2025 BECE (JUNIOR WAEC): NATIONAL VALUE EDUCATION (NVE)
2025 BECE (JUNIOR WAEC): NATIONAL VALUE EDUCATION (NVE)
Time Allowed: 2 Hours
INSTRUCTION:
Answer ALL the questions in this part.
Choose the correct answer to each of the following objective questions from the options lettered A – D.
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TEST
- The process by which a citizen may leave or be deprived of his citizenship of a country is called
(a) Renunciation
(b) Denunciation
(c) Naturalization
(d) Registration - A foreigner who has been accepted as a citizen of a country is referred to as
(a) Citizen by birth
(b) Citizen by naturalization
(c) Citizen by registration
(d) Citizen by adoption - Freedom of speech, freedom of association, and freedom of movement are examples of
(a) Political rights
(b) Economic rights
(c) Civil rights
(d) Cultural rights - The symbol that identifies a nation and differentiates it from other nations is called
(a) Currency
(b) National flag
(c) National identity
(d) National assembly - The song or lyric composed and adopted by a country for national pride is known as
(a) National music
(b) National anthem
(c) National poem
(d) National pledge - The Nigerian national anthem was first composed in
(a) 1960
(b) 1963
(c) 1978
(d) 1914 - National identity includes all the following except
(a) National flag
(b) National anthem
(c) National language
(d) National celebration - National integration thereby people of diverse social, religious, linguistic, and political backgrounds share a common goal through
(a) National political party
(b) National anthem
(c) National festival
(d) National organization - The ability of one to be satisfied with what is available is known as
(a) Patience
(b) Discipline
(c) Tolerance
(d) Contentment - Work brings contentment, helps to avoid idleness and
(a) Promotes disintegration
(b) Delays rules
(c) Promotes disobedience
(d) Promotes integrity - The upper arm of the Nigerian legislature is known as
(a) House of Assembly
(b) National Assembly
(c) House of Representatives
(d) Senate - The lower arm of the legislature is known as
(a) Senate
(b) House of Assembly
(c) Judiciary
(d) Presidency - The local government is headed by
(a) Local government councillor
(b) Local government chairman
(c) Local government president
(d) Local government secretary - The federal government in Nigeria is made up of —
(a) Three arms
(b) Two arms
(c) Four arms
(d) Five arms - The legislature is made up of —
(a) Senators
(b) Members of House of Assembly
(c) Ministers
(d) Judges - The judiciary interprets the law while the executive —
(a) Enforces the law
(b) Drafts the law
(c) Amends the law
(d) Reviews the law - The chief law officer of the federation is known as the
(a) Inspector-General of Police
(b) Attorney-General
(c) Chief Justice of Nigeria
(d) Chief of Staff - Any session of the House of Senate in Nigeria is called
(a) Parliament
(b) Meeting
(c) Sitting
(d) Conference - The source of law of any country is known as its —
(a) Constitution
(b) Custom
(c) Policy
(d) Regulation - National unity can best be promoted through
(a) National disunity
(b) National pledge
(c) National identity
(d) National integration - Federation means
(a) Sharing of government powers
(b) Sharing of wealth
(c) Division of population
(d) Multiplication of authority - The 3 arms of government in Nigeria are
(a) Federation, Judiciary, and Executive
(b) Legislative, Judiciary, and Executive
(c) Legislative, Judiciary, and Parliament
(d) Judiciary, Parliament, and Ministry - Discipline and Obedience are —
(a) Christian values
(b) Core values
(c) National values
(d) Ethical values - The quality of being satisfied and happy over one’s achievement is called
(a) Integrity
(b) Courage
(c) Honesty
(d) Contentment - Government helps to promote —
(a) Disintegration
(b) Disobedience
(c) Rule of law
(d) Corruption - Which of the following is NOT an attribute of integrity?
(a) Honesty
(b) Discipline
(c) Faithfulness
(d) Deceit - The function of the federal government is specified in — list.
(a) Residual
(b) Exclusive
(c) Concurrent
(d) State - The government involved in power sharing between the central and state levels is
(a) Confederal government
(b) Central government
(c) Exclusive government
(d) Federal government - Which of the following promotes human rights?
