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ZIMSEC O Level · 4006/2 · N2022

Heritage Studies Paper 2 November 2022

Questions
64
Total marks
160
Time allowed
120 min
Syllabus code
4006/2

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Questions
64
Pass mark
39
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The questions

Question 101

[2 marks]traditional leadership and authority
In indigenous Zimbabwean society, what title is given to the leader of a single village, who keeps the village register and allocates land within it?

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Question 102

[2 marks]traditional leadership and authority
Which of the following is a role of a traditional leader in a Zimbabwean community?
  1. Apresiding over the traditional court that settles village disputes
  2. Bpassing the Acts of Parliament by which the whole country is governed
  3. Cappointing the provincial ministers of state for each province
  4. Dpresenting the national budget for the coming financial year

Question 103

[3 marks]traditional leadership and authority
A chief forbids the cutting of trees around a sacred pool and fines anyone who does so. Which role of traditional leaders is he carrying out?
  1. Aregistering the births and deaths that occur in the district
  2. Ballocating residential stands in the nearest growth point
  3. Cconserving the community's natural resources through custom
  4. Dcollecting income tax on behalf of the national treasury

Question 104

[3 marks]traditional leadership and authority
Which step has the government of Zimbabwe taken to empower traditional leaders?
  1. Atransferring the cases heard at their courts to the magistrates in the district towns
  2. Breplacing hereditary chiefs with officials elected every five years
  3. Crecognising traditional leadership in the Constitution and paying chiefs allowances
  4. Drestricting chiefs to ceremonial duties at national commemorations

Question 201

[2 marks]civic participation and wildlife protection
Which of the following is a way of participating in civic activities at community level?
  1. Apaying the school fees of one's own children at the start of term
  2. Bwatching the evening news bulletin broadcast on national television
  3. Ccultivating the family field so that the household has enough food for the year
  4. Dattending ward development meetings where community needs are ranked

Question 202

[2 marks]civic participation and wildlife protection
Name the Zimbabwean programme through which rural communities manage the wildlife on their own land and share the income it earns.

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Question 203

[3 marks]civic participation and wildlife protection
Which of the following is a way in which a community can help to protect wild animals?
  1. Adriving the animals out of the area whenever they cross the park boundary
  2. Breporting snares and suspected poachers to the rangers and the police
  3. Cclearing the woodland next to the park so that animals can be seen
  4. Ddigging pits along the game trails so that the animals stay away

Question 204

[3 marks]civic participation and wildlife protection
Which measure is most likely to reduce poaching in Zimbabwe in the long term?
  1. Aopening the parks to hunters at any time of year without a permit
  2. Bletting communities share the income wildlife earns so it pays them
  3. Cmoving all the wild animals into a single national park for safety
  4. Dkeeping the parks closed to visitors so that nobody sees the animals

Question 301

[2 marks]courtship, marriage and family counselling
In Shona custom, what title is given to the paternal aunt who counsels a girl on courtship and marriage?

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Question 302

[3 marks]courtship, marriage and family counselling
Which of the following is a role of the aunt in indigenous courtship practices?
  1. Aleading the wedding service held at the bride's family church
  2. Bchoosing the husband her niece must marry without consulting the girl
  3. Ccounselling her niece and carrying her word to the girl's parents
  4. Dpaying the bride wealth on behalf of the young man's family

Question 303

[2 marks]courtship, marriage and family counselling
Name the go-between sent by a suitor's family to open marriage talks with the family of the young woman.

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Question 304

[3 marks]courtship, marriage and family counselling
Which measure would best reduce conflict in a contemporary marriage?
  1. Awaiting until a quarrel becomes serious before speaking about it
  2. Beach partner keeping their earnings and plans private from the other
  3. Cleaving every disagreement to be settled by the couple's parents
  4. Dagreeing on family finances together and seeking counselling early

Question 401

[2 marks]natural resources and conservation
Which of the following is a natural resource found in Zimbabwe?
  1. Athe cement produced at the works on the outskirts of Bulawayo
  2. Bthe farm bricks moulded and fired at a village kiln
  3. Cthe furniture made from hardwood at a Harare factory
  4. Dthe gold ore lying in the greenstone belts of the Midlands

Question 402

[2 marks]natural resources and conservation
Name Zimbabwe's largest national park, in Matabeleland North, set aside for the protection of wildlife.

