ lack of self-confidence
B/ poverty D/ lack of civic education
71. Which of the following was the common feature of Ethiopian peasant reblions that took
place during the imperial regime at different place?
A/ participation of women as solders
B/ the fact that all rebellions were attached to land questions
C/ the fact that all rebellions were suppressed by military actions supported by air force
D/ the fact that all rebellions took place in northern Ethiopia
72. How do we ensure equality between men and women in a democratic system?
A/ by assigning women to all key positions in the government
B/ by creating equal chance and opportunities for both men and women
C/ by increasing the number of women politician
D/ by providing free chance of education for women
73. Article 20/2 of the FDRE constitutions provides accused persons to be given the charges
against them in order to
A/ help them remember how and where the crime is done
B/ prove that the legal system works in transparent manner
C/ enable them gather evidence to prepare their defense
D/ reinforce popular confidence in legal system of the nation
74. Which of the following African country is associated to fairly recent phenomena of
genocide? C/ south Africa
A/ Rwanda
B/ Burundi D/ democratic republic of Congo
75. Which of the following statements about the Africa content is not correct;
A/ it is the most utilized river in Ethiopia
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B/ it is the bond that likes Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan
C/ it is the only cross boundary river in Ethiopia
D/ it is the only river that has never attracted the attention of the Europeans
76. One of the following personalities is associated to the written constitution of Ethiopia:
A/ Bejrond Teklehawariat Tekeleamriam
B/ Dejazzmach Kebede Tesema
C/ Ras Desta Dametew
D/ Ras Abebe Aragay
77. Which of the following national holidays is associated to the identities and cultures of
Ethiopian people?
A/ national flag day
B/ nations and nationalities day
C/ national day of unity
D/ national day of Ethiopia workers
78. Ethiopian students like you come from different social, economic cultural and linguistic
backgrounds which of the following is the most essential virtue that you need to live in
harmony in such a situation?
A/ civility B/ tolerance C/ open mindedness D/ civic mindedness
79. Who is the commander in chief of the FDRE armed force?
A/ the president C/ the prime minister
B/ the ministry of defense D/ the chief of staff of the army
80. What makes the government of Nazi party of Germany, fascist party of Italy and national
party of south Africa similar?
A/ rule by minority racial group
B/ segregation of colored group
C/ absence of rule of law
D/ gender inequality and oppression
81. The fight against corruption could bear fruit it the government in power
A/ pays high salaries for its officials to deter them from taking bribe
B/ manages to make all its officials honest and truthful
C/ is fully committed to root out corrupt practices in the country
D/ works with international anti-corruption organization.
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82. Read the following data carefully and answer the question that follows
Country Literac Infant Life GDP/perso
y Mortality expectancy n
rate rate rate (USD)
A 44.6% 94.4% 45years 146.8
B 98% 5.6% 80years 4,000.00
From the table above it can be safely concluded that
A/ literacy rate has positive relation with infant mortality
B/ literacy rate has positive relation with life
C/ infant mortality has positive relation with life expectancy
D/ infant mortality has positive relation with GDP growth
83. Identify the correct statement concerning HIV/AIDS from the given alternatives
A/ HIV/AIDS has become a great obstacle against socio-economic development among
societies
B/ the victims of HIV/AIDS can no longer contribute to the development endeavors of
their respective nations
C/ globalization and human mobility played their part in the expansion of HIV/AIDS
D/ HIV/AIDS is the only incurable disease
84. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the prevalence of rule of law?
A/ it forms a state dominated and ruled by judges
B/ it hinders the smooth functioning of court
C/ it establishes rule by law courts and judges
D/ it guarantees the safety and security of citizens
85. Which of the following is not among the moral values of Ethiopia societies?
A/ supporting the poor
B/ respect for elderly people
C/ conflict resolution through indigenous mechanisms
D/ ethnic based violence
86. Which of the following factors essentially necessitated the revision of 1931 constitution
in 1955?
A/ the promulgation of universal declaration of human rights
B/ the federation of Eritrea with Ethiopia
C/ the outbreak of peasant rebellions
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D/ the expansion of modern education
87. What could be the essential base for Ethiopians development endeavors?
A/ better education and fostering socio-cultural values
B/ the grand millennium dam which is under constructions
C/ the expansion of global information centers
D/ opening new legal migration opportunities to citizens
88. Which of the following is incorrect?
A/ Ethiopian is the seat of many international organizations
B/ Ethiopia is a member of many international organizations
C/ Ethiopia is the seat of ECOWAS
D/ Ethiopia is a founding member of OAU.
89. What could be one of the long-term results of the constitutional protection of free speech?
A/ expansion of public radio C/ growth of unbiased media
B/ more informed society D/ reliable election results
90. Great scientist and thinkers of all time contributed great things driven primarily by their
desire to
A/ attain self-fulfillment through knowledge
B/ eradicate poverty and injustice
C/ transform their country and world
D/ earn respect for their creations and thoughts
91. A self reliant person is one who is
A/ self sufficient in everything require no help from others
B/ dependable to find solutions for serious social problems
C/ refuse to accept the opinion of others at any time
D/ aware of her/his own strengths and weakness
92. Ethnocentrism is a belief that one’s own ethnic group is superior in everything to others.
Therefore it
A/ insures respect by others ethnic group by others
B/ demands the loyalty of other ethnic groups
C/ it is not necessary to have courts and prison
D/ hinders interaction with other ethnic groups
93. If a government truly respects rule of law in any country then
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A/ there will be a democratic constitution
B/ there is no need to hold periodic elections
C/ it is not necessary to have courts and prisons
D/ most certainly justice will prevail
94. League of nations has indirectly encouraged the 1935 Italian invasion of Ethiopia by:
A/ forbidding Russia to come to the support of Ethiopia
B/ impeding British and France support to Ethiopia
C/ passing arms embargo on both Ethiopia and Italy
D/ refusing to send peace keeping troops to Ethiopia
95. Article 20/7 of the FDRE constitution stipulates that an accused person has a right to:
A/ be tried in a court that uses language of the accused
B/ request for assistance of an interpreter at government expense
C/ keep silent and refuse to give testimony against oneself.
D/ not to appear in court and not be accused of contempt of court
96. The universal declaration of human rights is incorporated in the FDRE constitution. This
is significant because it:
A/ guarantees full respect of the stated right for the peoples of Ethiopia
B/ compel future governments to respect them for the people of Ethiopia
C/ will serve as a standard for respect of human rights in the country
D/ enables the UN to take action against a government that abuses them
97. Unlike previous time the nations, nationalities and people of Ethiopia have the right to:
A/ promote and the develop their language and culture
B/ move and settle anywhere in the country
C/ join the various rank of the country’s civil service
D/ marry into and live together with other ethnic groups
98. “in theory, markets in free markets economies are regulated by the relationship between
demand and supply ”. What does this statement imply?
A/ there could be other practical factors that regulate free market economy
B/ demand and supply exist only in the markets of fee market economy
C/ other types of economies do not have a theory that regulates them
D/ free market economy is healthy because demand and supply grow equally
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99. Identifying the commonly shared valued, interests and goals of the Ethiopian nations,
nationalities and people and respecting them is important to:
A/ facilitate national assimilation
B/ bring national consensus
C/ celebrate festival together
D/ appreciate the disparity among them
100. Any law that contradicts a constitution of the country is
A/ initiates for constitutional amendment
B/considered to be revolutionary
C/ automatically made null and void
D/replaces some articles in the constitution
9.1 Answer for 2006
17. A 34. B 51. C 68. C