(a) Discrimination
(b) Oppression
(c) Injustice
(d) Equality - The document which contains the United Nations declaration on Human Rights is called (a) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(b) United Declaration of Human Rights
(c) Universal Direction of Human Rights
(d) United Direction of Human RightsSECTION B – SOCIAL STUDIES
- In our society, the study of people and their culture, as well as their social behavior, is called
(a) Civic Education
(b) Government
(c) Social Studies
(d) Sociology - A respect for one’s culture and way of life is known as
(a) Patriotism
(b) Nationalism
(c) Cultural heritage
(d) Civic responsibility - The main language spoken in Nigeria is
(a) French
(b) English
(c) Hausa
(d) Yoruba - The oldest known language spoken in Nigeria is
(a) Igbo language
(b) Hausa language
(c) Yoruba language
(d) Nupe language - A man married to one wife only is said to be in a —
(a) Polygamous family
(b) Monogamous family
(c) Extended family
(d) Blended family - Federal Road Safety Corps was established in —
(a) 1988
(b) 1979
(c) 1984
(d) 1992 - Peaceful conflict involves all the following except
(a) Peaceful agreement
(b) Threat to life
(c) Dialogue
(d) Mutual understanding - Non-violent conflict does not involve the use of —
(a) Dangerous weapons
(b) Grievance table
(c) Dialogue
(d) Mediation - Exporting is mostly carried out in —
(a) Domestic market
(b) Local market
(c) International market
(d) Regional market - The act of concealing, conveying, importing, and exporting is mostly carried out in —
(a) Exportation
(b) Importation
(c) Smuggling
(d) Transportation - The UN agency which deals with education, science, and culture is —
(a) WHO
(b) UNESCO
(c) UNICEF
(d) FAO - International body concerned with learning, education, and training is —
(a) WHO
(b) UNICEF
(c) UNESCO
(d) UNDP - The motto of UNESCO is —
(a) “Building peace in the minds of men and women”
(b) “Building the future of our children”
(c) “Peace and progress”
(d) “Education for all” - Social studies association of Nigeria (SOSAN) was established in —
(a) 1981
(b) 1971
(c) 1969
(d) 1979 - Children with disabilities are most vulnerable because —
(a) They are weak
(b) They are fragile
(c) They are sick
(d) They are poor - A traffic control symbol that shows red light means —
(a) Get ready
(b) Go
(c) Stop
(d) Turn left - The first head of the Federal Road Safety Corps was —
(a) Prof. Wole Soyinka
(b) Dr. Tai Solarin
(c) Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
(d) Dr. Taiwo Akinkunmi - Peaceful coexistence means —
(a) Living together in harmony
(b) Living together in hatred
(c) Living separately
(d) Living in fear - Schools that provide tertiary education are called —
(a) Primary schools
(b) Secondary schools
(c) Nursery schools
(d) Higher institutions - A person who settles disputes between two or more people or groups is called —
(a) Mediator
(b) Teacher
(c) Lawyer
(d) Parent - The brother of your mother is called —
(a) Uncle
(b) Nephew
(c) Cousin
(d) In-law - A system which classifies people as male and female based on their biological composition is known as —
(a) Gender
(b) Sex
(c) Role
(d) Marriage - A primary social group that produces new members of society is called —
(a) School
(b) Family
(c) Hospital
(d) Church - University is the head of —
(a) Primary education
(b) Secondary education
(c) Tertiary education
(d) Nursery education - The most important and useful concept for understanding social studies is —
(a) Value
(b) Attitude
(c) Concept
(d) Facts - The process of acquiring knowledge, skills, and training is called —
(a) Discipline
(b) Learning
(c) Sociology
(d) Instruction - General idea about a subject or topic is called —
(a) Concept
(b) Value
(c) Attitude
(d) Facts - The usual method of putting tribal mark on a person is —
(a) Tattooing
(b) Beating
(c) Cutting
(d) Printing - Nigeria became a republic in the year —
(a) 1960
(b) 1963
(c) 1967
(d) 1970
2025 BECE (JUNIOR WAEC): NATIONAL VALUE EDUCATION (NVE)