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Question 403

[3 marks]natural resources and conservation
Which of the following is a strategy used to preserve wildlife in Zimbabwe?
  1. Aallowing hunting of any species once the rains have ended
  2. Bgazetting national parks and staffing them with trained rangers
  3. Ccapturing young animals and selling them into private ownership
  4. Dresettling farming families inside the boundaries of the game parks

Question 404

[3 marks]natural resources and conservation
Why should Zimbabwe's natural resources be preserved?
  1. Aso that the generations that follow inherit resources still able to sustain them
  2. Bso that the resources can be exported quickly before other countries find their own
  3. Cso that they may be kept unused until their world price has risen
  4. Dso that only the communities living nearest to them may use them

Question 501

[2 marks]indigenous religion and spirit mediums
In Shona, what name is given to a person through whom an ancestral spirit speaks to the living?

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Question 502

[3 marks]indigenous religion and spirit mediums
Which of the following is a role of spirit mediums in indigenous religion?
  1. Adeciding the price at which grain may be sold at the market
  2. Bcollecting the tribute paid by traders passing through the chiefdom
  3. Cleading the rain-making ceremony that asks the ancestors for rain
  4. Dkeeping the written records of the families in the chiefdom

Question 503

[2 marks]indigenous religion and spirit mediums
Which spirit mediums are remembered for rallying the people during the First Chimurenga of 1896 to 1897?
  1. AMbuya Nehanda and Sekuru Kaguvi, mediums of senior ancestral spirits
  2. BJosiah Tongogara and Herbert Chitepo, liberation war commanders
  3. CLobengula and Mzilikazi, the two kings of the Ndebele state
  4. DCecil John Rhodes and Leander Starr Jameson, leaders of the settler column

Question 504

[3 marks]indigenous religion and spirit mediums
Which measure would best correct misconceptions about indigenous religious practices?
  1. Aholding the ceremonies at night so that outsiders do not attend
  2. Bteaching and documenting the practices in schools and museums
  3. Cleaving each family to work out for itself what the practices mean
  4. Dbanning discussion of the practices on radio and in the newspapers

Question 601

[2 marks]citizenship, civic duty and COVID-19
Which of the following is a responsibility of a citizen of Zimbabwe rather than a right?
  1. Amoving freely and living anywhere in Zimbabwe
  2. Breceiving a basic state funded education
  3. Cpaying tax on the income that one earns
  4. Dbeing tried at a fair and public hearing

Question 602

[2 marks]citizenship, civic duty and COVID-19
What name is given to the work party at which neighbours gather to weed or harvest one member's field, and are fed by that household?

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Question 603

[3 marks]citizenship, civic duty and COVID-19
Restrictions on public gatherings affected voluntary community activities in Zimbabwe mainly because
  1. Avolunteers were required to be paid before they could take part.
  2. Bthe activities are held only during the dry season of the year.
  3. Cthe activities depend on people meeting and working together in numbers.
  4. Dthe activities had already been outlawed by the country's local authorities.

Question 604

[3 marks]citizenship, civic duty and COVID-19
Which step would best promote participation in civic activities where gatherings must stay small?
  1. Aholding meetings in small groups and by phone, and reporting back
  2. Bpostponing all community meetings until numbers may rise again
  3. Cleaving decisions to the councillor alone until conditions improve
  4. Drecording the meetings and filing them for the community's records

Question 701

[3 marks]national commemorations and heroes
Which of the following takes place at the National Heroes Acre during the Heroes Day commemoration?
  1. Athe laying of wreaths on the graves by the President and by families
  2. Bthe opening of the new session of Parliament by the head of state
  3. Cthe swearing in of the newly elected members of the National Assembly
  4. Dthe presentation of the national budget by the Minister of Finance

Question 702

[2 marks]national commemorations and heroes
Name the day, commemorated in August each year, on which Zimbabwe honours those who died in the liberation struggle.

