SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE.

MANEB PAST PAPERS

2016
6. When people are displaced due to war,
1. Which of the following natural
they become?
disasters are caused by changes in
A. Widows
temperatures and air pressure?
B. Orphans
A. Floods
C. Slaves
B. Landslides
D. Refugees
C. Earthquakes
7. Which of the following is a
D. Cyclones
characteristics of an inland drainage
2. Which of the following is a
lake?
characteristic of Mediterranean
A. Has out outlet
climate?
B. Is long
A. Dry summers and wet winters
C. Is narrow and deep
B. Little or no rainfall in summer
D. Has no outlet
C. Heavy conventional rains in
8. Which of the following qualifies the
summer
sun to be the centre of the solar
D. High temperatures throughout the
system?
year
A. It gives light to other planets
3. Which of the following leaders is at the
B. All the planets revolve around it
bottom of the Ngoni political
C. It gives life to all planets
structure?
D. No living thing grows on it
A. Traditional Authorities
9. Which the of the following happened
B. Group village Head
in Africa due to slave trade?
C. Village Head
A. Introduction of guns and gun
D. Inkosi ya Makosi
powders
4. Which of the following tribes of
B. Development of industries
Central were actively in slave trade?
C. Establishment of chieftainships
A. Sena and Yao
D. Overpopulation
B. Tonga and Bisa
10.Why was Blantyre chosen as a site for
C. Tonga and Sena
the church of Scotland?
D. Bisa and Sena
A. It had a cool climate
5. Which of the following are types of
B. It was close to the town
bank deposits?
C. It was free from Tsetse flies
A. Postal orders and cheques
D. It was free from mosquitos
B. Bank notes and coins
11.Which of the following is the function
C. Postal orders and coins
of the legislature?
D. Cheques and notes
A. Planning for development projects
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 B. Discussing issues that affect the A. Paid work
nation B. Wage labour
C. Providing social services to people C. Voluntary work
D. Protecting people from human D. Self-employment
rights 16.The type of budget that can be done by
grain milling company is called?
The figure below shows a natural
A. Personal budget
disaster. Use it to answer questions
B. State budget
that follow.
C. Industrial budget
D. Institutional budget
17.Which of the following would improve
if the people are paying taxes
accordingly?
A. Teaching
B. Vending
C. Smuggling
D. Health

