EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY,ADO EKITI

DIRECTORATE OF GENERAL STUDIES

FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION, 2015/2016 SESSION
COURSE CODE:GST 113 COURSE TITLE:NIGERIAN PEOPLE’S AND CULTURE
TIME ALLOWED:45 MINUTES INSTRUCTION:ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
MATRIC NO:…………………… DEPARTMENT:……………………………………

1. In terms of numerical strength, the ………………………. is the largest ethnic group with a population
that rival other populous groups put together a)hausa/Fulani b)yoruba c)igbo d)Edoma
2. The narration of fact or friction for the purpose of teaching or entertaining is known as
…………………. a)proverbs b)Education c)Story telling d)social norms
3. The different patterns of behavior that occurs in different societies is regarded as ……………………..
a)institutions b)folkways c)cultural diversities d)cultural universals
4. In a specific group or society,the aspect of socialization that contains specific messages and
practices concerning the nature of being a femaleor male is known as …………………… a)Gender
roles b)Gender specialization c)Gender socialization d)patriarchy
5. The study of ………………. involves no value judgement and it is ethnically neutral a)social values
b)social change c)socialization d)all of the above
6. The two main rules that condition marital choice are ………………………. and …………………….
a)endogamy and exogamy b)education and religion c)descent and kinship d)exogamy and
beliefs
7. The term used to describe various in ,or modification of any aspect of social pattern, social
interaction or social organization is known as …………………………… a)social stratification b)social
change c)social value system d)society
8. The non-material aspect of culture includes all the following except one : a)ideas b)values
c)Arts d)Beliefs
9. …………………………. is the indigenous system of marriage common in all Nigerian societies.
a)Polyandry b)values system c)patriarchy d)all of the above
10. A form of marriage whereby one man marries more than one woman who are related is known
as ……………………… a)Non-fraternal polyandry b)serial monogamy c)polygamy d)sororal
polygamy.
11. All these are the types of marriges except: a)polygamy b)monogamy c)polyandry
d)monyandry
12. Which of these is not a geopolitical zone in Nigeria : a)South-East b)North-west c)North-central
d)South-central
13. Any marriage carried out below the age of of 18 years , before the girl is physically,
physiologically and psychologically ready to shoulder the responsibilities of marriage and child
bearing is called ………………………… a)forced marriage b)legal marriage c)traditional marriage
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14. …………………………………. is the institution upon which activities are based a)society b)element
c)culture d)interaction
15. In sociology,culture refers to the totality of what of what is learned by individuals as …………….
a)member society b)human activites c)anthropological literatures d)change
16. Edward taylor sees culture as the complex whole which includes:………………………….,
art,belief,morals,customs,any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a ………..
a)term/men b)knowledge/member of society c)sociology/leadership d)culture/norms
17. The biological and anatomical characteristics that distinguish males and females consisting of
primary and secondary characteristics is called ………………… a)sex b)gender c)marriage d)sex
roles
18. ............................... is a union that is legally and socially sanctioned between a man and woman
a)wedding b)courtship c)marriage d)divorce
19. …………… is a rule of marriage in which the life partners are to be selected within the social
group,family, clan or tribe a)Exogamy b)matrimonial bond c)Endogamy d)mate selection
20. kinship relations that emerge through blood relations is known as ……………….. a)affinity
b)ethnic group c)consanguinea d)marriage
21. tracing of kingship through both the mother’s and father’s ancestors to some degree is termed
as ………….. a)cognatic descent b)matrilineal c)agnatic descent d)polyandry
22. The economic activities among the ……………… people are similar to those of others in the
rainforest of Nigeria a)hausa b)uzama c)Yoruba d)benin
23. In the traditional political hierarchy of the Northern peoplethe highest authority resides in the
…………………. a)village heads b)emir c)political parties d)yobe state
24. …………………. is the process by which society focuses solely on connections traced through the
male or female parent a)patrilineal b)unilineal c)Descent d)ambilineal
25. The ………………… nature of the society enhances the gender structure of Nigeria based on
gender differentiation a)Gender structure b)Gender socialization c)patriarchal d)Gender roles
26. Nigeria is a nation joined together under the umbrella of unity through ……………………
a)amalgamation of 1914 b)establishment of parties c)religion d)ethnic groups
27. culture as a concept can be considered from the following operational aspects except one:
a)having a geographical space b)traits and complete patterns of life spread through diffusion
and innovation c)having no pattern,structure and function d)as pontinum and symbolic
28. which of the following factors does not affect the change in the Nigeria cordicultural values:
a)impact or social environment b)story telling c) prolonged military rule d)emergence of new
class of Nigerians
29. ……………… are based on ways of behaving, that are common to practically all members of the
society a)values b)Norms c)language d)folkways
30. Which country is regarded as one of the most diverse ethnic country in the world apart from
India and Indonesia? a)Germany b)South Africa c)Nigeria d)China
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31. The accumulation of values,rules of behaviour, forms of expression,religion beliefs, and
occupational choices and the likes for a group who share common language and environment is
known as ……………………….. a)Ethnicity b)Culture c)Norms d)Ethnics
32. ………………………… is regarded as behavior that violates the standards of conduct or expectations
of a group or society a)Deviation b)unethical c)Cultural Diversity d)Deviance
33. ……………………. and ……………………. had remained key determinants of how Nigerian people live
their lives and make senseof their existence. a)Values and Politics b)Beliefs and Kingship
c)Values and language d)Values and Beliefs
34. The key element in the Nigerian socio-cultural system is called …………………. a)Religion
b)Education c)Norms d)Politics
35. …………………. is used to characterize societies and individuals, to trace change overtime, and to
explain the motivational basis of attitudes and behaviours. a)Moral systems b)Value systems c)
Cultural systems d)Socio-cultural systems
36. The ………………… society is patriarchal descent and bilateral. a)Yoruba b)Hausa c)Igbo d)None
of the above
37. A ………………… is referred to as a social group in which membership depends on a common
descent from real or celebrated ancestor a)Kin b)Kinship c)Descent d)Tradition
38. The instrument constituted by man to assist him in satisfying his wants is known as ……………….
a)Culture b)Society c)Change d)Cultural values
39. The form of marriage involving one woman with more than one man at the same time is called
……….. a)Fraternal polyandry b)Polyandry c)Polygamy d)Non-sororal wives
40. According to Olaogun(2010), the ties connecting individuals either through marriage, blood
relations or line of descent is called …………………………. a)Descent b)Family c)Relationship
d)Kinship

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