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C Nifas Silk Lafto Sub City Education Office 2nd Semester citizenship Model Examination
for grade 8th students. Time allowed 60 minutes

Instruction. The exam consists of 60 questions for each question there are four alternatives and write
the correct answer on the separate answer sheet provided.

1. Which one of the following is refers to be have ours that allow a person to live reasonably in
community?
A. Virtual ethics B. moral ethics
C. Ethics D. vices
2. . is the behavior and attitude of not telling or accepting lies.
A. Courage B. honesty C. dis honesty D. compassion
3. Which one of the following is the ability to take sound decision in order to avoid danger?
A. Civic virtues B. Generosity C. prudence D. Honesty
4. . is a field of study which is concerned right or wrong action
A. Ethics B. virtue ethics C. vices D. farness
5. Among the following is the ability to behave and work in a controlled
A. Self – discipline B. fairness C. equality C. courage
6. Which one of the following is the attitude of confronting and dealing with what is perceived to be
difficult
A. Compassion B. Generosity C. prudence D. courage
7. Which one of the following is not importance of virtue ethics activity?
A. Enables to become responsible
B. It helps in finding out the true purpose of life
C. It helps to develop social evils from one’s life
D. It helps in building a positive approach to things.
8. Which one of the following is a way of participating in public government?
A. Voting in elections
B. attending community meeting
C. Reduction of voting in election
D. Reading and writing about issues
9. Which one of the following fairness requires?
A. Handle all essentially similar situations similarly
B. Treat all people equitable based on their merits
C. Base all decision on appropriate criteria
D. All are the correct answer
10. The distribution of power among the constituent parts of a state is referred to us
A. Government structure
B. Organization structure
C. Institution structure
D. State structure
11. Which of the following is the feature of presidential systems
A. The fusion of power B. separation of power
C. collective responsibility D. political homogeneity
12. The term canceller is
A. The head of state and government
B. Executive body
C. Working together
D. Legislative body
13. Which one of the following country to use parliamentary system
A. Kenya B. Denmark C. Mexico D. Brazil
14. Which one of the following is true about unitary state structure system?
A. Recognition of local diversities
B. Confuse on and conflict of laws
C. At list two level of government
D. None recognition of local diversities
15. Which one of the following country to use unitary state structure?
A. Canada B. Ethiopia C. Nigeria D. South Africa
16. Among the following true about is disadvantage of unitary state structure
A. Concentration of power
B. Equal access to public service
C. Provides uniformity of administration
D. Deficiency of authority over concenters
17. Among the following is true about disadvantage of federal state structure?
A. Confusion and conflict of laws
B. TO accommodate diversity
C. To match increased population and territorial
D. Dealing with effective administration
18. Which one of the following weakness of Imperial forms of government?
A. No party system C. Mono party system
B. State formation D. land redistribution of the tillers
19. Which one of is true about relations between state and government
A. State is a narrow concept than government
B. State is abstract while government is concrete
C. State is change and government relatively permanent
D. Government is abstract concept that sate
20. In which form of state structure concentrated in the hand of central government
A. Federal B. Unitary C. confederation D. dual
21. Which one of the following is the power and function of the regional state government
A. Determining nationality
B. controlling and administrating national bank
C. Establishing and administrating local police force
D. Conducting foreign relations.
22. Which one of the following is the principles and values of democratic system?
A. Minority rule B. unfair election
C. mono party system D. public participation
23. Is implies that every one should be treated regardless similar duties
A. Segregation B. stereotype C. equality D. Discrimination
24. Which one of the following is not true the major challenges of democracy in Ethiopia?
A. The media is a vital public institution
B. There no powerful institution
C. The lack of an informed society
D. The prevalence of strong political participation
25. Which one of the following is the kanchi Indigenous democratic system is used that allows them
improve peace
A. Wolaita people B. Wejarat people C. sidam society D. Garague people
26. Which country has unwritten constitutions?
A. Germany B. Ethiopia C. Britian D. USA
27. The 1931 and 1955 constitution in Ethiopia legitimized
A. The inviolability right
B. The people’s right for consent
C. The full exercise of Human and democratic right
D. The autocratic rule of emperor Haile Selassie I
28. The first written constitution of Ethiopia was promulgated in
A. 1931 B. 1955 C. 1986 D. 1995