18. C 35. B 52. B 69. C
1. B
19. D 36. B 53. D 70. A
2. B
20. A 37. B 54. B 71. B
3. A
21. C 38. C 55. A 72. D
4. D
22. A 39. C 56. B 73. C
5. A
23. A 40. A 57. C 74. A
6. D
24. A 41. A 58. A 75. B
7. D
25. C 42. B 59. A 76. A
8. D
26. B 43. C 60. A 77. B
9. D
27. C 44. A 61. C 78. B
10. D
28. C 45. A 62. D 79. D
11. D
29. A 46. D 63. A 80. C
12. C
30. D 47. D 64. D 81. B
13. A
31. B 48. B 65. D 82. B
14. D
32. A 49. A 66. A 83. A
15. C
33. C 50. C 67. B 84. D
16. D
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85. D 89. B 93. D 97. A
86. B 90. B 94. D 98. D
87. A 91. B 95. B 99. B
88. C 92. D 96. C 100. C
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1. Which right is different from the others?
A) Right of life C) The right to security of persons
B) Right of liberty D) The right to assembly and demonstration
2. Why the Kyoto protocol is so significant?
A) Because it is directed at fighting international crimes.
B) Because it is adopted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
C) Because it’s main agenda on equitable use of international rivers.
D) ) Because it is made to find solutions for refugees throughout the world
3. Which of the following is a peaceful way of settling disputes with the involvement of a
third party?
A) Arbitration C) Mediation
B) Negotiation D) Litigation
4. Which one of the following can best define a democratic constitution?
A) It gives ultimate power to the concerned people
B) It establishes different social classes of a given society
C) It reflects the psychological and moral values of the society
D) It is a legal law subjugated to some other laws of the country
5. Which of the following attributes refers to a person who is ready to listen to others views?
A) Civility C) honest
B) Open mindedness D) civic –mindedness
6. When did Ethiopia become the member of the League of Nations?
A) 1920 B) 1921 C) 1923 D) 1925
7. What is meant by treating others the way you want to be treated as well as impartial
treatment of people? A) Fairness C) honest
B) Truthfulness D) courage
8. When was the organization of African union (OAU) transformed in to African union
(AU)?
A) 2002 B) 2004 C) 2006 D) 2009
9. Which African countries joined the league of nation besides Ethiopia?
A) Kenya and Tunisia C) Algeria and Egypt
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B) Liberia and South Africa D) Ghana and Nigeria
10. Who was the leader of the black civil rights’ movement killed in April 1968 after
addressing his last speech?
A) Rosa parks B) Allen john
C) Mohandas Gandhi D) martin Luther king
11. Which of the following refers to a kind of a person who is unwilling to understand the
qualities of other cultures and considering his or her own culture as superior to others?
A) Civic –minded C) tolerant
B) Ethnocentric D) open minded
12. Who used the crowned lion of Judah as the emblem of Ethiopian flag during his region?
A) Haileselassie I C) Tekle-Giorgis
B) Menelik II D) Yohannes IV
13. Which is the correct constitutional name for of the member states in the federal
democratic republic of Ethiopia?
A) The afar regional state C) The afar regional national state
B) The afar national state D) The afar national regional state
14. It is underscored that the chance of the vulnerability of women to HIV/AIDS is twenty
times compared to men. What is the main reason for this problem?
A) This is because women are exposed for abduction.
B) This is because women usually use sharp iron tools compared to men.
C) This is because women have easily vulnerable tissues during sexual intercourse.
D) This is because women are naturally weaker and easily exposed for any diseases.
15. What types of rights are exclusively reserved only to citizens in a state?
A) Civil rights C) human rights
B) Moral rights D) political rights
16. Which of the following is the best manifestation of corruption?
A) Dowry C) Nepotism
B) Cheap labor D) holiday banquet
17. What strategy is devised to achieve the development of Ethiopia?
A) The tourism sector must develop first, and then the industrial sector
B) Both the agricultural and the industrial, sector must develop together
C) The agriculture sector must develop first followed by the industrial sector
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D) The industrial sector must develop first by the agricultural sector
18. Which of the following peoples movement was the first to join the tigray peoples,
liberation front to create the Ethiopian peoples ‘revolutionary democratic front?
A) The Oromo people’s democratic movement
B) The Ethiopian people’s democratic movement
C) The south nation, nationalities, and peoples movement
D) The Ethiopian democratic officer’s revolutionary movement
19. Where did Ethiopia play a role in peace keeping mission?
A) Angola B) Congo C) North Korea D) South Africa
20. What form of democracy has recently been adopted by the Ethiopian government?
A) neo-liberalism C) liberal democracy
B) Social democracy D) developmental democracy
21. Which of the following is correct about the conduct and accountability of the government
as stipulated in article 12 of the current Ethiopian constitution?
A) The conduct of affairs of government shall be secretive.
B) The government shall defined the failure of public officials
C) An elected representative has the right to access national secret
D) In case of loss of confidence, the people have the right to recall an elected representative .
22. Which government body is responsible for appointing judges of the federal courts of
Ethiopia?
A) The head of the state C) The president of the Supreme Court
B) The council of ministers D) The house of people representatives.
23. Which of the following is put in a correct order of sequence regarding scientific methods
of research?
A) Data collection -----hypothesis---analysis---evaluation of result----conclusion
B) Analysis ---evolution of result---data collection ---hypothesis ----conclusion
C) Hypostasis---data collection ---analysis ---evaluation of result---conclusion
D) Analysis ---hypothesis ---data collection ---conclusion ----evaluation of result.
24. What kind of party system is currently followed by Ethiopia?
A) Single party system C) multi-party system
B) Two dominant party system D) one dominant party
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25. What form of government best represents the commonness of extra constitutional power
by those who assume state power?
A) Aristocracy C) Oligarchy
B) Democracy D) dictatorship
26. Which of the following is correct about the millennium goals of Ethiopia?
A) Federating Ethiopia with Djibouti
B) Finding solutions fir Sudan-south Sudan civil war
C) Decreasing the death of mothers and child on birth
D) Making the horn of Africa free from any war and conflict
27. Which of the following is correct about Ethiopian language as stipulated in the
constitution of the federal democratic republic of Ethiopia
A) Amharic shall be the state language of the country
B) Amharic shall be the working language of member state
C) Regional states can have their own respective working language
D) All Ethiopian language shall be recognized based on the size of their speakers.
28. Why is constitutionalism valued as a fundamental constitutional principle? Because it
A) Makes citizen subservient to government
B) Enables the government to exercise its will over the people
C) Allows government to exercise extra –constitutional authorities
D) Binds the government to act in accordance with the constitution
29. Which of the following can best explain a legitimate government?
A) It safeguards the right of interest groups
B) It fails to uphold transparency and accountability
C) It can function beyond the limit of the constitution
D) It receives its mandate of government from the people
30. Which of the following is correct about the current Ethiopian court system ?
A) The empowerment of judges who are directed by the law
B) The existence of a judiciary system that is controlled by the government
C) The absence of recognition to traditional courts operating based on religious principles
D) The absence of recognition to traditional courts operating based on unwritten laws.
31. Which of the following is correct about ordinary laws?
A) They are above the constitution
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B) They are enacted through a proclamation
C) They can contradict with the constitution
D) They are made by “constituent assembly”.
32. What is the objective of the Ethiopian foreign policy?
A) Promoting relation with states standing of religious fanatic
B) Respecting conventions which calling Ethiopian interest
C) Establishing geographically defined relations with some country
D) Creating economic and cultural ties with countries supporting Ethiopians enemy.
33. What makes the presidential democratic system different from parliamentary one?
A) The president is elected from the winning party
B) Once elected the president has unlimited power
C) The president heads the executive branch of the government
D) The check and balance between the three branches of government is weak in it.
34. Which of the following statement can best describe the federal democratic republic of
Ethiopia?
A) Ordinary laws at the federal level are made by the parliament
B) At the federal level the higher executive power s are given to parliament
C) Ordinary laws at regional level are made by the state administration
D) At the regional level the state council is the highest organ of executive body
35. What constitutional rights are given to the regional states of the FDRE?
A) The right to have their own anthem as a symbol of their state
B) The right to recruit and train their own defense force to keep security
C) The right to formulate and establish their own external relations
D) The power to control the supreme court of the central government
36. Which of the following is correct about the federal state structure?
A) It is conductive to too small states
B) It is suitable for multi –ethnic society
C) It is characterized by centrally controlled power
D) It is impossible to organize unites based on natural boundaries
37. Which of the following best express the concept of arbitration as a way of conflict
resolution?
A) It is proceeding by a party or parties against another in a court of law.
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B) It is a means of applying legal principles to a controversy for final solution
C) It involves direct dissection between or among the parties to reach an agreement
D) Is a method of non-building dispute resolution involving a neutral third party
38. Which of the following approaches has a direct role in preventing corruption?
A) Ethical regulations
B) registration of properties of citizens
C) laws related to financial administration and auditing systems
D) the emergency interested in accumulating wealth at others expense
39. How and when can the current Ethiopian constitution be amended?
A) When two-third of the country’s population votes to approve the proposed amendment.
B) When the prime minster and the president agrees to approve the proposed amendment
C) When the regional state administration and state councils jointly approve a proposed
amendment by majority vote
D) When the house of people representatives and the house of the federation in a joint
sessions approve a proposed amendment by a two third majority vote
40. What basic principles is underlined in due process of law?
A) An accused person has the right to be represented by a legal council
B) An accused person can considered guilty as soon as he /she comes under control
C) Supporting unequal accessibility of court and tribunals to any person committee serious
crime
D) An accused person suspected for matters to national security has the right to a quick public
trial
41. Which principle of the Hippocratic Oath is currently recognized in Ethiopia?
A) Giving priority to patients who are elder.
B) Assisting patients and keeping their secret
C) Insulting fellow physicians when they make error on job
D) Providing assistance to patient who prefer to commit suicide
42. Which one of the following is correct about co operation and competition for resource
A) co operation crops up tensions resulting from competition for resources
B) Countries cooperation to protect and preserve their natural and cultural heritages
C) Cooperation between two nations lasts long when it is based on unequal benefits
D) Countries cooperate for inequitable use of natural resources such as Boundary Rivers
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43. What is regarding deliberate transmission of HIV/AIDS?
A) It is considered as a suicide
B) It can be taken as a serious crime of homicide
C) It can be seen as part of the HIV/AIDS victims attempt to share his/her pain
D) It can be taken as part of the HIV/AIDS patient’s effort to exploit his/her rights and duties
44. Which of the following can best describe parliamentary structure of government?
A) The head of the government is the president
B) The role of the head of government is ceremonial
C) The prime minster is elected by popular vote of citizens
D) The head of the government is responsible to the legislature
45. Which of the following is an expected duty of a patriot citizen?
A) Sacrificing personal interest for the common good
B) Giving access states secret to neighboring countries
C) Avoiding of criticizing government policies based on evidence
D) Keep away from talking part in voluntary activities so as to save time
46. What is meant by morality?
A) It’s a way of behaving according to legal jaws
B) It is a system that tells to act against nature
C) It is principles which are similar throughout the world
D) It is a standard examining the rightness and wrongness of our acts
47. What does the phrase justice delayed is justice denied express?
A) It express that justice coming late is unacceptable
B) It emphasizes the right to be tired without undue delay
C) The need to reject possible appeal time to higher court
D) The need to disapprove the time spent before the trial begins
48. What does habeas corpus refer to?
A) An accused person has the right to quick public trial
B) A person shall not be accused again for a single crime already treated
C) A self-incrimination person has no burden to prove his or her innocence
D) A person arrested by a police man has the right to know why he or she is arrested
49. What does state sovereignty imply?
A) Superiority of one state over the other
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B) Non-intervention among sovereign state
C) Nonintervention in the domestic affairs of state
D) Un questionability of domestic rules and decisions
50. In democratic society a good citizenship is the active side of one’s character .which of the
following statements best reflects the message of the phrase in the quotation mark?
A) One must apply the principle of citizenship in his or her conduct
B) The character of good citizenship cannot be acquired throughout learning
C) Theoretical knowledge is the science aspect of good citizenship
D) Good citizenship is an art to be practiced throughout civic commitment
51. What is the purpose of learning civic education in academic institutions of Ethiopia?
A) To forge active participation to support the ruling party
B) To produce a personality of passive consent in the action of others
C) To effect the personality of just any kind of civic participation of a subject people
D) To effect the personality of civic participation of informed and responsible citizens
52. Which of the following power and functions belong to the regional government of federal
democratic of Ethiopia ?
A) Formulation of foreign policy
B) Declaring state of emergency in the country
C) Negotiating and ratifying international agreements
D) Formulating policy on land use and natural resources
53. What does referendum refers to?
A) Power refer d to a government to give final decision on some problems
B) The veto power given to the chief executive to decide on some political matters
C) The direct participation of people in giving decision on some political matters
D) The direct participation of people representative in the politics of a country
54. What is the principle of the constitution of the federal democratic republic of Ethiopia in
relation to religions?
A) Their shall be state religion.
B) State and religion are inseparable
C) All religion of the land are equal in status
D) Government shall intervene in the affairs of religion
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55. Which of the following is the best recommendation for a person who for the first time
made HIV/AIDS blood test and informed that he is not a victim?
A) To be sure he should be retested
B) He should be abstained from having sex
C) As he is sure that he is not victim he should marry a wife
D) Since he is sure that he is not a victim he should continue his past habit
56. Which specific right of any accused person is violated if the trial goes with an
unintentional absence of the accused?
A) The right to a fair and public hearing
B) The right to be tried without undue delay
C) The right to a fair trial in his/her presence
D) The right to have free assistance of an interpreter
57. Which of the following statements is correct about the rule of law?
A) Rule of law is a natural law acquired by virtue of being human
B) To practice rule of law government must be the source of power
C) The existence of constitutionalism guarantees the prevalence of rule of law
D) The main major purpose of rule of law is to limit popular sovereignty
58. Which of the following is correct about the features of federal form of states such as
Ethiopia?
A) The power of the central government is indivisible
B) The regional governments are supreme in their own spheres
C) The power of the regional government is given by the national government
D) The existence of the local unites depends on the willingness of the central government
59. How can the concept of negotiation be best explained as a way of conflict resolution?
A) It is proceeding by a party or parties against another in a court of law
B) It is a means of applying legal principles to a controversy for final solution
C) It is a method of non binding dispute resolution involving a neutral third party
D) It involves direct discussion between or among the parties to reach an agreement
60. When does the Ethiopian government apply legal limitation on the right to freedom of
expression?
A) When a citizen criticizes against the government
B) When a citizen propagates in support of an opposition party
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C) When a citizen makes propaganda without the knowledge of the government
D) When a citizen makes a propaganda harming the honor and reputation of individual
61. What is true about ethics?
A) Ethics is the same as feeling
B) Ethics is the same as religion
C) Ethics means strictly following the law
D) Ethics is following and doing culturally accepted norms and practice
62. Which of the following is correct about corruption?
A) It reduces public confidence in the government
B) All acts of corruption results in the bribes
C) Civil servants commits corruption in a more systematic way than government officials
D) The fight against corruption can be successful through preventive actions than curative
measures
63. Which of the following statements is correct about group’s rights in the current Ethiopian
context?
A) They are not treated as universal rights
B) They are made to eliminate right belonging to an individual
C) They are made to favor the disadvantaged groups at other expense
D) They are made to facilitate the realization of discrimination among peoples of the state
64. in which form of government is the removal of the chief executive through the process of
non vote of confidence practiced?
A) Presidential C) semi - presidential
B) Parliamentary D) quasi – presidential
65. Which of the following is correct about the characteristics of undemocratic government?
A) It believes in accountability to empower people
B) It does not give reorganization to talented people
C) It believes that government is unquestionable power
D) It believes that legitimate power resides in the people and government
66. Which of the following statement goes with principle of equality with diversity
A) Equality in diversity erodes national unity.
B) Ethnocentrism promotes equality in diversity
C) Equality with diversity is an obstacle for national developments
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D) All citizens are equal before the law of regardless of cultural backgrounds
67. Which of the following qualities is expected from a person to be a patriotic citizen?
A) The person should not be law abiding
B) The person should not be royal to his or her country
C) The person should work for his/her parochial interest
D) The person should be self evident and defend his/her constitutional rights
68. Which of the following does NOT develop the habit of saving among individuals?
A) The act of spending money wisely
B) Balancing the need and wants of individuals
C) Thinking and planning about the fate of our feature
D) The encouragement of extravagance behavior of individuals
69. Which of the following is INCORRECT about saving in relation to locally produce
items?
A) Wastage of a lot of inputs harms a development of a country
B) Avoiding wastage during production is one means of saving money
C) Buying locally produced items helps to save money when they are cheaper
D) Wastage of inputs is the main cause for decreasing cost of production
70. Which of the following is correct about the personal qualities of a good leader?
A) A one who falls prey to their own undoing
B) A one who is aware of how much he does not know
C) A one who has ability to influence others without logic
D) A one who rationalize unethical behavior based upon current needs
71. Which of the following is correct about drug use and trafficking?
A) Drug users cannot stop taking drugs
B) Drug users involved in robbery and theft
C) Drug users are highly respected among their society
D) Drug users are committed to fight illegal weapon trafficking.
72. Which of the following is correct about the Ethiopian flag?
A) It is recent fabrication
B) It serves as symbol of unity
C) It is a purely colonial legacy
D) It has insignificant historical value
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73. Which is the role of the judiciary organ in the current Ethiopia context?
A) Drafting the constitution when it is required
B) Restoring justice whenever the law is violated
C) Encouraging controversies in order to resolve them
D) Defending biased court officials and self centered lawyers
74. Which is the possible threat to international peace and security?
A) Afforestation
B) Increasing price of oil
C) Increasing desertification
D) Growing arms race between nations
75. Which of the following is considered as a criminal offence in relation to taxation?
A) Having license for your shop
B) Unwillingness to reveal the appropriate in come
C) An attorney in a court for person committed a crime
D) Assisting custom officials in an effort to combat contraband trade
76. Which of the following ideas refers to an attempt to exterminate a clan ,family or people?
A) Genocide C) aggression
B) Drug trafficking D) corruption
77. What is the possible benefit that one can get from fulfilling his/her responsibility?
A) The inability to exploit his/her rights
B) Lack of confidence and self accomplishment
C) The development of a sense of dependence upon others
D) The achievement of being valued by the concerned society
78. In the context of economic globalization, what efforts have been made by the Ethiopian
government to promote foreign direct investment?
A) The provision of land without lease
B) To let investors remit part of their profit to the country
C) The decline to give a tax holiday for foreign direct investors
D) The provision of limited information on the possible profitable ventures
79. Which of the following factors is responsible for promoting job satisfaction?
A) Lack of interest in the work
B) Career growth through short term training
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C) Long hours of work and law financial reward
D) Insecurity of work and unhealthy working conditions
80. Which of the following is correct about citizens combating challenges of international
magnitude that affects humanity?
A) being unaware of politics and current affairs
B) Disinclination to work together in trickling problems
C) Acquiring knowledge and the skills as per the global reality
D) Unwilling to cooperate with the world to eliminate the problem
81. Which of the following is INCORRECT about the role played by governmental and non-
governmental in promoting citizens participation in policy making?
A) They raise awareness of the community.
B) They organize venue for expressing views.
C) They arrange and facilitate discussion to identify local problems
D) They arrange debates which promote unsubstantiated judgments of policies
82. What is the advantage of citizen’s participation in making and evaluating public polices?
A) It develops a sense of betrayal among citizens
B) It promotes suspicion between government and citizens
C) It enables citizens to formulate and implement sustainable and effective policies
D) It enables government to know the feeling and reactions of citizens toward various issues
83. What benefit can be gained from utilizing locally produced goods than the export ones in
a country?
A) Promoting in balance import- export trade
B) Proper and efficient exploitation of resources
C) Keeping country’s domestic factories out of business
D) Alienation of being country from international trade
84. Which of the following is an obligation of a citizen as per the constitution of the federal
democratic republic of Ethiopia?
A) Valuing gender disparity
B) Respecting the government as source of power
C) Respecting the constitution as the supreme law of the land
D) Fighting for and upholding the inequality of groups and individuals
85. Which one of the following can best describe the personal quality of a versatile leaders?
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A) The quality of being flexible resourceful and an all rounded one
B) The quality of realizing what is achievable based on known factors
C) The quality of inspiring others and committing to the objective of the task
D) The presence of good ability to set appropriate courses of action through plan
86. Which of the following is correct about a good leader?
A) he/she strives to attain personal gains
B) he/she creates vision and inspires others to achieve goals
C) he/she depends on threats and coercion to meet his/her goals
D) he/she sets a plan to keep his/her position and straggles to achieve it
87. What is primary justification for adopting the federal system in Ethiopia?
A) To avoid tyrannical rule from the center
B) To suppress local initiatives and interest across the states
C) To accommodate all the centrifugal forces within one nation
D) To look for ways of having greater weight against external force
88. Which of the following statements is correct about the principle of rule of law?
A) All laws have equal power
B) Every citizen is subject to the law
C) No law is superior to another law
D) Laws are monopolized by a government
89. Which of the following is correct about human rights?
A) They are acquired after birth
B) They are created and maintained by the start
C) They are natural and enjoyed by all human kind
D) They are exercised based on one political achievement
90. Which of the following ideas agrees with the principle of multiculturalism?
A) It undermines peoples to promote their cultural distinctions
B) It believes that the prevalence of diversity is an obstacle for unity
C) It believes that no culture is superior or inferior to any other culture
D) It underscore that the very purpose of politics is to affirm group in difference
91. What can be a consequence of economic dependency of developing nations?
A) The development of self-sustain economy of developing nation
B) The increment of the stagnation of the economies of developed nations
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C) The emerging of balance economic relationship between the developed and developing
nations
D) The occurrence of technological and financial penetration by the developed nations at the
expense of the developing ones
92. Which of the following is an attribution of patriotism?
A) Developing rent seeking behavior
B) Playing the role of whistle blowers
C) Recognizing and accepting cultural indifferences
D) Respecting heritages on the basis of ethno – centrism
93. Which of the following statements agrees with the principle of fairness?
A) Everybody should benefit according to his/her age
B) It is unfair to consider ageism when sharing benefits
C) Benefits should be distributed as per burdens discharged.
D) Benefits should be shared regardless ones responsibilities
94. Which of the following goes with the notion of constitutional patriotism in the current
Ethiopia context?
A) Citizens commitment to the states development
B) Citizens commitment to conquer neighboring countries
C) Citizens indulgence to cultural and religious fundamentalism
D) Citizens determination to fight the virtue of tolerance in the state
95. Which of the following is an indicator of poverty in a country?
A) Low illiteracy rate C) Very law population size
B) Low infant mortality rate D) Low average life expectancy
96. What can be an outcome of fair distribution of benefits and burdens among citizen of a
state?
A) The cultivation of the sense of ‘weness’ among citizens
B) The elimination of economically and socially stratified groups
C) The development of citizen’s subordination to the government
D) The cultivation of shared feelings towards international polities
97. What is true about cultural relativism?
A) Societal norms form the basis of morality
B) Morality does not differ from culture to culture
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C) The moral value of one culture can be judged to be better than that of the other
D) There are universally agreed moral principles by which we judge our action
98. Which of the following is the reason for adopting the principle of equality for the current
Ethiopia society .
A) To encourage gender discrepancy C) To enable the society to have a similar
B) To eradicate citizens economic culture
inequality D) to develop the different culture of the
