BECESocial StudiesGhana BECE 2016 SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS passcogh2 years ago2 years ago01 mins 0% 4 Ghana BECE 2016 SOCIAL STUDIES ANSWER BECE 2016 SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS 1 / 40 1) Which of the following activities is a duty of a citizen? A) Helping the police financially B) Joining a religious group C) Paying taxes for development D) Giving free medical care 2 / 40 2) In a traditional society, which of the following is used to teach good morals? A) Appellations B) Story telling C) Court music D) Dirges 3 / 40 3) In Ghana, state owned enterprises are important because they A) make a lot of profit B) produce all the goods for the society C) provide vital goods and services D) employ majority of the labour force. 4 / 40 4) Which of the following human activities destroys habitats of animals? A) Mixed farming B) Bush fallowing C) Bush burning D) Inter-cropping 5 / 40 5) The environment can best be described as A) man and his surrounding B) vegetation and non-living things C) animals and non-living things D) man and vegetation around him 6 / 40 6) The transition from childhood to adulthood is referred to as A) puberty B) adolescence C) manhood D) parenthood 7 / 40 7) Most aspects of Ghanaian culture are displayed during A) naming ceremonies B) traditional festivals C) puberty rites D) funeral rites 8 / 40 8) Which of the following is used to represent landmarks on maps? A) Conventional signs B) Histogram C) Mathematical symbols D) Plain sketches 9 / 40 9) When one moves eastwards and crosses the International Date Line, A) longer hours of day is experienced B) a day is lost C) a day is gained D) shorter hours of day is experienced 10 / 40 10) Ghana lies between latitudes A) 5° North and 11° North B) 5°South an d11°North C) 5° North and 11° South D) 5° South and 11° South 11 / 40 11) To promote national unity Ghanaians are expected to be A) well paid B) highly educated C) patriotic D) hardworking 12 / 40 12) The outermost part of the earth is called the A) mantle B) atmosphere C) crust D) core 13 / 40 13) Adolescent chastity is beneficial to the girl because it helps her to A) have uninterrupted education B) pass examinations easily C) enjoy free education D) gain automatic scholarship 14 / 40 14) When two air masses of different temperatures meet, the condition results in the A) cyclonic rainfall B) relief rainfall C) thunder and lightning D) rain shadow 15 / 40 15) The high dependency problem of some families can be solved by A) encouraging parents to feed their children properly B) sharing the responsibility with relatives C) practicing family planning D) sending the children to school 16 / 40 16) One way of sustaining unity among the ethnic groups in Ghana is by A) allowing people to enjoy free movement B) appreciating cultural practices of other people C) selecting leaders through election D) keeping trouble makers in prison 17 / 40 17) Which of the following is not a function of the Police Service? A) Maintaining peace and order. B) Judging cases in court C) Controlling traffic D) Arresting criminals 18 / 40 18) The first castle school to be established in the Gold Coast (Ghana) was in A) Akropong B) Cape Coast C) Elmina D) Accra 19 / 40 19) Which of the following men fought for the abolishing of the slave trade A) William Wilberforce B) Gordon Guggisberg C) James Somerset D) Andreas Riss 20 / 40 20) The people of British Togoland joined Ghana through A) conquest B) voting C) permission D) declaration 21 / 40 21) The first political event leading to the formal establishment of British colonial rule in the Gold Coast was the A) declaration of Sagrenti war B) introduction of the Poll Tax Ordinance C) disturbances of 1948 D) signing of the bond of 1844. 22 / 40 22) A child of not more than seven years of age found in Ghana and whose parents cannot be traced becomes a Ghanaian by A) conferment B) adoption C) birth D) registration 23 / 40 23) Which of the following activities can constitute human rights abuse in Ghana? A) Dropping out of school B) Drug abuse C) Employing an 18 year old girl D) Child labour 24 / 40 24) When an individual behaves in an honest and just manner, he/she performs a A) natural responsibility B) civic right C) social right D) civic responsibility 25 / 40 25) The Supreme Court of Ghana A) makes and implements laws B) runs courses for judges and magistrates C) remands criminals in custody D) interprets the constitution and the laws of Ghana 26 / 40 26) The maintenance of law and order in traditional societies in Ghana is the responsibility of A) teachers and family heads B) police an soldiers C) priests and their elders D) chiefs and their elders 27 / 40 27) Which of the following methods is not a way of managing conflicts? A) Negotiation B) Reconciliation C) Suppression D) Arbitration 28 / 40 28) One major way by which Ghana co-operates with other nations is by A) sending ambassadors and high commissioners to them B) allowing them to establish military base in Ghana C) removing all taxes on goods imported from them D) lending large sums of money to them 29 / 40 29) The head of government of the second republic of Ghana was the A) Attorney General B) Minister of State C) Prime Minister D) Head of State 30 / 40 30) Which of the following institutions can make laws to check smuggling and armed robbery in Ghana? A) The Police Service B) High Court C) Parliament D) District Assembly 31 / 40 31) Which of the following factors least affect vegetation in Ghana? A) Human activities B) Relief C) Soil D) Climate 32 / 40 32) The most economical way of disposing domestic and industrial waste is by A) dumping B) burning C) sieving D) recycling 33 / 40 33) The life span of water bodies are naturally prolonged through A) irrigation systems B) building of dams C) adequate rainfall D) water sanitation 34 / 40 34) High birth rate in developing countries can lead to A) high income per head B) low dependency ratio C) skilled labour force D) low income per head 35 / 40 35) Changes in culture is important for A) population growth B) international recognition C) ethnic disintegration D) national development 36 / 40 36) Private businesses help in building the nation when they A) pay appropriate taxes B) produce more goods C) import consumer goods D) increase their profits 37 / 40 37) When the wet bulb and the dry bulb thermometer at a weather station record the same reading, it means the air is A) saturated B) dry C) condensed D) warm 38 / 40 38) Some state owned enterprises are often sold to private individuals due to A) adequate market B) sufficient raw materials C) poor management D) adequate skilled labour 39 / 40 39) The government can best promote private sector business by A) supplying office equipment B) offering all the needs of entrepreneurs C) guaranteeing financial support D) increasing wages and salaries 40 / 40 40) The main function of the executive organ of government is A) implementation of laws B) interpretation of laws C) law making D) impeachment of the president Your score is Facebook Twitter Restart quiz Post navigation Previous: Ghana BECE 2010 MATHEMATICS PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSNext: Ghana WASSCE 2002 CERAMICS PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. 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