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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

Social Studies 2010

Objective Test

Question 1

1. Human activities are generally controlled by





Question 2

2. The Kakum Forest in Ghana promotes economic development through its





Question 3

3. Irresponsible adolescent behaviour usually results in





Question 4

4. Ethnic groups in Ghana are distinctly identified by their





Question 5

5. The crop types which grow well in the Guinea Savanna are





Question 6

6. The health needs of people can be improved by





Question 7

7. The British colonized parts of the Gold Coast largely through





Question 8

8. The outermost part of the earth is called the





Question 9

9. The Europeans came to the Gold Coast purposely to





Question 10

10. The adoption of modern cultural practices enables a society to





Question 11

11. The use of orthodox and traditional medicine for the treatment of the same disease is an example of





Question 12

12. Water bodies on a physical map are represented by





Question 13

13. The earth experiences equal day and equal night each year on





Question 14

14. Which of the following is a regional capital in Northern Ghana





Question 15

15. Which of the following towns is noted for the production of gold in Ghana?





Question 16

16. Free vaccines used for immunization in Ghana are supplied by the





Question 17

17. The main effect of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade is the reduction of





Question 18

18. Governor Gordon Guggisberg is known to have established the





Question 19

19. The main institution that helps the Executive arm of government to implement its policies is the





Question 20

20. The West Coast of Africa is washed by the





Question 21

21. Private businesses can contribute to the development of the nation by





Question 22

22. Floods can best be controlled in our communities through





Question 23

23. One effect of colonization is that it made Ghanaians to





Question 24

24. Ghana co-operates with other countries to





Question 25

25. The functions of a presiding member of a District Assembly are likened to those of the





Question 26

26. The world is divided into Northern and Southern Hemispheres by the





Question 27

27. Relief rainfall is also known as





Question 28

28. The Head of State in Ghana from 1957 to 1960 was





Question 29

29. The Supreme Court of Ghana mainly





Question 30

30. Daboya is noted for the mining of





Question 31

31. Which of the following is the best way of conserving Ghana’s forest cover?





Question 32

32. If a distance of 40 kilometres on land is represented by 10 centimetres on a map, what is the scale of the map?





Question 33

33. Slaves who were sent to the West Indies worked on





Question 34

34. The practice of checks and balances prevents





Question 35

35. Motivation and supervision help in the efficient use of





Question 36

36. The basic way of promoting savings habit among children is by





Question 37

37. A credit union is an example of a





Question 38

38. The regular payments which individuals and organizations make to insurance companies are





Question 39

39. Indiscipline is a problem to the Ghanaian society because it





Question 40

40. Tourism in Ghana promotes the growth of the