A. 1 and 2
12.Which of the following can cause the B. 1 and 4
damage? C. 2 and 3
A. Floods D. 3 and 4
B. Heavy rainfall 18.Which of the following people were
C. Cyclones looking for grazing land and water for
D. Landslides their livestock?
13.How can the damage be prevented? A. The Ngoni
A. Constructing a fence around the B. The Chewa
house C. The Tonga
B. Planting trees around the house D. The Yao
C. Avoiding settling on steep slopes 19.Which of the following systems of
D. Building the house with bricks and government controls al the wealth of
cement the state?
14.Which of the following is a title for a A. Democracy
Ngoni leader? B. Monarch
A. Kyungu C. Socialist
B. Emwene D. Autocracy
C. Themba 20.Which of the following methods of
D. Inkosi catching fish uses motor boat?
15.Kalikokha is a shoe-repairer. To which A. Gill net
type of work does the work done by B. Trawl net
kalikokha belong? C. Fish trap
D. Line and hook
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21.Which of the following should be A. Promotes interpersonal skills
considered when budgeting? B. Gives room for other people’s
A. Time and income views to be heard
B. Place and population C. Poor planning due to disagreements
C. Rice and quantity of the item D. Promotes sense of self of
D. Quality of the item and income dependence
22.Why did the American newspaper send 28.Which of the following commodities
Henry Molton stanly to Africa? was carried from America to Europe
A. To find out if river Niger is during slave trade?
navigable A. Cloth
B. To promote discovery of the B. Gun
interior of Africa C. Sugar
C. To prove that Lake Victoria was the D. Slaves
source of Nile river 29.Which of the following is the
D. To introduce trade disadvantage of hire purchase to the
23.The prime Meridian is also known as seller?
the A. Fails to get a full amount of money
A. Longtudes immediately.
B. Greenwich B. Cannot be rightful owner of the
C. Latitudes item after a long time
D. Equator C. Gets things at a higher price
24.What name is given to the path through D. Continues to pay for the item even
which the earth goes round the sun? when it is lost
A. Axis 30.Which of the following is a soil
B. Revolution conservation method?
C. Rotation A. Cultivating along the river banks
D. Orbit B. Making ridges along the slope
25.Which of the following is an ancient C. Practicing controlled grazing
irrigating equipment? D. Setting bush fires
A. Shaduf
B. Aquaeduct
C. Treadle pump 2017
D. Horse pipe 1. Which of the following climates
26.Which of the following factors led to does Malawi experience?
the decline of the Mwenemutapa A. Equatorial
kingdom? B. Mediterranean
A. The death of a strong leader C. Tropical-savanna
B. Lack of standing army D. Tropical-desert
C. The mission intervention 2. What is the duty of the executive
D. The invasion from its enemies arm of government in Malawi?
27.Which of the following is an impact of
intolerance on national development?
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 A. Planning for development B. Provide funds
projects C. Refund funds
B. Changing laws of the country D. Do not provide funds
C. Interpreting laws 9. Which of the following factors
D. Participating in national budget influence the sparse population
3. The imaginary line that divides the distribution in Rumphi?
earth into two equal halves is A. Education facilities
called|? B. Manufacturing industries
A. Tropical of cancer C. Mountainous areas
B. Latitude D. Fertile soils
C. Tropical of Capricorn 10.How were the slaves obtained in
D. Equator East and Central Africa?
4. Which of the is cause drug and A. By building schools for them
substance abuse among youth? B. By capturing them at night
A. Mental confusion C. By agreeing with family
B. Hatred by the community members
C. Dropping out of school D. By persuading the sultan
D. Peer pressure
The figure below is a map of Malawi
5. Which of the following factors
showing the location of the universities
would lead to road accidents?
Mission to central Africa stations. Use
A. Using a licenced driver
it to answer questions 11 and 12.
B. Overtaking at a flat area
C. Driving vehicles which are road
worthy
D. Neglecting road signs and traffic
rules
6. One factor that led to the decline of
the Egyptian civilization was?
A. The attacks by Greeks
B. The invasion of Europeans
C. The prosperous trade in gold
D. The internal conflict
7. What do you call the term of having
same status, rights and
responsibilities?
A. Gender equality 11.Identify the mission the site marked
B. Gender equity T.
C. Gender inequality A. Likoma
D. Gender stereotype B. Likwenu
8. Social-economic institutions are C. Malindi
organizations that D. Nkhotakota
A. Benefit on funds
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12.Why was the mission station C. Good settlement
established at S? It had D. Generating electricity
A. A lot of slave trading activities 19.In which of the following districts
B. Good settlement area does limestone mining take place in
C. High population Malawi?
D. Good roads A. Karonga and Rumphi
13.Which of the following is the B. Kasungu and Karonga
contribution of Nkhamanga C. Balaka and Rumphi
kingdom to the present Malawi? D. Kasungu and Balaka
A. Medicine 20.Lake chirwa is salty because it
B. Knowledge of God A. Is shallow
C. Hunting B. Has many inlets
D. Taming animals C. Is small in size
14.In which season do trees lose their D. Has no outlet
leaves in Malawi? 21.Which of the following is the head
A. Cool and wet of Judiciary?
B. Hot and dry A. State president
C. Cool and dry B. Speaker of parliament
D. Hot and wet C. Chief justice
15.What type of soils is used for D. Director of public prosecutions
moulding pot? 22.Which of the following were tombs
A. Clay soil of the Egyptian kings?
B. Loam soil A. Pyramids
C. Sand soil B. Temples
D. Clay-loam soil C. Catacombs
16.Which of the following instruments D. Ziggurats
is used for measuring temperature? 23.Which of the following is the result
A. Windsock of revolution of the earth?
B. Anemometer A. High temperatures
C. Rain gauge B. Rains
D. Thermometer C. Day and night
17.Which of the following is head of a D. Seasons
constituency? 24.Where did the Montfort Fathers
A. Councillor establish their mission station in
B. Mayor Malawi?
C. President A. Mponda in Mangochi
D. Member of parliament B. Nguludi in Chiradzulu
18.Which of the following is an C. Likuni in Lilongwe
economic use of shire river? D. Mua in Dedza
A. Source of transportation 25.Which of the following is an
B. Source of water for example of drainage?
transportation A. Rift valley
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 B. Rivers C. Vegetation has waxy leaves and
C. Plains horns
D. Plateaus D. Grass is tall and covers many areas
26.Which of the following would be 2. Which of the following physical
the best way of preventing the features is a highland with a flat top?
spread of HIV and AIDS? A. Plateaux
A. Using condoms B. Rift valleys
B. Practising abstinence C. Mountains
C. Avoiding risk behaviour D. Plains
D. Avoiding sharing razor blades 3. Which of the following is the type of
27.Where is the headquarters of Unites world climate that has no summers?
Nations Organization? A. Equatorial climate
A. New York B. Tropical monsoon climate
B. Addis Ababa C. Tundra climate
C. Brussels D. Tropical desert climate
D. Paris 4. Which of the following organizations
28.Which of the following is an deals with HIV and AIDS?
example of sex roles? A. United Nations High Commission
A. Men handle family business for Refugees (UNHCR)
B. Women cook food B. Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB)
C. Women breastfeed babies C. National Road Safety Council of
D. Men build houses Malawi (NRSCM)
29.Which of the following is the D. Adventist Development Relief
advantage of using a fax machine? Agency (ADRA)
A. It is cheap 5. Which of the following was the reason
B. It is fast for the decline of the Ngoni kingdom?
C. It reaches as far as a remote area A. Chewa and Yao invasion
D. It does not need skilled people B. Lack of respect for the king
30.Which of the following types of C. Missionary intervention
families? D. Lack of strong leadership
A. Nuclear family 6. Which of the following people
B. Extended family founded Mwenemutapa kingdom?
C. Single parent family A. Mambo
D. Collective family B. Mwari
C. Nyatsimba
2015 D. Karanga
1. Which of the following describes the 7. Which of the following is a single
desert vegetation? parent family?
A. Vegetation is always green A. A man and a woman
B. Grass germinates when the rains B. A husband and a wife
come C. A boy and a girl
D. A mother and a daughter
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8. Why was the Suez Canal constructed
between the Mediterranean Sea and
Red Sea?
A. To shorten the distance between
Europe and Asia
B. To enable small ships, pass through
C. To ease trading between Africans
and Europeans
D. To promote ship building in Africa
9. Which of the following is good
practice for a pedestrian when walking
along the road?
A. Watch out for the children who just
run into the road
B. Ensuring that children walk behind 11.Which of the following types of
the person climate is found in the area marked
C. Walk next to the edge of the road M?
facing oncoming cars A. Cool-wet
D. Putting flat shoes B. Warm-wet
10.Which of the following minerals is C. Hot-wet
used in photographic materials? D. Hot-dry
A. Aluminium 12.Identify the National Park marked N.
B. Gold A. Kasungu
C. Oil B. Lengwe
D. Diamond C. Nyika
D. Liwonde
Figure 1 is a map Malawi. Use it to 13.What is the name of the forest reserve
answer questions 11 and 13 marked Q?
A. Dedza
B. Mchinji
C. Chongoni
D. Dzalanyama
14.Which of the following is a
characteristic of planets?
A. They produce light of their own
B. They are at the centre of the solar
system
C. They obtain their heat energy from
the sun
D. They are arranged in a straight line

