Std7 Social studies Exam 2018

Population density refers to the number of
1. People per square kilometre
2. Young people in a country
3. People living in a country
4. people visiting a country
In most civilised countries ,a person who refuses to obey the law is
1. kept away from free people
2. sent out of the country
3. kept in the army
4. put to death
Which type of marriage takes place at the District Commissioner office?
1. Civil marriage
2. Religious
3. Customary marriage
4. Monogamous marriage
Which individual is CORRECTLY matched with their responsibility in a traditional family set-up?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
The picture below shows a life-style of a certain type of a family.

What is the advantage of the type of the family shown in the picture?
1. It allows for parents to attend to each child 's needs
2. It makes it easier for the family to perfom home chores
3. It makes it easier for the family to take care of their children
4. It allows for parents and children to spend more time together
Which of the following would reduce the divorce rate in Botswana?
1. Couples planning to get married at young age
2. Couples not involving parents in settling their conflicts
3. Couples not informing their parents about their wish to get married
4. Couples attending marriage counselling before and during marriage
What is the importance of traditional kgotla?
1. It is the only place where Tswana culture can be observed
2. It is a place where corporal punishment is administered
3. It is a central meeting place for ward members
4. It is a place of work for the chief
What is the difference between a traditional ward and a council ward?
1. A traditional ward is formed by government while a council ward is formed by the kgosi
2. A traditional ward is led by a kgosana while a council ward is led by a councillor
3. A traditional ward does not have a kgotla while a council ward has a kgotla
4. A traditional ward is big while council ward is small
Which of the following shows changes in the traditional duty of the chief?
1. The chief not having responsibility to welcome visitors to his village
2. The chief presiding over minor criminal offences only
3. The chief not changing Kgotla meetings
4. The chief officiating in civil marriages
Use the information to answer question below

Which form of government is described above?
1. Monarchy
2. Theocracy
3. Democracy
4. Dictatorship
Which statement is TRUE about civil rights as denoted by Botswana's constitution?
1. Civil rights include all human rights
2. Civil rights describe human rights
3. Civil rights cover non-citizens
4. Civil rights are for citizens
How does the law protect people who are assaulted by others?
1. By making it lawful for people to fight
2. By making it unlawful for people to fight
3. By encouraging to report when abused
4. By encouraging people to solve their problems when abused
Read the statement and use it to answer question 11

Which human right of children is violated by Mr Ditonki?
1. The right of life
2. The right to health
3. The right to privacy of Home
4. The right to protection from abuse
Which of the following duties is perfomed by local government?
1. Management of waste
2. Management of hospitals
3. Provision of primary education
4. Provision of secondary education
Which of the following is NOT a way through which Dikgosi become the members of the House of chiefs?
1. By being a paramount chief
2. Nomination of chiefs by merafe
3. Selection of chiefs by other chiefs
4. Appointment of chiefs by the president
Which of the following is role of house of chiefs?
1. Deciding on the budget for the people
2. Advising the government on traditional customs
3. Making laws for the people that they represent
4. Advising government on how to relate with other countries
What leads to civil unrest in most African countries
1. National differences
2. Economic differences
3. Political differences
4. Social differences
How have countries in the world maintained peace?
1. By encouraging military action
2. By encouraging fair and just rule
3. By promoting enthnicity differences
4. By promoting intolerance of people 's differences
How can soil be conserved?
1. By ploughing across the slope
2. By applying a lot of fertilizer every year
3. By planting the same crop in one area every year
4. By keeping a large number of animals in one area
Use the map of Africa below to answer question 18 to 20

Which physical feature is found in the area marked Y?
1. Namib Desert
2. Table Mountain
3. Kgalagadi Desert
4. Drakensberg Mountains
Use map to answer question below

What is the name of the climate zone labelled X?
1. Tropical savannah
2. Mediterranean
3. Equatorial
4. Desert
Use map to answer question below

What is the name of the line marked P?
1. Equator
2. Tropic of Cancer
3. Tropic of Capricon
4. Greenwich Meridian
Which ethnic group benefits from D'kar Kuru Trust?
1. Bakgalagadi
2. Batawana
3. Baherero
4. Basarwa
Why is Trade important to Botswana?
1. It encourages foreigners to come and work in Botswana
2. It encourages Batswana to Travel to other countries
3. It creates wealth for foreigners living in Botswana
4. It creates employment for Batswana
How does the government of Botswana help local bussiness owners to grow their bussiness?
1. By teaching business studies subjects in schools
2. By encouraging competition between the local and foreign businesses
3. By providing business owners with money to use in their businesses
4. By encouraging foreign business owners to give money to local businesses
Use the information below to answer the question 24

What would be the time at 2 degrees East longitude if it is 1200 hours at longitude 0 degrees?
1. 1216 hours
2. 1212 hours
3. 1204 hours
4. 1208 hours
Which of the following is a result of nepotism?
1. Decreased productivity among workers
2. Promotion of unity among workers
3. Discrimination of Lazy workers
4. Motivation of workers
Use the picture to answer question 26

Which economic activity is shown in the picture?
1. Agriculture
2. Forestry
3. mIning
4. Tourism
Read statement below to answer question 27 and 28

Where can Mrs.Kgomo sell her farm produce?
1. Citizen Entrepreneurship Development Agency
2. Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board
3. Botswana Development Corpaoration
4. Botswana Meat Commision
Use statement below

What form of farming is practised by Mrs .Kgomo?
1. Subsistence patoral farming
2. Commercial pastoral farming
3. Subsistence arable farming
4. Commercial arable farming
Study the map below to answer question 31

