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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

Social Studies 2006

Objective Test

Question 1

The slave trade became largely unprofitable from the early 1800s due to





Question 2

The migration routes of the Guan are traced to an area around the





Question 3

Which of the following workers are involved in primary production





Question 4

The Sagrenti War of 1874 was fought between the





Question 5

The symbol of political authority among the northern people of Ghana is the





Question 6

The most common way of becoming a citizen of a country is by





Question 7

The Foo festival is celebrated by the people of





Question 8

Conflicts in our schools can be solved peacefully through





Question 9

Which of the following professionals are associated with the legal system in Ghana?





Question 10

The hardest mineral is





Question 11

Latitude 23 ½ ° South is also known as





Question 12

If Afua Asantewaa is a judge, then she contributes to





Question 13

Which of the following festivals has helped to conserve wildlife?





Question 14

One of the causes of desertification is





Question 15

Widowhood rites practised in Ghana should be abolished because





Question 16

The diagram above illustrates the





Question 17

In which of the regions in Ghana is the Akosombo dam located?





Question 18

The guinea worm disease affecting the rural areas can be prevented through the provision of





Question 19

Which of the following Ghanaian heads of state passed the Preventive Detention Act?





Question 20

A draft law is also known as





Question 21

Which of the following is an example of sedimentary rock?





Question 22

Which of the following cultural practices undermines girl-child education in Ghana?





Question 23

The township of Asuabena has an aged population of 1,000 and a youthful population of 4,000. Which of the following amenities should be given the highest priority?





Question 24

An imaginary line that divides the earth into two hemispheres is called the





Question 25

The bilateral co-operation between Ghana and Nigeria helps Ghana to import one of the following commodities on credit:





Question 26

Which of the following institutions can make laws to check smuggling and armed robbery in Ghana?





Question 27

In which vegetation zone is an oasis found





Question 28

Which of the following state-owned enterprises is most vital to Ghana‟s development?





Question 29

Industrial areas are sited outside residential estates because





Question 30

Which of the following political events occurred first in the history of Ghana





Question 31

The prairie provinces in Canada are noted for the production of





Question 32

Argentina is one of the major producers of





Question 33

Which of the following factors least affects vegetation in Ghana?





Question 34

The Ashanti came under British colonial rule through





Question 35

Which of the following was formed in the year 1947? The





Question 36

Which of the following is a continent as well as a country?





Question 37

To become a member of the United Nations Organization, a country has to





Question 38

Foreigners in Ghana enjoy all the following rights except that of





Question 39

The rotation of the earth on its axis causes





Question 40

Which of the following factors help a nation to develop?





Theory