- 1. Which two trans-African automobile routes pass through the Central African Republic?
A) The Addis Ababa-Cape Town Highway and the Mombasa-Kigali Highway
B) The Cairo-Khartoum Highway and the Dakar-Ndjamena Highway
C) The Tripoli-Cape Town Highway and the Lagos-Mombasa Highway
D) The Algiers-Lagos Highway and the Nairobi-Djibouti Highway
- 2. What is the transport hub of the Central African Republic?
A) N'Djamena
B) Kinshasa
C) Brazzaville
D) Bangui
- 3. How many roads connected Bangui to other main towns as of 1999?
A) Eight roads
B) Five roads
C) Ten roads
D) Twelve roads
- 4. Which countries are directly connected by road from Bangui?
A) Mali, Senegal, and Ghana
B) Gabon, Congo, and Angola
C) Nigeria, Niger, and Ethiopia
D) Cameroon, Chad, and South Sudan
- 5. During which months are some roads in the Central African Republic impassable?
A) November to February
B) July to October
C) All year round
D) March to June
- 6. Where do river ferries sail from Bangui?
A) To Lagos and Libreville
B) To Kinshasa and Douala
C) To Brazzaville and Zongo
D) To Luanda and Yaoundé
- 7. What is the cargo handling capacity of Bangui's river port?
A) 500,000 tons
B) 350,000 tons
C) 450,000 tons
D) 250,000 tons
- 8. What is the length of wharfs at Bangui's river port?
A) 500 metres (1,640 ft)
B) 200 metres (656 ft)
C) 350 metres (1,150 ft)
D) 450 metres (1,476 ft)
- 9. How much warehousing space does Bangui's river port have?
A) 15,000 square metres (161,458 sq ft)
B) 20,000 square metres (215,278 sq ft)
C) 30,000 square metres (323,556 sq ft)
D) 24,000 square metres (260,000 sq ft)
- 10. What is the only international airport in the Central African Republic?
A) Kinshasa International Airport
B) Brazzaville International Airport
C) Bangui M'Poko International Airport
D) N'Djamena International Airport
- 11. What type of electricity is primarily used in the Central African Republic?
A) Nuclear power
B) Solar power
C) Wind energy
D) Hydroelectricity
- 12. What percentage of the urban population has access to electricity?
A) 34.6%
B) 20%
C) 50%
D) 10%
- 13. What is the leading provider for internet and mobile phone access in the Central African Republic?
A) Airtel
B) MTN
C) Orange
D) Socatel
- 14. Which governmental body regulates telecommunications in the Central African Republic?
A) National Telecommunication Commission
B) Central Bank of the Central African Republic
C) Ministry of Information Technology
D) Ministère des Postes and Télécommunications et des Nouvelles Technologies
- 15. What international organization supports telecommunication operations in the Central African Republic?
A) UNESCO
B) World Bank
C) ITU Telecommunication Development Sector (ITU-D)
D) African Union
- 16. Approximately how many ethnic groups are there in the Central African Republic?
A) 50 ethnic groups
B) Over 80 ethnic groups
C) 30 ethnic groups
D) 100 ethnic groups
- 17. What was the population of the Central African Republic in 1960?
A) 2,000,000
B) 500,000
C) 1,232,000
D) 750,000
- 18. What was the estimated population of the Central African Republic in 2021?
A) 6,000,000
B) 4,200,000
C) Approximately 5,457,154
D) 3,500,000
- 19. Which ethnic group is the largest in the Central African Republic?
A) Mandja
B) Fula
C) Gbaya (Baya) at 28.8%
D) Kara
- 20. Which ethnic group is the second largest in the Central African Republic?
A) Zande
B) Banda at 22.9%
C) Ngbandi
D) Sara
- 21. Who purged many of the Kolingba elements from the government during the Patassé government?
A) Djotodia
B) Bozizé
C) Patassé
D) Kolingba
- 22. What was the international organization that replaced the inter-African military mission in 1997?
A) NATO
B) European Union
C) African Union
D) UN peacekeeping force (MINURCA)
- 23. In which year did the Peace Corps evacuate its volunteers from Central African Republic?
A) 2011
B) 2003
C) 1996
D) 2004
- 24. Who was named vice-president after Bozizé suspended the constitution in 2003?