Which zone is marked A?
1. Deciduous Forest
2. Eastern Margin
3. Swamps
4. Desert
Use the information below to answer question 32

What conclusion can be made from the Chief' s message?
1. He likes foreigners
2. He is a democratic leader
3. He encourages peace and tolerance
4. He wants his village to have many people
What is Multi-party democracy?
1. A form of governance where there are many political parties
2. A form of governance where there is only on political party
3. A system of government where elections are conducted regularly
4. A parliamentary system of government with cabinet as the executive
Which of the following is NOT a physical zone found in Botswana?
1. Desert
2. Eastern Margin
3. Equatorial Rainforest
4. Swamps and the Pans
Which physical feature is NOT found in Africa?
1. Mount Kilimanjaro
2. Mount Everest
3. The Nile river
4. Orange river
Study the picture below to answer the following question 36

Which Climatic region is shown in the picture?
1. The Tundra
2. The Steppe
3. The Equatorial
4. Tropical Continental
What was the effect of British rule on Botswana?
1. They joined the British army
2. They adopted European type of courts
3. They were forced to work for the British
4. They decided to use English as their first language
Which organisation deals with protection of international natural resources?
1. Kalahari Conservation Society
2. Worldwide Fund for Nature
3. World Food Organisation
4. Khama Rhino Sanctuary
Use the map Southern Africa below to answer following question 39 to 41

What is the location of Botswana using lines of latitudes and longitudes
1. 18°S,27°S and 20°E,29°E
2. 18°S,20°S and 27°E,29°E
3. 20°E,29°E, and 18°S, 27°S
4. 27°E,29°E and 18°S,20°S
Use the map below

Which country is labelled X on the map?
1. Zimbabwe
2. Zambia
3. Angola
4. Malawi
Use the map below

What is the direction of Madagascar from Lesotho?
1. South West
2. North West
3. North East
4. South East
How were Batswana affected by the Mfecane wars?
1. They lost their power to the Boers
2. They became more potically organised
3. They repossessed their land from the Boers
4. They bought more guns and forced men to join the army
What is the difference between local and central government?
1. Local government is headed by the chief while central government is headed by the president
2. Local government is made up of house of chiefs while central government is made up of the cabinet
3. Local government reports to Tribal Administration while central government reports to the District Commissioner
4. Local government is responsible for the administration of part of the country while central government is responsible for the administration of the whole country
Use the diagram below to answer following question

Which office is represented by X in the structure of Bechuanaland Protectorate?
1. Resident Commissioner
2. District Commissioner
3. Resident Magistrate
4. Batswana Chiefs
Use information below,to answer the following question

What conclusion can be made about this electoral system?
1. It allows for representation of smaller parties in parliament
2. It allows for the electorates to vote candidates instead of parties
3. It shows that a candidate with the largest number of votes goes to parliament
4. It shows that the minimum percentage of seats in parliament is 5% for all the parties
Which of the following countries are members of the Southren African Development Community?
1. Lesotho and Libya
2. Algeria and Angola
3. Namibia and Ethopia
4. Malawi and Swaziland
Use the picture below to answer the following question

Which stage of processing copper nickel is shown in the picture?
1. Grinding
2. Smelting
3. Crushing
4. Concentrating
Which source of energy pollutes the environment?
1. Hydroelectric power
2. Windmill power
3. Thermal power
4. Solar power
Which of the following is mostly imported by African countries?
1. Processed goods
2. Human labour
3. Game trophy
4. Electricity
Which of the following statements CORRECTLY compares democracy with dictatorship?
1. A
2. B
3. C
4. D
Study the picture below and answer following question?

How is the activity shown in the picture important to Botswana?
1. It shows how initiates are trained by ethnic groups
2. It promotes competition within ethnic groups
3. It communicates peace and prosperity
4. It promotes unity
How can the movement of people from villages to towns be reduced ?
1. By speeding up developments in villages
2. By increasing the cost of living in towns
3. By allowing squatter camps in villages
4. By providing social amenities in towns
Study the picture below and answer the following question

How can the vegetation shown in the picture influence the lifestyle of people living in the area?
1. They could engage in tourism
2. They could practise lumbering
3. They could engage in pastoral farming
4. They could practise commercial arable farming
Study the table minerals below and use it to answer question 54 and 55

State the mineral represented by X?
1. Coal
2. Copper
3. Diamond
4. Soda ash
Use table below

What is the name of the place represented by Y?
1. Orapa
2. Jwaneng
3. Morupule
4. Selibe Phikwe
Study the diagram below which shows the stage of processing diamonds and use it to answer following question

Which statement is TRUE about what happens at concentrating stage?
1. The ore is crushed into small pieces
2. The concentrate is taken to a machine where it is dried
3. The dried concentrate is passed through an X-ray machine
4. The crushed ore is mixed with water and chemicals in drums
Use the information below to answer the following question

Which scheme is reflected in the above information?
1. Local Enterprise Agency
2. Local Procurement Programme
3. Botswana Bureau of Standards
4. Botswana Development Corporation
Read the information below and use it to answer the following question

The scenario above shows that local companies are faced with a problem of
1. Lack of capital
2. Lack of market
3. Competiton from other countries
4. Limited raw materials within the country
Which of the following would help to reduce population increase?
1. The use of contraceptives
2. Reduction of women's rights
3. Discouraging sex education in schools
4. Payment of full salary during martenity leave
How has illegal movement of Zimbabweans into Botswana positively affected the economy of Botswana?
1. By increasing shacks
2. By providing cheap labour
3. By reducung the crime rate
4. By increasing the population