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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

Social Studies 2011

Objective Test

Question 1

The purpose of naming ceremonies in traditional Ghanaian homes, is to





Question 2

Which of the following officials are not elected through general elections in Ghana?





Question 3

Festivals are important in Ghana because they enable the people to





Question 4

The instrument used in measuring the rate of evaporation is





Question 5

In which vegetational belt is Ghana‟s cocoa mostly grown?





Question 6

Equal hours of day and night are experienced in Ghana when the sun is overhead on





Question 7

One of the aims of the African Union (AU) is to





Question 8

The eagles in Ghana‟s Coat of Arms signify





Question 9

The head of government of the second Republic of Ghana was the





Question 10

Which of the following oceans lies between Africa and America?





Question 11

Ghana can minimize the importation of goods mainly by





Question 12

An important source of locally generated revenue for District Assemblies in Ghana is





Question 13

Indecent dressing among the youth should be discouraged because it





Question 14

The Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) in Ghana is responsible for resolving problems relating to





Question 15

Ghana‟s high indebtedness to foreign countries can be reduced by





Question 16

One major reason for the migration of ethnic groups into modern Ghana was the search for





Question 17

Laws are mainly made to ensure





Question 18

Public corporations are set up by the government mainly to provide





Question 19

The most important factor that can help improve productivity in state enterprises is





Question 20

Floods in our communities can best be controlled through





Question 21

The interpretation of the constitution of Ghana is a function of the





Question 22

Free movement of people, goods and services is one of the main aims of the





Question 23

Industries must be located outside residential areas to





Question 24

Which of the following vegetation types experiences high temperature and heavy rainfall throughout the year?





Question 25

The state can promote the growth of private enterprises by





Question 26

When the scale of a map is expressed in the form of a ratio, it is known as





Question 27

The main reason for encouraging farmers in Ghana to produce more cocoa is to





Question 28

Which of the following is not a product of the forest zone in Ghana?





Question 29

One moral value that is stressed during an outdooring and naming ceremony of a child is





Question 30

The tertiary sector of the Ghanaian economy provides





Question 31

The Djebobo and Torogbani mountains are located in the





Question 32

Productivity in the mining sector can be increased in Ghana through





Question 33

One main reason for the abolition of the slave trade was





Question 34

The first African country to allow herself to be assessed under the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) was





Question 35

The African Union (AU) was officially launched on 9th July, 2002 in





Question 36

One problem hindering the effective functioning of District Assemblies in Ghana is





Question 37

Which of the following economic activities does not cause deforestation in Ghana?





Question 38

A major effect of lateness to school and work is that it





Question 39

Which of the following business units raises its capital through the sale of shares?





Question 40

One benefit that Ghana derives from co-operating with international bodies is





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