BECE 1997 Social Studies Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 1997 Social Studies paper has 37 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. Our environment is made up of
- A. plants and animals
- B. roads and rivers
- C. natural and man-made things
- D. vegetation and climate
Answer: C. natural and man-made things
Answer: C. The environment is made up of natural and man-made things.
Answer: C. The environment is made up of natural and man-made things.
2. Protection of the environment in Ghana must be the responsibility of
- A. the government
- B. the Environmental Protection Agency
- C. all people within the community
- D. the Forestry Department
Answer: C. all people within the community
Answer: C. Everyone in the community must protect the environment.
Answer: C. Everyone in the community must protect the environment.
3. The first Ghanaian member of the legislative council was
- A. James Kwegyir Aggrey
- B. George Kuntu Blankson
- C. John Sey
- D. Nana Sir Ofori Atta I
Answer: B. George Kuntu Blankson
Answer: B. George Kuntu Blankson, a merchant from Anomabu, was appointed in 1861 as the first African member of the Gold Coast Legislative Council.
Answer: B. George Kuntu Blankson, a merchant from Anomabu, was appointed in 1861 as the first African member of the Gold Coast Legislative Council.
4. The main duty of the police in a community is to
- A. arrest criminals
- B. terrorize little children
- C. direct traffic
- D. settle disputes
- E. maintain law and order
Answer: E. maintain law and order
Answer: E. The main duty of the police is to maintain law and order in the community; arresting criminals and directing traffic are part of that duty.
Answer: E. The main duty of the police is to maintain law and order in the community; arresting criminals and directing traffic are part of that duty.
5. A model of the earth is called
- A. a globe
- B. an atlas
- C. a map
- D. a longitude
Answer: A. a globe
Answer: A. A globe is a model of the earth.
Answer: A. A globe is a model of the earth.
6. Latitude normally marked zero on maps is called the
- A. Capricorn
- B. Cancer
- C. Equator
- D. Hemisphere
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7. Latitudes and longitudes are used to
- A. decorate maps
- B. locate object on maps
- C. show the direction of streams flow
- D. show heights of mountains on maps
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8. A teacher explained to his class that Kete Krachi is sited at the meeting place of two rivers. Kete Krachi can therefore be described as
- A. group town
- B. delta town
- C. ridge settlement
- D. riverine settlement
- E. confluence town
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9. An escarpment has
- A. gentle slope on all sides
- B. a round top and steep sides
- C. a steep slope on one side and a gentle slope on the other
- D. steep slope on all sides
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10. Latitude 66.5° South is also known as
- A. Antarctic Circle
- B. Arctic Circle
- C. Greenwich Meridian
- D. Prime Meridian
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