BECE 1994 Social Studies Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 1994 Social Studies paper has 38 objective and 6 theory questions. Here are sample objective questions with the correct answers and explanations. Sit the full paper with the real time limit on ePrep.
Sample questions with answers
1. The three main ways of expressing scales are linear, representative fraction and
- A. kilometres
- B. longitude
- C. latitude
- D. statement
Answer: D. statement
Answer: D. Scales are shown as linear, representative fraction or statement.
Answer: D. Scales are shown as linear, representative fraction or statement.
2. Which of the following is a cardinal point of the compass?
- A. North –East
- B. South-West
- C. East
- D. South-East
Answer: C. East
Answer: C. The cardinal points are N, S, E and W.
Answer: C. The cardinal points are N, S, E and W.
3. 
The contour pattern above shows a
The contour pattern above shows a
- A. ridge
- B. valley
- C. conical hill
- D. plain
Answer: C. conical hill
Answer: C. Rings closing in to a high centre (250 m) show a conical hill.
Answer: C. Rings closing in to a high centre (250 m) show a conical hill.
4. The earth is a
- A. planet
- B. meteorite
- C. star
- D. globe
Answer: A. planet
Answer: A. The earth is a planet.
Answer: A. The earth is a planet.
5. The world's largest ocean is the
- A. Atlantic
- B. Pacific
- C. Indian
- D. Arctic
Answer: B. Pacific
Answer: B. The Pacific is the largest ocean.
Answer: B. The Pacific is the largest ocean.
6. The Second Republic of Ghana covered the period
- A. 1957 to 1960
- B. 1960 to 1966
- C. 1966 to 1969
- D. 1969 to 1972
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8. Coal often occurs in
- A. igneous rocks
- B. volcanic rocks
- C. sedimentary rocks
- D. plutonic rocks
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9. The main reason for encouraging farmers in Ghana to produce more cocoa is to
- A. promote the manufacture of more cocoa products
- B. generate more foreign exchange
- C. make the farmers happy
- D. set up more factories
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10. Convectional rainfall is caused by
- A. sinking cold air
- B. ocean currents
- C. mountains
- D. rising warm air
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11. To determine the climate of a place, its weather records are studied for at least
- A. 10 years
- B. 20 years
- C. 30 years
- D. 40 years
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