BECESocial StudiesGhana BECE 2000 SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS passcogh2 years ago1 year ago01 mins 0% 2 Ghana BECE 2000 SOCIAL STUDIES ANSWER BECE 2000 SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS 1 / 40 1) The vertical interval of the contour lines on the diagram is A) 0 metre B) 100 metres C) 350 metres D) 50 metres E) 300 metres 2 / 40 2) What type of slope does the diagram show? A) Uniform B) Gentle C) Steep D) Concave E) Convex 3 / 40 3) The conventional sign, Ø on a topographical map represents a A) castle B) mosque C) church D) farm E) market 4 / 40 4) Cairo in Egypt is on longitude 30°E and Tema in Ghana is on longitude 0°. What is the time difference between Cairo and Tema? A) 35 hours B) 30 hours C) 2 hours D) 15 hours E) 3 hours 5 / 40 5) Latitude 66½° North refers to the A) Arctic Circle B) Tropic of Cancer C) Antarctic Circle D) Tropic of Capricorn E) Equator 6 / 40 6) The revolution of the earth round the sun causes A) four seasons B) high tides C) day and night D) line squalls E) earthquakes 7 / 40 7) The North Pole receives 24 hours of sunlight when the sun is overhead on the A) Arctic Circle B) Antarctic Circle C) Equator D) Tropic of Cancer E) Tropic of Capricorn 8 / 40 8) Which of the following towns enjoys a cool climate throughout the year? A) Nkawkaw B) Accra C) Tema D) Koforidua E) Aburi 9 / 40 9) Thick, dark, clouds, thunder and lightning are associated with A) transpiration B) condensation C) relief rainfall D) convectional rainfall E) evaporation 10 / 40 10) What name is given to the point where a tributary joins the main river? A) Confluence B) Mouth C) Estuary D) Delta E) Source 11 / 40 11) Which of the following is not a coastal landform? A) Lagoon B) Stack C) Spit D) Levee E) Sand bar 12 / 40 12) The main type of vegetation found in the South-Western part of Ghana is the A) coastal scrub and grassland B) sudan savannah C) guinea savannah D) rain forest E) mangrove forest 13 / 40 13) Which of the following is not a sedimentary rock? A) Sandstone B) Clay C) Shale D) Granite E) Coal 14 / 40 14) The prevailing winds that blow over most parts of northern Ghana between November and February are the A) North-East Trade Winds B) Easterly Winds C) Westerly Winds D) South-West Monsoon Winds E) North-East Monsoon Winds 15 / 40 15) The railway line from Dunkwa to Awaso was built by the British mainly to transport A) cocoa B) timber C) foodstuffs D) manganese E) bauxite 16 / 40 16) Which of the following towns is noted for textile manufacturing? A) Wa B) Nkawkaw C) Juapong D) Mampong E) Oda 17 / 40 17) The people of Ada celebrate the A) Akwambo Festival B) Odwira Festival C) Lukusi Festival D) Danyiba Kaka Festival E) Asafotu-Fiam Festival 18 / 40 18) Which of the following ethnic groups is found between the Pra and the Densu Rivers? A) Adangme B) The Sefwi C) The Akwamu D) Fante E) The Ga 19 / 40 19) The capital built by Osei Tutu I for the Asante Kingdom was A) Kumawu B) Bekwai C) Kumasi D) Mampong E) Ejisu 20 / 40 20) The Sagbadre War was fought between the Anlo and the A) Portuguese B) British C) Danes D) Dutch E) Germans 21 / 40 21) The British used the indirect rule system to govern the people of the Gold Coast through the A) chiefs B) police C) judiciary D) army E) registrars 22 / 40 22) Sir Gordon Guggisberg was the Governor of the Gold Coast from A) 1830 – 1845 B) 1909 – 1926 C) 1846- 1860 D) 1919 – 1927 E) 1901 – 1919 23 / 40 23) Which of the following was not a member of the Fante Confederation? A) The Wassa B) The Denkyira C) The Twifu D) The Brong E) The Assin 24 / 40 24) The Aborigines Rights Protection Society was formed in 1897 to A) protect the property of the people B) register the people for the purpose of taxation C) give the people the license to trade D) educate the people on how to vote E) protect the people from invasion 25 / 40 25) One of the founding members of the United Gold Coast Convention (U. G. C. C) was A) Dr. Kwame Nkrumah B) Mr. Krobo Adusei C) Dr. J. B. Danquah D) Mr. Kojo Botsio E) Mr. K. A. Gbedemah 26 / 40 26) The Watson Commission was set up in A) 1930 B) 1919 C) 1925 D) 1948 E) 1951 27 / 40 27) The first Governor-General of Independent Ghana was A) Sir Charles Arden-Clarke B) Commander Hill C) Sir Gordon Guggisberg D) George MacLean E) Lord Listowel 28 / 40 28) The soldiers who returned to the Gold Coast after the Second World War faced all the following problems except A) being denied the right to vote B) non-payment of pension benefits C) unavailability of houses D) high prices of goods E) absence of jobs 29 / 40 29) Which type of vegetation is most suitable for the cultivation of cola nuts and cocoa? A) Guinea Savannah B) Tropical Rain Forest C) Deciduous Forest D) Coastal Grassland E) Sudan Savannah 30 / 40 30) Tin is mined in Nigeria at A) Enugu B) Port Harcourt C) Kano D) Jose E) Kaduna 31 / 40 31) Which of the following methods is used in mining crude oil? A) Panning B) Deep Shaft C) Drilling D) Open cast E) Dredging 32 / 40 32) The leading producer of coffee in West Africa is A) Liberia B) Nigeria C) Sierra Leone D) Ghana E) La Cote d’Ivoire 33 / 40 33) Family planning methods are the only ways to A) stop village-urban migration B) control rapid population growth C) stop the spread of HIV/AIDS D) stop Sexually Transmitted Disease (STDs) E) promote sex 34 / 40 34) All the following were important centers of the Trans-Saharan Trade except A) Timbuku B) Gao C) Kumbi-Saleh D) Taghaza E) Audaghost 35 / 40 35) Power generated at Aboadze near Takoradi is known as A) solar-energy B) thermal energy C) hydro-electric power D) nuclear energy E) vehicular energy 36 / 40 36) People are elected into parliament through A) military coups B) referendum C) appointment D) presidential elections E) voting 37 / 40 37) Which of the following countries ruled Togo before the First World War? A) Spain B) Britain C) Portugal D) Germany E) France 38 / 40 38) The treaty for the formation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was signed in A) Accra B) Abidjan C) Lagos D) Niamey E) Lome 39 / 40 39) Which of the following is a voluntary service? A) Paying of taxes B) Blood donation C) Installation of a chief D) Working as a civil servant E) Taking part in a beauty contest 40 / 40 40) The administrative body of the United Nations Organization (UNO) is the A) Secretariat B) Economic and Social Council C) General Assembly D) Security Council E) International Court of Justice Your score is Facebook Twitter Restart quiz Post navigation Previous: Ghana WASSCE 2007 HISTORY PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSNext: Ghana WASSCE 2000 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND HORTICULTURE PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ
Ghana BECE 2009 INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS passcogh2 years ago1 year ago 0
Ghana BECE 2020 GHANAIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (TWI) PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS passcogh2 years ago1 year ago 0