Social Studies O Level Analysis

Social Studies O Level Analysis Y ea r

1. Understanding Governance

2010 2010

2009 2009

4.SustainingEconomic Development

5.FacingChallengesand Change

Briti British shHe Healt althca hcare re 2a)Howfardoyouagree thatthemainreasonwhy mostBritishpeople supporttheNational HealthServiceisbecause itisfree?EYA.

SingaporeStrategies 3a)Howfardoyouagree thatthemainreasonfor Singapore’sproglobalisationpoliciesisto improvethestandardof livingofitspeople?EYA.

RiseofVenice 4a)Howfardoyouagree thatthemainreasonfor theriseofVenicewasits willingnesstoreformits systemofgovernment? EYA.

SingaporeHealthcare b)Byencouragingself reliance,Singaporecan effectivelymeetthe healthcareneedsofthe people.Howfardoyou agreewiththis judgement?EYA.

b)Withcarefullanduse planning,Singaporecan effectivelyprotectits environment.Howfardo youagreewiththis judgement?EYA.

b)Withbetterleadership, thedeclineofVenice couldhavebeen prevented?Howfardo youagreewiththis judgement?EYA.

Bonding Bondin gSin Singap gapore ore 2a)Howfardoyouagree thatthemainfactorin creatingsocialharmony inSingaporehasbeen publichousingpolicy?

2.Conflict&Harmonyin Multi-ethnicSocieties

3.Managing InternationalRelations

SBQ:Whatwasthe SBQ:Whatwasthe impactoftheMumbai terroristattacksof November2008? Transnational Terrorism 3a)Howfardoyouagree thatthemainreasonfor AlQaeda’scontinued abilitytoresistattempts

Globalisation 4a)Howfardoyouagree thatthemaincauseof globalisationhasbeen improvementsin

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1. Understanding Governance

2.Conflict&Harmonyin Multi-ethnicSocieties

EYA. b)Whichhasposedthe greaterproblemfor Signaporeinensuring socialharmony–racial differencesorreligious differences?EYA.

3.Managing InternationalRelations tocrushithasbeenthe linksithaswithother terroristgroups?EYA. b)Whichisthegreater threatposedtotheworld bytransnational terrorism–itseconomic impactoritssocial impact?EYA.

4.SustainingEconomic Development communications?EYA. b)Whichisthemore effectiveforSingaporeto remaincompetitiveina globalisedworld– diversifyingitseconomy ormanagingitsresources efficiently?EYA.

SBQ:WhydidSaddam HusseininvadeKuwaitin August1990? 2008 ElectronicRoadPricing 2a)Howfaristhecontrol oftrafficflowin Singaporeachiedbythe ParkandRideScheme? EYA. Principlesof Governance b)Herearethreeguiding principlesofgovernance. LeadershipisKey AnticipateChangeand

SriLanka 3a)Howfarwasthe Sinhalese-Tamilconflict duetoBritishcolonial ruleoverSriLanka.EYA. NorthernIreland b)Herearethreecauses oftheconflictinNorthern Ireland. DividedLoyalties Lackofvotingrights Unequalemployment

IraqandKuwait 4a)Howfarwastheissue ofoilproduction responsibleforthe worseningrelationship betweenIrawand Kuwait?EYA. b)Herearethreeresults ofOperationDesert Storm(thecoalition operatiotoretake Kuwait) DestructionofIraqi

SBQ:CanSingapore attractandretainthe talentitneedstoensure itscontinuingeconomic development?

5.FacingChallengesand Change

Year

1. Understanding Governance StayRelevant RewardforWorkand WorkforReward. Isanyofthesemore importantthanthe others?EYA.

2007

2006

2.Conflict&Harmonyin Multi-ethnicSocieties

3.Managing InternationalRelations

opportunities Wasanyofthesemore importantthanthe others?EYA.

MilitaryForces PoliticalInstabilityin Iraw EnvironmentalDamage. Wasanyofthesemore significantthanthe others?EYA.

