Practice Questions Free - Page 2

1) It is believed that ancestors of the aboriginal people hailed from _________ .

• South America
• Africa
• Asia
• Europe

2) Presently the number of Anglophones in Canada are around _______

• 28 million
• 18 million
• 58 million
• 43 million

3) _________are the Acadians

• Descendants of French colonists
• A distinct people of mixed Aboriginal
• All of the above
• None of the above

4) Faith communities in Canada has traditionally co-operated with the government_____ .

• To deport refugees
• To limit the number of refugee
• To resettle refugees
• To process refugee application

5) Foundation of Canada is based upon two principles. What are they?

• Rule of Law and Supremacy of G
• Rule of God and Supremacy of L
• Rule of Supremacy and Law of G
• Supremacy of Law and Rule of G

6) Where does the Olympian Marjorie Turner-Bailey hail from?

• New Brunswick
• Prince Edward Island
• Nova Scotia
• Newfoundland

7) Charter of Rights and Freedoms do not affect the freedom of the Aboriginal people or treaty of other rights.

• True
• False

8) Constitution of Great Britain is ____ .

• Known as Magna Carta
• Not written
• Known as Habeas Corpus
• Written

9) The term "First Nations" came to be of use in the______ .

• 1890s
• 1870s
• 1970s
• 1920s

10) The Aboriginal people are believed to have settled________

• long after explorers from Europe
• long before explorers from Europe
• after explorers from Europe
• shortly before explorers from Europe

11) As a Canadian citizen, it is your civic duty to respond to a jury Summons and, if chosen, to serve as a juror. TRUE or FALSE?

• True
• False

12) The Federal government tried for assimilation of the Aboriginal children in the mainstream Canadian society _____________ .

• by placing them in residential
• by forcing them to do military
• by placing them in foster family

13) How old is the Heritage of ‘The Anglo-Quebecers’?

• 150 years
• 300 years
• 70 years
• 250 years

14) As per the historians, the process of Deportation of Acadians is known as ______

• The Great Turmoil
• The Great Upheaval
• The Great Deportation
• The Great Departure

15) In the eye of law Men and women in Canada are equal.

• True
• False

16) Which is the original constitutional document of Canada?

• The Canadian Constitution
• The British North America Act
• The English Constitution
• Magna Carta

17) Atheists are growing fast in Canada.

• True
• False

18) In which year the most important document of Medieval England ‘Magna Carta’ was signed?

• 1215
• 1315
• 1415
• 1515

19) Whether in Government or in Parliament French and English both have equal status.

• True
• False

20) What is Metis?

• 65% of all Aboriginal people
• 0.5% of all Aboriginal people
• 4% of all Aboriginal people
• 30% of all Aboriginal people