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ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

General Cattificate of Education Ordinary Level
HERITAGE STUDIES 4006/1

PAPER 1 Multiple Choice

SPECIMEN PAPER

Additional Materials:
Multiple choice answer sheet Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)
Soft clean eraser

TIME 1 hour

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so by the invigilator.

Write your name, Centre number and candidate number on the answer sheet in the spaces provided
unless this has already been done for you.

There are forty questions in this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four
possible answers, A, B, C, and D. Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in
soft pencil on the separate answer sheet.

Read very carefully the instructions on the answer sheet.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
Each correct answer will score one mark.

A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.
Any rough working should be done in this booklet.

This question paper consists of 8 printed pages.

Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, Specimen paper.

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Socialisation process begins when a child

A is born.

B becomes an adolescent.

Cc begins to walk.

D is still in the mother’s womb.

In Zimbabwe most people belong to

A christianity and rastafarian religions.
B islamic and rastafarian religions.
Cc christianity and indigenous religions.
D islamic and rastafarian religions.

The benefit of Information Computer Technology in socialisation is that it

A reduces the world into a global village.
B reduces the eagerness to work.

Cc promotes a high crime rate.

D interrupts the distribution of Information.

Which of these is an electronic media?
A billboards

B computers

Cc newspapers

D posters

A family consisting of a father, mother and children is known as

A child headed
B monogamous
Cc polygamous
D single parent

Which situation requires voluntary community service in rural areas?
A Building shops for businessmen

B Construction of village water sources

Cc Building of individual homesteads

D Working in resettlement farms

Which of the following is a national identification document?

A birth certificate
B birth record

Cc medical card
D Voter’s card

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Which symbol is found on all national identification document

A Zimbabwe bird

B coat of arms

Cc Zimbabwean flag

D great Zimbabwe monument

Rain making ceremonies are traditionally known as

A Zunde ramambo/ isiphala senkosi
B Nhimbe/ ilima

Cc Mukwerere/ ukucela

D Bira/ umbuyiso

Norms and values at work place are threatened by

A commitment
B integrity

Cc stigma

D transparency

Floods and droughts are usually a result of

A disaster management.
B climatic change.

Cc mitigation measures.
D air pollution.

Ubuntu/ Unhu/ Vumunhu is best described by the following

oneness, pride, Integrity and tolerance
integrity, tolerance, respect and humility
tolerance, humility, envy and oneness
respect, integrity, humility and insincere

Sanr

The setting of the age of consent to sex at sixteen years has led to

A gender equity.

B decent marriages.
Cc white weddings.
D abuse of girls.

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Musengabere as a form of marriage has been greatly criticised because it

A Violates women’s rights.

B Increases female trafficking.
Cc Violates men’s rights.

D Decreases female population.

Zimbabwe can minimise loss of skilled manpower by

A improving its economy.

B reducing number of graduates.
Cc building more schools.

D closing its borders.

Religious leaders of the First Chimurenga/ Umvukela

A provided food for the freedom fighters.

B inspired the A fricans to fight colonial rule.
Cc acted as baggage carriers.

D collaborated with the settler enemy.

Which of these factors contributed to the Anglo-Ndebele War of 1893-4?

A boundary issue
B Jameson raid

Cc abuse of women
D forced taxation

The contribution of the hunter-gatherer communities to modern society includes

A use of Indigenous medicine
B stone carving skills

Cc warfare tactics

D iron smelting

The national shrine found in the western part of Zimbabwe is
A Chinhoyi caves.

B Great Zimbabwe.

Cc Njelele.

D Victoria Falls.

The National School Pledge fosters

A feeling of rebellion.
B spirit of patriotism.
Cc craving for western culture.
D love for modernity.

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Zimbabwe liberation war heritage site found in Zambia is
A Tembwe.
B Nyadzonya.

Cc Freedom camp.
D Chimoio.

The most important natural resource for Zimbabweans in the rural areas is

A rivers.

B minerals.
Cc land.

D birds.

Why is it important for a country to control its natural resources?

A To allocate resources to people of the same ethnic group
B To apportion resources to locals only

Cc To sideline all foreigners

D To distribute resources equally

Zimbabwean citizenship can be obtained through

A descent , migration and birth.

B registration, immigration and vote.
Cc migration, registration and birth.
D birth, descent and registration.

The new constitution of Zimbabwe was inacted in order to

A please the global village.

B do away with zenophobia.

Cc suit the current Zimbabwean situation.
D enforce black dominance over whites.

The functions of Zimbabwean courts include

A making laws.

B debating laws.

Cc policy making.
D interpreting laws.

The Education Policy of Zimbabwe

encourages the bottleneck’ system.
promotes racial discrimination.
offers equal access to education.
grants free education for all.

Sanr

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Schools can cater for albino learners by

A
B
Cc
D

providing enlarged prints.
using sign language.
using Braille materials.
providing interpreters.

Civic responsibilities include

A
B
Cc
D

transport.
health.
communication.
allowances.

The following is a man’s right in an indigenous society

A
B
Cc
D

kitchen.
granary.
land.
mat.

Zimbabwean women’s position have been improved through promotion of

A
B
Cc
D

gender based violence.
discrimination at work place.
gender equity and equality.
donations and charity.

An organisation which is responsible for the conservation and preservation of natural
resources in Zimbabwe is called

A
B
Cc
D

ACA,
AIPPA.
CSA.
EMA

Which of the following is a challenge faced by the informal sector?

A
B
Cc
D

human resources

time management
communication network
capital constraints

Polygamy was common in indigenous marriage practice because

Soar

it was a symbol of status.

it was their duty.

men were greedy.

there was a shortage of men.

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35 Land degradation around Chiadzwa area in Manicaland province was a result of

A diamond rush
B gold panning
Cc copper mining
D stone quarrying

36 —_ Indigenous methods of conserving and managing natural resources include

A magic.

B ceremonies.
Cc witchcraft.
D taboos.

37 A pandemic which has posed most fatal threats to mankind is

A Cholera.

B Dysentry.
Cc Ebola.

D HIV/AIDS.

38 Stream bank cultivation can lead to

A Siltation of rivers.

B land pollution.

Cc soil fertility.

D water borne diseases.

Study the map below which shows child labour in the world and answer questions 39 and 40.

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The continent with the highest percentage of child labour is

A Europe.
B Asia.

Cc America.
D Africa.

Suggest a reason why the continent you have chosen has the highest rate of child
labour.

A poor governance

B high employment rate
Cc high rate of population
D civil wars

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