country
99. What is the consequence of corruption in a country?
A) It eliminates societal moral values
B) It increase foreign direct investment
C) It reduces expenditure for public services
D) It reduces investment and the rate of growth
100. Which of the following contributes for creating favorable condition for corruption?
A) The presence of measurement of corruption
B) The emergence of rate seeking political elites
C) The devotion of the environment to apply harsh penalties
D) Citizens unreserved commitment for combating corrupted 0fficials
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1. D 21. D 41. B 61. D 81. D
2. B 22. D 42. B 62. A 82. C
3. A 23. C 43. B 63. D 83. B
4. C 24. C 44. A 64. A 84. B
5. B 25. B 45. A 65. C 85. A
6. C 26. C 46. D 66. D 86. B
7. A 27. B 47. A 67. D 87. C
8. A 28. D 48. A 68. D 88. B
9. B 29. D 49. D 69. D 89. C
10. D 30. A 50. A 70. B 90. C
11. B 31. B 51. D 71. B 91. D
12. A 32. C 52. D 72. B 92. B
13. B 33. D 53. C 73. B 93. C
14. C 34. B 54. C 74. D 94. D
15. D 35. A 55. B 75. B 95. A
16. C 36. B 56. C 76. A 96. A
17. C 37. D 57. C 77. D 97. D
18. B 38. A 58. B 78. A 98. D
19. B 39. D 59. D 79. B 99. D
20. D 40. A 60. D 80. C 100. B
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1. Which of the following true about Ethiopia
A/ it was one of the founding member of world trade organization
B/ it joined the league of nations when most of the Africa countries were under colony
C/ it sent peace keeping forces to south Korea immediately after the first world war
D/ it became the member of the united nations before
2. Which of the following is correct about the council of constitutional inquiry?
A/ it examine institutional disputes and submits recommendation to the house of
federation.
B/ it has the power to make decision on matters of constitutional disputes
C/ it is established by a law in acted by the house of federation
D/ it undertake the activities under the supervision of the council of ministers
3. Which of the following country is considered as a model of the parliamentary
democracy?
A/ unite kingdom C/ Russia federation
B/ south Korea D/ United States of America
4. Which of the following is democratic right
A/ right to life and liberty
B/ freedom of religion and belief
C/ right of assembly and demonstration
D/ the right to the security of person
5. Of the following indicates the importance of a democratic system which one is it?
A/ it upholds absolute equality among citizens
B/ it gives peoples representatives unlimited political power
C/ it allows citizens to have a little participation in policy debate
D/ it promotes economic, cultural and political equality
6. Direct democracy can be
A/ used to pass proclamations in a parliamentary system
B/ participated to make important decisions through a referendum
C/ considered as a modern form of democracy widely participated all over the world
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D/ easily practiced in small countries in the process of policy making
7. Whicfor h of the following is correct in the current Ethiopian context?
A/ both direct democracy and indirect democracy is exercised in today’s Ethiopia
B/ there is no opportunity to exercise direct democracy in the country
C/ the country exercise parliamentary and presidential democracies
D/ as compared to group rights, the country gives priority to individual rights
8. Which of the following is correct in a democratic system
A/ elected representatives are not accountable for failure in official duties
B/ government officials are protected from legal security during their term of office
C/ diversity of political views are appreciated and managed in a civil manner
D/ high government officials shall inform the people about military strategies of the
country
9. Which of the following is correct about the Ethiopian federal system?
A/ devolution of power to the regional states moderates the power of the federal states
B/ member of the house of federation are directly elected by the people
C/ collection of revenue and tax is the exclusive power of the federal states D/ the
federal state monopolizes power by controlling foreign, national and local affairs
10. An international climate change convention adopted in 2015 is:
A/ the Oslo protocol C/ the Beijing declaration
B/ the Vienna agreement D/ the Paris agreement
11. The sovereignty of the Ethiopian constitution is expressed by the:
A/ power of the council of ministers
B/ existence of several opposition parties
C/ parliament with elected representatives
D/ country’s rapid economic development
12. The author of the declaration of independence is:
A/ Abraham Lincoln C/ Jhon F Kennedy
B/ George Washington D/ Tomas Jefferson
13. An international organization established after the second world war to assist the
reconstruction of Europe is:
A/ world bank
B/ world trade organization
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C/ intergovernmental developmental authority
D/ international monetary fund
14. Which of the following is correct about the democratic system exercise in Ethiopia?
A/ the system of checks and balances of Ethiopia and the united states is quite similar
B/ the country has begun developing in the culture of democracy in the recent decades
C/ the country exercises a democratic system similar to the French political system
D/ the country’s president can cancel bill approved by the House of Representatives
15. Which of the following s correct about the League of Nations?
A/ it accepted most of the Africa countries as its members
B/ it accept Ethiopia as its member without any opposition
C/ it failed to protect Ethiopia from the Italian invasion
D/ it was global organization established before World War I
16. Which of the following is true about the organization of Africa unity (OAU)?
A/ its head quarter was changed three times
B/ it was founded by independent African countries
C/ its headquarter was in Dakar, Senegal
D/ it was established by former British colonies
17. One of the following is correct about the federal system of Ethiopia.which one is it?
A/ it allows the federal system to interfere in every aspect of regional affairs
B/ it strengths the authority of the center by weakening the power to regional states
C/ it gives the federal states an exclusive power to control economic matters in the
regional states
D/ it allows regional states to develop and implement their own development
programs
18. Which of the following is correct about the hybrid democratic system practiced in
countries like France?
A/ the president is assigned as a powerful head of the government
B/ the prime minister lead the government under a close supervision of the president
C/ the president serve as the head of state with a normal political power
D/ the prime minster is elected by popular vote through a separate electoral process
19. Which of the following is correct about the nature of modern democratic
constitution?
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A/ it requires a permanent constitutional assembly to draft relevant amendment
B/ the responsibility of drawing up a constitution is given to the parliament
C/ it is subject to amendments to accommodate rapidly changing circumstances
D/ the existence of constitutional law guarantees the prevalence of the rule of law
20. Which of the following is incorrect about globalization?
A/ it strengthens the interconnectedness of countries around the world
B/ it affects developed and developing countries in similar way
C/ it has economic, political and cultural implication for world countries
D/ it brings opportunities as well as challenges for developing countries
21. Which of the following is correct about the rule of law?
A/ it manifests itself in all forms of government and political systems
B/ its existence has no connection with the prevalence of democracy
C/ it establishes restrictions on government officials to protect the rights of citizens
D/ it sets citizens free to enjoy their rights without legal restrictions.
22. The best way of fighting against corruption is:
A/ waiting for good will of government officials
B/ accepting corruption as a problem existing everywhere
C/ adapting to the situation and tolerating corrupt officials
D/ mobilizing active and informed public movements
23. Which of the following is correct about constitutionalism?
A/ it shows the prevalence of the parliamentary democracy
B/ it shows that actions of citizens and government are governed by the supreme law
C/ it indicates the existing of modern written constitution
D/ it prevails in all forms of political system in the modern world
24. Which of the following is incorrect about corruption?
A/ it erodes public confidence in government offices
B/ it hinder the development process of a country
C/ it discourage domestic and international investment
D/ it includes all sorts of illegal and criminal activities
25. Which of the following is correct about corruption?
A/ it is an abuse of public office for private gains
B/ it is a problem of some developing countries
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C/ it can be eradicated through harsh penalties
D/ it has been eliminated from developed nations
26. Which of the following is correct about Ethiopian during the period of emperor Haile
Silassie
A/ Ethiopia defeated the Italy army at the battle of Adwa
B/ Ethiopia was invaded by a two western colonial power Italy and Germany C/
Ethiopia became a member of the league of nation and the united nation
D/ Ethiopia had a strong relationship with socialist countries of the time
27. One of the following contradicts the rule of law and procedural justice in relation to
accused persons. Which one is it?
A/ allowing accused persons to have access to any evidence presented against them.
B/ arresting accused persons without informing the charges against them.
C/ giving the charges against them in writing with sufficient particulars
D/ informing the charges against them in the language they understand well
28. Which of the following is incorrect about legal provision?
A/ they must be impartial and free of bias
B/ they must be free from ambiguous jargons
C/ they shall not contradict constitutional laws
D/ they shall be complex and abstract
29. Which of the following is correct about the protection against double jeopardy?
A/ a person convicted for an offence shall not be convicted again for the same offence
B/ a person charged for a crime has the right to a quick public trial
C/ an accused person has the right to be represented by legal counsel
D/ a person charged for an offence has no burden to prove his/her innocence
30. Which of the following is true based on due process of law?
A/ judge in the court of law are expected to support the defendat
B/ arrested person can appeal for habeas corpus after forty eight hours
C/ arrested person are presumed criminal the moment they are apprehended D/ the
defendant has the burden of providing evidence to prove innocence
31. One of the followings among the rights of citizens which one is it?
A/ observing the law of the land
B/ running for political office
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C/ respecting the rights of others
D/ acting ethically and responsibly
32. Which of the following is correct about peasant revolts in Ethiopia?
A/ the Gojam peasant rebellion was crushed by British forces that uses aircraft
B/ except Gojam, Tigray and Bale there were no other peasant uprising in Ethiopia
C/ the Bale peasant rebellion was caused by government demand of contributions to
erect the statue of the emperor
D/ the first Woyane movement was partly triggered by the corruption of the army
33. Which of the following is correct about governments abiding by the rule of law
A/ exercising unlimited authority to run governmental business
B/ application of the principle of “no man is above the law”
C/ exposing individuals to arbitrary actions of elected officials
D/ allowing government officials to make decisions as they wish
34. The purpose of division power in a federal and system is to:
A/ empower regions by reducing the concentrations power at the center
B/ gives more authoritative powers to the central government
C/ subordinates the regional governments to the central government
D/ makes regional governments free from the control of the federal state
35. Which of the following is incorrect about a federal state
A/ it is characterized by decentralization of political power
B/ it may have parliamentary or presidential form of government
C/ it shall have a single constitution that governs the federal and regional states
D/ it could be organized based on geography or population settlement
36. The main purpose of having the three branches of government is:
A/ promoting a socialist style of governance
B/ following international standard of governance
C/ adapting the western structuring of administration
D/ maintaining the system of checks and balance
37. A belief in the superiority of one’s cultural groups refers to
A/ ethnocentrism C/ cultural relativism
B/ prejudice D/ cultural universalism
38. The major purpose of interest groups is:
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A/ taking political power
B/ supporting the ruling party
C/ struggling against the government
D/ influencing government policy
39. Which of the following is true about the Derg period?
A/ “land to Tiller” was declared
B/ multi-party system was encouraged
C/ a democratic system was promoted
D/ a civilian government ruled the country
40. Which of the following has a negative implication for gender equality in Ethiopia?
A/ currently legal provisions on property rights
B/ legal provision against harmful traditional practices
C/ affirmative actions aimed at empowering girls and women
D/ customs that force women to undergo female genital cutting
41. Which of the following true about the purpose of civic knowledge?
A/ making citizens politically motivated
B/ empowering citizens to make an informed decision
C/ promoting abstract and theoretical knowledge
D/ encouraging people to be extremely religious
42. The consequence of unfair distribution of benefits and burdens can be manifested in:
A/ strengthening cooperative attitude
B/ encouraging hard working people
C/ spreading violence and conflict
D/ accelerating the development process
43. Which of the following is correct about affirmative action?
A/ it is a practice widely implemented by poor countries
B/ it gives excessive advantages to one group against another
C/ some people consider it as another form of discrimination
D/ it is criticized for given an enormous power to rich people
44. one of the following is correct about equity of benefits and burdens. Which one is it?
A/ minority group are entitled to fewer benefits
B/those who shoulder heavy burden should gain more benefit
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C/ burdens, not benefits, should be distributed equally
D/ those who works less should be generously subsidized
45. Which of the following is correct about equality?
A/ equality refers to the provision of equal opportunity for all concerned
B/ remedial actions for past injustices contradicts the principle of equality
C/ in exercising equality the use of rights cannot be conditioned by obligation
D/ providing equal opportunity can be considered as an affirmative action
46. Which of the following is correct about gender issue in Ethiopia?
A/ the current regime is the first to raise the question of gender equality
B/ gender equality has been respected throughout the history of the country
C/ currently Ethiopian women are benefiting from affirmative actions
D/ women were exclusively removed from political power in the history of Ethiopia
47. In most countries the term “government benefits” are related to
A/ payment of wages C/ protection of public property
B/ collection of tax D/ social welfare provision
48. The principle that says people earning the same amount of income should pay the
same amount of taxes is called
A/ ability to pay C/ horizontal equality
B/ democratic taxation D/ progressive taxation
49. In terms of morality, which of the following is the best way of earning a better
income?
A/ disregarding some profession
B/ looking for some easy ways of making money
C/ working hard in the area of one’s profession
D/ creating friendship with wealthy persons
50. Which of the following is quit different from all other?
A/ racial discrimination C/ reverse discrimination
B/ affirmative action D/ positive discrimination
51. Which of the following was a civil right activity struggled against racial
discrimination in the united states of America?
A/ Mrtin Luther King Junior C/ Mohandas Gandhi
B/ Nelson Mandela D/ Thomas Jefferson
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52. Tolerance of diversity contradicts:
A/ respecting different view point
B/ appreciating religious pluralism
C/ respecting the rights of cultural groups
D/ promoting single political identity
53. Collecting different amount of tax from different amount of income is reflected in?
A/ circular equality C/ parallel equality
B/ vertical equality D/ generalized equality
54. Which of the following is true about professional ethics?
A/ principles that guide persons in performing their job
B/ guiding standards motivated by political ideology
C/ behaving based on religious principles and doctrines
D/ guiding values of personal conduct in everyday situations
55. Which of the following is an indication of poverty?
A/ low mortality rate C/ income below one dollar per day
B/ high level of literacy D/ high average life expectancy
56. Which of the regional states of FDRE uses a camel as an emblem of its flag?
A/ the state of afar
B/ the state of Benishangul/Gumuz
C/ the state of the Gambela
D/ the state of Somalia
57. One of the following true about voluntary organizations which one is it?
A/ controlled by government authority
B/ focus on social, economic or environmental issue
C/ mainly interested in political activities
D/ aim at maximizing the economic benefits of their founders
58. Secondary sources of history include:
A/ ancient building C/ inscriptions and monuments
B/ diaries and coins D/ history books
59. Which of the following is incorrect about tolerance?
A/ accepting and valuing cultural diversity
B/ appreciating diversity of benefits and views
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C/ promoting extreme loyalty to one’s own culture
D/ rejecting stereotypes about cultural groups
60. The traditional meaning of patriotism is:
A/ fighting for the territorial integrity of one’s country
B/serving communities to promote the common good
C/ respecting the law and upholding constitutional values
D/ promoting the development of democracy and peaceful co-existence
61. The obligation of citizens include:
A/ building a democratic culture
B/ paying tax regardless of age
C/ creating a conflict frees society
D/ developing a homogenous world view
62. Which of the following is true about cultural relativism?
A/ it is also called ethos and moral philosophy
B/ it is a system of principles that guides human conduct
C/ it is the philosophical study of human behavior
D/ it studies how moral standards affect human behavior
63. Which of the following is incorrect about cultural relativism?
A/ it encourage people to appreciate cultural diversity
B/ it encourage ethnocentrism feelings and practices
C/ it minimizes conflicts among different cultural groups
D/ it help us to understand cultural values in their context
64. Which of the following is incorrect about Ethiopia?
A/ it became a member of the league of nations in 1923
B/ it became a member of th united nations in 1945
C/ it sent a peacekeeping force to north Korea in 1945
D/ it contributed a lot to the foundation of the national security
65. Duties of patriotic citizen include:
A/ refraining from criticizing government policies and strategies
B/ being skeptical about the symbolic importance of the national flag
C/ striving to promote individual interests at the expense of the public good
D/ fighting against enemies to defend the national security
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66. Which of the following is correct about national security and international
community
A/ rich countries reducing development aid to poor countries to deal with security
matters related to terrorism
B/ terrorist activities attacking the USA do not pose a threat to Africa countries
C/ national security can be achieved in the absence of international security D/
absence of security in Ethiopia would not affect the horn of Africa and the Middle
East
67. Which of the following is correct about global relations and concerns?
A/ issues like poverty are concerns of few countries of the worlds
B/ the world is increasingly becoming bigger enabling countries to ignore
globalization
C/ competition between countries has to be supported by the cooperation ease tension
D/ possession of nuclear weapons by several countries is guarantee for global peace
68. Which of the following is incorrect about labor discipline?
A/ proper dressing style
B/ practicing religion in the work place
C/ respecting working hour
D/ building good working relationship
69. Economic policy is?
A/ a perspective derived from academic research
B/ an annual plan of action of a particular project
C/ a specific guideline for a day today economic activity
D/ a general direction for the economy of a country
70. Which of the following is incorrect about a genuine source of jo satisfaction?
A/ gaining social recognition as a result of a good work
B/ achieving success through collaboration with colleagues
C/ maximizing economic benefits using public sources
D/ achieving top performances and getting career development
71. The character of an assertive person is manifested in:
A/ little or no expression during discussion
B/ an unfair demand and biased point of views
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C/ a good eye contact during conversation
D/ moving away from group discussions and deliberation
72. Which of the following is incorrect about the behavior of aggressive persons?
A/ speaking to loudly and staring at others
B/ standing rigidly and invading personal boundaries
C/ forwarding treating expressions and looking down others
D/ having an open and polite expression
73. The protection and preservation of the environment includes
A/ clearing the existing force areas to expand mechanized farming
B/ replacing small holders farming by mechanized and large scale farming
C/ enhancing environment friendly development plans and activities
D/ expanding agricultural practices that use a large amount of chemical fertilizers
74. Which of the following are ethically correct services in the medical profession?
A/ giving priority to people from the upper economic class
B/ giving priority to ones relatives, friends and colleagues
C/ disclosing medical statuses and private matters of patients
D/ giving priority to patients who are in critical situation
75. Which of the following assertion is correct about dependency?
A/ wise economic policies and effective utilization of resource are essential to
overcome dependency
B/ dependency at the individual level cannot affect the economy of the nation
C/ dependent person have ample opportunities to socializes and gain prestige in
society
D/ the current world order does not allow poor countries to minimize their level of
dependency
76. Micro economics deals with:
A/ average per-capita income
B/ the behavior of consumers
C/ gross domestic product of a nation
D/ rate of inflation in a given country
77. The habit of saving cannot be improved by:
A/ worrying much about the present time than the future
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B/ increasing the amount of saving by cutting expenses for the basic needs
C/ limiting desires and purchase to the level of one’s income
D/ borrowing money to satisfy the desire of spontaneous purchases
78. Which of the following is less important to promote a sustainable development in
developing countries
A/ relying on western innovation and technology
B/ promoting the culture of hard working
C/ investing on human resource development
D/ developing effective policies and strategies
79. Self-awareness can e improved by
A/ developing an attitude of superiority
B/ evaluating our strength and weakness
C/ imitating the behavior of other people
D/ focusing on our strengths and good qualities
80. The behavior of a passive person can be observed in his/her
A/ listing to others without challenging their biased arguments
B/ playing an active role in public debates and contributing ideas
C/ sharing opinion without disregarding the views of other people
D/ challenging practices that violate the right and dignity of people
81. Which of the following is true about saving and saving institution in Ethiopia?
A/ modern banks are the best options of saving for the majority of the people in most
parts of Ethiopia
B/ the majority of people in Ethiopia use iddir as a means of getting credit to start a
small business
C/ traditional institutions of saving do not help people accumulate intial capital to
start new business
D/ equb is considered as a means of forced saving because persons involved in it
cannot quit easily
82. Which of the following is true about saving?
A/ saving does not require short-term and long-term planning
B/ careful evaluation of one’s income and expense is essential to make decisions
regarding saving
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C/ we need to avoid spending on vacation and holiday in order to save
D/ thinking about saving is not essential for people who do not aspire to be rich
A/ availability of cheaper goods and product
B/ weakening the sovereignty of developing countries
C/ easy transfer of knowledge and technology
D/ better access to communication technologies
84. The following require moral sensitivity in the medical profession except:
A/ choosing an area of specialization
B/ making decision related to abortion
C/ facilitating medically assisted death
D/ communicating HIV status of a client
85. Which of the following is true about self-reliance?
A/ self-reliant persons reject any kind of support from other people
B/ self-reliant person have limited interactions with in the society
C/ building self-confidence is essential to lead a self-reliant life
D/ self-reliant persons do not consider the comments of other persons
86. The most difficult activity in the process of decision making is?
A/ looking to alternative options
B/ showing certain level of flexibility
C/ gathering information about the issue
D/ avoiding risk and uncertainties
87. Which of the following is incorrect about international monetary fund(IMF)?
A/ it is established by rich countries of the western world
B/ it support developing countries to promote command economy
C/ it requests developing countries to privatize state enterprise
D/ it influences developing countries to liberalize their economy
88. Which of the following is the least important to address dependency at a country
level?
A/ relying in domestic resources and institutions
B/ developing indigenous knowledge and wisdom
C/ detaching the country from international trade
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D/ encouraging local innovations and technologies
89. The advantage of using quality goods produced locally:
A/ encourages the development of domestic factories
B/ promote imbalance between import-export trades
C/ alienates domestic producers from an international trade
D/ allows domestic factories to producer poor quality goods
90. Saving habits improved by:
A/ increasing saving during old age
B/ increasing saving as income decreases
C/ avoiding extravagant behavior
D/ decreasing saving as income increases
91. Which of the following matches the pragmatic theory of truth?
A/ truth is measured based on its usefulness for a person or a group of people
B/ what is true at one time may not remain the same at other times
C/ what is true in given society may not be true on other societies
D/ truth depends upon objective facts that remain the same in space and time
92. Which of the following is correct about the relativity of truth?
A/ truth depends on objective facts
B/ truth is universally accepted truth
C/ truth depends in time and space
D/ truth is measured based on it utility
93. The saving of a nation can be enhanced by:
A/ increasing the country gross domestic product
B/ increasing the level of domestic consumption
C/ encouraging the consumption of imported goods
D/ discouraging the use of locally available products
94. The power and function of FDRE president include:
A/ supervising the implementation of the country’s domestics and foreign policies
B/ leading and coordinating the activities of the council of ministers
C/ insuring the implementation of policies by the house of peoples representatives
D/granting pardon based on the conditions and procedures established by law
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95. Which of the following is an ethical conduct essential to establish build the image of
a business company?
A/ using seductive dressing style in the working place
B/ serving every customer politely and effectively
C/ giving the best services to rich and powerful customers
D/ attending social and cultural events during working hours
96. Which of the following is true about the command economy
A/ government plays an important role in controlling market transactions
B/ market forces play the major role in determining market prices199
C/ products and consumers have freedom of economic decision making
D/ economic principles uphold free trade and the removal of trade barriers
97. Which of the following is incorrect about the benefits of active community
participation?
A/ empowering communities to solve their problems
B/ creating a bridge between government and people
C/ promoting the interest of opposition political parties
D/ engaging citizens to promote a holistic development
98. Which of the following is correct about myths?
A/ they are facts transmitted from generation to generation
B/ the may serve the purpose of enhancing social utility
C/ they do not have social, cultural and historical significances
D/ they should be dismissed as they have no practical importance
99. An assumption that serves as the basis of research is known as a;
A/ paradigm C/ hypothesis
B/ perspective D/ philosophy
100. The focus of academic reading is
A/ getting pleasure C/ enjoying creative works
B/ developing a hobby D/ acquiring a knowledge
11.1 Answer for 2008