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15.Which of the following is a common was required to pay a certain fee to the
abuse of office by people in power in government before entering Malawi.
the community? Use this information to answer
A. Forced labour questions 21 and 22.
B. Administering judgement
21.What type of trade was Mavuto
C. Corruption
involved in?
D. Withholding support
A. Internal trade
16.Which of the following is a feature of
B. Bilateral trade
a regulatory road signs?
C. Entrepreneurship trade
A. A red circle on top of a sign
D. Multilateral
B. A red triangle on top of a sign
22.Which of the following is an
C. Containing information only
advantage of the trade Mavuto was
D. A word or phrase about the danger
involved in?
17.Which of the following explorers was
A. It improves transport network
the first white man to discover Lake
B. It promotes negative relations
Malawi?
among countries
A. Mungo Park
C. It promotes development of tertiary
B. HM Stanley
industry.
C. Vasco da Gama
D. It increases national income
D. Dr. David Livingstone
through fees collected
18.Which of the following ways can
23.Which of the following are hindrances
minerals be used sustainably?
of rail construction in West and North
A. Recycling
Africa?
B. Burying
1. Mountains
C. Throwing away
2. Sahara Desert
D. Burning
3. Congo basin
19.Which of the following is a factor for
4. Lakes and rivers
the growth of manufacturing
industries?
A. 1 and 2
A. Irrigation
B. 1 and 4
B. Type of soils
C. 2 and 3
C. Relief and drainage
D. 3 and 4
D. Raw materials
24.Some rulers are not elected. They
20.Which of the following are allowed to
acquire their position through
vote in the local assembly?
inheritance by blood. They rule for
A. Ward councillors
life.
B. Traditional Authorities
C. Members of Parliament
Which of the following can describe
D. Five appointed members
the system of government in the
Mavuto ordered a car from Japan. He situation?
collected his car from South Africa and A. Democracy
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 B. Autocracy D. Desire for fame
C. Monarchy 30.What lesson is learnt from Mr Mwale?
D. Military A. People should be told to stay close
25.Why is John Chilembwe still to the rivers
remembered in the history of Malawi? B. Knowledge of swimming is of no
A. He brought multiparty system importance
B. He was the first president of C. People should cross rivers with
Malawi sober minds.
C. He was born in Chiradzulu D. Flooding rivers are good for
D. He rose against white rule children
26.Which of the following was the first
black president of South Africa? 2018
A. Jomo Kenyatta 1. Why is the executive important in
B. Mwamulimu Julius Nyerere the running of the government?
C. Nelson Mandela A. It interprets laws of the country
D. Dr. kwa Nkrumah B. It resolves disputes using the
27.Why did Nyasaland African Congress laws
become weak? C. It makes laws of the country
A. Tribalism D. It implements laws of the
B. Highly educated leaders country.
C. Few followers 2. Which of the following is the
D. Richness of the followers highest court in Malawi?
28.Which of the following organizations A. The Traditional court
deals with putting up of road signs? B. The Supreme court
A. The Road Traffic Directorate C. The High court
B. The Police Road Traffic D. The Magistrate court
Department 3. Which of the following was the
C. The National Road Authority negative effect of partition of
D. The National Road Safety council Africa?
A. Introduction of European type
Mr .Mwale tried to cross a Flooded of education
river whilst drunk and was carried B. Division of ethnic groups
away by the water. Fortunately, John C. Abolishment of dictatorship
was close by. He jumped into the river D. Introduction of cash crops
and rescued him. Use this information 4. By registering at the polling centre
to answer questions 29 and 30. a person is exercising a right to
29.What quality did John show in A. Education
rescuing Mr. Mwale? B. Employment
A. Disaster preparedness C. Life
B. Bravery D. Vote
C. Love for his job
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5. The state of the atmosphere for a 9. What was the importance of the
place for a short period of time is games played on mount of
called? Olympus to the Greeks?
A. Air pressure A. They were a source of tourism
B. Humidity B. They encouraged unity
C. Weather C. They made the Greek god
D. Climate happy
D. They promoted peace with other
Figure 1 is a picture of one of the
nations.
former African leaders. Use it to
10.For which of the following was
answer questions 6 and 7.
Sparta famous?
A. Trade
B. Learning
C. Being a port city
D. Being a military state
11.Which of the following minerals is
mined in Karonga district?
A. Aluminium
B. Copper
C. Coal
6. Which former African leader is D. Uranium
shown in the picture? 12.For which of the following reasons
A. Dr. Kamuzu Banda do Malawians stand up when
B. Dr. Kenneth Kaunda singing the National Anthem?
C. Jomo Kenyatta A. Because it is a prayer
D. Nelson Mandela B. Because it is a sign of respect
7. Which of the following was the C. Because it is obedience to the
achievement of the leader? law
A. Breaking the freedom D. Because the elders also stand
B. Ending apartheid 13.One of the characteristics of a hot
C. Developing the economy desert is that it has
D. Establishing the African Union A. Bare surface with scattered
8. Which of the following is the vegetation
importance of road signs? B. Trees that are scattered
A. To beautify the roads C. Heavy and thick forest
B. To be used as teaching D. Tall grass covering large areas
materials
C. To show distances between
Figure 2 shows transport systems
places
in Malawi. Use it to answer 14
D. To shorten distances between
and 15
places

