BECE 1998 Social Studies Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 1998 Social Studies paper has 33 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. When the scale of a map is expressed in the form of a ratio, it is known as
- A. statement scale
- B. linear scale
- C. open divided scale
- D. representative fraction
Answer: D. representative fraction
Answer: D. A ratio scale is a representative fraction.
Answer: D. A ratio scale is a representative fraction.
4. The leading producer of cotton in Africa is
- A. Mali
- B. Egypt
- C. Uganda
- D. South Africa
Answer: B. Egypt
Answer: B. Egypt is Africa's leading cotton producer.
Answer: B. Egypt is Africa's leading cotton producer.
5. Bauxite is the raw material for the production of
- A. brass
- B. steel
- C. aluminium
- D. bronze
Answer: C. aluminium
Answer: C. Bauxite is the ore of aluminium.
Answer: C. Bauxite is the ore of aluminium.
6. Which of the following towns in Africa is associated with the production of petroleum?
- A. Nsuta
- B. Takoradi
- C. Jos
- D. Port Harcourt
Answer: D. Port Harcourt
Answer: D. Port Harcourt is Nigeria's oil town.
Answer: D. Port Harcourt is Nigeria's oil town.
8. The largest vegetation zone in West Africa is the
- A. tropical rain forest
- B. sudan savanna
- C. guinea savanna
- D. mangrove swamp
Answer: C. guinea savanna
Answer: C. The Guinea savanna is the largest vegetation zone in West Africa.
Answer: C. The Guinea savanna is the largest vegetation zone in West Africa.
9. The immediate cause of the 1948 riots was
- A. the killing of the veterans
- B. the high cost of living
- C. looting and boycott of European goods
- D. burning of European stores
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10. A set of rules that protects the lives of the people and shows how a nation should be governed is known as
- A. conventions
- B. constitution
- C. rules
- D. regulations
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11. The pest which spreads river blindness is
- A. stimulium fly
- B. tsetse fly
- C. housefly
- D. mosquito
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12. After the Sagrenti war in 1874, a peace treaty was signed at
- A. Fomena
- B. Ejisu
- C. Cape Coast
- D. Kumasi
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13. Which of the following is engaged in tertiary production?
- A. Carpenter
- B. Farmer
- C. Miner
- D. Teacher
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