Jss3 third Term social studies past questions and answers

Jss3 third Term social studies past questions and answers

What is the currency of Japan?

A) Yen

B) Won

C) Peso

D) Ringgit

Answer: A) Yen

Who is responsible for enforcing laws and maintaining order within a country?

A) Parliament

B) President

C) Police

D) Judges

Answer: C) Police

Which continent is known as the "Land Down Under"?

A) Africa

B) North America

C) Australia

D) South America

Answer: C) Australia

What do we call the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

A) Equator

B) Prime Meridian

C) Tropic of Cancer

D) Arctic Circle

Answer: A) Equator

Who is considered the "Father of the Indian Nation" and led India to independence through non-violent civil disobedience?

A) Mahatma Gandhi

B) Jawaharlal Nehru

C) Subhas Chandra Bose

D) Rajiv Gandhi

Answer: A) Mahatma Gandhi

What is the largest desert in the world after Antarctica?

A) Sahara Desert

B) Gobi Desert

C) Arabian Desert

D) Kalahari Desert

Answer: B) Gobi Desert

Which of the following is an example of a renewable energy source?

A) Natural Gas

B) Coal

C) Wind

D) Oil

Answer: C) Wind

What is the capital city of Canada?

A) Toronto

B) Vancouver

C) Ottawa

D) Montreal

Answer: C) Ottawa

Who is known for inventing the telephone?

A) Alexander Graham Bell

B) Thomas Edison

C) Nikola Tesla

D) Benjamin Franklin

Answer: A) Alexander Graham Bell

What is the term for a government ruled by a single person with absolute power?

A) Oligarchy

B) Democracy

C) Monarchy

D) Autocracy

Answer: D) Autocracy

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

A) Earth

B) Venus

C) Jupiter

D) Mars

Answer: C) Jupiter

Which of the following is an example of a primary economic activity?

A) Manufacturing cars

B) Farming

C) Retail sales

D) Banking

Answer: B) Farming

Who is known for his theory of gravity and laws of motion?

A) Galileo Galilei

B) Johannes Kepler

C) Isaac Newton

D) Albert Einstein

Answer: C) Isaac Newton

Which river is often referred to as the "Cradle of Civilization" due to its historical significance?

A) Amazon River

B) Nile River

C) Tigris-Euphrates River

D) Danube River

Answer: C) Tigris-Euphrates River

In which year did Nigeria gain independence from British colonial rule?

A) 1950

B) 1960

C) 1970

D) 1980

Answer: B) 1960

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming?

A) Oxygen

B) Nitrogen

C) Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

D) Hydrogen

Answer: C) Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

What is the study of the Earth's atmosphere, weather, and climate called?

A) Geology

B) Astronomy

C) Meteorology

D) Botany

Answer: C) Meteorology

Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and is known for her research on radioactivity?

A) Rosa Parks

B) Amelia Earhart

C) Marie Curie

D) Margaret Thatcher

Answer: C) Marie Curie

Which of the following is a natural disaster characterized by the sudden shaking of the Earth's crust?

A) Hurricane

B) Tsunami

C) Volcano eruption

D) Earthquake

Answer: D) Earthquake

What is the largest ocean on Earth in terms of surface area?

A) Atlantic Ocean

B) Indian Ocean

C) Pacific Ocean

D) Arctic Ocean

Answer: C) Pacific Ocean