PopulationPolicies 2a)Towhatextenthas improvededucationof womenbeen responsiblefor Singapore’sdeclining birthratesince1970? EYA. b)Thebestwayto prepareSingaporeans fortheiroldageisto encourageindividual responsibility.Howfar doyouagreewiththis statement?EYA.

International Threat 3b)Themostserious externalthreatto Singapore’seconomicis socio-politicalunrestin othercountries.Howfar doyouagreewiththis statement?EYA. SBQ:Howserioushas beentheimpactofIndia’s nucleartests?

NorthernIreland 3a)Howfardid competitionfor employmentexplainwhy

4.SustainingEconomic Development

5.FacingChallengesand Change

ForeignTalent RiseofVenice 3a)Towhatextentisthe 4a)Towhatextentwas foreigntalentpolicythe itsgeographical keytoSingapore’s locationresponsible fortheriseofVenice? sustainabledevelopment? EYA. FallofVenice  b)Themostimportant reasonforVenice declinewascorruption initsgovernment? Howfardoyouagree withthisstatement? EYA.

SBQ:Howfarcanskills trainingensurethat retrenchedemployees findjobs?

Year

1. Understanding Governance

2.Conflict&Harmonyin Multi-ethnicSocieties CatholicsinNorthern IrelandstartedtheCivil RightsMovementinthe 1960s?EYA.

3.Managing InternationalRelations

4.SustainingEconomic Development

5.FacingChallengesand Change

b)Britainwaswrongto senditsarmytoNorthern Ireland.Howfardoyou agreewiththis statement?EYA. 2005

2004

SriLanka 2a)Howfarwas languagepolicythe causeoftheconflict betweenTamilsand SinhaleseinSriLanka? EYA.

CausesofInternational Conflicts 3a)Howfaris competitionforscarce resourcestherasonfor conflictbetween countries?EYA.

b)WastheLTTEmorea helpthanahindarnace totheTamilcause? EYA.

b)Wastheinterventionof theUSAmoreahelpthan ahindranceinthe resolvingtheKorean War?EYA. CausesofInternational Conflicts 4a)Towhatextentwere

SBQ:Howfardoes Singaporereallybenefit fromforeigntalent?

RiseofVenice 4a)Howfarwasitthe discoveryofthenew traderoutetotheEast thatdestoryedVenice’s trade?EYA. b)Wasitspoliticalsystem morethanahelpthana hindrancetoVenice?EYA.

Year

1. Understanding Governance

2003

Governance 2a)Howfarcan practisingmeritocracy ensureandeffective ciilservicein Singapore?EYA. b)Issocialcohesionmore crucialthaneffective politicalleadershipin ensuringthagood governancewill

2.Conflict&Harmonyin Multi-ethnicSocieties

3.Managing InternationalRelations ideologicaldifferences betweenNorthandSouth KoreathecauseofKorean War?EYA. Diplomacy Herearethreetypesof diplomaticrelations Bilateral Regional MembershipoftheUnited NationsOrganisation Whichdoyouthinkisthe mostimportantfo Singapore?EYA. SBQ:Canthedisputeover theFalklandislandsbe restored? SBQ:Whowas responsibleforthecrisis overtheUS-Chinaplane collisionin2001?

4.SustainingEconomic Development

Singapore’sStrategies 2a)Howfarcanresearch anddevelopment transformSingaporeinto aknowledge-based economy? ImpactsofGlobalisation b)Aredevelopmentsin othercountriesagreater

5.FacingChallengesand Change

Year

2002

1. Understanding Governance continueinSingapore? EYA.

2.Conflict&Harmonyin Multi-ethnicSocieties

SBQ:HastheBritish Armyplayedausefulrole inNorthernIreland?

3.Managing InternationalRelations

4.SustainingEconomic Development threattoSingapore’s futureeconomicprogress thanconstraitnswithin Singaporeitself?EYA.