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Question 703

[3 marks]national commemorations and heroes
Which role can primary and secondary school students play at the commemoration of a national event?
  1. Aselecting which departed persons are to be declared national heroes
  2. Bdelivering the keynote address on behalf of the government of the day
  3. Ccommanding the march past performed by the uniformed forces at the shrine
  4. Dperforming dances, poems and drama that retell the liberation struggle

Question 704

[3 marks]national commemorations and heroes
Which measure would best increase public participation in national commemorations?
  1. Amoving the commemoration to an ordinary working day each year
  2. Bholding commemorations at provincial and district shrines as well
  3. Ccharging an entrance fee at the shrine to pay for the cost of its upkeep
  4. Drestricting attendance to the families of the departed heroes

Question 705

[2 marks]national commemorations and heroes
Name the monument at the National Heroes Acre that honours the fighters who died in the liberation struggle but were never identified.

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Question 706

[2 marks]national commemorations and heroes
During a national commemoration the flag is raised to the top of the mast and then lowered to half mast. Half-masting the flag shows
  1. Athat the uniformed forces are on parade at the shrine.
  2. Bthat a visiting head of state has arrived at the ceremony.
  3. Cnational mourning for those whose lives were lost.
  4. Dthat the ceremony at the shrine has come to an end.

Question 707

[2 marks]national commemorations and heroes
Why does Zimbabwe commemorate national events such as Heroes Day?
  1. Ato raise revenue for the treasury through the gate takings
  2. Bto mark the opening of the farming season in the country
  3. Cto pass the history of the liberation struggle to later generations
  4. Dto recruit young people into the ranks of the country's uniformed forces

Question 708

[3 marks]national commemorations and heroes
Which national day is commemorated in Zimbabwe on the day immediately after Heroes Day?
  1. ADefence Forces Day, which honours the uniformed forces
  2. BAfrica Day, which marks the founding of the continental body
  3. CIndependence Day, which marks the birth of the nation
  4. DUnity Day, which marks the signing of the Unity Accord

Question 801

[3 marks]governance, the judiciary and corruption
Which of the following is a function of the Judicial Service Commission of Zimbabwe?
  1. Adrafting the Bills that Parliament debates and later passes into law
  2. Binterviewing and recommending candidates for appointment as judges
  3. Cprosecuting the criminal cases brought before the country's courts
  4. Dhearing appeals brought against the judgments of the High Court

Question 802

[2 marks]governance, the judiciary and corruption
Name the commission set up under the Constitution of Zimbabwe to investigate and expose cases of corruption in the public and private sectors.

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Question 803

[3 marks]governance, the judiciary and corruption
The arm of government whose work is to interpret the law and apply it to disputes is the
  1. Ajudiciary, made up of the courts and the judicial officers.
  2. Bexecutive, made up of the President and his cabinet ministers.
  3. Ccivil service, made up of the officers who staff the ministries.
  4. Dlegislature, made up of the Senate and the National Assembly.

Question 804

[3 marks]governance, the judiciary and corruption
Which of the following shows the three arms of government complementing one another?
  1. AParliament approves the budget the executive proposes for the year.
  2. BThe executive decides the sentence to be served by a convicted person.
  3. CThe judiciary chooses which Bills Parliament is going to debate.
  4. DParliament hears the appeals brought against the Supreme Court.

Question 805

[2 marks]governance, the judiciary and corruption
What term describes the division of state power between the legislature, the executive and the judiciary so that no one arm holds it all?

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Question 806

[3 marks]governance, the judiciary and corruption
Which of the following is an effort made by the government of Zimbabwe to combat corruption?
  1. Asetting up anti-corruption courts to try corruption cases quickly
  2. Bkeeping the details of public tenders away from public scrutiny
  3. Cleaving corruption cases to be settled by the traditional courts
  4. Draising the salaries that are paid to every public officer in the country

Question 807

[2 marks]governance, the judiciary and corruption
Corruption damages a country mainly because
  1. Ait raises the number of civil servants a government must employ.
  2. Bit makes the country's laws harder for the ordinary citizen to read.
  3. Cit diverts public money away from the services citizens depend on.
  4. Dit delays the printing of the national budget every financial year.

