Social Studies BJC Set 1 Practice Test

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• In the Bahamas, what is the lower house called?
• What is the best way to lessen the use of natural resources?
• When are elections held?
• What is a Government?
• Which industry turns raw materials into finished goods?
• What are the three branches of Government?
• What term describes the work that declined as navigational aids like lighthouses were built?
• What is the job of the Government?
• Which organization is often described as the world's largest by membership?
• Which continent has the most land area?
• Which is the largest planet in our solar system?
• Which of the following is a duty of the Police?
• Why did the Eleuthrian Adventures leave Bermuda?
• What ocean washes the shores of The Bahamas?
• Which statement about the tropical zone is true?
• What color on a map is used to represent bodies of water?
• Which country sponsored Columbus's first voyage to the New World?
• What is the largest sea in the world?
• Who are the legal Draftsmen?
• What does repeal mean?
• Who drafts a bill in the legislative process?
• How many members of Parliament are there?
• Which person is named as the president of the Court of Appeal?
• Which statement best describes direct and indirect taxes?
• Sin Tax is paid on which items?
• What is an example of a Portfolio?
• How many members of Parliament are in the PLP?
• Which statement about Sir Stafford Sands is accurate?
• The term 'Eleuthrian Adventurers' refers to settlers seeking to establish a colony in which location?
• Which statement best distinguishes the RBDF and the Police Force?
• What was a primary objective of the Eleuthrian Adventurers' voyage?
• Which term means replacing a law with a new one?
• Who were the Loyalists?
• Time is always calculated from which degree of longitude?
• What are the different types of pollution?
• What settlement in Andros can boast about its Loyalist Heritage in boat building?
• What is a half of the earth called?
• What term describes the average conditions of the atmosphere at a certain time?
• The Privy Council, the final court of appeal for The Bahamas, is located in which city?
• During which conflict did they leave Bermuda?
• Who introduced the sponging industry to the Bahamas?
• What is a tax?
• From which colony did the Eleuthrian Adventurers depart in search of religious freedom?
• Which angle would one travel through between North and South?
• Which statement about the Bahamas Parliament is accurate?
• How are winds named?
• Which range represents Category 1 on the scale?
• When was the Royal Bahamas Defence Force established?
• Direct taxes are paid directly by whom?
• What should all maps contain?
• Which of the following describes a ballot paper?
• What is another name for Election Day?
• Who wrote the Bahamas pledge of Allegiance?
• Which color is commonly used to depict major roads on a standard map?
• Who is the chief Justice of the Magistrates Court?
• Which ocean lies to the east of the United States?
• What does the Royal Prerogative of Mercy allow?
• What was the title given to persons who tried to eradicate slavery?
• If 29.2% of the earth is land, what percentage is water?
• Who is the Chairman of the Senate?
• What type of fishing is practiced in Spanish Wells?
• When was the Royal Bahamas Police Force first established?
• What is a budget surplus?
• What was the name of the earliest governing document of The Bahamas?
• Who was the leader of the Eleuthrian Adventures?
• On what island in The New World was the first Caribbean settlement established?
• The International Date Line is located on which line of longitude?
• Which range represents Category 3 on the scale?
• What is the highest court within The Bahamas?
• Which description defines a budget surplus?
• What is the largest body in the solar system?
• What instrument is used to record the temperature of the air?
• Which manmade waterway separates Asia from Africa?
• What is another name for a hurricane?
• What color are main roads represented by on a map?
• Which continent is located in the Western Hemisphere?
• Who is known as the father of tourism?
• Which range represents Category 5 on the scale?
• Which of the following is NOT a branch of The Police Force?
• What is the longest mountain range in the world?
• What is a plan of the earth?
• What does the term Election describe in a democracy?
• Which two functions of Parliament are identified in the material?
• Which term describes keeping natural areas unchanged by human development?
• Which court hears appeals from the Supreme Court?
• Which continents are divided by the 0 degrees line of latitude (the equator)?
• What does it mean to supersede?
• The Court of Appeal hears appeals regarding verdicts from which court?
• Which of the following is a branch within the Police Force?
• When did The Eleuthrian Adventures arrive in The Bahamas?
• Which statement about the Privy Council is true?
• Which four features are commonly found on maps to aid interpretation?
• What is the revolution of the earth?
• Which sector includes teaching and nursing?
• Who is the leader of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force?
• Which range represents Category 2 on the scale?
• Which statement about a bicameral Parliament is true?
• Which practice involves changing electoral boundaries to favor a party?
• Treasury bills are a form of government loans issued by which institution?
• What is a budget deficit?
• What is the highest relief on Earth?
• What form of government did the Eleuthrian Adventurers have?
• Which statement best defines pollution?
• Which category begins at 156 mph?
• Which category begins at 130 mph?
• What is the coldest?
• Which farming method is characterized by exhausted soils and low output?
• Which country sent Columbus on his first voyage to the New World?
• What is the Attorney General?
• A place in the Bahamas formerly used for slave sales was named in honor of Pompey. Who was Pompey?
• What factor is most likely to attract industries to an area?
• Stamp duty is paid on which items?
