Ghana BECE 2012 SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1) People who buy company shares receive

2) The primary function of the legislature is to

3) Which of the following personalities was a member of the United Gold Coast Convention?

4) In order to protect one‟s rights, a citizen should be

5) One responsibility of the Ghanaian citizen is to

6) An advantage of a good layout for settlement is that

7) A constitution may be defined as the

8) Workers in Ghana are required by law to contribute towards their future upkeep through

9) Travelling to see and enjoy facilities and sceneries in other places is referred to as

10) Which of the following means of saving ensures continuity of firms after suffering losses?

11) One factor responsible for the low rate of economic development in Ghana is

12) One traditional way of preserving fish in Ghana is

13) Labour can be productively increased through

14) Family planning is beneficial to Ghanaians because it

15) One way of preventing ethnic conflict in Ghana is through

16) The executive arm of government comprises of the President, the Cabinet and

17) After independence, Ghana automatically became a member of the

18) The international organization formed to maintain world peace after the Second World War is known as

19) One major cause of conflicts in the Ghanaian society is

20) Independence of the judiciary implies that judges

21) Right to life means

22) Asante was colonized by the British through

23) Which of the following factors may cause rural-urban drift?

24) One problem created in the rural areas as a result of rural-urban drift is

25) Which of the following continents is uninhabited?

26) The type of rainfall formed by the meeting of two air masses of different temperatures is

27) Lunar eclipse occurs when the

28) The main type of vegetation found in the south-western part of Ghana is the

29) Which of the following vegetation types is not found in Ghana?

30) An extensive area of lowland is called a

31) On a relief map, the colour brown usually represents

32) The symbol on topographic maps represents

33) Which of the following cultural practices is a drawback to development in the Ghanaian society?

34) The most cherished value expected of an adolescent in the Ghanaian society is

35) A day is either gained or lost when one moves across longitude

36) Which of the following diseases is caused by pollution of water bodies?

37) The most important symbol which identifies Ghana as an independent state is the

38) The Akans are believed to have migrated from

39) Which of the following is a primary activity?

40) Indiscipline is a problem in the Ghanaian society because it