Ghana BECE 2004 SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1) An effect of slavery on Africa was that it

2) The first Europeans to arrive in Ghana in 1471 came from

3) The claim that the ancestors of the Akan migrated from Ancient Ghana is mainly based on

4) The Fon and Aja of the Republic of Benin are closely related to the

5) Evidence of Mamprusi origin is obtained during the Damba festival from

6) Unity among ethnic groups in Ghana can be promoted through

7) Badu saw a man throwing a ten thousand cedi note Into a grave. What has this person done?

8) Forts and castles were built purposely by the early Europeans for

9) Which of the following ethnic groups in Ghana trace their origin from Ile Ife in Nigeria?

10) The Asante Kingdom was colonized by the British through

11) The Volta region before World War I was a colony of

12) People from various ethnic groups are found in the cities of Ghana because of

13) Writing a bill into a legal language is done by the

14) If Musah wants a new law to be made against armed robbery whom will he contact?

15) The constitution of a country is endorsed by the people through

16) The demand for ‘self government now’ was made in 1949 by

17) Government revenue for developmental projects is raised mainly through

18) The principle of separation of powers prevents

Which of the following should be identified as the major cause of ethnic conflicts in Ghana?
I. Chieftaincy disputes
II. Land disputes
III. Cultural similarities
IV. Struggling for contracts

20) On which of the following occasions is the parallel culture of prayer not demonstrated in Ghana?

21) Science education is very important in schools because it

23) Which of the following may not be considered in finding one’s direction home, when one’s way is lost in the forest?

24) Bawku is located north-east of

25) A good layout of a settlement includes all the following except

27) Which of the following countries is within the same zone as Ghana?

28) The Prairie Provinces in Canada produce

29) Ghana is not economically independent because of her

30) Low savings by Ghanaian workers is mainly due to

31) Efficiency of the labour force is achieved through

32) Which of the following tertiary industries is a leading foreign exchange earner in Ghana?

33) Productivity in agriculture can be increased in Ghana through

34) Which of the following business enterprises is privately owned?

35) Productivity in the Public Service is low because of

36) Ghana receives loans and aid from the World Bank because of its membership of the

37) The Voluntary Services Overseas is associated with the

38) Which of the following countries has the least per capita income?

39) The chief Justice of Britain who made the slave trade illegal was

40) The most effective way of solving the socio-economic problems of the modem world is through the application of