1. B 2. A 3. A 4. C 5. D
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6. C 25. D 44. B 63. B 82. B
7. B 26. C 45. A 64. D 83. B
8. C 27. B 46. C 65. D 84. C
9. A 28. D 47. D 66. A 85. C
10. D 29. A 48. C 67. C 86. D
11. D 30. B 49. C 68. B 87. B
12. D 31. B 50. A 69. D 88. A
13. D 32. D 51. A 70. C 89. A
14. B 33. D 52. D 71. C 90. C
15. C 34. D 53. B 72. D 91. A
16. B 35. D 54. A 73. C 92. C
17. D 36. D 55. C 74. D 93. A
18. B 37. A 56. D 75. A 94. D
19. C 38. D 57. B 76. B 95. B
20. B 39. A 58. D 77. D 96. A
21. C 40. D 59. C 78. B 97. C
22. D 41. B 60. A 79. B 98. B
23. B 42. B 61. A 80. A 99. C
24. D 43. A 62. D 81. A
100. D
12 Unit one
11.2 BUILDING A DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM
Choose the best answer from the given alternative
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1. A.
Mr.In democracy,
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the policeand right a
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charge orbalance
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to confess as
D. The rights you enjoy arise from the obligations you
if he did the crime by the police. According to the case presented, have
5. Identify
which ofthe his wrong statement
basic rights about the
are violated house of federation
respectively?
A.
A. Its members
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– incrimination/prohibition of double
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A. Controlling mechanisms of government organs
– incrimination.
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D. Auditing
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government property
double jeopardy/ Right against self – incrimination/
C. Management
Right to liberty. of conflict
D. Relation where
2. A situation b/n thethe federal
is no government
supreme power andor regional
law andstates
where
lawlessness regions in a country is called
7. Supremacy of the constitution means
A. The constitution and other laws have equal weight
B. Other laws are superior to the constitution
C. Other laws are subordinate to the constitution
D. There is no superior and inferior law
8. All can rightly express Ethiopia except
A. Its practice of rule of law
B. Its long history of state formation
C. Being a real model for religious tolerance
D. Its role in fighting colonialism
9. The principle of universal suffrage dictates that
A. Election is a prerogative of all citizens of a country irrespective of
race or age
B. Election right is given only to citizens who permanently reside in
the country
C. All legally able citizens of a country have the right to participate
in election
D. The right to elect leaders is constitutional therefore it cannot be
abridged by law
10. All of the following is true about Ethiopian principles for
foreign relations except
A. It promotes policies based on protection of national interest
B. It promotes mutual respect for national sovereignty
C. It despises international agreements
D. It promotes amicable relationship with countries of the world
11. Look for the wrong statement about parliamentary democracy
A. A parliamentary democracy is led by prime minster
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B. The prime minster can be the member of both the legislative and
executive organs of the government
C. Parliamentary democracy strengthens effective check and
balance b/n the three branches of the government
D. Enacting laws is much easier when compared to presidential
democracy
12. Look for the true statement about the presidential
democracy
A. There is no effective check and balances b/n the three branches
of government
B. It is led by the prime minister
C. Under the presidential democracy, the people choose their
representative and the president at the same time
D. A majority vote in both houses in the united states can turn the
bill into law even if the president does not agree
13. Which of the following countries exemplifies the hybrid system
of democracy (the combination of parliamentary and presidential
democracy)
A. Ethiopia C. Germany
B. France D. United states
14. The regional states in Ethiopia can do all of the following

