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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

Social Studies 2002

Objective Test

Question 1

Which of the following shows the relationship between distance on paper and actual distance on the ground?





Question 2

The temperature of your classroom can be measured with





Question 3

A teacher explained to his class that Kete Krachi is sited at the meeting place of two rivers, Kete Krachi can therefore be described as a





Question 4

A model of the earth is called





Question 5

On June 21st, the sun is directly overhead at noon at the





Question 6

What name is given to molten rock that reaches the surface of the earth?





Question 7

The greatest contribution of the Christian missionaries to Ghana is





Question 8

Which of the following imaginary lines on map helps to determine time?





Question 9

The part of a highland that projects into a lowland is a





Question 10

Which of the following climatic regions is not found in Ghana





Question 11

The people of Gonja migrated to their present home from





Question 12

Kofi is a member of parliament. He therefore contributes to





Question 13

The birds in the Coat-of-Arms of Ghana are





Question 14

Which governor developed the railway line from Dunkwa to Awaso?





Question 15

General elections held in Ghana (Gold Coast) in 1956 ushered Ghana into





Question 16

In which Republic was Dr. Hilla Limann president of Ghana?





Question 17

The seat of government of Ghana (then Gold Coast) was removed from Cape Coast to Accra in





Question 18

In which of the following regions in Ghana is the Akosombo Dam?





Question 19

The Coussey Committee was set up by





Question 20

The secretary of the Aborigines Rights Protection Society was





Question 21

Which of the following festivals is associated with fire display?





Question 22

The first chairman of the United Gold Coast Convention was





Question 23

The Chairman of the Centre for Civic Education in Ghana before 1969 was





Question 24

The insect responsible for spreading sleeping sickness disease is





Question 25

The earth revolves round the sun on its





Question 26

General pardon for offences against the state is





Question 27

Which of the following rivers does not flow into the sea?





Question 28

The title of the paramount chief of the Dagomba is





Question 29

Bakatue festival is celebrated by the people of





Question 30

Which of the following West African countries is the leading producer of cocoa?





Question 31

Freetown was founded by ex-slaves from





Question 32

In which of the following countries was the practice of racial segregation not prominent?





Question 33

The farming practice which combines crop cultivation and animal rearing is called





Question 34

The United Nations Organization (UNO) is administered by the





Question 35

In which country does the River Nile enter the sea?





Question 36

The League of Nations was formed soon after the





Question 37

Which of the following countries is not a frontline state to South Africa?





Question 38

The main purpose of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is to





Question 39

The Organization of African Unity (OAU) is made up of only





Question 40

The African Union is a new name to replace the