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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

Social Studies 2000

Objective Test

Question 1

The vertical interval of the contour lines on the diagram is





Question 2

What type of slope does the diagram show?






Question 3

The conventional sign on a topographical map represents a






Question 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?






Question 5

Latitude 66 ½ ° North refers to the






Question 6

The revolution of the earth round the sun causes






Question 7

The North Pole receives 24 hours of sunlight when the sun is overhead on the






Question 8

Which of the following towns enjoys a cool climate throughout the year?






Question 9

Thick dark clouds, thunder and lightning are associated with






Question 10

What name is given to the point where a tributary joins the main river?






Question 11

Which of the following is not a coastal landform?






Question 12

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






Question 13

Which of the following is not a sedimentary rock?






Question 14

The prevailing winds that blow over most parts of northern Ghana between November and February are the






Question 15

The railway line from Dunkwa to Awaso was built by the British mainly to transport






Question 16

Which one of the following towns is noted for textile manufacturing?






Question 17

The people of Ada celebrate the






Question 18

Which of the following ethnic groups is found between the Pra and the Densu rivers?






Question 19

The capital built by Osei Tutu I for the Ashanti kingdom was






Question 20

The Sagbadre war was fought between the Anlo and the






Question 21

The British used the indirect rule system to govern the people of the Gold Coast through the






Question 22

Sir Gordon Guggisberg was the Governor of the Gold Coast from






Question 23

Which of the following was not a member of the Fante confederation






Question 24

The Aborigines Rights Protection Society was formed in 1897 to






Question 25

One of the founding members of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) was






Question 26

The Watson Commission was set up in






Question 27

The first Governor-General of independent Ghana was






Question 28

The soldiers who returned to the Gold Coast after the Second World faced all the following problems except






Question 29

The Drakensberg mountains are found in






Question 30

Tin is mined in Nigeria at






Question 31

Which of the following methods is used in mining crude oil?






Question 32

The leading producer of coffee in West Africa






Question 33

Which of the following people are livestock rearers in East Africa?






Question 34

All the following were important centres of the Trans-Saharan trade except






Question 35

The king who expanded the Mali Kingdom into an empire was






Question 36

One of the reasons for the partition of West Africa by the Europeans was to






Question 37

Which of the following countries ruled Togo before the First World War?






Question 38

The treaty for the formation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was signed in






Question 39

The Casablanca Group that helped with the formation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) was made up of Morocco, Guinea, Egypt, Libya, Mali and






Question 40

The administrative body of the United Nations Organization (UNO) is the






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