A) Abel Goumba
B) Nicolas Tiangaye
C) Michel Djotodia
D) Catherine Samba-Panza
- 25. Which rebel leader's troops did Patassé bring in to regain control after the failed coup attempt in 2001?
A) Séléka
B) Jean-Pierre Bemba
C) Michel Djotodia
D) François Bozizé
- 26. What was the name of the peace agreement signed in February 2007?
A) Bangui Agreements
B) Syrte Agreement
C) Libreville Peace Accord
D) Birao Peace Agreement
- 27. Who became the first female Central African president in January 2014?
A) Abel Goumba
B) Nicolas Tiangaye
C) Catherine Samba-Panza
D) Michel Djotodia
- 28. In which year did Bozizé win the presidential election that was widely considered fraudulent?
A) 2011
B) 2007
C) 2003
D) 2014
- 29. Who was indicted by the UN for crimes against humanity and incitement to genocide in May 2013?
A) Patassé
B) Djotodia
C) Bozizé
D) Séléka
- 30. In which month and year did Séléka rebel leaders declare an independent Republic of Logone?
A) July 2014
B) January 2014
C) March 2013
D) December 2015
- 31. What was the name of the peace agreement signed in April 2007?
A) Libreville Peace Accord
B) Syrte Agreement
C) Bangui Agreements
D) Birao Peace Agreement
- 32. Which group continued its activities and signed a peace agreement with the government in 2012?
A) Séléka
B) UFDR
C) FDPC
D) CPJP
- 33. Who requested UN peace efforts after becoming Prime Minister in 2013?
A) Catherine Samba-Panza
B) Michel Djotodia
C) Nicolas Tiangaye
D) Abel Goumba
- 34. In which year did the Central African Bush War begin?
A) 2013
B) 2004
C) 2001
D) 1997
- 35. Which organization called for deploying 3,000 troops to the country in February 2014?
A) UN Security Council
B) NATO
C) European Union
D) African Union
- 36. Who was the army chief of staff killed during the failed coup attempt in 2001?
A) Jean-Pierre Bemba
B) Michel Djotodia
C) François Bozizé
D) Abel Abrou
- 37. Which country's military support was requested by Bozizé in November 2006?
A) British
B) Chadian
C) French
D) American
- 38. Which peoples established the Bangassou Kingdom along the Ubangi in the 18th century?
A) Bobangi people
B) French colonizers
C) Bandia-Nzakara Azande
D) Sudanese sultan Rabih az-Zubayr
- 39. Who governed Upper-Oubangui in 1875?
A) Sudanese sultan Rabih az-Zubayr
B) French colonizers
C) German Empire
D) Bandia-Nzakara Azande
- 40. In what year did France seize and colonize Ubangi-Shari territory?
A) 1946
B) 1911
C) 1885
D) 1894
- 41. What was the name of the treaty where France ceded land to the German Empire in 1911?
A) Treaty of Paris
B) Treaty of Berlin
C) Treaty of Versailles
D) Treaty of Fez
- 42. Which crop was mandatorily cultivated by the French in Ubangi-Shari during the 1920s and 1930s?
A) Sugarcane
B) Coffee
C) Rubber
D) Cotton
- 43. What was the name of the major insurrection in western Ubangi-Shari during the 1920s?
A) Boxer Rebellion
B) Herero and Namaqua Genocide
C) Mau Mau Uprising
D) Kongo-Wara rebellion or 'war of the hoe handle'
- 44. Who was elected to the French National Assembly in 1946, becoming the first representative of Central African Republic?
A) Barthélemy Boganda
B) King Leopold II
C) General Leclerc
D) Sudanese sultan Rabih az-Zubayr
- 45. What political movement did Barthélemy Boganda establish in 1950?
A) Kongo-Wara rebellion
B) French Equatorial Africa
C) Free French Forces
D) Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa (MESAN)
- 46. What is the official language of the Central African Republic?
A) Sango
B) French
C) English
D) Arabic
- 47. Which river basin covers two-thirds of the Central African Republic?
A) Congo River
B) Chari River
C) Nile River
D) Ubangi River
- 48. When did the Central African Republic gain independence from France?
