BECE - Social Studies Objectives - 2015

This Objective Test consists of 40 questions. Each question is followed by FOUR options. Select only ONE answer to each question. You have 45 minutes to complete the test. Good Luck!

Which of the following features is not part of the physical environment?

Air

Buildings

Music

Rivers

A good social environment can be promoted through ....

Bravery

Competition

Individualism

Tolerance

Adolescence is a period of transition from ....

Childhood to adulthood

Childhood to oldage

Infancy to adulthood

Infancy to childhood

Adolescent chastity is important because it prevents ....

Contraction of HIV and AIDS

Frequent malaria among the youth

Peer pressure among the youth

The occurrence of broken home

Adopting a foreign way of life in one’s native country implies ....

Cultural assimilation

Foreign domination

Parallel culture

Rapid modernization

Trokosi and female genital mutilation are cultural practices that must be abolished because ....

Some people become rich through their performance

The police dislike them

They are against the rights of the victim

They are practised all over the country

The four cardinal points are ....

East, South-West, North, West.

North, South, North-East, South-West

North, South, East, West

West, South-East, North-East, South

The ratio between distance measured on a map and the actual distance on the ground is ....

A sketch

A statement

Layout

Scale

If the scale of a map is 1:10,000 and the distance on the map is 20 cm, then the actual distance on the ground is ....

0.2 km

2 km

20 km

20,000 km

The crop types which grow well in the Guinea Savanna are ....

Cocoa and rice

Millet and groundnut

Plantain and cola

Shallots and cassava

The mangrove swamps in Ghana are found mainly in the ....

Afram plains

Coastal areas

Highland areas

Oti basin

The integrity of the nation can be defended by ....

Cleaning the environment

Educating the youth

Encouraging immigration

Reporting saboteurs

A hill with a steep slope on one side and a gentle slope on the other side is ....

A ridge

A knoll

A plateau

An escarpment

Relief rainfall is experienced in ....

Equatorial forest areas

Guinea savanna areas

Highland areas

Lowland areas

Encouraging a greater participation of girls in education in Ghana will help reduce ....

Adultery in society

Number of maternal health care centres

Population growth rate

Urban-rural drift

One negative effect of rural-urban migration is ....

Breakdown of family ties

Chieftaincy disputes

Ethnic conflicts

High infant mortality

Unity among Ghanaians can best be promoted through ....

Formal education

Good environmental practices

Inter-ethnic marriages

Opinion leaders

An effect of the slave trade on Africans was that they ....

Acquired much wealth

Travelled far

Abandoned their religion

Were humiliated

The Europeans came to the Gold Coast purposely to ....

Engage in trading activities

Establish schools

Explore the land

Spread the gospel

The Yaa Asantewaa war of 1900 was caused by ....

Governor Hudson’s demand for the Golden Stool

The closure of the slave trade routes to the coast

The killing of George Ekem Ferguson

The refusal of the Asantes to accept Christianity

Protecting national property is the obligation of ....

All citizens

Government officials

The fire service

The police

According to the 1992 constitution of Ghana, an individual can claim Ghanaian citizenship if ....

He or she attends school in Ghana

His or her grandparents are Ghanaians

His or her parents reside in Ghana

He or she works in Ghana

One basic right of every Ghanaian is the right to ....

Fair wages

Personal liberty

Stand for election

Vote in general elections

The head of the judiciary in Ghana is the ....

Attorney General

Chief Justice

Director of Public Prosecution

Inspector General of Police

A constitution popularly approved by the people ensures ....

Ethnic balance

Good governance

Rapid development

Reduction in crime

One way of managing conflict in the Ghanaian society is ....

Arbitration

Confrontation

Consultation

Meditation

The highest level of Ghana’s co-operation with the international community is through her membership of the ....

African Union

Economic Community of West African States

Non-Aligned Movement

United Nations Organization

Ghana co-operates with other nations to ....

Adopt common code of conduct

Create more jobs

Foster friendly relationship

Increase tax revenue

One major environmental problem facing municipal and metropolitan assemblies in Ghana is ....

Air pollution

Deforestation

Road accidents

Waste management

Which of the following factors is most important for national development?

Capital resource

Foreign aid

Human resource

Natural resource

A good layout and enforcement of town planning laws can help reduce ....

Emergence of slums

Influx of immigration

Population growth

Substance abuse

The efficiency of labour can be increased if one ....

Reports to work early

Uses appropriate technology

Works for longer hours

Works independently

Which of the following conditions was the main aim of all the political parties before independence?

Economic development

Federal government

Local government

Self-government

The Asante became a British colony through ....

Agreement

Appeal

Defeat

Persuasion

For Ghana to be economically independent, she must ....

Educate her citizens well

Compete with her neighbours

Produce her basic needs

Rely on her colonial masters for help

Productivity measures ....

Production of goods

Production of services

Profit made out of production

Output per-man-hour

Private businesses can contribute to the development of the nation by ....

Making more profits

Motivating the workers

Paying their taxes as required

Registering their businesses

The main aim of the National Road Safety Commission in Ghana is to protect ....

Capital resources

Human resources

Mineral resources

Natural resources

BECE - Social Studies Objectives - 2015

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