BECE 1996 Social Studies Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 1996 Social Studies paper has 34 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. In which of the following belts in Ghana is cocoa commonly grown?
- A. Mangrove forest
- B. Tropical rainforest
- C. Sudan savanna
- D. Guinea savanna
Answer: B. Tropical rainforest
Answer: B. Cocoa grows in the forest belt.
Answer: B. Cocoa grows in the forest belt.
2. Which of the following places of interest attracts most tourists to Ghana?
- A. Kotoka International Airport
- B. Tema Harbour
- C. Kakum National Park
- D. Takoradi Harbour
Answer: C. Kakum National Park
Answer: C. Kakum National Park (canopy walkway) attracts many tourists.
Answer: C. Kakum National Park (canopy walkway) attracts many tourists.
3. In the matrilineal system of inheritance, children inherit the property of their
- A. father‟s mother
- B. mother‟s brother
- C. own mother
- D. mother‟s father
Answer: B. mother‟s brother
Answer: B. In matrilineal inheritance children inherit from their mother's brother.
Answer: B. In matrilineal inheritance children inherit from their mother's brother.
5. The time in Ghana is different from the time in Nigeria because of differences in
- A. geological size
- B. longitudinal position
- C. population size
- D. climate condition
Answer: B. longitudinal position
Answer: B. Time differs with longitude.
Answer: B. Time differs with longitude.
6. Some rivers meander in their lower course because
- A. the land there is almost flat
- B. the land there is very steep
- C. the river erodes vertically at that stage
- D. deposition is very low at this stage
Answer: A. the land there is almost flat
Answer: A. In its lower course a river flows over almost flat land, so it swings from side to side (meanders). Deposition is high there, not low.
Answer: A. In its lower course a river flows over almost flat land, so it swings from side to side (meanders). Deposition is high there, not low.
7. Aburi is normally cooler than Nsawam because
- A. Nsawam is nearer the coast
- B. Nsawam is in the Savanna zone
- C. Nsawam is an industrial town
- D. Aburi is on a highland
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8. 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 farmer happy
- D. set up more factories
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10. The main purpose of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is to
- A. achieve political freedom
- B. achieve political unity
- C. expand the size of West Africa
- D. achieve free movement of peoples, goods and services
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11. The League of Nations was formed soon after the
- A. Middle West War
- B. First World War
- C. Second World War
- D. D
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12. How many seats were in the Legislative Assembly when Ghana became independent?
- A. 204
- B. 200
- C. 120
- D. 104
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