A) 1958
B) 1976
C) 1980
D) 1960
- 49. Who ruled as a monarch in the Central African Republic between 1976 and 1979?
A) Jean-Bédel Bokassa
B) David Dacko
C) François Bozizé
D) Ange-Félix Patassé
- 50. Which organization is the Central African Republic a member of?
A) ASEAN
B) NATO
C) United Nations
D) European Union
- 51. What type of climate zone does the northern part of the Central African Republic fall into?
A) Sahelo-Sudanian
B) Tundra
C) Desert
D) Equatorial forest
- 52. Which river flows into Lake Chad from the Central African Republic?
A) Niger River
B) Chari River
C) Volta River
D) Senegal River
- 53. What was the former name of the Central African Republic when it was a French colony?
A) Central African Empire
B) Equatorial Africa
C) French Congo
D) Ubangi-Shari
- 54. In which year did civil war resume in the Central African Republic after a peace treaty?
A) 2011
B) 2014
C) 2012
D) 2007
- 55. Which natural resource is NOT found in the Central African Republic?
A) Uranium
B) Oil shale
C) Gold
D) Diamonds
- 56. What is the primary geographical feature of two-thirds of the Central African Republic?
A) Tundra
B) Sudano-Guinean savanna
C) Mountain ranges
D) Desert
- 57. What was the name of the Central African Republic from 1976 to 1979?
A) Democratic Republic of Central Africa
B) Kingdom of Central Africa
C) Republic of Ubangi-Shari
D) Central African Empire
- 58. What agricultural product was initially farmed in the Central African Republic during the Neolithic Revolution?
A) Potatoes
B) White yam
C) Corn
D) Rice
- 59. Which revolution involved the introduction of fishing and use of boats in Central Africa?
A) Fish-stew Revolution
B) Agricultural Revolution
C) Ceramic Revolution
D) Ironwork Revolution
- 60. What indicates an advanced level of habitation dating to the late Neolithic in Central Africa?
A) Great Zimbabwe Ruins
B) Nok Terracottas
C) Pyramids of Meroë
D) Bouar Megaliths
- 61. When did ironwork develop in Central Africa?
A) Around 1500 BCE
B) Around 500 CE
C) Around 300 CE
D) Around 1000 BCE
- 62. Which people settled along the Ubangi River in Central Africa?
A) Yoruba people
B) Zulu people
C) Ubangian people
D) Maasai people
- 63. When did bananas arrive in the Central African region?
A) During the Iron Age
B) During the first millennium BCE
C) During the second millennium CE
D) During the Roman Empire
- 64. Which of these was NOT a dominant economic trade in Central Africa?
A) Copper production
B) Salt production
C) Textiles
D) Pottery
- 65. Who became president of the Grand Council of French Equatorial Africa after MESAN won every legislative seat?
A) Jean-Bédel Bokassa
B) Abel Goumba
C) Michel Djotodia
D) David Dacko
- 66. Who took control of MESAN after Boganda's death?
A) Jean-Bédel Bokassa
B) André Kolingba
C) Abel Goumba
D) David Dacko
- 67. What event led to Jean-Bédel Bokassa overthrowing David Dacko?
A) Autonomy grant
B) Independence Day holiday
C) Saint-Sylvestre coup d'état
D) Constitutional referendum
- 68. When did Bokassa declare himself President for Life?
A) 1965
B) 1976
C) 1981
D) 1972
- 69. In what year was Dacko overthrown by General André Kolingba?
A) 1981
B) 1979
C) 1965
D) 1976
- 70. Who suspended the constitution and ruled with a military junta until 1985?
A) Kolingba
B) The Rassemblement Démocratique Centrafricain
C) Abel Goumba
D) Ange-Félix Patassé
- 71. In what year was a new constitution introduced by Kolingba?
A) 1990
B) 1986
C) 1985
D) 1993
- 72. How were members of the Rassemblement Démocratique Centrafricain selected?
A) Through election
B) Mandatory for all citizens
C) By military appointment
D) Voluntary membership
- 73. What was the pretext used by Kolingba to suspend the 1992 election results?
A) Natural disaster
B) International intervention
C) Lack of voter turnout
D) Alleged irregularities
- 74. Did Patassé's party gain an absolute majority in parliament after the 1993 elections?