Question 808

[2 marks]governance, the judiciary and corruption
The legislature of Zimbabwe is made up of
  1. Athe Cabinet and the provincial councils.
  2. Bthe President and the Vice Presidents.
  3. Cthe Supreme Court and the High Court.
  4. Dthe Senate and the National Assembly.

Question 901

[3 marks]indigenisation and economic empowerment
Which of the following was an aim of Zimbabwe's indigenisation policy?
  1. Ato reduce the number of Zimbabweans employed in the mining sector
  2. Bto move manufacturing industry from the towns into the rural areas
  3. Cto transfer the ownership and control of resources to indigenous Zimbabweans
  4. Dto hand the management of the country's mines and factories to foreign companies

Question 902

[2 marks]indigenisation and economic empowerment
What minimum percentage shareholding did the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act require indigenous Zimbabweans to hold in a qualifying business?

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Question 903

[3 marks]indigenisation and economic empowerment
A mining company sets aside shares whose dividends pay for schools, clinics and boreholes in the district where it mines. This arrangement is known as a
  1. Acommercial loan taken out against the value of the mining claim.
  2. Bgovernment grant paid out of the revenue collected in taxes.
  3. Cworkers' pension fund administered on behalf of the employees.
  4. Dcommunity share ownership trust holding shares for the district.

Question 904

[3 marks]indigenisation and economic empowerment
Which of the following was a challenge faced by the indigenisation programme in Zimbabwe?
  1. Aforeign owned companies were all situated outside the country
  2. Bindigenous Zimbabweans lacked the capital needed to buy the shares
  3. Cthere were too few businesses in the country for the policy to reach
  4. Dthe policy had no legal backing from an Act of Parliament

Question 905

[2 marks]indigenisation and economic empowerment
Uncertainty about how the indigenisation law would be applied affected the economy because
  1. Alocal banks were prevented by law from lending to any business.
  2. Bcompanies were required to move their head offices out of Harare.
  3. Cforeign investors held back from putting money into new ventures.
  4. Dthe country was forced to close its border posts to imported goods.

Question 906

[3 marks]indigenisation and economic empowerment
Which measure would best address the challenges faced by the indigenisation programme?
  1. Aleaving the choice of shareholders entirely to the foreign owners
  2. Bproviding affordable finance and business training to indigenous owners
  3. Cremoving the requirement that companies keep audited books of account
  4. Dapplying the same ownership rule to every sector of the economy without exception

Question 907

[2 marks]indigenisation and economic empowerment
Give the term for the process of adding value to a raw mineral or crop inside the country before it is exported.

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Question 908

[2 marks]indigenisation and economic empowerment
Exporting minerals as unprocessed ore rather than as finished products harms Zimbabwe because
  1. Athe ore takes up more space than finished goods on a ship.
  2. Bthe jobs and the profit from processing are earned abroad.
  3. Cthe minerals lose their quality while they are being transported.
  4. Dbuyers abroad will not accept ore that has not been refined.

Question 1001

[3 marks]disability rights and social inclusion
Which of the following is a right of a person living with a disability under the Constitution of Zimbabwe?
  1. Athe right to state funded education and to health care and rehabilitation
  2. Bthe right to be housed at the state's expense in a residential care institution
  3. Cthe right to be exempted from paying tax on any income earned
  4. Dthe right to choose which government department will employ them

Question 1002

[2 marks]disability rights and social inclusion
Name the language used by people who are deaf, which the Constitution of Zimbabwe lists among the country's officially recognised languages.

