Practice Questions Free - Page 12

1) Who discovered Insulin?

• Sir Frederick Banting and Charles Best
• Charles Best and Reginald Fessenden
• John Cabot and John Hopps
• Emily Carr and Matthew Evans

2) Who is Wayne Gretzky?

• Is a hockey player
• Became Canada's greatest soldier
• Composed the poem "In Flanders Fields"
• None of the above

3) Who represents the Sovereign in Canada?

• the Governor-General
• the Prime-Minister
• the Legislative Assembly
• the Commissioner

4) Nowadays, Canadians are enjoying the world's highest living standard.

• True
• False

5) Japanese Canadians were allowed voting rights in 1918.

• True
• False

6) What was common between Atom Egoyan, Denys Arcand and Norman Jewison?

• Painters
• Inventors
• Astronauts
• Filmmakers

7) Who is the Head of the Canadian government?

• the Sovereign
• the Governor-General
• The Prime Minister
• the Queen

8) What is the name of the person who invented Cardiac pacemaker?

• Dr John A. Hopps
• Mike Lazaridis
• Sir Frederick Banting and Char
• Mathew Evans and Henry Woodward

9) During which stage a Bill after recommendation is read before the committee members?

• Between Second and Third Reading
• After the Royal Assent
• Between Third and Fourth Reading
• Between First and Second Reading

10) 50000 Vietnamese who sought refuge in Canada belonged to which ideology?

• Communism
• Nazism
• Multiculturalism
• Fascism

11) Which popular activist has adopted gay as well as lesbianism?

• Emily Carr
• Donovan Bailey
• Mark Tewksbury
• Reginald Fessenden

12) Which ACT allowed the use of French along with English as an official Language under the Federal jurisdiction?

• The movement for Quebec sovereignty
• Official Languages Act (1969)
• Foundation of La Francophone
• Multiculturalism Act (1985)

13) With which Games/Sports championship is ‘Grey Cup’ associated?

• Canadian football
• Rugby
• Ice hockey
• Basketball

14) How long are the Prime Minister’s Senators appointed?

• and are re-appointed every 4 years
• and serve until age 60
• and are re-appointed every 7 years
• and serve until age 75

15) Within the three territories of Canada who is the authority to play the functional Head of the federal govt as well as play the ceremonial role of the Prime Minister

• the Prime Minister
• the Sovereign
• the Lieutenant-Governor
• the Commissioner

16) What is the nature of activities worked upon by North Atlantic Treaty Organization?

• Agricultural alliance
• Military alliance
• Charity organization
• Trading alliance

17) Which Government is responsible for concerns on health, highways, educational and natural resources?

• Municipal government
• Federal government
• Provincial government
• Federal and Municipal government

18) Presently, there exists very high standard of living in Canada.

• True
• False

19) The rapid growth that is experienced in Quebec in 1960's were termed as_______ .

• Roaring Sixties
• Great Upheaval
• Dirty Sixties
• Quiet Revolution

20) Canada was not a participant in the Korean War of 1950-53.

• True
• False