except
A. Recruiting and managing their own police force
B. Administrating the national defense force
C. Managing school and working in accordance with the national
program
D. Creating enabling condition for investment
15. Which one of the following statement is correct
A. Constitutionalism has existed ever since states came into
existence
B. Rule of men rule of law are concept that express similar things
C. A democratic government makes every citizens equal
D. A democratic government creates equal opportunities for
citizens
16. Which one of the following is not the future of the democratic
system?
A. Rule of law B. Legitimate power and

authority
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C. Majority rule and D. Exclusive election
minority right
17. Identify the correct statement

A. Where there is a homogeneous society it is believed that a
federal system fits
B. The federal system based on geographical features is best for
heterogeneous society
C. Territorial based federation is best for a country with
heterogeneous society
D. Until 1991 Ethiopia was a unitary system
18. One of the following is wrong about the sovereignty of the
people as per article 8 of the FDRE constitution. Which one?
A. All sovereignty power resides in the house of representative
B. The constitution is an expression of the people’s sovereignty
C. The people can express their sovereignty by direct and indirect
participation
D. The source of political power in Ethiopia are nations, nationalities
and people
19. Which term express better the idea that “any law customary
practice or the decision of an organ of the state shall not contradict
with the supreme law of the land”?
A. The sovereignty of the C. Supremacy of the

people constitution
B. Secularism D. Hierarchy of laws
20. Which of the following does not belong to the individual

rights?
A. The right to nations , C. Right to equality

nationalities and people D. Right to equality
B. Right to life
21. The first international peace keeping activity of ethiopia under

the united nations umbrella was observed in
A. Congo C. Liberia
B. Korea D. Rwanda
22. Identify the incorrect match
A. Inalienable rights / B. State religion /

human rights secularism
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C. Answerable to actions / D. Constitution / supreme
accountability law of the land
23. The second president of the united states who was also known
as one of the founding fathers os America’s democracy and wrote
the famous “declaration of independency” was
A. Abraham Lincoln C. Thomas Jefferson

B. Malcolm X
D. George Washington
24. Which of the following is not the feature of democratic
system?
A. Rule of men C. Majority rule and

B. Legitimate power and minority right
authority D. Free and fair election
25. An African dictator who took power in1965 and changed the
name of his country the Belgian congo into Zaire was
A. Kamuzu banda C. Mobutu seseseko

B. Joseph kabila D. Dezmond tutu
26. One of the following is not true about the principle for the
external relations of Ethiopia as clearly stated on article 86 of the
FDRE constitution
A. Promoting politics of foreign relation based on the protection of
national interests
B. Respecting the sovereignty of the country
C. Annulling international agreements which insure respect for
Ethiopian sovereignty
D. Promoting ever growing economic union and fraternal relations of
peoples with Ethiopian neighbors and other African countries
27. The highest authority of the federal government is
A. House of federation
B. House of peoples’ representative
C. Office of the prime minster
D. Federal supreme court
28. Among the following one is not an exclusive power given to
the federal government as per article 51 of the FDRE constitution.
A. Protecting and defending

the federal constitution
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B. Establishing and
administering national
defensive force
C. Formulating and
implementing foreign
policy
D. Regulating inter-state
and foreign commerce
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29. All powers not given expressly to the federal government
alone, or concurrently to the federal and the regional states are
reserved to the
A. Federal government D. House of peoples’

B. Regional states representatives.
C. House of federation
30. Among the 550 seats of the house of peoples’ representatives,

how many seats are reserved to minority nations, nationalities and
peoples as special representation?
A. 10 C. 30
B. 20 D. 40
31. Among the following one is not the power and function of the
house of federation
A. Interpreting the federal constitution
B. Organizing the council of constitutional inquiry council
C. Establishing the human rights commissions
D. Establishing permanent
32. The term of office of the FDRE president as per article 70(4) of
the FDRE constitution is ----------years
A. Five C. Seven
B. Six D. Eight
33. The power to decrease a state of emergency at the federal

level is vested in the
A. House of federation C. House of peoples’

B. Council of ministers representatives
D. Federal supreme court
34. The prime minister of Ethiopia is accountable to
A. The Ethiopian people C. House of federation

B. The house of peoples’ D. Council of ministers
representatives
35. Which of the following is an exclusive power and function of

the federal government of Ethiopia?
A. Administering land
B. Collecting taxes
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C. Regulating foreign exchange
A.
D. Stating the obligation
Administering of
police force C. Maintaining peace and
36. citizens security
Basic function of a democratic constitution include all except
B. Protecting the right of D. Granting absolute power
citizens to a government
12 Unit two
12.1 RULE OF LAW
1. In the Ethiopia context rules and regulations at the federal level are
made by
A.House of peoples and C. Council of ministers

Representative
D. State council
B. House of
federation
2. Identify the one that can be considered as a basic difference between

constitution and other laws
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A. A constitution is a supreme law of the land whereas other laws
should constitution
B. A Constitution only states general principles whereas other

laws details
C. A constitution does not often change easily whereas other laws

can be change being
Subject to serious procedures
D. All of the above
3. A method of non-binding dispute resolution involving a neutral third

party who tries to help the disputing parties reach a mutually
agreeable solution is called
A. Negotiation B. Mediation C. Arbitration D.

Litigation
4. Rules and regulations which are irrelevant ambiguous obstructing

cultural developments are difficult to respect. In other words rules and
regulations have to be
A. Well- designed B. Fair C. Possible to follow D. Not

violating other laws
5. The remedy that is available to a person who is arrested illegally and/or

who is not brought before a court of law with in the legal prescribe
period of time is called
A. Impartial tribunal C. Habeas corpus
B. speed and public trial D. right to council
6. Under the criminal law the Burdon of proving evidence for the
commission of the crime lies on
A. Public prosecutor C. judge
B. defendant D. Plaintiff
7. Article 19 of the FDRE constitution states that’’…. A person cannot be

completed to make a confession which called be used evidence against
him” this is about
A. Impartial tribunal
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B. Right against self-incrimination
C. Presumption of innocence
D. Speed and public trial
8. All are the part curative approach with regard to fighting corruption
except
A. Receiving complaints
B. Investigating corruption
C. Bringing corrupt officials to justice
D. Property registration
9. All of the following are true about Ethiopian federalism except
A. Regional constitution drives from and are subordinate to the federal

constitution
B. Both the federal and the regional state have the legislative executives
and judicial organs
C. The federal constitution is exclusively in charge of finance, defense and

international relation
D. There are cases where by the regional states constitutions work beyond
the territorial limit of certain
10. Identify the correct statement about the rule of law
A. It paves the way for the respect of right of the people
B. It imposes restriction both on the governed and the governing
C. It helps avoid conflicts
D. All of the above
11. A political doctrine that indicates state ideology to uphold rule of law
in an environment of democratic governance is called
A. Rule of men C. Anarchism
B. Constitutionalism D. A pithy
12. Which of the following statement is false?
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A. Country with limited government does not necessarily have
constitutionalism
B. Rule of law imposes restriction on citizens
C. The prevalence of rule of law indicates the government is limited
D. Corruption is morally wrong and one of the ways of braking rule of law
13. Unlimited government is characterized by all except
A. authoritarianism C. Decentralized power
B. Totalitarianism D. Lawlessness
14. We can say that the power of the government limited when there
is/are
A. accountability / transparency
B. check and balance among the three state organs
C. constitution and constitutionalism
D. all of the above
15. the mechanism that has to be put to combat corruption is to
A. have active community C. make the activities of the

participation government transparent
B. have respect for rules D. all of the above
and regulations
16. all are the characteristics of unwritten constitution except

A. it is relatively flexible
B. it is difficult to make quick reference
C. citizens can easily draft or amend their constitution
D. it cannot be easily distorted or violated
17. among the alternatives means of settling conflict, which one refers
to taking the case to the conventional courts
A. negotiation C. arbitration
B. mediation D. litigation
18. according to the 1995 FDRE constitution , all legal disputes except
the interpretation of the federal constitution shall be decided by the
A. house of the peoples’ representatives
B. state council
C. the judicial organ
D. house of federation
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19. an accused person rights include all except
A. the right to be heard
B. the right to council
C. the right to disregard the order of the court
D. the right to appeal
20. in the Ethiopian context, proclamations at the federal level are
made by
A. house of peoples’ representatives
B. state council
C. house of federation
D. council of ministers
21. look for the wrong statement
A. a summon has to written in a language that the defendant can
understand
B. An accused person has the right to a quick public trial, unless the
case related to national security etc.
C. every person charged with the criminal offence has the right to
be presumed guilty until proven innocent
D. after the decision of the court, the accused or the prosecutor is
entitled to make an appeal
22. if a law made is found in conflict with the federal constitution, what
should be done?
A. Make the constitution null and void
B. Re-write the constitution in such a way that it does not contradict
with the law
C. To re-write the law to make sure that t goes in conformity with
the constitution
D. The contradiction will make no problem
23. Supremacy of the constitution means
A. Other laws are subordinate to the constitution
B. Constitution is inferior to other laws
C. Other laws and the constitution have equal weight
D. The house of peoples’ representatives can easily amend the
federal constitution
24. Which of the following Ethiopian constitution promoted one part

system?
A. The 1931 constitution B. The 1955 revised

constitution
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C. The 1987 constitution D. The 1995 constitution
25. The first written constitution of Ethiopia was revised in
A. 1931 C. 1987
B. 1955 D. 1995
26. Which of the following Ethiopian constitution promoted the federal

system structure
A. The 1931 constitution
B. The 1955 revised constitution
C. The 1987 constitution
D. The 1995 constitution
27. Which of the following statement is false?
A. A country with limited government necessarily has
constitutionalism
B. Rule of law imposes restrictions on citizens
C. The prevalence of rule of men indicates the government is
limited
D. Corruption is morally wrong and one of the ways of breaking rule
of laws
28. Who empowers the executive organ of the FDRE to issue rules and
regulations?
A. The house federation
B. The house of peoples’ representative
C. The prime minister
D. The president of FDRE
29. The principles of constitution law, which protects the life, liberty and
property, is known as
A. Criminal law
B. Civil law
C. Due proses of law
D. Habeas corpus
30. Rule of law prevails under
A. Democratic constitution C. Constitution of power

B. Rule of men D. Unlimited government
31. Absence of rule of law is characterized by all of the following except
A. Anarchy C. Lawlessness
B. Arbitrary rule D. Accountability
32. Identify the one that is not the characteristics of limited government
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A. Respect for right and freedoms
B. Accountability and transparency
C. Authoritarianism and totalitarianism
D. Decentralization of political power
33. Which types of corruption refers to favoritism towards our friends?
A. Abuse of political power
B. Nepotism
C. Embezzlement
D. Cronyism
34. Corruption can be tackled by all of the following except
A.Committed political C.strong participation of

leadership civic societies
B.Active community D.applying apathy
participation effectively
35. Which of the following hierarchies of law is found at the bottom?
A.Constitution C. Proclamations
B. Directives D. Rules and regulations
36. In the Ethiopian context, rules and regulations at the federal level are
issued by
A.House of peoples’ C. Council of ministers

representatives
D. State council
B. Federal supreme
court
37. All can be taken as causes of conflict except
A.Resources Consensus
B. Power Status
38. Identify the false statement about corruption
A.Corruption is a threat to the well –being of the society
B. Corruption needs strong commitment to combat it
C. Corruption bring steady economic growth
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D. Corrective measures of corruption have to be immediate
and efficient
39. Which term refers to a confession or admission against oneself?
A. Self-incrimination C. Presumption of
innocence
B. Habeas corpus D. Speedy trials
13 UNIT THREE
13.1 EQUALITY
I. Choose the best answer from the given alternative
1. Equality
A) Means the right not to be treated differently
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B) Can be a form of remedial or restorative justice to repair damages
C) Treating people with the same condition similarly and vice versal
D) All of the above
2. Which of the following statement is correct?
A) Equality means treating people as equals regardless of sex, race,

religion and other grounds
B) Individual rights should precede public interests
C) Exercising your equality has no limitations
D) Public interests are protected only to the extent that the interest of
the individual is not adversely affected
3. In the past, Women in Ethiopia were
A) Enjoying the same rights to men
B) Often denied the same rights to men
C) Had constitutional protection to enjoy their rights
D) Enjoying affirmative actions as clearly stated in the 1931 constitution
4. Which article of the FDRE constitution states in detail about the Right to
Women?
A) Article 22 C) Articles 44
B) Article 35 D) Article 55
5. Affirmative actions are:
A) Measures taken to avenge males of their past injustice against

women
B) Positive actions taken to address socially disfavored groups in order

to compensate past injustice
C) Positive discriminations taken to bring equality
D) B and C
6. Unity in Diversity does not mean one of the following
A) Treating ethnic groups equally
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B) Treating all religions as equals
C) Be willing to work with others having different view points
D) To accept that some societies are superior to other
7. Affirmative actions may not be needed in Ethiopia only for one of the
following
A) Women C) Groups whose

language is on the verge of vanishing
B) Minority groups D) none of the above
8.According to article 39 of the FDRE constitution Nations , Nationalities

and Peoples of Ethiopia have the right to do the the following except
A) Using their languages to educate their children
B) Exercising their right of self-rule
C) Imposing their culture on others
D) Preserving their culture
9. Which of the following peasant rebellion in Ethiopia happened first in

Ethiopia ?
A) The Gojjam peasant rebellion C) The first Weyane rebellion
B) The Bale peasant rebellion D) The Gedo peasant rebellion
10. The multiculturalism refers to: 11. The European Country which
supported the regime of
A) Living together by respecting Haileselassie I in crushing the
others’ language , religions First Weyane Movement in 1943
andway of life was
B) Taking one’s language A) United States
superior to others B) Norway
C) Considering one’s religion C) Britain
inferior to others D) Germany
D) Working hard to bring unity 12. Among the following parties
at any cost one was not the one to form the
Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary
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Democratic Front (EPDRDF) in B) It may lead to conflicts
1989 between different culture groups
A) Tigray People Liberation Front C) It is the tendency to consider

