BECE - Social Studies Objectives - 1991
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!
The earth rotates on its axis every ....
12 hours
36 hours
24 hours
48 hours
50 hours
The ratio between measurement on a map and the actual corresponding distance on the ground is ....
A longitude
A scale
A latitude
An isotherm
A contour
The instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure is called ....
Rain gauge
Thermometer
An anemometer
Barometer
Wind vane
Which of the following is not an imaginary line drawn on maps?
Axis
Equator
A latitude
Longitude
Greenwich meridian
The conventional sign ∆ drawn on topographical maps stands for ....
Survey beacon
Boundary pillar
Wireless staion
Camp site
Trigonometrical station
A long narrow depression with a downward slope on the earth's surface is called ....
An inselberg
Sand dune
Valley
A ridge
A spur
The following are continents in the world except ....
Africa
Canada
Europe
Australia
South America
The capital of the Upper East Region is?
Bolgatanga
Tamale
Wa
Bawku
Zuarungu
The highest annual rainfall in Ghana is recorded at ....
Accra
Kumasi
Sunyani
Navrongo
Axim
In which of the following regions in Ghana is Lake Bosomtwe located?
Brong Ahafo
Eastern
Central
Ashanti
Northern
Nsuta in Ghana is noted for the mining of ....
Diamond
Manganese
Bauxite
Salt
Gold
The language spoken by the largest group of people in Ghana is ....
Hausa
Ewe
Akan
Guan
Dagaare
The Aboakyire festival is celebrated by the people of ....
Dodowa
Elmina
Wenchi
Salaga
Winneba
Which of the following is a primary occupation?
Fishing
Teaching
Carpentry
Trading
Dressmaking
A Golden Jubilee is celebrated at every ....
10 years
15 years
25 years
50 years
100 years
Which of the following West African countries is the leading producer of phosphate?
Ghana
La Cote D'Ivoire
Nigeria
Liberia
Togo
The first castle built in Ghana in 1482 was in ....
Cape Coast
Accra
Axim
Anomabu
Elmina
The Jos plateau in Nigeria is noted for the production of ....
Gold
Bauxite
Tin
Diamond
Coal
The meteorological services department deals with ....
Water
Star
Power
Minerals
Weather
Electricity from Ghana is exported to ....
Gabon
Togo
Nigeria
Liberia
Sierra Leone
The Fulanis are noted for ....
Lumbering
Herding
Trading
Fishing
Mining
The Sagrenti War of 1874 was fought between the ....
Fantes and Asantes
British and Fantes
Akyems and Asantes
British and Asantes
Akuapims and Akwamus
Yaa Asantewaa, who led the Asante army to war in 1901, was the queenmother of ....
Kumasi
Kormantsi
Ejisu
Juaben
Bekwai
The first capital town to be built by the Asantes was ....
Kumawu
Kumasi
Kokofu
Nsuta
Asantemanso
Who was the first person to represent the British government in the Gold Coast?
Captain George Maclean
Commander Hill
Sir Gordon Guggisberg
Sir Charles McCarthy
Sir Alan Burns
Who was the Chairman of the United Gold Coast Convention(U.G.C.C)?
George Grant
Dr J.B Danquah
Ako Adjei
E.A. Akuffo-Addo
Obetsebi Lamptey
The capital of the Ancient Ghana Empire was ....
Walata
Kumbi-Saleh
Gao
Jeriba
Timbuktu
The most important commodities of the Trans-Saharan Trade were ....
Salt and kolanuts
Gold and gunpowder
Salt and gold
Palm oil and gold
Beads and salt
The Organization of Africa Union is made up of only ....
Independent African states
Dependent African states
Colonized African states
Warring African states
Black African states
The Mediterranean lands are well known for the production of ....
Minerals
Textiles
Citrus
Metals
Chemicals
Which of the following diseases cannot be prevented by immunization?
Measles
AIDS
Polio
Small Pox
Whooping Cough
How many countries form the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
Fifteen
Fourteen
Twenty
Twenty-one
Ten
Which of the following countries is not a member of the Economic Community of West African States?
Guinea Bissau
Mali
Mauritania
Cameroon
Nigeria
Commonwealth Day falls on ....
12th March
1st May
1st July
24th October
31st December
Bauxite is the raw material for the production of ....
Brass
Steel
Aluminium
Bronze
Copper
Who was the first chairman of the Organization of African Unity (O.A.U)?
Ahmed Sekou Toure
Jomo Kenyatta
Dr Kwame Nkrumah
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Haile Selassie
The headquaters of the World Health Organization is at ....
Addis Ababa
Geneva
Washinton D.C
New York
Cairo
The system of apartheid was practiced in ....
Ireland
Congo
Korea
South-Africa
Britain
In which year was Nelson Mandela released from prison?
1970
1979
1980
1989
1990
The factions in the Liberia civil war signed the Bamako Peace Accord in ....
July 1990
August 1990
October 1990
November 1990
December 1990
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