BECE Social Studies Past Questions 2022
40 objective questions · Paper 1 · Ghana BECE
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Question 1
Which of the following factors can best make private sector businesses more profitable?
- A. Availability of ready market
- B. Construction of improved roads
- C. Stability in supply of adequate electricity
- D. Adequate supply of labour
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Question 2
The process of identifying signals of conflict and encouraging people to work out their differences is known as
- A. resolution
- B. prevention
- C. involvement
- D. management
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Question 3
The savanna vegetation zones produce cattle because of the
- A. Fulani herdsmen
- B. extensive grassland
- C. hot climate
- D. abundant rainfall
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Question 4
Which principle is used to check abuse of power in governance?
- A. Rule of law
- B. Separation of powers
- C. Executive Veto
- D. Parliamentary immunity
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Question 5
One of the ways of promoting unity among the ethnic groups in Ghana is through
- A. Christian and Islamic rights
- B. consulting the gods
- C. adult education
- D. inter-ethnic marriages
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Question 6
An account which is operated with the use of a cheque is known as
- A. Current account
- B. Moneybox savings
- C. Post office savings
- D. Savings account
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Question 7
The Ghana Coat of Arms was designed by
- A. Amon Kotei
- B. Philip Gbeho
- C. Ephraim Amu
- D. Sophia Doku
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Question 8
Which of the following activities shows interaction between the physical and social environments?
- A. A father advising the child
- B. A mother breastfeeding the baby
- C. Man listening to music
- D. Elephants drinking water from the river
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Question 9
Increasing opportunities for employment in the Ghanaian society can help to reduce
- A. acts of indiscipline
- B. the cost of living
- C. responsibility to the state
- D. influx of foreign materials into the country
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Question 10
The safest place to save money is the
- A. susu
- B. bank
- C. credit union
- D. money box
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Question 11
Which of the following is not an element of the weather?
- A. Wind
- B. Humidity
- C. Tide
- D. Thermometer
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Question 12
The scale on the map is 1:200,000. If the distance on the map is 2 cm, find the actual distance on the ground.
- A. 1.2 km
- B. 20 km
- C. 2 km
- D. 4 km
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Question 13
The revolution of the earth around the sun causes
- A. day and night
- B. deflection of winds and ocean currents
- C. the four seasons
- D. the rise and fall of the tides
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Question 14
The growth rate of Ghana's population can be reduced mainly through
- A. family planning
- B. legislation
- C. public education
- D. abortion
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Question 15
Which of the following measures cannot improve the quality of life in the rural areas of Ghana?
- A. Unregulated family planning
- B. Extending good roads to the rural communities
- C. Greater access to improved formal education
- D. Establishment of industries in the rural areas
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Question 16
Which of the following activities is a duty of a citizen of Ghana?
- A. Attending religious meetings
- B. Instigating mass boycott of development
- C. Owning huge property
- D. Defending the 1992 constitution
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Question 17
The following activities bring disgrace to the people and Ghana as a whole except
- A. the chieftaincy institution
- B. female genital mutilation
- C. armed robbery
- D. galamsey mining
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Question 18
The application of science to improve upon the quality of life or work is also known as
- A. education
- B. technology
- C. computers
- D. machine
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Question 19
Which of the following does not constitute a right of a Ghanaian according to the 1992 constitution?
- A. Right to unlawful assembly
- B. Right to personal liberty
- C. Right to life
- D. Freedom of Association
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Question 20
Which of the following can aid economic independence of a nation?
- A. Giving more aid to needy countries
- B. Generating enough revenue locally
- C. Increasing imported goods
- D. Defending the 1992 constitution
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Question 21
Which of the following accounts for the presence of the equatorial forest in south-western Ghana?
- A. Lumbering
- B. Afforestation
- C. Cloud cover
- D. Rainfall
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Question 22
Which of the following factors is one of the major reasons for Ghana's cultural diversity?
- A. Colonization
- B. Migration
- C. Foreign trade
- D. Internal trade
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Question 23
The sole proprietor enjoys all the following advantages except
- A. high profits
- B. privacy
- C. quick decisions
- D. unlimited liability
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Question 24
Which of the following is associated with a scale of a map?
- A. Linear
- B. Tilted
- C. Compass
- D. Balanced
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Question 25
The person who combines the factors of production such as land, labour and capital is called
- A. shop keeper
- B. operator
- C. producer
- D. entrepreneur
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Question 26
Ghana's exports are highly dominated by
- A. capital goods
- B. primary products
- C. finished goods
- D. crude exports
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Question 27
Which of the following measures can increase tomato yield in Ghana?
- A. Improved marketing strategies
- B. Availability of credit to farmers
- C. Reliance on rainfall agriculture
- D. Establishment of relating processing factories
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Question 28
Food production in Ghana faces the problem of
- A. access to foreign exchange
- B. post-harvest losses
- C. all year round rainfall
- D. loss of valuable trees
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Question 29
(a) List four major ethnic groups found in Ghana.
(b)(i) Describe the migration route of ONE ethnic group from their place of origin to their current location in Ghana.
(b)(ii) Describe the migration route of a SECOND ethnic group from their place of origin.
(c) State three factors that promoted the migration of peoples into present-day Ghana.
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Question 30
(a)(i) Define political cooperation among nations.
(a)(ii) Explain what is meant by cultural cooperation.
(b) State four ways by which Ghanaians from different ethnic groups maintain national unity.
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Question 31
(a) Identify three examples of primary industries in Ghana.
(b) State three problems faced by workers in primary industries.
(c) Suggest four measures that can be taken to improve primary industries in Ghana.
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Question 32
(a)(i) Define the term settlement.
(a)(ii) Define the term slum.
(b) State four benefits of tourism to a community.
(c) State four uses of land in a community.
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Question 33
Which of the following levies is imposed by District Assemblies in Ghana?
- A. Income tax
- B. Driving Licences
- C. Market tolls
- D. Court fines
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Question 34
For Ghanaians to come out of negative influence of colonial mentality, they should
- A. develop high sense of self-reliance
- B. stop foreigners from coming into Ghana
- C. develop taste for European goods
- D. adopt foreign cultures
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Question 35
The health of the people of Ghana can be improved through the
- A. supply of electricity to all rural areas
- B. application of proper environmental sanitation activities
- C. expanding non-formal education in the country
- D. setting up of industries to process agricultural products
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Question 36
The statement scale "1 cm to 5 km" can be converted to representative fraction to read
- A. 1 : 50,000
- B. 1 : 500,000
- C. 1 : 50
- D. 1 : 5,000
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Question 37
Laws in the country are made by the
- A. parliament
- B. Government
- C. Judiciary
- D. District assembly
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Question 38
One factor that can affect the academic performance of students negatively is
- A. effective supervision
- B. loitering and truancy
- C. large number of school prefects
- D. having co-curricular activities
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Question 39
Which of the following does not reflect the importance of festivals in Ghana?
- A. Plans are made for developmental projects
- B. Chiefs are enstooled
- C. Family members come together
- D. Disputes are encouraged
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Question 40
The colour blue is used on topographical maps to indicate
- A. buildings and construction
- B. rivers and lakes
- C. mountains and hills
- D. rocks and stones
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