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) 300 metres B) 50 metres C) 100 metres D) 350 metres E) 0 metre 2 / 40 2) What type of slope does the diagram show? A) Uniform B) Concave C) Steep D) Gentle E) Convex 3 / 40 3) The conventional sign, Ø on a topographical map represents a A) farm B) church C) castle D) mosque 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) 2 hours B) 15 hours C) 30 hours D) 3 hours E) 35 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) day and night B) earthquakes C) four seasons D) high tides E) line squalls 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) Tropic of Capricorn D) Equator E) Tropic of Cancer 8 / 40 8) Which of the following towns enjoys a cool climate throughout the year? A) Tema B) Aburi C) Nkawkaw D) Koforidua E) Accra 9 / 40 9) Thick, dark, clouds, thunder and lightning are associated with A) convectional rainfall B) evaporation C) condensation D) relief rainfall E) transpiration 10 / 40 10) What name is given to the point where a tributary joins the main river? A) Confluence B) Mouth C) Source D) Delta E) Estuary 11 / 40 11) Which of the following is not a coastal landform? A) Sand bar B) Stack C) Levee D) Spit E) Lagoon 12 / 40 12) The main type of vegetation found in the South-Western part of Ghana is the A) guinea savannah B) mangrove forest C) rain forest D) coastal scrub and grassland E) sudan savannah 13 / 40 13) Which of the following is not a sedimentary rock? A) Granite B) Coal C) Clay D) Sandstone E) Shale 14 / 40 14) The prevailing winds that blow over most parts of northern Ghana between November and February are the A) North-East Monsoon Winds B) Easterly Winds C) South-West Monsoon Winds D) Westerly Winds E) North-East Trade Winds 15 / 40 15) The railway line from Dunkwa to Awaso was built by the British mainly to transport A) timber B) manganese C) foodstuffs D) bauxite E) cocoa 16 / 40 16) Which of the following towns is noted for textile manufacturing? A) Nkawkaw B) Juapong C) Oda D) Mampong E) Wa 17 / 40 17) The people of Ada celebrate the A) Akwambo Festival B) Asafotu-Fiam Festival C) Danyiba Kaka Festival D) Odwira Festival E) Lukusi Festival 18 / 40 18) Which of the following ethnic groups is found between the Pra and the Densu Rivers? A) The Ga B) Adangme C) Fante D) The Sefwi E) The Akwamu 19 / 40 19) The capital built by Osei Tutu I for the Asante Kingdom was A) Kumawu B) Kumasi C) Mampong D) Bekwai E) Ejisu 20 / 40 20) The Sagbadre War was fought between the Anlo and the A) Danes B) Germans C) British D) Dutch E) Portuguese 21 / 40 21) The British used the indirect rule system to govern the people of the Gold Coast through the A) registrars B) police C) chiefs D) judiciary E) army 22 / 40 22) Sir Gordon Guggisberg was the Governor of the Gold Coast from A) 1909 – 1926 B) 1846- 1860 C) 1919 – 1927 D) 1901 – 1919 E) 1830 – 1845 23 / 40 23) Which of the following was not a member of the Fante Confederation? A) The Denkyira B) The Assin C) The Brong D) The Twifu E) The Wassa 24 / 40 24) The Aborigines Rights Protection Society was formed in 1897 to A) protect the property of the people B) educate the people on how to vote C) register the people for the purpose of taxation D) give the people the license to trade 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. Kojo Botsio C) Dr. J. B. Danquah D) Mr. Krobo Adusei E) Mr. K. A. Gbedemah 26 / 40 26) The Watson Commission was set up in A) 1930 B) 1925 C) 1951 D) 1948 E) 1919 27 / 40 27) The first Governor-General of Independent Ghana was A) Lord Listowel B) Sir Charles Arden-Clarke C) George MacLean D) Commander Hill E) Sir Gordon Guggisberg 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) high prices of goods C) absence of jobs D) non-payment of pension benefits E) unavailability of houses 29 / 40 29) Which type of vegetation is most suitable for the cultivation of cola nuts and cocoa? A) Coastal Grassland B) Tropical Rain Forest C) Deciduous Forest D) Sudan Savannah E) Guinea Savannah 30 / 40 30) Tin is mined in Nigeria at A) Kano B) Port Harcourt C) Kaduna D) Jose E) Enugu 31 / 40 31) Which of the following methods is used in mining crude oil? A) Dredging B) Drilling C) Deep Shaft D) Panning E) Open cast 32 / 40 32) The leading producer of coffee in West Africa is A) Liberia B) Nigeria C) Ghana D) La Cote d’Ivoire E) Sierra Leone 33 / 40 33) Family planning methods are the only ways to A) stop the spread of HIV/AIDS B) promote sex C) control rapid population growth D) stop village-urban migration E) stop Sexually Transmitted Disease (STDs) 34 / 40 34) All the following were important centers of the Trans-Saharan Trade except A) Audaghost B) Timbuku C) Gao D) Kumbi-Saleh E) Taghaza 35 / 40 35) Power generated at Aboadze near Takoradi is known as A) solar-energy B) vehicular energy C) nuclear energy D) hydro-electric power E) thermal energy 36 / 40 36) People are elected into parliament through A) military coups B) appointment C) referendum D) voting E) presidential elections 37 / 40 37) Which of the following countries ruled Togo before the First World War? A) Germany B) Portugal C) France D) Spain E) Britain 38 / 40 38) The treaty for the formation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was signed in A) Niamey B) Accra C) Lome D) Abidjan E) Lagos 39 / 40 39) Which of the following is a voluntary service? A) Working as a civil servant B) Paying of taxes C) Blood donation D) Taking part in a beauty contest E) Installation of a chief 40 / 40 40) The administrative body of the United Nations Organization (UNO) is the A) International Court of Justice B) Economic and Social Council C) Secretariat D) Security Council E) General Assembly 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. 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