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 19.Which of the following oceans is
located to the east of the African
Continent?
A. Pacific
14.Why do most Malawians rarely use B. Atlantic
transport system marked P? C. Arctic
A. It is very expensive D. Indian
B. It has sufficient space 20.Which of the following led to the
C. It encourages noise pollution fall of the Maravi Kingdom?
D. It needs deep ports A. Disloyalty to kalonga by new
15.Which of the following is the chiefs
advantage of transport system Q? B. Lack of standing army
A. Carrying more goods C. Defeat to Chikulamayembe by
B. Transmitting messages faster the Ngoni’s
C. Transporting goods directly to D. Invasion by Kaunga Nyirenda
the owner 21.Which of the following is used to
D. Travelling without the operator find the exact location of a place on
16.What is the major disadvantage of a map?
the transport system R over others? A. Reference points
A. It is expensive B. Scale of the map
B. It is slow C. Cardinal points
C. Is it not safe D. Latitudes
D. It causes much air pollution 22.Which of the following is the
17.Why was the calendar important to importance of observing human
the Egyptians? rights?
A. To check movement of the A. To enable people to co-exist
moon B. To allow people freedom of
B. To tell when to expect floods demonstrations
C. To foretell the coming of C. To avoid students being
enemies punished in schools
D. To keep records of dead D. To avoid people punishing
pharaohs criminals themselves
18.Which of the following is a 23.Which of the following was the
contribution of the Roman cause of the slave trade in Central
Civilization to the world? and East Africa?
A. Calendar A. Inter-tribal wars
B. Agriculture B. The need for cheap labourers in
C. Medicine plantations
D. Roads C. Trade for western goods
D. An agreement between the
African chiefs and Americans

