BECE 1999 Social Studies Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 1999 Social Studies paper has 39 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. Which of the following shows the relationship between distances on paper and actual distance on the ground?
- A. Longitude
- B. Key
- C. Scale
- D. Plan
Answer: C. Scale
Answer: C. Scale relates paper distance to ground distance.
Answer: C. Scale relates paper distance to ground distance.
2. 1cm to 1 km expressed as representative fraction is
- A. 1:100
- B. 1:1,000
- C. 1:10,000
- D. 1:50,000
- E. 1:100,000
Answer: E. 1:100,000
Answer: E. 1 km = 100,000 cm, so 1 cm to 1 km is 1:100,000.
Answer: E. 1 km = 100,000 cm, so 1 cm to 1 km is 1:100,000.
3. The earth rotates on its axis, spinning from
- A. East to West
- B. West to East
- C. South to North
- D. West to South
Answer: B. West to East
Answer: B. The earth spins from west to east.
Answer: B. The earth spins from west to east.
4. An imaginary line which divides the earth into two hemispheres is called the
- A. latitude
- B. longitude
- C. meridian
- D. equator
Answer: D. equator
Answer: D. The equator divides the earth into hemispheres.
Answer: D. The equator divides the earth into hemispheres.
5. Which of the following instruments is used for showing direction?
- A. Thermometer
- B. Compass
- C. Anemometer
- D. Rain Gauge
Answer: B. Compass
Answer: B. A compass shows direction.
Answer: B. A compass shows direction.
6. The difference between the highest and lowest temperature recorded of a place during the day is called the
- A. Daily Range of Temperature
- B. Average Monthly Temperature
- C. Daily Average Temperature
- D. Mean Annual Temperature
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7. An example of a sedimentary rock is
- A. granite
- B. gneiss
- C. marble
- D. clay
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8. The original home of the Ewes was
- A. Ho
- B. Keta
- C. Ketu
- D. Kpando
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9. Ghana became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations in
- A. 1948
- B. 1954
- C. 1957
- D. 1960
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10. The Dagombas are descendants of
- A. Ndewura Jakpa
- B. Samori
- C. Babatu
- D. Dariziogo
- E. Na Gbewa
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