BECE - Social Studies Objectives - 1999
This Objective Test consists of 40 questions. Each question is followed by FIVE options. Select only ONE answer to each question. You have 45 minutes to complete the test. Good Luck!
This Objective Test consists of 40 questions. Each question is followed by FIVE options. Select only ONE answer to each question. You have 45 minutes to complete the test. Good Luck!
Which of the following shows the relationship between distances on paper and actual distance on the ground?
Longitude
Key
Scale
Plan
Contour
1cm to 1 km expressed as representative fraction is .....
1:100
1:1,000
1:10,000
1:50,000
1:100,000
The earth rotates on its axis, spinning from...
East to West
West to East
South to North
West to South
East to South
An imaginary line which divides the earth into two hemispheres is called the ....
Latitude
Longitude
Meridian
Equator
Tropic
Which of the following instruments is used for showing direction?
Thermometer
Compass
Anemometer
Rain Gauge
Barometer
The difference between the highest and lowest temperature recorded of a place during the day is called the ......
Daily Range of Temperature
Average Monthly Temperature
Daily Average Temperature
Mean Annual Temperature
Daily Mean Temperature
An example of a sedimentary rock is?
Granite
Gneiss
Marble
Clay
Quartzite
The original home of the Ewes was?
Ho
Keta
Ketu
Kpando
Gafe
Ghana became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations in .....
1948
1954
1957
1960
1966
The Dagombas are descendants of .....
Ndewura Jakpa
Samori
Babatu
Dariziogo
Gbewa
Which of the following festivals is associated with fire display?
Bugum
Homowo
Aboakyir
Kundum
Ohum
A major tributary of River Volta is the ....
Pra
Ankobra
Oti
Densu
Ayensu
Which of the following towns in Ghana is important for mining of bauxite?
Obuasi
Awaso
Tarkwa
Akwatia
Nsuta
In which of the following regions in Ghana is the Akosombo Dam?
Volta
Central
Ashanti
Eastern
Greater Accra
The first castle was built in Ghana in 1482 at .....
Cape Coast
Accra
Axim
Anomabo
Elmina
All the European powers left the Coast of Ghana by 1872 except the .....
British
Danes
Dutch
Spanish
Portuguese
The capital of British Gold Coast was moved from Cape Coast to Accra in ....
1850
1872
1874
1877
1896
Sources of revenue for District Assemblies in Ghana include ....
Sales tax
Purchase tax
Basic rates
Income tax
Import duties
A major cash crop to West Africa is ......
Maize
Cocoa
Plantain
Cassava
Cocoyam
The most westerly point in West Africa is Cape ......
Three points
St. Paul
Palmas
Mount
Verde
Who is the head of the judiciary in Ghana?
The Speaker of Parliament
The President
The Chief Justice
The Vice President
The Attorney-General
Maintenance of law and order in the village community is enforced by ....
An assemblyman
District Chief Executive
Unit Committee elders
Chiefs and elders
Pastors
Foreigners in Ghana enjoy all the following rights except that of .....
Expression
Worship
Voting
Association
Marriage
Environmental pollution is caused by all the following except ....
Smoking of cigarette
Making of loud noise
Dumping of refuse
Watering of flowers
Using chemicals to catch fish
The farming practice, which combines crop cultivation and animal rearing, is called ....
Mixed cropping
Mixed farming
Ranching
Nomadism
Transhuman
The tropical rain forest region of West Africa is important for the production of ......
Cattle
Millet
Tomatoes
Groundnuts
Timber
Desertification is caused by .....
Afforestation
Excessive rainfall
Overgrazing
Irrigation
Decrease in population
Countries in North Africa are noted for the production of ......
Crude oil
Diamond
Iron ore
Gold
Bauxite
The Prairies of USA is important for producing .....
Cars
Diamond
Timber
Fish
Wheat
The highest court in Ghana is the .....
Supreme Court
Magistrate court
High court
Tribunal court
Court of Appeal
The great pyramids of Egypt were built as ......
Temples for Egyptian gods
Palaces for living pharaohs
Tourist attractions
Royal burial places
Warehouses for goods
Vaccines used in Ghana for the immunization of children are supplied by .....
District Assemblies
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
World Health Organization (WHO)
Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs)
The main organ of the United Nations Organizations (UNO) is the .....
General Assembly
Economic and Social Council
International Court of Justice
Security Council
Secretariat
Which of the following animals was mostly used during the Trans-Saharan Trade?
Elephants
Ass
Donkey
Horse
Camel
Bush fires occur very often during the .....
Rainy season
Harvesting season
Marketing days
Harmattan season
Cold season
The common fish caught in the lagoons of Ghana is ....
Tuna
Herrings
Plaice
Tilapia
Mackerel
The insect responsible for spreading sleeping sickness is .....
Mosquitoes
Tsetsefly
Housefly
Locust
Simulium fly
Which of the following is important in the manufacture of cutting tools?
Tin
Iron
Silver
Lead
Diamond
Children under the age five years should be immunized against all the following except?
Polio
Tetanus
Cholera
Diphtheria
Whooping cough
The Organization of Africa Unity (OAU) is made up of only ....
Independent African states
Dependent African states
Colonized African states
Black African states
Warring states
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