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24.The number of people per unit area B. Temperature
is known as C. Wind speed
A. Population density D. Weather
B. Population distribution 29.Which of the following forms of
C. Population change pollution is caused by fumes from
D. Population growth industries and motor vehicles?
25.Which of the following members A. Water pollution
are allowed to vote during district B. Noise pollution
assembly meetings? C. Air pollution
A. Traditional Authorities D. Soil pollution
B. Ward councillors 30.Which of the following missionary
C. Members of parliament groups came from South Africa?
D. Members of interest group A. Universities Mission of Central
26.Which of the following was the Africa
reason for the decline of the Greek B. Independent African churches
civilization? C. Catholic Missionaries
A. Invasions from enemies D. Dutch Reformed Church
B. A war between Athens and Mission
Sparta
C. Attacks by the Persians and
Assyrians
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D. Lack of strong leadership
1. Which of the following is a
function of the ward councillor?
Figure 3 is a diagram of weather
A. Mobilising people on
instrument. Use it answer
development work
questions 27 and 28.
B. Settling land disputes
C. Presenting people’s needs in
parliament
D. Interpreting laws
2. Which of the following is the
role of a traffic warden?
A. Reporting any accidents to
the police
27.Identify the instrument B. Controlling the
A. Rain gauge roadworthiness of vehicles
B. Thermometer C. Checking over speeding
C. Barometer vehicles
D. Anemometer D. Controlling vehicles on a
28.The instrument is used for busy road
measuring
A. Rainfall
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3. Which of the following
kingdoms was founded by
Nyatsimba Mutota?
A. Maravi
B. Mwenemutapa
C. Ngoni
D. Nkhamanga
4. Which of the following crops is
grown in subsistence farming?
A. Tobacco
B. Rice
C. Tea
D. Cotton
5. Which of the following terms
means the money paid monthly
to the insurance company?
A. Endowment
B. Policy 8. Name the district marked A.
C. Premium A. Chitipa
D. Contract B. Karonga
6. Which of the following is an C. Mzimba
advantage of a nuclear family? D. Rumphi
A. Good standard of living in 9. Name the feature marked E.
the family A. Lake Chirwa
B. Freedom from problems B. Lake Chiuta
from relatives C. Lake Malombe
C. Protection from danger from D. Lake Kazuni
relatives 10.Which of the following cash
D. The family being able to crops is grown in the district
help both the mother and marked B.
father’s family A. Cotton
7. Which of the following tax is B. Rice
collected from imported goods? C. Coffee
A. Excise duty D. Tea
B. Customs duty 11.Which of the following in
C. Income tax Greek civilization was the
D. Surtax goddess of wisdom?
A. Apollo
Figure 1 is a map of Malawi. B. Athena
Use it to answer questions 8 C. Aphrodite
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12.One of the aims of the United C. The leaders were attacked by
Nations Organization is to malaria
ensure that countries have D. The population was too low
A. Trade 18.Which of the following is a
B. Strength disadvantage of fax as mode of
C. Peace communication?
D. Food A. It takes too long to reach
13.Which of the following destination
organizations as founded soon B. Messages lose value
after world war ll? C. It is expensive to buy the
A. European Union machine
B. African Union D. It works where a computer is
C. United Nations available
D. The Commonwealth 19.Which of the following is a
14.Which of the following is the characteristics of desert
use of diamond? vegetation?
A. Photographic materials A. Vegetation is always green
B. Cutting instruments B. Vegetation has waxy leaves
C. Making cooking utensils C. Grass germinates when rains
D. Alloying with other minerals come
15.Which of the following groups D. Grass covers many areas
of people has the characteristics
Figure 2 is map of Africa showing
of a short flat nose?
some physical features. Use it to
A. Bantu
answer questions 20 and 21
B. Negroes
C. Nilotes
D. Hamites
16.When does a bill become a law?
A. When parliament has
approved it
B. When the president has
signed for it
C. When the cabinet has
approved it
D. When the commissioner has
signed for it
17.Why was the Dutch Reformed
Church Mission moved from
Mvera to Nkhoma?
A. It was free from tsetse flies
B. It was a slave trade route