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Question 1003

[3 marks]disability rights and social inclusion
Which of the following is a measure taken by the government of Zimbabwe to improve the lives of people living with disabilities?
  1. Areserving unskilled work for them in each of the government ministries
  2. Bplacing them in separate villages away from the rest of the community
  3. Crequiring them to be registered before they may travel within the country's borders
  4. Dproviding social welfare assistance and access to medical treatment orders

Question 1004

[3 marks]disability rights and social inclusion
A council fits ramps, wide doorways and braille signs at its offices. This promotes the inclusion of people living with disabilities because
  1. Ait shows visitors to the town that the council has modern buildings.
  2. Bit reduces the number of staff the council needs at its front desk.
  3. Cit allows the council to charge a higher rate for its office space.
  4. Dit removes the barriers that keep them from using public services.

Question 1005

[2 marks]disability rights and social inclusion
Inclusive education means that learners living with disabilities are
  1. Ataught in ordinary schools with the support that they need.
  2. Benrolled only in special schools built for their impairment.
  3. Ctaught at home by a visiting teacher employed by the state.
  4. Dexamined on a separate syllabus set aside for their schools.

Question 1006

[3 marks]disability rights and social inclusion
Which action would best reduce the stigma faced by people living with disabilities?
  1. Akeeping them at home so that they are not stared at in public
  2. Breferring to them by the name of their impairment when speaking
  3. Cexcusing them from taking part in community work and meetings
  4. Dreporting their achievements in the media and in the classroom

Question 1007

[2 marks]disability rights and social inclusion
What term describes the design of buildings, transport and services so that people living with disabilities can use them without help?

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Question 1008

[2 marks]disability rights and social inclusion
Under the Constitution of Zimbabwe, people living with disabilities are represented in the Senate by
  1. Aone senator appointed by the Minister of Social Welfare.
  2. Btwo senators elected by an electoral college, a man and a woman.
  3. Ca senator nominated by each of the country's ten provinces.
  4. Dan official of the disability sector who may speak but not vote.

Question 1101

[3 marks]constitution making and the media
Which stage of constitution making gives ordinary citizens the chance to say what they want in the new constitution?
  1. Athe drafting stage, at which the legal experts write the text
  2. Bthe outreach stage, at which people's views are gathered in meetings
  3. Cthe enactment stage, at which Parliament passes the document into law
  4. Dthe signing stage, at which the head of state assents to the document

Question 1102

[2 marks]constitution making and the media
Name the national vote at which the whole electorate accepts or rejects a draft constitution.

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Question 1103

[3 marks]constitution making and the media
Which order of stages is followed when a national constitution is drawn up?
  1. Areferendum, then public outreach, then drafting, then enactment
  2. Bdrafting, then enactment, then public outreach, then referendum
  3. Cpublic outreach, then drafting, then referendum, then enactment
  4. Denactment, then drafting, then referendum, then public outreach

Question 1104

[3 marks]constitution making and the media
Why is it important for Zimbabwe to have a home grown constitution?
  1. Ait reflects the values and aspirations of the people who wrote it
  2. Bit can be changed by the government of the day without consulting anyone
  3. Cit costs the country less money than one drawn up elsewhere
  4. Dit does not need to be translated into the country's languages

Question 1105

[2 marks]constitution making and the media
Zimbabwe's independence constitution of 1980 is described as not home grown because it was
  1. Aadopted at a national referendum held across the country.
  2. Bdrafted by a committee of Zimbabwean chiefs and elders.
  3. Cwritten by the Organisation of African Unity in Addis Ababa.
  4. Dnegotiated and drafted at a conference held in London.

Question 1106

[3 marks]constitution making and the media
Why is the media important during the drafting of a national constitution?
  1. Ait counts the votes cast at the referendum on the draft document
  2. Bit appoints the members of the committee that writes the draft
  3. Cit decides which of the people's views will go into the final draft
  4. Dit informs people about the process and carries the debate to them

Question 1107

[2 marks]constitution making and the media
Name the parliamentary select committee that led the making of Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution.

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Question 1108

[2 marks]constitution making and the media
Broadcasting the constitution making process in indigenous languages is important because
  1. Ait allows the drafters to shorten the text of the document.
  2. Bit lets people who do not follow English take part in the debate.
  3. Cit makes the process cheaper for the government to run.
  4. Dit reduces the amount of paid airtime the broadcaster has to sell each day.

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