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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

Social Studies 2001

Objective Test

Question 1

When the scale of a map is expressed as 1:50,000 it is known as





Question 2

The sun is vertically overhead on the Tropic of Cancer on






Question 3

The period between 400 BC and 600 AD covers






Question 4

The symbol shown on topographical maps represents






Question 5

What will be the time on longitude 45° East when it is 9:00 am on longitude 15° East?






Question 6

What is the name given to the area lying between the Tropic of Cancer and latitude 66 ½ ° North?






Question 7

Limestone changes under great heat and pressure to form






Question 8

The cool winds that blow from the sea to the land during the day are referred to as






Question 9

When the needle of a compass is at rest, it points to the






Question 10

Which of the following rocks are formed from magma?






Question 11

Places which experience equal days and equal nights are located along the






Question 12

Ghana approximately lies between latitudes






Question 13

In Ghana, the South-West Monsoon winds blow between






Question 14

The Kingdom of Mamprugu was founded by






Question 15

The Asante king who first brought the states together to form a union was






Question 16

Which of the following is not a function of the Police Service?






Question 17

The Accelerated Development Plan of Education was drawn up in 1951 by the






Question 18

The British first came to the Gold Coast as






Question 19

The battle of Akatamanso was fought in






Question 20

The last Governor-General of the Gold Coast was






Question 21

Which of the following can be described as a secondary activity?






Question 22

Otumfuo Opoku Ware I ruled the Asante kingdom after the death of






Question 23

Which of the following rivers flows along part of the western boundary of Ghana?






Question 24

The leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) were imprisoned because of the






Question 25

Freed slaves sent to Liberia were from






Question 26

Which of the following was an empire in Western Sudan?






Question 27

World Food Day is celebrated each year on






Question 28

Which of the following is not an organ of the United Nations Organization (UNO)?






Question 29

The headquarters of the League of Nations was in






Question 30

The old Ghana Empire was finally conquered by






Question 31

Which of the following rivers flows into the Atlantic Ocean?






Question 32

Dakar is to Senegal as Nouakchott is to






Question 33

The mahogany tree is mostly found in the






Question 34

Sisal is used in the manufacture of






Question 35

The leading producer of copper in Africa is






Question 36

Which of the following longitudes almost divides Africa into eastern and western halves?






Question 37

Preservation of fish can be done in the following ways except






Question 38

The swollen shoot disease affects






Question 39

Water pollution is caused by all the following except






Question 40

Inter-schools sporting activities are organized to






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