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20.Which of the following is the slave trade in East and Central
main source of water in feature Africa?
marked X.? A. Nkhamanga
A. Lakes B. Arabs
B. Rivers C. Ngoni
C. Oasis D. Lomwe
D. Dams 27.Which of the following mineral
21.The feature marked Y is called? resources is used for making
A. Atlas Mountains cooking utensils?
B. Mulanje Mountain A. Coal
C. Dranksberg B. Gold
D. Kilimanjaro C. Diamond
22.In which of the following D. Aluminium
countries is the feature marked 28.Which of the following factors
Z? are effects of civil wars?
A. Namibia A. Death
B. South Africa B. Intermarriages
C. Botswana C. Injuries
D. Lesotho D. Discouragement
23.Which of the following is the
climate of Malawi? A. 1and 2
A. Monsoon Climate B. 1 and 3
B. Equatorial Climate C. 2 and 4
C. Tropical Savannah climate D. 3 and 4
D. Mediterranean climate 29.Which of the following types of
24.Which of the following soil erosion is caused by rain
countries used guerrilla wars as drops?
a liberation strategy? A. Sheet erosion
A. South Africa and Angola B. Rill erosion
B. South and Zambia C. Wind erosion
C. Angola and Zimbabwe D. Splash erosion
D. Zambia and Zimbabwe 30.Which of the following is
25.Through which of the following responsible for maintenance of
does a person acquire accident records?
citizenship in Malawi? A. Police Road Traffic
A. By voting B. National Road Authority
B. By birth C. National Road safety
C. By being loyal D. Road Traffic Directorate
D. By being polite
26.Which of the following groups 2021
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 1. Which of the following is 6. Which of the following are
the contribution of the examples of moral values?
Maravi Kingdom to present 1. Bravery
Malawi? 2. Entrepreneurship
A. Iron smelting 3. Tolerance
B. Political structure 4. Wisdom
C. Agricultural practices A. 1 and 2
D. Trade in ivory B. 1 and 3
2. Which of the following was C. 2 and 4
an effect of slave trade in D. 3 and 4
East and Central Africa? 7. Which of the following
A. Elevation of many chiefs American presidents
B. Preservation of the declared freedom to all
African culture slaves in America in 1863?
C. Protection of the African A. George Washington
identity B. Abraham Lincoln
D. Introduction of guns and C. Thomas Jefferson
gun powder D. Woodrow Wilson
3. Which of the following early 8. Which of the following
explorers is believed to be European countries
the first to have reached the colonized Egypt?
Victoria falls? A. France
A. Mungo park B. Britain
B. Dr. David Livingstone C. Germany
C. Vasco da Gama D. Portugal
D. Richard Burton 9. Which of the following was
4. Which of the following a famous orator in the
strategies did the Ngoni use Roman civilization?
to extend their kingdom? A. Pythagoras
A. Sharing cattle with other B. Aristotle
tribes C. Socrates
B. Dancing ingoma with D. Cicero
other tribes
Figure below is a map of the world
C. Worshipping with other
showing the European Union (EU,
tribes
the African Caribean and
D. Raiding other tribes
pacific(ACP) and the organisation
5. Which term refers to a
of Petroleum Exporting countries
territory ruled by a king?
(OPEC). Use it to answer questions
A. Colony
10 and 1 2
B. Monarchy
C. Protectorate
D. Empire
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 B. Nigeria
C. Algeria
D. Ghana
13.Which of the following
liberation strategies did
Zimbabwe African National
Union (ZANU) use to gain
independence?
A. Negotiation
B. Arbitration
C. Passive resistance
D. Guerrilla wars
14.Which of the following was
appointed by the British
government as the first
governor of Nyasaland?
A. Sir Alfred sharpe
B. Sir Glyn Jones
10.Which of the following is
C. Sir Robert Armitage
the OPEC country marked
D. Sir Roy Welesnky
X?
15.Which of the following are
A. Venezuela
the causes of drug and
B. Mexico
substance abuse?
C. Ecuador
1. Ignorance
D. Brazil
2. Desire to be famous
11.Which of the following is a
3. Heling of diseases
contribution of countries
4. Peer pressure
marked F?
A. 1 and 2
A. Trading with poor
B. 1 and 4
countries
C. 2 and 3
B. Regulating the production
D. 2 and 4
of oil world wide
16.Why is it important to be
C. Sending peace keeping
budget before you buy an
forces to countries in
item?
conflict
A. To avoid buying cheap
D. Allowing the free
items
movement of people in
B. To ensure that only
the region
planned items are bought
12.Identify the African
C. In order to buy more
Caribbean and Pacific
items
country marked Y?
D. To be able to save money
A. Gabon
when buying items
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 17.Which of the following taxes A. Gender roles
does the government collect B. Gender equity
from imported goods? C. Gender stereotype
A. Income tax D. Gender inequality
B. Excise duty 22.Which of the following is a
C. Custom duty major factor that affects
D. Surtax trade?
18.Who was Aphrodite in A. Language
Greek civilization? B. Resources
A. The goddess of lo0ve and C. Culture
beauty D. Climate
B. The greatest god and lord 23.Which of the following is a
of wealth cause of road accidents?
C. The sun god and god of A. Pools near the road
music, healing and B. Over speeding
prophecy C. Gravel roads
D. The goddess of wisdom D. Shinning roads signs.
and civilization 24.Which of the following
19.The importance of insurance institutions promotes the
is that it is a means of sustainability of the
A. Removing property environment in Malawi?
B. Making financial A. Extension planning Area
investment B. Veterinary Department
C. Safeguarding against C. Forestry Department
thieves D. Development fund
D. Becoming rich 25.Which of the following is
20.Through which of the the common aim of socio-
following do schools economic institutions?
promote culture? A. Funding independence
A. The keeping of artifacts celebrations
B. The promotion of family B. Assisting victims of
planning disaster
