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