(TPLF) one is culture or religion superior
to that of others
B) Ethiopian Peoples Democratic
Movement (EPDM) D) It doesn’t allow use to
understand the true qualities of
C) Oromo People Democratic other cultures
Organization (OPDO)
16. Which of the following
D) The Ethiopian Democratic statement is true?
union (EDU)
A) There are no areas of conflict
13. All are the advantages of b/n groups rights and individual
cultural Relativism except rights
A) It helps us to be less arrogant B) There are no conflict b/n
B) It helps us to understand and affirmative actions and the idea
appreciate the culture of other that all human beings have equal
people rights
C) It maximizes C) group right are made at

misunderstanding and conflicts facilitating the realization of
related to cultural diversity equality among different groups
of people
D) A and B
D) The current constitution of
14. A belief in, or assumption of Ethiopia gives priority to
the superiority of the social or individual rights
cultural group that a person
belongs to is called 17. Which of the following does
not go with group rights
A) Cultural Relativism
B) Maladministration A) The right to self
determination
C) Ethnocentrism
D) Stereotyping B) The right to the child to learn
15. Which one of the following is in his /her mother tongue
false about ethnocentrism?
C) The right to develop one’s
A) It is the tendency to evaluate culture
cultures in their own terms
D) The right to self-governance
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18. Identify the wrong statement
A) Affirmative action is sometimes understand as reverse discrimination
B) Affirmative action are aimed at compensating past injustice and

discrimination
C) Strong ethnocentrism my lead to misunderstanding and conflicts
D) Group right are different from human right b/c they are universal to
all human beings
19. In which of the following peasant rebellion did external element

involve to aggravate the situation
A) The 1st weyane movement D) The Gedo peasant rebellion
B) The Bale peasant rebellion 20. “If we can’t now end our
difference
C) The Gojjam peasant
rebellion
at least we can help make the world safe diversity”. These were the
golden words of
A) Mahatma Gandhi B)
Barrack H.Obama
C) George Washington D) John

F. Kennedy
21. The principle of Equality requires
A) Sameness and Commonality C) Oness and

Uniformity
B) Exactness and Unity D) Fairness and

Impartiality
22. Equality doesn’t mean
A) Getting equal opportunities C)

Absence of discrimination
B) Identical treatment D)
Restorative justice to repair damages
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23. Look for the wrong statement
A) Equality means treating people as equals
B) All rights are absolute
C) Individual interest should not precede public interest
D) In the past , Women were denied the same rights men enjoyed
24. One of the following does not express the situation of women in
today’s Ethiopia
A) A new family law has been issued to protect women’s right
B) Affirmative action are put in place to bring gender equality
C) Women’s access to education is improving
D) At present women do not have the same legal right as men
25. Unity in Diversity in all about
A) Despising the way of life of other
B) Mutual existence of different cultural groups
C) Believing that your culture is superior to other
D) Neglecting the culture of others
26. Among the the following, One doesn’t demand equal treatment with
other
A) Nations B) Nationalities C) People D) None of the above
27. If there is unity in Diversity, there will be
A) Inequality B) Tolerance C) Stereotyping D) Stigmatizing
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14 UNIT FOUR
14.1 JUSTICE
I. Choose the best answer from the given alternative
1. The benefits principle of taxation state that
A) All citizens have to pay the same tax
B) Beneficiaries of a particular government program have to pay for it
C) Those how are getting high should pay less
D) Those how are getting less should pay not tax at all
2. One can’t be grouped under the legal instruments of justice
A) Conventional court C) Ombudsman
B) Sharia court D) Human right commission
3. The HPR a point judiciary in the federal supreme courts after being
recommended by
A) The Prime Minister
B) The State President
C) The State Judicial Administration Council
D) The Federal Judicial Administration Council
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4. According to Article 78 of the federal constitution independence of the
judiciary doesn’t mean
A) Judges shall be free from the influence of the executive
B) Judges shall discharge their responsibility direct solely by the law
C) Judges can’t be removed from their duties unity they reach the age of
reterminate at any condition
D) A and B
5. The term summary execution in the context of 1970’s Ethiopian was
A) The killing made to eliminate a certain nation
B) The mass killing of the people without following the formal procedure
determined by the law
C) Equivalent to the “Holocaust” station of World War II
D) Target to eliminate the followers a certain religious sect
6. Which one of the following is wrong about the traditional courts in

Ethiopia
A) They are locally established by the people
B) They function side by side with the conventional courts
C) The norms of society are reflected in this court
D) They can’t make right decision without written documentation
7. Look for the element that is not required from the court in order for
them to function properly
A) Independence of judges C) Non-Discrimination
B) Impartiality D) Being subjective
8. Mr. Caesar works in the local NGO with the monthly growth salary of
4500 Birr and Mr. Yonatan works in the Minister of Education with the
same salary of Mr. Caesar however their home take money is different
which of tax principle is violated actually?
A) The “Ability to pay” principle
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B) The “horizontal Equity” C) The “Vertical Equity”
principle principle
D) B and C
9. Stereotyping
A) Is the combination of factual and factional believe about a member of

a group
B) Leads to bias
C) Leads to frustration and violence
D) All of the above
10. The power to interprate the federal constitution is given to
A) The Prime Minister office
B) The State judicial Administration council
C) The HPRs
D) The House of Federation
11. A process by where the country officially recognizes certain

international principles as important and includes them in its own laws is
called
A) Domestication B) Ratification
C) Introduction D) Notification
12. Among the following one can’t be stated as the negative impact of
corruption
A) It undermines the rule of C) It reduce public confidence in

men civil servants
B) It hinders the development D) It widens the gap b/n the rich

effort of a country and the poor
13. Which of the following is not a B) The right to despise the order
right of an accused person? of the court
A) The right to counsel C) The right to appeal
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D) The right to be presumed
innocent until proved guilty
14. Mr. X changed his business venture to the one that pays less tax as
provide in our law Mr. Y field to pay the appropriate tax to the government
by concealing his real total income. The office committed by Mr. X and Mr.
Y are respectively
A) Tax Evasion /Tax Avoidance C) Contraband/Tax Evasion
B) Tax Avoidance/Tax Evasion D) Tax Avoidance/Contraband
15. The rule of the judiciary in a democracy shall not include
A) Upholding democratic C) Interpreting the laws of the

principles country
B) Defending the constitution D) Making stereotyping and

being subjective
16. The deliberate transmission of diseases is considered as a crime in our

law because it is_______ , Which is the deliberate murder of an individual
A) Genocide B) Homicide
C) Terrorism D) Summary
Execution
17. Whenever there is an event distribution of benefits and burdens all of

the following could happen except
A) Justice suffers C) Steady economic growth

usually happen
B) Violence prevails
D) Few people get rich
18. Which one of the following is false about drugs?
A) Drug-related crime is not a problem of poor countries
B) Drug addicted can hardly stop taking drugs
C) Possessing drug is illegal
D) Drug addicted will not have normal relationship with others
19. The state council appoints judges in the state courts after being
recommended by
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A) The prime Minister
B) The State President
C) The State Judicial Administration Council
D) The Federal judicial administration council
20. In Ethiopia the appointment of judges for the federal high and first
instance courts is made on the recommendation from
A) The prime minster
B) The state judicial administration council
C) The house of people’s representative
D) The federal judicial administrative council
21. The two United States presidential candidates in 2000 election who
took their election related conflict to the court to solve were
A) B. Clinton and G. bush B)

B. Clinton and Bush
C) B. Clinton and AL gore D)

Bush and AL gore
22. According to article 83 of the FDRE constitution, all constitutional

disputes shall be decided by the house of federation within _________ days
using the council of constitutional inquire.
A) 15 B) 45 C) 30
D) 60
23. A protocol adapted in 1997 which aimed at urging developed countries

to reduce greenhouse gas emission and which was signed by 130
countries including Ethiopia was called
A) Toronto protocol C) Tokyo protocol
B) Kyoto protocol D) Davos protocol
24. AS it happens in law or politics litigation refers to
A) Methods of dispute settlement by the parties with the guidance and

facilitation of a third party
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B) Decision b/n people how are trying to reach an agreement
C) Process trying to suicide in ending a dispute b/n people
D) Process of making or defining a claim in the court of law
25. Which of the following is true about terrorism?
A) It is justifiable unless it target civilians
B) It enhance the effort to build a democratic society
C) It shatters peace and stability
D) It fosters religions bond and brotherhood
26. Identify the one that is not burdens (obligation) of citizens
A) Paying taxes C) Getting access to education
B) Respecting the rights of D) Applying tolerance

others
27. All are the result of the fair distribution of benefits and burdens except
A) Equality B) Anarchy C) Stability D) National

consensus
28. Look for the wrong statement about Natural resources
A) They are the wealth of a C) Everyone should benefit from

nation them
B) Historically the distribution of D) They are owned by all the

social service were fair in Ethiopia people
29. Which of the following organs B) Conventional Courts

is entitled to render justice in
C) Office of Ombudsman
Ethiopia?
D) Federal Ethics and Anti-
A) Human rights Commission
Corruption Commission
30. Benefits
A) Are believed to be good for individual or a group
B) Are requirements to be undertaken in order to get benefits
C) Should be distributed fairly
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D) A and C
31. Which of the following peasant rebellion happened first?
A) The bale peasant rebellion C) The first Wayne movement
B) The gojjam peasant D) The second woyane

rebellion movement
32. In a society where there is no judicial protection of right of individual

there cannot be
A) Peace B) respect for right and freedom
C) Stability D) all of the above
33. Which of the following is wrong about tax?
A) Tax has to be paid to get social service from the government
B) The primary and the major duty of tax payers is to pay taxes
C) Vertical equity principle says that people earning the same

amount of incoming should pay the
Same amount of tax
D) Citizens have to pay the appropriate amount of tax
34. Which of the following crimes is taking as homicide?
A) Genocide B) Deliberate transmission of

disease
C) Terrorism D) Corruption
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15 UNIT FIVE
15.1 PATRIOTISM
1. Among the ff one cannot be taken as a base for patriotism?
A, knowing the true history of our C, applying stereotyping

country
D, distributing benefits and
B, respecting differences burdens fairly
2. The traditional meaning of patriotism focuses on
A, Thinking about the wellbeing of your country
B, being loyal to the rulers

C, acting ethically in doing things
D, promoting harmony and equality
3. among the ff one cannot be used as an indicator of poverty
A, doctors/patients ratio B, number of population
C, high infant mortality rate D, a very low income level
4. the millennium development goals, as part of global campaign, target

to achieve all of the following by 2015 except
A. eradicating gender inequality
B. increasing the income of poor people
C. reducing by 2/3 the fertility rate of females
D. ensuring all children in all countries complete primary education
5. The Abay River contributes more than % of the Nile water. Ethiopia is
a constructing hydroelectric power dam on it at the cost of billion Birr
aiming to generate MW respectively
A. 75/80/6000 B. 80/ 80/5250
c. 85/76/6000
D. 90/80/5250
6, voluntary organizations are different from other organizations in all of

the ff ways except
A, they have some degree of formal organizations existence
B, they are non-profit making organizations
C, they are independent of government
D, they work less in contributing to the common good
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7, which of the ff does not go with the secondary source of history
A, grade 11 history text book B, oral tradition
C, hearsay D, statues
8, which of the ff is true about the millennium development goals
A, eradicating gender inequality in education by 2013
B, reducing infant mortality rate by 90%
C, making poor people rich
D, providing secondary education for all children of the world
9, which part of the world has the highest birth rate in the world
A, North Africa B, sub-Saharan Africa
C, Latin America D, Europe
10, which term expresses the unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling
especially often based on a stereotype
A, Apathy B, Prejudice C, Chauvinism D, Devolution
11, an America black woman a human right activist who refused to give
up her seat to a white man on December 5/1955 in her bus trip in
Montgomery Alabama was
A, Rene Caille B, Elizabeth Clapperton
C, Rose Parks D, Betty Holmes
12, a critical Ethiopia writer who wrote a book entitled “government and
public administration”was
A, Mengistu Lemma B, Tsegaye G/Medhin
C, Abe Gubegna D, Geberhiwt Baykedagn
13, which of the ff is a democratic right
A, the right to live B, the right to liberty
C, the right to security D, the right to property
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14, one of the smallest African countries which experienced Genocide in
1994 because of the conflict between the Hutu extremists and the Tutsi
and moderate Hutus was
A, Sudan B, Rwanda C, Djibouti D, Kenya
15,among the ff one is not the quality of a patriot
A, paying taxes B, respecting the national flag
C, applying procrastination D, applying tolerance of diversity
16, which of the ff does not go with the primary source of history
A, eye witness account B, grade 12 history text book
C, coins D, statues
17, one of the ff was not among the founding members of IGADD(inter
governmental authority on drought and development) which later on
changed it’s name into IGAD in 1986
A, Ethiopia B, Eritrea C, Kenya D, Sudan
18, which of the ff is not patriotic action
A, maintaining domestic peace
B, defending national interest
C, disseminating the state secret
D, standing for the truth
19, all can be taken as duties of patriot except
A, giving due respect for the right of others B, applying apathy
C, being model of ethical excellence D, taking part in voluntarism
20, the practice of keeping ethnic racial or religious groups separate

especially through forcing the use of separate school transportation and
housing or other facilities is called
A, Peer influence B, Segregation C, Virtue D, Apathy
21 which of the ff is false about Drugs
A, Drug related crime is not a problem of poor countries
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B, drug addicts can hardly stop taking drug
C, possessing drug is illegal
D, drug addicts will not have normal relationship with others
22, which of the is not an indicator of poverty
A, high life expectancy B, doctor-people ratio
C, low level of income D, high infant mortality rate
23, which of the ff is human right
A, the right to assembly B, prohibition against in human treatment
C, freedom of association D, freedom of movement24
24, which term refers to being brave and confident to do what you believe
in
A, courage B, fairness C, truthfulness D, partiality
25, Ethiopia is not a member to
A, IGAD B, ECOWAS C, AU D, NEPAD
26, the head quarter of IGAD is in
A, Nairobi B, Djibouti C, Addis Ababa D, Asmara
27, the flag in green yellow and red probably became the national flag of
Ethiopia during the reign of
A, Menelik 2nd B, Empress Zewditu C, Haileselassie 1st D, Tewodros