C. The inclusion of C. Lending money to people
traditional topics in the D. Raising funds for orphans
curriculum 26.Some of the activities of the
D. The giving of guidance commonwealth are
and counselling to cooperating in
learners 1. Trade
21.Which of the following 2. Farming
terms refers to the culturally 3. Political meeting
defined aspects of being 4. Socio-economic
male or female?
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 A. 1 and 2 A. Constructing more girl’s
B. 1 and 4 hostels
C. 2 and 3 B. Promoting men only to
D. 2 and 4 senior positions
C. Paying school fees for
27.Which of the following raw- boys and girls
materials is a resource used D. Promoting women to
in primary industry? senior positions
A. Sugar 2. Why is the Southern Region
B. Trees of Malawi more highly
C. Cooking oil populated than the Central
D. Fuel and Northern Region?
28.Which of the following A. Because of good roads
became the second president B. Because of industries
in new multiparty C. Because of rivers and
democracy in Malawi? lakes
A. Dr. Bakili Muluzi D. Because of good hospitals
B. Pro. Bingu Mutharika 3. Which of the following
C. Dr. Joyce Banda factors causes
D. Pro. Peter Mutharika desertification?
29.The purpose of the A. Prolonged drought
separation of powers in a B. Planting a few trees
democracy is to provide C. Cultivating along slopes
A. Cheeks and balances D. Irrigation
B. Work and services 4. Which of the following was
C. Checks and services an early explorer of Africa?
D. Work and balances A. John Wesley
30.Which of the following B. Mungo Park
groups of people are found C. Granville Sharpe
in Ethiopia? D. William Wilberforce
A. Nilotes 5. Which of the following was
B. Hamites the reason why the white
C. Negros missionaries chose to
D. Bantu establish their mission in
Blantyre?
A. Cool climate
2020 B. Low population
1. Which of the following is an C. Friendly people
example of gender D. Fertile soils
stereotyping in 6. Which of the following
development? minerals used for marking
bottle tops?
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 A. Aluminium
B. Iron
C. Uranium
D. Copper
7. Which of the following is
another name for latitudes?
A. Meridians
B. Artics
C. Parallels
D. Circles
8. Which of the following
districts in Malawi
experienced the worst flush
floods in 1991?
A. Karonga
B. Phalombe 11.Which of the following
C. Chikwawa climatic conditions is found
D. Nsanje in the area marked R?
9. Which of the following A. Cool-wet
factors led to the growth of B. Warm-wet
Nkhamanga kingdom? C. Hot-dry
A. Traditional medicine D. Hot-wet
B. Organized political 12.Which of the following is the
structure characteristic of the area
C. Trade in hoes marked S?
D. Knowledge of God A. The sun is overhead
10.Which of the following types B. There are no rains
of pollution can be caused by C. The skies are cloudy
fumes from motor vehicles? D. It has mild temperature
A. Water pollution 13.Which of the following crops
B. Soil pollution are grown in the area marked
C. Air pollution T?
D. Noise pollution A. Tea and rubber
B. Sugar and sorghum
The figure below is a map of
C. Tea and sugarcane
Malawi showing different climatic
D. Maize and groundnuts
conditions. Use it to answer
14.Which of the following
questions 11 and 14.
minerals is found in the
feature marked U?
A. Coal
B. Oil
C. Copper
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 D. Bauxite 20.Which of the following is the
15.Which of the following role of the Malawi Revenue
minerals is used for making Authority?
military bombs and missiles? A. Allocating money to
A. Uranium government ministries
B. Petroleum B. Giving loans to people
C. Coal C. Resolving disputes using
D. Aluminium the law
16.Which of the following D. Counteracting tax fraud
groups of people originated 21.Which of the following
from Egypt? people closed Zanzibar slave
A. The Bantu trade market?
B. The Negroes A. Sir Harry Johnstone
C. The Nilotes B. Abraham Lincoln
D. The Hamites C. David Livistone
17.Which of the following D. Sultan Burghash
tribes in Malawi was the 22.Which of the following are
first to be in contact with the extensive flat areas?
Arabs? A. Plains
A. Lomwe B. Plateaus
B. Yao C. Rift valleys
C. Sena D. Mountains
D. Tumbuka 23.Which of the following in
18.Which of the following is the the Greek civilization was
function of the Department the greatest god and lord of
for International wealth?
Development(DFID) A. Apollo
A. Supervising construction B. Aphrodite
works C. Zeus
B. Providing teaching and D. Athena
learning materials 24.Which of the following is a
C. Lending money to people duty of the traditional
D. Providing medicines leaders?
19.Which of the following A. Holding political parties
terms means the scattering of B. Distributing agricultural
people over a given area? coupons
A. Population census C. Identifying animals
B. Population change D. Settling disputes
C. Population distribution 25.Which of the following is a
D. Population density right of detainees?
A. Right to pay
B. Right to good salary
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 C. Right to good food A. Tea picking
D. Right to employment B. Selling produce
26.Which of the following was C. Tailoring
the leader of the Dutch D. Shoe repairing
Reformed Church Mission 29.Which of the following was
(DRCM)? the cause of the partition of
A. Dr. Robert Laws Africa?
B. Andrew C. Muurray A. Ending slave trade
C. Alexander Hetherwick B. Developing countries
D. Bishop Mackenzie C. Exploring Africa
27.Which of the following is a D. Settling disputes
vertical line on the earth 30.Which of the following has
surface? the power to make rules and
A. Greenwich Meridian decisions on the resources?
B. Tropical of cancer A. Social environment
C. Arctic circle B. Economic environment
D. Tropic of Capricorn C. Cultural environment
28.Which of the following is an D. Political environment
example of wage labour?