29. Which one of the following organs of government to makes the law?
A. Legislature B. Judiciary C. executive D. Hose of federation
30. Which one of the following constitution is difficult to change amendment
A. Ridged constitution B. Flexible constitution
C. unwritten constitution C. nominal constitution
31. Among the following which one is not the purpose of constitutionalism?
A. Ensuring sovereignty of the people
B. Promote the common good and national interest
C. Impedes the democrat ion processes of the country
D. Make the government officials accountable and responsive
32. . is acting on ones own will and decisions in violation of law and the right of the
others
A. Constitutionalism B. Arbitrator C. arbitrary rule D. constitution
33. In F.D.E.E constitution empowers regional states and enforce states constitution and other laws
indicates on---------------
A. Article 52/3 B. Article 52/2 C. Article 52/4 D. Article 52/5
34. . is a concept of which promotes cross cultural understanding acceptance and the
celebration.
A. displacement B. Multiculturalism
C. Rule of lows D. Political right
35. Which of the following are not human right characterized as
A. In alienable B. Alienate
C. Natural D. universal
36. Which one of the following rights is regarded as the foundation of all other 
A .the right to life B. the right to equality
C. the right of liberty D. the right of privacy
37. Among the following which one is solidarity Right
A .the Right to power B. the Right to Education
C. the Right to health service D. the Right to against slavery
38. Which one of the following civil and political Rights
A .the right to Distribution of wealth B. the right to peace
C. the right to security D. the right to clean and Healthy environment
39. Which one of the following is the third generation human rights
A .civil and political right B. Economic social Right
C. solidarity Right D. the right to Equality
40. Which one of the following is not challenges in protecting human rights in Ethiopian 
A .conflict C. traditional harmful practice
B. poverty D. Equality regardless of gender
41. -------------arriving a time before expected sooner than on time
A .food taboos B. cauterization
C. female genital mutilation D. Early marriage
42. Which one of the following causes severe physical and mental harm
A .child labor abuse B. food taboos
C. uvulotomy D. polygamy
43. -----------------a union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal social
responsibilities
A .Milk teeth Extraction C. abduction
B. Intension of eyelid D. food taboos
44. -----------------is a state of the absence of wars and presence of law order
A .conflict resolution C. peace building
B. peace D. Indigenous institution
45. The importance of peace building are-------
A .Helps unsafeguarded lives and properties
B. peace building fasters separation people
C. peace building allow conflicts in areas
D. peace building promote democratic living
46. Which one of the following is Gurage people to use conflict resolution mechanism
A .yajoka B. mada.a C. xeer D. xeer Guud
47. Which one of the following is more expensive than other conflict resolution mechanism
A .Arbitration C. medication
B. litigation D. negation
48. Which one of the following is different from the other
A .Negotiation C.xeer
B. Arbitration D. Mediation
49. Ethiopian Somalis have their own conflict resolution mechanism are.
A .Gadaa system C. xeer
B. Mada’s D. yajoca
50. -----------------is the Afar traditional legal system which serves as a foundation for other
administrative system.
A .shimgilenal C. yajeca B. Mada’s D. xeer
51. Which one the following weakness Imperial forms of government
A .Mono party system C. No party system
B. state formation D. Land redistribution to tillers
52. Which one of the following is wrong about human right
A .It is inalienable right C. It is universal
B. It is given by nature D. It is given by law
53. Among the following is the habits of critical thinking and problem solving
A .Try to well informed open minded
B. recognized the imperfection of one’s own opinions
C. habitually questions one’s own views
D. All
54. Among the following problem solving impacts--------------------------
A .understanding C. skill
B. Knowledge D. all are the correct
55. ---------is useful in a verity of problem solving situation.
A .Analysis C. problem solving
B. Decision making D. critical thinking
56. Which one of the following improving critical thinking in -------------
A .considering unusual view points C. organizes thoughts
B. uses evidence skill fully and impartially D. strive for understanding
57. Which one is the importance of critical thinking
A .to self direct C.to be based on evidence
B. to synthesis thought D. to be independent
58. Among the following is problem solving begins with---------
A .Taking action C. Determining the cause of the problem
B. Defining the problem D. Developing alternative
59. ---------------characterized by systematic reasoning to reach a conclusion based on same evidences
A .Argument C. Decision making
B. Analysis D. problem solving
60. -------------is possible to look for different solution to the problem.
A .select a solution C. Develop alternative solution
B. Evaluate the outcome D. Implement the solution