2nd
28, patriotic citizens are expected to do all of the ff except
A, paying taxes
B, keeping state secrets(classified information)
C, disrespecting their history
D, protecting the natural resources
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16 Unit six
16.1 RESPONSIBILITY
1 choose the best answer from the given alternative
1. One of the following is an unacceptable act of citizens while living

together .which is one?
A. participation in political process
B. use of force to resolve conflicts
C. appreciating individual and group differences
D. respecting the existing laws of the country
2. “When you are in Rome, live like the Romans.” What does the
quotation tell you?
A. People who live in a given society should live respecting the
moral and legal system of others
B. People should completely ignore their norms while living with
others
C. People have to despise the norms of other to live in peace and
harmony
D. People should discard their own values and take the values of
others
3. A Kenyan woman who died very recently and who was well known for
her campaign to protect the environment and won the “Noble prize”
for her invaluable contribution in this regard was
A. Ottoro wario B. wangari mahtay
C. Jatani mudda D. Didd abeto
4. You can contract HIV/AIDS in one of the following ways
A. unprotected sex C. From mother to baby

while breast feeding
B. From mother to baby
during birth D. all of the above
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5. Married at 16, she becomes a widow and the mother of three.in
1998,she was the first person to publicly reveal her HIV/AIDS status
.Later on,she intitiated and established an association of HIV positive
woman called “Tila association of woman living with HIV/AIDS” this is
the story about
A. Aster Wallelign B. Helen Guade
C. Berhane Kelkaye D. Zemen Bereka
A. AIDS is the disease expanding steadly
B. It is vital to protect the environment from those who advance selfish

interest
C. HIV/AIDS poses a serious health threat because it attacks the most

active section of the population
D. HIV/AIDS expansion rate is still low in Ethiopia
7. Responsibility could arise from all of the following except
A. Job/career B. Citizenship
C. Law D. None of the above
8. As a citizen your personal responsibilities include all of the following

except
A. Obeying the law B. Showing respect to other
C. Refraining from political activities
D. Willingness to learn
9. HIV/AIDS is expanding at alarming rate mainly through
A. Unprotected sex
B. From mother to baby during

birth
D. From mother to baby while
C. trough sharp equipment breast feeding
when tattooing, scarring
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10. Which of the following does not characterize an accountable
person?
A. Knows the consequences of C. Blames others when

his/her action something goes wrong
B. Knows what is expected of D. Take corrective measures

Him/her when he does wrong
11. A responsible person
A. Knows how to make crime C. Will never commit any

and avoid accountability crime and be held accountable
B. Will apply scapegoat when D. Knows what is expected of

he does mistakes him/her
12. Which one of the following is not apart of your responsibility?
A. To avoid stigma and C. To promote apathy in your

discrimination daily life
B. To help the elders D. To take care for public

property
13. Which of the ff points are keys to resolving conflicts?
A. ignorance and rigidity B. negotiation and rigidity
C. negotiation and compromise D. rigidity and compromise
14. social morality is built on the of the society
A. norms B. values
C. ethical standards D. all
15. Find out the true statement about the environment
A. it is the area that you live in and the natural world around you
B. it is source of life and it’s very foundation
C. it is shared by all that exists in it D. all
16. UN Ethiopia peace-keeping force in Congo deployed in
A.1953 B. 1960 C. 1974 D. 1987
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17. Ethiopia contributes % of the total volume of water to the Nile
river
A. 6 B. 7 C. 75 D. 85
18. look for the wrong statement about HIV/AIDS
A. it conspires with opportunistic C. it is nothing to do with poverty

infections
D. improving the life style of the
B. it is a global problem that poor will help to combat the
needs a global intervention spread of this killer disease
19. for which of the ff do you not have any responsibility
A. when dealing with friends and C. when cutting flowers from your
classmates school garden
B. when dealing with family D. none of the above

members
20. What do you understand by the term wild life
A. the cats and the dogs you see C. the bird reptiles and animals
around who live in the forests, oceans,
lakes and river
B. the animals which help men to
do work D. none of the above
17 UNIT 7
17.1 INDUSTRIOUSNESS
1. All are the advantage of work except
A. It help you to satisfy your needs
B. It degrade yourself esteem
C. It brings mental satisfaction
D. It bring mental satisfaction
2. Which of the ff work ethics states the idea “a worker has to arrive on
time on work place and leave on time
A. Loyalty C. Honest
B. Punctuality D. Willingness to learn
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3. the most populated Asian country which experiences the most
surprising growth trends in the world with in only
three decades it has transformed from one of the poorest countries
in the world to one of the richest and most powerful nations is
A. India B. China C. Korea D. Vietnam
4. Ethiopia is currently using the strategy for development called ADLI
A. Agriculture shall be ignored to have fast and sustainable
development
B. Ethiopia has currently agricultural strategy that is dependent on
the industry
C. Ethiopia does not currently need it’s industry to move it’s
economy forward
D. Ethiopia has agriculture-led economy that will be replaced by the
industry in the future
5. The best way to reduce poverty is to
A. Wait for aid from C. Experience “brain

other countries drainage”
B. Be industrious D. Pray hard to the
almighty
6. Economic policy is
A. A specific way of implementing
B. It is more general when compared to economy strategy
C. A general direction for the economy of the country
D. B& C
7. All of the ff are correct about creativity except
A. It leads to development
B. It leads to the production of new things
C. It’s role to change our life is insignificant
D. It comes with the hard work
8. Which of the ff has a positive impact for saving
A. Conducting unplanned C. Graduation ceremonies

weeding D. Taking part in “Ikub”
B. Conducting ceremonies
9. The institutions that cover risks against accidents are called
A. Banks C. Insurance companies

B. Credit and saving D. Iddir
institutions
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10. What do we mean by say that Mr. x lives within the limits of
his income
A. He uses all of his income C. He plans consumption

for buying the food he &saving with his income
eats D. He applies impulsive
B. He is extravagant purchases
11. Banks are

A. Modern saving institutions that accept contributions and give out
money in cases of an emergency only
B. Modern saving institutions that also give out loans
C. Good examples of modern saving institutions
D. B&C
12. The ff can be taken as an example of traditional practices that
negatively affects saving except
A. Unplanned wedding C. Religious dogmatism

B. Extended size D. Planned consumption
13. An element that is a precondition to bring job satisfacation is
A. An interest in work C. Career growth

B. Financial reward
D. All
14. Ethical standards are important in creating a harmonious

working environment of the ff except
A. Avoiding smoking at C. Avoiding corruption

work place D. Applying procrastination
B. Getting to office on time
15. As medical ethical standards and as part of the Hippocratic

oath medical doctors and other medical staff are to do the ff except
A. Keeping patients from harm
B. Giving loyalty and support to fellow physicians
C. Giving assistance to people who want to kill themselves
D. Keeping the secret of their patients
16. One of the issues that can affect the world of work is sexism
.sexism refers to
A. Making sexual places

harassment in work
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B. Favoritism toward C. Discrimination based on
females in working sex
places D. Ignoring men completely
in work places
17. The term “tax holiday” refers to
A. Tax payment period C. Category of people pay

which is very sort less tax
B. Category of people pay D. A period of grace given
less tax to investors
18. We need to have the effective implementation of ethical

standards for the ff reasons
A. Bring smooth working conditions
B. Taking away the freedom of workers
C. Encouraging workers to achieve more in work place
D. Creating a conducive working atmosphere
19. The factor that is not important before planning your
consumption and saving is
A. Level of income
B. Consumption on the basis of need
C. Applying impulsive purchases
D. Changing our attitude towards consumption
20. The percentage increase of the consumer price index(CPI) is
called
A. Growth C. Inflation
B. Recession D. Crisis
21. Among the factors responsible for bringing job satisfaction

which one refers to having harmonious working relationship
A. An interest in work C. Level of social

B. Financial reward interaction
D. Career growth
22. Ethical standards that are important to the ff except
A. Bringing efficient C. Bringing harsh working

accomplishment of work conditions
B. Respecting the right of D. Encouraging workers to
work achieve
23. Poor countries get poorer because of the ff reasons except
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A. Their poor time management
B. National debt
C. International market and dependency of poor countries on
developed countries
D. Absence of natural resource
24. Identify the one that is not the economic principles of the free
market economy
A. Freedom of decision C. Lower government

agent involvement in the
B. It is against the principle market
of “for those can afford D. Letting market force
to buy” determine the extent of
transaction and price
25. “countries should produce those products which bear a

minimum cost and should not produce those that cost them more
instead they should import those product from other countries” this
view is reflected in the international principle of
A. Global welfare C. Comparative advantage

B. Distributive justice D. Sustainable development
26. Among the ff one is not the positive impact of globalization
A. Access to cheaper C. Transfer of knowledge

products D. Advancement of global
B. Dependency among information
countries
27. In order to have job satisfaction
A. Other factors are C. Financial reward is not

important than money important
B. Financial reward is D. Financial reward is one of
enough the factors but there are
other factors
28. The state of the quality of people’s lives across the world
referred to as
A. Economic recession C. Comparative advantage

B. Global welfare D. Sustainable development
29. PLANNING A FAMILY MEANS
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A. Family’s unwise use of resource
B. Spending excessive money for family consumption
C. Limiting the number of a children so that we can take care of
them better
D. A list of expenditure and income for it’s members
30. Identify the false statement
A. There are different types of professions
B. All types of work should be respectable
C. Hard work is the only respectable and legal way to earn income
D. White collar workers are more important than blue collar workers
31. One cannot be considered as a work ethics
A. Punctuality C. Dishonest
B. Willingness to learn D. Loyalty
32. Among the ff one does not express the poverty level of
Ethiopia
A. People do not eat three C. The life expectancy of

meals a day the people is low
B. The number of D. The average income of
population is large the people is low
33. What is the best solution to come out of the circle of poverty
A. Asking for more help C. Working hard

B. Degrading the D. Praying to God/Allah
environment
34. The specific ways through which the policy of the

government is implemented are called
A. Strategies C. Charter
B. Policies D. Conventions
E.
35. You should respect
A. Only white collar workers C. People who work in the

B. Only blue collar workers past
D. All
36. Successful people
A. Have material gains B. Have job satisfaction
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C. Do their job efficiently
and effectively D. All
18 UINT 8
18.1 SELF RELIANCE
1. All are the characteristics of Assertive person except
A. Taking positive role in C. Questioning rules that do

conversation not make sense
B. Making requests and D. Accepting others
asking for favors when requests if they are too
necessary demanding
2. Mr. Caesar mixes well with groups and values feeling of others. Mr.
Dima isolates himself from the group, he agrees with others despite
feeling and he hurts himself to avoid hurting others. Mr. Jatani
disagrees and does not listen to the points of others and he looks
others down. The above three person can be grouped respectively
as
A. Assertive/passive/aggres C. Passive/aggressive/asser
sive tive
B. Passive/assertive/aggres D. Aggressive/passive/asser
sive tive

A. Decision making involves identifying and choosing alternatives
B. Every decision involves a certain amount of risk but it can be
reduced
C. Sufficiently reducing uncertainty and doubts about alternatives
will allow reasonable choice to be made
D. The outcome our decision is only positive
4. Which of the following does not go with assertiveness?
A. Maintaining good eye contact while speaking
B. Facing indecision
C. Accepting ideas of others when they are convincing
D. Seeing other equal
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5. Which one is the characteristic of passive person?
A. Accepting the feeling of others
B. Mixing well with other people
C. Speaking openly and firmly
D. Feeling inferiority complex
6. Decision making does not requires
A. Examining the pros and cons of the decision that you make
B. Ignoring the morality of your decision
C. Being ready to take risk at all
D. Expecting positive and negative outcome
7. Poor countries get poorer because of the following reasons except
A. Their good time management
B. National debt
C. International market and dependency of poor countries on
developed countries
D. Bad governance
8. Identify the wrong statement about dependent person
A. They feel inferiority complex
B. They do not express their view publicly
C. They have selfless behavior
D. They developed “dependency syndrome”
9. Which of the following is characteristic of an aggressive person?
A. Is afraid to speak C. Show expression that

B. Glares and stares at match the message
others D. Slouches and withdraws
10. All are the characteristics of independent person except
A. Exploring different option C. Choosing their own life

B. Seeking power over style
others D. Living in their own
income
11. All are the characteristics of passive person except
A. Ignoring the feeling of C. Considering self-inferior

others D. Have no self-confidence
B. Mixing well with others
12. Which of the following is a reflection of dependency?
A. Self-direction C. Determination
B. Indecision D. Commitment
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13. Identify the true statement about self-reliant person
A. Self-reliant people are C. Self-reliant people feel
dependable superior to other
B. Self-reliant people have D. Self-reliant people have
hostile relationship with no self concept
other people
14. Identify the wrong statement among the following

A. Self-reiance does not mean complete independence
B. Self-reiance means to be free from the influence of others
C. Self-reliant means the ability to make decisions independently
D. Self-reiance is a belief that people cannot solve their own
problem
15. Giving value to yourself and considering that you have
something to offer to others called
A. Self-knowledge C. Self-respect
B. Self-esteem D. Self-reliance
16. Self-reliant people do all of the following except
A. Knowing their good C. Fighting against the

qualities and habit of dependency
weaknesses D. Respecting the views of
B. Avoiding help from others
others
17. The ability to make your decision and carry them out with
confidence is called
A. Decision making C. Passivity

B. Assertiveness D. Self-concept
18. The image you have of yourself and the way you believe the
others see you and how you feel about that image respectively are
A. Self-esteem/self-concept C. Passivity/Assertiveness
B. Self-concept/ Self- D. Assertiveness/ Passivity
esteem
19. One of the following is true about independent persons
A. They are self-confident C. They are confirming,

B. They are other directed passive and obeying
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D. They are not socially minded
adaptable and open
20. Which of the following is important to be considered as a self-

reliant person?
A. Psychological C. Social independence

independence D. All of the above
B. Economic independence
21. One of the following is not a true character of other directed

people
A. Determination to act C. He/she is conformist

B. Dependency D. Too loyal and obedient
22. Of the following ,one refers to readiness to consider or accept

the idea of others
A. Self-reliance C. Being rigid

B. Open-mindedness D. Civic commitment
23. Self-awareness includes recognition of our
A. Strengths C. Abilities
B. Weaknesses D. All of the above
24. All are the behaviors of an assertive person except
A. Taking a positive role in a C. Requesting others

conversation requests if they are too
B. Sharing feelings demanding
D. Keeping secrets issues
that bother you
25. Look for the behavior of an aggressive person
A. Is afraid to speak up C. Invades the rights of

B. Speaks softly others
D. Speaks openly
26. Look for the behavior of an assertive person
A. Slouches and withdraws C. Looks down on others

B. Values self equal to D. Ignores the feelings of
others others
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27. Look for the behavior of a passive person
A. Is afraid to speak up C. Mixes well with groups
B. Values feeling of others D. Looks down to others
28. Independent persons have all of the following characteristics

except
A. Exploring different C. Valuing achievements

options D. Choosing their own life
B. Seeking the assistance style
of others all the time
19 UNIT 9
19.1 SAVING
1. One of the ff is not required from the point of increasing saving in
Ethiopia
A. Reducing extravagance C. Promoting of excessive