2020- STRUCTURAL QUESTIONS

1. State any one effect of rotation of the earth
2. Give any two reasons for the presence of high population in Blantyre
3. Mention any two factors that led to the growth of Mwenemutapa kingdom
4. Why did Islam spread fast among the Yao? Give any two points?
5. Explain any two factors to consider when budgeting
6. Define the ‘STEVENSON SCREEN’
7. Explain any one difference between power and authority?
8. Name any two counties in Africa which used Guerrilla wars during the liberation of Africa?
9. Why did Britain abandon preferential trade in1971?
10.Mention two factors which cause population change in Africa?
11.State any two factors that promote tourism in Malawi?
12.Define the term ‘latitudes?
13.State two main types of work?
14.Name any two individuals who showed bravery and courage in Malawi after independence.
15.What is ‘property insurance policy?
16.Mention any two advantages of banks in Malawi?
17.Describe any two aims of the commonwealth
18.State any two human practices which encourage soil erosion
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19.Give any one institution that disseminates information on HIV and AIDS.

2019
1. Define the term ‘physical features’
2. Why are mountains important? Give any two points
3. Explain any one movement of the earth
4. Mention any two modern ways of communication
5. State any two reasons for the decline of the Greek civilization
6. Give the two main causes of the East and Central African slave trade
7. What name was given to the preserved dead bodies in Egypt civilization?
8. Mention any two contributions of the early missionaries to Malawi?
9. State any two profs that the earth is spherical
10.Give any two ways in which forests can be conserved
11.What were the achievements of the commonwealth? Give any two points
12.Mention any two points on the importance of soil?
13.Explain any two effects of high population density
14.Mention any one service provided by the following institutions to the community:
a. Police service
b. Economic institution
c. Education institution
15.Explain any two types of farming in Malawi
16.How can drug and substance abuse be prevented. Give any two points
17.Mention any two factors that can hinder the development of tourism in Malawi?
18.How can transport network influence external trade? Give one point
19.State two types of trade

2018
1. Give any three social services that are provided in Malawi
2. Mention any one way in which Malawi can benefit from each of the following social
institutions:
a. Bank:
b. DFID:
3. State any two contributions of the Roman civilization to the modern world
4. Name any one factor that led Nyasaland to become a British Protectorate
5. Mention any two factors that influence farming
6. Define the term: ‘Hire purchase’
7. Mention two effects of gender stereotype on development
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8. Mention any one effect of population decrease in an area
9. Define the term ‘protectorate’
10.Give two contributions of Mwenemutapa kingdom
11.Why did Dr. . David Livingstone come to Nyasaland. Give any two reasons
12.Why was the slave trade in west Africa also known as the Triangle Trade?

Figure 4 below is an illustration of a mode of transport. Use it to answer questions that

follow

13.Name the mode of transport above

14.Give any advantage of the mode of transport
15.Mention any two effects of civil wars
16.Give any two ways in which fish resources can be conserved
17.Give any two precautionary measures against natural disasters
18.Give any two objectives of Nyasaland African congress (NAC)
19.What was the work of the early missionaries in Malawi? Give any two points
20.Why is Malawi described as a landlocked country

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