YTSS 4E5N SS Prelims 2024

1 NAME: ( ) CLASS: YISHUN TOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2024 SEC 4 EXPRESS / SEC 5 NORMAL ACADEMIC HUMANITIES SOCIAL STUDIES (2260/1, 2261/1, 2272/1) DATE : 16 August 2024 DAY : Friday DURATION: 1 hour 45 minutes MARKS: 50 ADDITIONAL MATERIALS Writing Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your class, index number and name in the spaces provided on the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black ink. Section A Answer all questions. Section B Answer both questions. Write your answer in the writing paper provided. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question. This question paper consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page.

2 SECTION A (Source-Based Case Study) Answer all questions. Being part of a Globalised World Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources you are told to use. In answering the questions, you should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. 1 Study Source A. Why do you think this statement was published? Explain your answer. [5] 2 Study Sources B and C. How far would the cartoonists agree with one another? Explain your answer using details from the sources. [6] 3 Study Sources D and E. Does Source E make Source D surprising? Explain your answer. [7] 4 Study Source F. How far does Source F prove that Boko Haram had impacted the lives of the people in Nigeria? Explain your answer. [7] 5 “The government is successful in managing the crises in Nigeria.” Using sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10]

3 How did Boko Haram impact the lives of the people in Nigeria? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. Boko Haram is a terrorist organisation based in north-eastern Africa, which seeks to overthrow the existing government and establish a “pure” Islamic state in Nigeria. Since May 2011, Boko Haram has been responsible for over 37,500 deaths and the displacem ent of 2.5 million people in north-eastern Nigeria. Its activities have led to a decimation of economic, healthcare, and educational infrastructure in the region. The organisation is known for attacking Christians, Muslims and government targets, and had c laimed responsibility for bombing churches, mosques, schools and police stations. They are also responsible for the kidnapping of hostages including tourists and schoolgirls in Nigeria in order to threaten the government to give in to their demands. The Nigerian government had set up a Joint Task Force, a secur