WAEC Civic Education 2016 Question 42

Question 42

National Values
WASSCE 2016: Oh Motherland (monologue)
Oh Motherland, you were a precious country, a beacon of hope and aspiration as well as toga of pride of your citizens at independence. However, today you are bedeviled with evil, engulfed in darkness and to say the obvious, at the edge of total moral collapse. Corruption, fraud, deception and dishonesty are prevalent; drug peddlers are having a field day. In schools and colleges, radicalism, prostitution, cultism, examination malpractice among other social vices are order of the day.

In spite of the state of affairs reflected in the above monologue, the citizens can make the country better by being committed to

  1. A.promoting inter-communal relations.
  2. B.strengthening capacity building.
  3. C.championing moral values.
  4. D.encouraging interpersonal relations.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (championing moral values.)

Explanation

The problem is moral decay, so the remedy is championing moral values.