A) Yes, they gained an absolute majority
B) No, they gained a plurality but not an absolute majority
C) They did not win any seats
D) The election results were annulled
- 75. Who was declared the winner in the second round of presidential elections held on 14 February 2016?
A) Bozizé
B) Faustin-Archange Touadéra
C) Anicet-Georges Dologuélé
D) A candidate from the Séléka
- 76. What percentage of the vote did Faustin-Archange Touadéra receive in the 2016 presidential election?
A) 63%
B) 75%
C) 50%
D) 40%
- 77. What percentage of polling stations were closed during the 2020 presidential elections?
A) 14%
B) 25%
C) 30%
D) 5%
- 78. Which group has been accused of harassing and intimidating civilians in support of Touadéra?
A) Rwandan forces
B) Wagner Group
C) Séléka militias
D) African Union peacekeepers
- 79. What was the reason for the controversial referendum in 2023?
A) Establishing a federal government.
B) Abolishing constitutional term limits.
C) Changing the electoral system to proportional representation.
D) Introducing a new national language.
- 80. In what year was Touadéra reelected for a third term?
A) 2026
B) 2023
C) 2024
D) 2025
- 81. Which country's forces were reported to protect Touadéra in addition to Russian mercenaries?
A) Rwanda
B) France
C) China
D) United States
- 82. Which national park in the southwest contains rainforest areas?
A) Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park
B) Virunga National Park
C) Dzanga-Sangha National Park
D) Bamingui-Bangoran National Park
- 83. In which year was the Central African Republic the world's least light pollution affected country?
A) 2020
B) 2008
C) 2010
D) 2015
- 84. What is the annual deforestation rate in the Central African Republic as of 2021?
A) Increased by 71%
B) Remained constant
C) Decreased by 50%
D) Doubled
- 85. Which ecoregion is found in the northern part of the Central African Republic?
A) Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic
B) Sahara Desert
C) Great Barrier Reef
D) Amazon Rainforest
- 86. Which of the following is a commercially important tree species found in the Central African Republic?
A) Cedar
B) Ayous
C) Pine
D) Bamboo
- 87. What type of political system does the Central African Republic have?
A) Constitutional monarchy
B) Federal republic
C) Parliamentary republic
D) Presidential republic
- 88. Who is the head of state in the Central African Republic?
A) The prime minister
B) The president
C) The speaker of parliament
D) The chief justice
- 89. What was the government rating from 1991 to 2001 and from 2004 to 2013?
A) 'Not free'
B) 'Partly Free'
C) 'Free'
D) 'Fully democratic'
- 90. What legal system is based on French law in the Central African Republic?
A) The country's legal system
B) The transportation system
C) The healthcare system
D) The educational system
- 91. What does the V-Dem Democracy Indices describe the Central African Republic as in 2024?
A) Fully democratic
B) Stable democracy
C) Democratizing
D) Autocratizing
- 92. How many administrative regions is the Central African Republic divided into?
A) 10
B) 15
C) 7
D) 20
- 93. In what year did the Central African Republic sign the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons?
A) 2015
B) 2020
C) 2019
D) 2017
- 94. Is witchcraft a criminal offense in the Central African Republic?
A) It's only considered a cultural issue
B) Only in certain regions
C) Yes, under the penal code
D) No, it is not recognized legally
- 95. What is the approximate per capita income in the Central African Republic?
A) $1,000 per year
B) $400 per year
C) $2,500 per year
D) $5,000 per year
- 96. What percentage of export revenues do diamonds account for in the Central African Republic?
A) 10–15%
B) 60–70%
C) 40–55%
D) 20–30%
- 97. Which crop is considered a staple food in the Central African Republic and has an annual production of 200,000 to 300,000 tonnes?
A) Sorghum
B) Peanuts
C) Maize
D) Cassava
- 98. What is the currency used in the Central African Republic?
A) Euro
B) CFA franc
C) Franc
D) Dollar
- 99. Which organization is the Central African Republic a member of that focuses on harmonizing business law in Africa?
A) ECOWAS
B) OHADA
C) AU
D) COMESA
- 100. What is the annual growth rate of real GDP in the Central African Republic?
A) Slightly above 3%
B) 10%
C) Below 1%
D) 5–6%
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