B. Promoting of planned life generosity
style D. Strengthening family
planned
2. The type of economic system which the drag introduced in it’s last
days was
A. Mixed economy C. Command economy

B. Market economy D. Planned economy
3. The essence of saving is
A. Keeping money for C. Not to spend money

holydays D. Wise use of resources
B. Avoiding consumption
4. Helen who earns six hundred birr a month bought a new brand bag for
600 birr which is the same as her boss. But a moment she realized that
no money was left of her salary and started to criticize herself. The
major problem of Helen was
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A. Trying to buy the same bag C. The low income she earns
her boss has from her job
B. Failure to live within she D. Inability to bargain for low
earns from her job prices
5. The term “scarcity” in economics implies the
A. Declining demand for C. Limited supply of

resources resources
B. Abundance of resources D. Availability of resources
6. One of the ff does not characterize market economic system
A. Individuals are allowed to C. There is an excellent

own property and private investment
resources D. Market price is
B. Consumer demand determined by producers
determines what to demand and consumers
produces supply
7. Which of the ff is not the concern of Macroeconomics

A. Growth C. individual producers
B. Unemployment D. import and export
8. Identify the one that is not the economic principles of the free market
economy
A. Freedom of decision to economic agents
B. It promotes the principle of “for those who can afford to buy”
C. Higher government involvement in the market
D. Letting market forces determine the extent of transaction and
price
9. Among the ff one is not the positive impact of globalization
A. Access to cheaper C. Transfer of knowledge

products D. Advancement of global
B. Local producers can be info
driven out
10. Planning a family means

A. Family’s unwise use of resources
B. Spending excessive money for family consumption
C. Determining how many children shall we have based on our
economic capacity
D. A list of expenditure and income for it’s members
11. Which of the ff an example of relative poverty
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A. Lack of food C. lack of shelter
B. Lack of electric cooker D. lack of clothing
12. Which of the ff is behind the low level of saving in Ethiopia
A. Presence of awareness C. The existence of modern

and wise use of resources financial institutions in
B. High level of income Ethiopia
D. Weak family planning
practices
13. An informal financial institution where people save a fixed amount of

money is
A. Bank B. Debo C. IKub D. Mahber
14. Tezkar is an example of extravagance caused by
A. Absence of planning D. Our desire to impress the

B. Religious dogmatism community
C. Competition of individuals
15. The total amount of money and property one accumulates over
many years is referred to us
A. Saving B. Wealth C. Asset D. Cash
16. All are responsible factors for the low level of saving in Ethiopia
except
A. Religious dogmatism D. Absence of family

B. Traditional practices planning
C. Industriousness
17. Economic strategy is

A. A specific way of implementing a plan
B. It is more specific when compared to economic policy
C. A general direction for the economy of the country
D. A and B
18. Which one negatively affects saving
A. Avoiding of wastages D. Living within the limits of

B. Using local products our income
C. Applying impulsive
purchases
19. Al of the ff activities shows extravagancy of the except
A. Using all of your income eat

for buying the food you B. Being extravagant
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C. Planning consumption D. Applying impulsive
and saving with your purchase
income
20. The attitude of believers to accept what is preached in religious

institutions as an established fact without questioning is called
A. Sexism C. Religious dogmatism
B. Feminism D. Positivism
21. Which of the ff is important to develop the habit of saving
A. Using locally produced C. Consumption has to be

goods based on need
B. Avoiding wastage during D. All
production
22. One factor that works against saving
A. Doing things without C. Living within the limits of

planning your income
B. Avoiding wastage during D. Using locally produced
production goods
23. All of the ff can help us to improve the level of saving in Ethiopia
except
A. Ikub D. Living within the limits of

B. Iddir your income
C. Impulsive
24. Which situation is established to give insurance for the life and
property of the people
A. Ikub C. Banks
B. Insurance companies D. Iddir
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20 UNIT TEN
20.1 ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
1. Civic organizations could be set up for all of the following except
A. Protecting the interest of C. Promoting hidden political

certain groups agenda
B. Solving societal problems D. Undertaking humanitarian
relief operations
2. Taking part in one locality or kebele sanitary and road maintenance

activity is an example of
A. Social participation C. Cultural exchange
B. Political participation D. Economic integration
3. The kind of community participation whereby citizens simply use a

service that is provided by the government is called
A. Full community B. Minimum community

participation participation
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C. Middle community D. Grass root level community
participation participation
4. Among the following one is not the important feature of leadership
A. Influence or support
B. Voluntary effort D. Goal achievement
C. Coercion
5. A leader has to be adaptable, flexible, resourceful, and multitalented

and an all rounded personality.in other words
A. planer B. motivator C. Engaging D. Versatile
6. Among the following personal qualities of leadership, giving somebody

a reason or incentive to do something is being
A. Realistic B. Engaging C. A planner D.A

motivator
7. Political participation includes all of the following except
A. Encouraging citizens to C. Taking part in iddir and

become involved in running for ‘’ikub’’
office
D. Making demonstration and
B. Taking part in political petitions
campaigns
8. An effective leader gets other to perform a job willingly, that means

above all other traits, and he\she has
A. Aggressiveness C. Decisiveness
B. Persuasiveness D. Inventiveness
9. Which of the following belongs to the roles played by civic societies in

the current political system of Ethiopia?
A. Formulating public policy C. Forming public policy
B. Enacting public policy D. Changing public policy
10. All are included under civil societies except
A. Political parties B. Friends
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C. Business enterprises D. Families
11. A member of a group or community that organized for common good

are
A. politician C. civic societies
B. Political organization D. civil societies
12. Among the following one cannot be grouped under political

participation
A. Voting in election C. Financing campaigns
B .Encouraging citizens to D. Donating what we have for

become involved in running for the needy
office
13. Civil actions outside politics church, military etc can be called
A. Election campaigns C. Civic participation
B. Peaceful demonstration D. Political participation
14. All of the following points are requirements to have a better and
effective participation except
A. Commitment C. Procrastination
B. Team work D. Readiness to work with

others
15. Look for the false statement
A. A peaceful demonstration is the process of law fully expressing the

supporting or opposing views and encouragement to the government
B .Public agendas enable citizens to know the burning issues around

them
C. A media plays a lesser role in airing people’s opinion
D.Civic participation has to be made in line with the framework of the

constitutions
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16. The activity of the people free from politics that is made to see the
betterment of their lives without getting financial reward is called
A. Voluntarism C. Financing political campaign

B. Election campaign D. Voting
17. Among the personal qualities, a leader has to know what is

achievable or passible based on the known facts. In order words, a
leader has to be
A. A planner C. Realistic
B. Versatile D. Engaging
18. Community participation requires effective leaders who have the

following qualities except
A. Indecision C. Direction
B. Self-confidence D. Personal integrity
19. In a democracy, effective leadership is very important to enhance all

of the following except
A. Good governance C. Openness

B. Transparency D. Apathy
20. Look for the characteristics of members of civic societies
A. They define themselves as C. They engage in different

members activities
B. They share common goals D. All of the above
21. Civil actions are
A. Outside politics C. Do not have any interest

B. Are outside religion and other than working to
military promote the common good
D. All of the above
22. Whenever there is democracy, there is
A. Active community C. Peace and stability

participation D. All of the above
B. Development
23. All are important to participate in civil societies except
A. Commitment B. Despising the constitution
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C. Readiness to work with D. Team spirit
others
24. Which of the following can be taken as an example of political

participation?
A. Voting in election C. Demonstration and

B. Financing election petitions
campaigns D. All of the above
21 UNIT ELEVEN
21.1 PURSUTE OF WISDOM

A. Knowledge is the outcome of analysis of relevant data and
information
B. Information is the sum total of what has been perceived,
discovered or inferred
C. Data are facts or figures obtained from experience or surveys
D. Relevant data gives rise to irrelevant conclusions
2. Myth refers to
A. Something that is based C. Something that is based

on facts on reasoning
B. Beliefs that are not D. Something that is real
based on empirical and true
evidences
3. The good use of knowledge is known as
A. Facts C. Generalization
B. Information D. Wisdom
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4. Which theory of truth states that truth has to measured by its
A. Relativity
usefulness of truth
and utility? C. Scientific theory of truth
B. Pragmatic theory of truth D. Analogy of truth
5. A non- consequential theory which states that it is not the end result of
an action that determine the decision , but whether the action itself is
perceived to be right is
A. Ethical relativism theory C. Utilitarianism theory

B. Kant’s moral theory D. The seduction theory
6. A consequential which states that an action has to be considered moral

if it brings pleasure to maximum number of recipients
A. Ethical relativism theory C. Utilitarianism theory

B. Kant’s moral theory D. The seduction theory
7. “truth purely depends on objective facts, which remains the same for
everyone, all the time.” this is the view of
A. Relativity of truth C. Scientific theory of truth

B. Pragmatic theory of truth D. Seduction theory of truth
8. A pragmatic person is one who believes that truth is
A. What is universally C. Community defined

accepted D. What works at the time
B. Something that is
unattainable
9. Which of the following is not related to knowledge acquisition?
A. Awareness C. Helpfulness
B. Ignorance D. Productivity
10. Which of the following could be a good source of information for a

researcher who wants to study the impact of poverty on the economic
development?
A. Print-media C. Watching television

B. Observation D. Accessing the internet
11. What are the components of knowledge?
A. Information C. Truth
B. Data D. All of the above
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A. Humans have a natural tendency to know more about nature
B. Our decisions have to be based on subjective, not objective
judgments
C. Knowledge has given humans power on earth
D. All of the above
13. What do you understand by the pursuit of wisdom?
A. It means to be serious in C. It means to be able to

life guide life on the basis of
B. It means not to be knowledge
rational on the basic of D. It means to do good to
knowledge others
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22 ANSWER KEY FOR QUESTIONS

22.1 ANSWER FOR UNIT ONE
1. B 13. B 25. C
2. B 14. B 26. C
3. C 15. D 27. B
4. D 16. D 28. A
5. D 17. D 29. B
6. A 18. A 30. B
7. C 19. C 31. C
8. A 20. A 32. B
9. C 21. B 33. B
10. C 22. B 34. B
11. C 23. C 35. C
12. D 24. A 36. D
22.2 ANSWER FOR UNIT TWO

1. C 14. D 27. C
2. D 15. D 28. B
3. B 16. D 29. C
4. C 17. D 30. A
5. C 18. C 31. D
6. A 19. C 32. C
7. B 20. A 33. D
8. D 21`. C 34. D
9. D 22. C 35. B
10. D 23. A 36. C
11. B 24. C 38. C
12. A 25. B 39. D
13. C 26. D
22.3 ANSWER FOR UNIT THREE
1. D 6. D 11. C
2. A 7. D 12. D
3. B 8. C 13. C
4. B 9. C 14. C
5. D 10. A 15. A
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16. C 20. D 24. D
17. B 21. D 25. B
18. D 22. B 26. D
19. B 23. B 27. B
22.4 ANSWER FOR UNIT FOUR

1. B
2. B 13. B 25. C
3. A 14. B 26. C
4. C 15. D 27. B
5. B 16. B 28. B
6. D 17. C 29. B
7. D 18. A 30. D
8. B 19. C 31. C
9. D 20. D 32. D
10. D 22. C 33. C
11. A 23. C 34. B
12. A 24. D
22.5 ANSWER FOR UNIT FIVE

1. C 11. C 21.A
2. B 12. D 22. A
3. B 13. D 23. B
4. C 14. B 24. A
5. C 15. C 25. B
6. D 16. B 26. B
7. D 17. B 27. B
8. A 18. C 28. C
9. B 19. B
10. B 20. B
22.6 ANSWER FOR UNIT SIX

1. A 8. C 15. D
2. B 9. A 16. B
3. B 10. C 17. D
4. D 11. D 18.C
5. C 12. C 19. D
6. D 13. C 20. C
7. D 14. D
22.7 ANSWER FOR UNIT SEVEN
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1. B 13. D 25. C
2. B 14. D 26. B
3. B 15. C 27. D
4. D 16. C 28. B
5.B 17. D 29. C
6. D 18. B 30. D
7. C 19. C 31. C
8. D 20. C 32. C
9. C 21. C 33. C
10. C 22. C 34. A
11. D 23. D 35. D
12. D 24. B 36. D
22.8 ANSWER FOR UNITT EIGHT

1. D 11. B 21. A
2. A 12. B 22. B
3. D 13. A 23. D
4. B 14. D 24. D
5. D 15. B 25. C
6. B 16. B 26. B
7. A 17. B 27. A
8. C 18. A 28. B
9. B 19. A
10. B 20. D
22.9 ANSWER FOR UNIT NINE

1. C 9. B 17. D
2. C 10. C 18. C
3. D 11. B 19. C
4. B 12. D 20. C
5. C 13. C 21. D
6. D 14. B 22. A
7. C 15. B 23. C
8. C 16. C 24.B
22.10 ANSWER FOR UNIT TEN

1. C 7. C 13. C
2. A 8. B 14. C
3. B 9. C 15. C
4. C 10. A 16. A
5. D 11. C 17. C
6. D 12. D 18. A
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19. D 21. D 23. B
20. D 22. D 24. D
22.11 ANSWER FOR UNIT ELEVEN

1. D 4. B 7. C 10. B 13. C
2. B 5. B 8. D 11. D
3. D 6. C 9. B 12. B
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ETHIOPIAN UNIVERSITY ENTRANCE EXAMINATION (EUEE)

CIVICS &ETHICAL EDUCATION

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1 Ginbot 1998/May 2006

1. In Ethiopia the two house of parliament are known as :

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1.1 Answer for EUEE 0F 1998

2D 22B 42D 62C 82B

3B 23D 43D 63D 83C

4D 24C 44D 64A 84C

5C 25C 45D 65B 85D

6D 26A 46B 66A 86A

7B 27B 47C 67B 87B

8D 28A 48D 68C 88B

9C 29C 49B 69A 89D

10A 30A 50C 70D 90C

11B 31B 51D 71D 91C

12B 32C 52B 72B 92D

13D 33B 53A 73C 93D

14C 34C 54A 74B 94A

15A 35B 55C 75A 95A

16B 36C 56A 76B 96C

17B 37D 57A 77B 97D

18B 38B 58D 78B 98D

19D 39B 59A 79A 99C

20C 40D 60B 80B 100D

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2 EXAMINATION GINBOT 1999/MAY 2007

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