5.FacingChallengesand Change

RiseofVenice 4a)Towhatextentwas thesuccessofVenice fromthe9 thcentury onwardsduetocapable leadership?EYA. b)Thediscoverofanew searouttotheEastinthe late15 thcenturywasa disasterforVenice. Howfardoyouagree withthisstatement?EYA.

Social Studies SBQ Year

Inference

Comparison

2010

a) Whatcanyoutell fromthissource abouttheMumbai terroristattacks?EYA. b) Whydidthe newspaerpublishthis cartoon?

2009

a)Whydoyouthinkthe studentdrewthisposter?

b)Howsimilararethese twosourcesasevidence abouttheIrawiinvasion ofKuwait?EYA.

2008

c)WhydidtheMinister madethisspeechatthe MinsterialForum?EYA.

a)Howsimilararethese twosoures?EYA.

2007

a)Whatisthemessageof thiscartoon?EYA.

Reliability

Usefulness

Weird Questioning c) HowfardoesSource DshowthatSourceC iswrong?EYA. d) Whichofthesetwo sourcesismoreuseful asevienceaboutthe Mumbaiterrorist attacks?EYA.

c) How useful is this sourceasevidenceabout theIraqiinvasionof Kuwait?EYA. b)Doesthissourceprove thatsingaporewillloseits ownskilledworkers? EYA.

d)Howusefulisthis sourceasevidenceabout foreigntalentin Singapore?EYA.

d) Does this source prove thatIndianssupportthe testingofnuclear weapons?

b)Howusefulisthis sourceasevidenceabout reactionstoIndia’s nucleartest?Explainyour answer?

d)Howfardothesetwo sourcessupporttheidea that‘theUSAdeliberately encouragedSaddaminto Kuwait?’EYA.

c)Howfarwouldthe IndianscientistinSource Chaveagreedwiththe PresidentofPakistanof SourceD?EYA.

2006

a)Whydoyouthinkthe MinistryofManpower issuedthis advertisement?EYA.

c)Howsimilararethese twosources?EYA.

d)Doesthissourceprove thatretrenched employeeswhohave upgradedtheirskills throughtrainingwillget newjobs?EYA.

2005

a) Doyouthinkthe cartoonistsupports thepolicyofusing foreigntalentin Singapore?EYA. b) Whydoyouthink PrimeMinisterGoh ChokTongmadethis speech?EYA.

b)Howdifferentare thesetwosources?EYA.

d)Howfarcanyouaccept whatthissourcesays aboutthepolicyofusing foreigntalent?EYA.

2004

a) Didthecartoonist approveof Argentina’sinvasion oftheFalkland Islands?EYA. c) Whydoyouthink PrimeMinister MargaretThatcher madethisspeech? EYA.

b)Howdifferentare thesetwosources?EYA.

d)Howfarcanyouaccept thissourceadevidence thatthedisputeoverthe islandcannotbe resolved?EYA.

b)Howusefulisthis sourceasevidenceabout problemsfacing retrenchedemployment inSingapore?EYA.

2003

a)Whydoyouthinkthe artistdrewthiscartoon?

d) Does this source prove thattheUnitedStateswas nottoblameforthe collision?EYA.

2002

a)HowfardidtheBritish Ministerapproveof sendingtroopsto NorthernIreland?EYA.

b) How reliable is Source Bforshowingthatthe CatholicsinNorthern Irelandwerehostile towardstheBritisth Army?EYA. d)HowfardoesSourceE proethattheBritish Armyhelpedtoreduce violenceinNorthern Ireland?EYA.

c)SourceDjustgivesthe opinionsoftwo Americanswhowerenot involedintheevent.Does thismakeituselessas evidenceabouttheUS- Chinaplanecollision? EYA.

b)Thesetwosources differintheiraccountsof thecollision.Doesthis meanthatoneofthem mustbewrong?EYA.

c) The two sources differ intheirviewsofthe behaviouroftheBritish ArmyinNorthernIreland. Doesitmeanthatoneof themiswrong?EYA.