• In the Bahamas, the lower house is called:
• Indirect taxes are levied on what?
• Which body serves as the final court of appeal for The Bahamas?
• Where were the Eleuthrian Adventures from?
• In which region did the Eleuthrian Adventurers establish a settlement after leaving Bermuda?
• A topographic map primarily shows which features?
• What are two characteristics of subsistence farming?
• Which pair of occupations are examples of tertiary industries?
• What was the name of the first constitution in The Bahamas?
• Which description best defines renewable resources?
• Which statement about the RBPF's early history is true?
• Winds are named according to the direction from which they blow.
• The tropical climate zone is bounded by which latitude lines?
• Which groups comprise the executive branches of government?
• Which term describes the process of voting?
• Who is a constituent?
• Which house is considered the upper house?
• In which direction are the lines of latitude drawn on a map?
• What percent of Earth's surface is water?
• Which statement best defines conservation?
• What is the name of the central investigative unit in the Police?
• Which court is described as the lowest court and found on all of the Family Islands?
• Which direction do lines of longitude run?
• What are the limits of the tropic climate zone?
• What type of Parliament does the Bahamas have?
• Which term best describes people who campaigned to end slavery?
• Which description best defines a peninsula?
• Which of the following is NOT a rank listed as part of the police force?
• What is the highest court of The Bahamas?
• Which statement is true about taxes?
• Who were the Puritans?
• Which statement best describes pollution?
• What is a planet?
• What is the function of the executive branch?
• What was the name of the ship the Eleuthrian used to travel to The Bahamas?
• Which house is considered the lower house?
• How is Law Enforcement defined in the Bahamas context?
• Why are symbols used on maps?
• Which description best defines natural resources?
• Which of the following is NOT a law enforcement agency in the Bahamas?
• Which continents are intersected by the equator?
• What is the rank of the RBDF leader?
• What does the term ballot mean?
• What is a civil war?
• What is a constituency?
• Which statement best defines a peninsula?
• What does the word Elertheria mean?
• In the Bahamas, which body is elected by the citizens?
• Which court is described as the highest court found in The Bahamas and located only in Nassau, Freeport, and Abaco?
• Through which body of water does the Suez Canal connect the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?
• Which court is where all of the major criminal cases are heard?
• Which country funded Columbus's initial voyage across the Atlantic?
• Which of the following is an example of a direct tax?
• Which line of longitude passes through Greenwich, London?
• What is the main purpose of having a Senate?
• What is an example of a leisure industry?
• Who is the president of the Court of Appeal?
• Which Indians were the dominant groups when Columbus discovered the New World?
• Treasury bills are a form of which financial instrument?
• Which body is described as the most important part of the Legislative because it is elected by the citizens of The Bahamas?
• Where is the PBPF headquarters located?
• Which part of the hurricane is known for calm winds and clear skies?
• Which organization is primarily responsible for maritime law enforcement?
• How many officers were in the RBPF when it was first established?
• Customs duties are levied on what?
• Which document should a citizen read to know the laws governing a country?
• Which statement about a Portfolio is true?
• Why are taxes important?
• What is ballot paper?
• Which agencies comprise the Bahamas' law enforcement agencies?
• Which industry is associated with manufacturing of a product?
• Which term describes a representation of the Earth's surface on a flat surface?
• How many members of Parliament are in the FNM?
• Which expression is listed as another name for hurricanes?
• Which court is described as the lowest court and is found on all of the family islands?
• Which is the largest organization in the world?
• Which method was used in Africa to obtain slaves for sale in the New World?
• What is a budget?
• Where is the Commonwealths headquarters located?
• What is the responsibility of Customs?
• Which statement best describes preservation?
• Who is the leader of the RBPF?
• What is Gerrymandering?
• What is the main goal of the RBDF?
• What is the most dangerous part of a hurricane?
• Which planet is the coldest?
• Which agency is primarily responsible for defense rather than civilian policing?
• Which branch is responsible for interpreting and enforcing the laws of the land?
• Which range represents Category 4 on the scale?
• The sponging industry in the Bahamas was introduced by whom?
• What is an Election court?
• Which of the following is an example of a topographic map?
• In whose honor is the former place of sale of slaves in the Bahamas named?
• Which body approves the Government's Budget?
• Exit or departure tax is levied on whom?
• What industry collapsed due to the erection of Light Houses?
• Which statement best describes a 'Portfolio' in government terms?
• Which instrument is used to measure rainfall amount and duration?
• What is an illegal means of game fishing?
• What can be measured by a rain gauge?
• Which fish is not considered a game fish in the Bahamas?
• Which of the following is an example of a tax collected at the border?
• The Juvenile Court charges offenders under what age?
• Which of the following is a requirement to become a police officer?
• What is meant by the term Portfolio?
• What is meant by the term Election?
• Sunshine is measured in what units?
• What is a Bicameral Parliament?
• Pineapples are best grown in what soil?
• In a bicameral Bahamas Parliament, the upper and lower houses are respectively which?
• Which court is described as the highest court found in The Bahamas and is only found in Nassau and Freeport and Abaco?
• The Bahamas pledge of Allegiance was authored by whom?
• Which part of a hurricane is calmest?