BECE 2007 Social Studies Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 2007 Social Studies paper has 40 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. Peace, as one of the reasons for the migration of our ancestors to modern Ghana, cannot be sustained, if we promote
- A. ethnic conflict
- B. ethnic integration
- C. western democracy
- D. western education
Answer: A. ethnic conflict
Answer: A. Ethnic conflict destroys the peace our ancestors sought.
Answer: A. Ethnic conflict destroys the peace our ancestors sought.
2. The original home of the Dagbon people is the area around
- A. Benin
- B. Kumbi Saleh
- C. Lake Chad
- D. Il-Ife
Answer: C. Lake Chad
Answer: C. The Dagbon (Mole-Dagbani) came from the Lake Chad area.
Answer: C. The Dagbon (Mole-Dagbani) came from the Lake Chad area.
3. The Trans-Atlantic trade was discredited with the sale of
- A. gold
- B. slaves
- C. textiles
- D. muskets
Answer: B. slaves
Answer: B. The sale of slaves discredited the trade.
Answer: B. The sale of slaves discredited the trade.
4. The colonization process in the Gold Coast included all but one of the following:
- A. agreements
- B. persuasion
- C. force
- D. trade
Answer: D. trade
Answer: D. Colonisation came by agreement, persuasion and force; trade itself was not a colonising method.
Answer: D. Colonisation came by agreement, persuasion and force; trade itself was not a colonising method.
5. Before World War 1, Togoland was a colony of
- A. France
- B. Germany
- C. Britain
- D. Portugal
Answer: B. Germany
Answer: B. Togoland was a German colony before WWI.
Answer: B. Togoland was a German colony before WWI.
6. Which town is regarded as the spiritual home of the Fantes?
- A. Abeadzi
- B. Ajumako
- C. Saltpond
- D. Mankesim
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7. The first Europeans to arrive at Elmina in the fifteenth century were the
- A. Portuguese
- B. Danes
- C. Dutch
- D. British
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8. Fetu Afahye is celebrated by the people of
- A. Anomabu
- B. Elmina
- C. Cape Coast
- D. Winneba
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9. The first secondary school to be established in Ghana is
- A. Achimota School
- B. Saint Augustine's College
- C. Mfantsipim School
- D. Adisadel College
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10. A major source of air pollution in the cities of Ghana is
- A. fumes from cars
- B. burning of rubbish
- C. Use of pesticides
- D. odours from gutters
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