BECE 2008 Social Studies Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 2008 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. The primary reason for the arrival of the British to the Gold Coast was to
- A. trade in spices
- B. trade in gold
- C. rule the people
- D. evangelize
Answer: B. trade in gold
Answer: B. The British, like other Europeans, came mainly to trade in gold.
Answer: B. The British, like other Europeans, came mainly to trade in gold.
4. Which of the following is a duty of a citizen?
- A. Joining a religious group
- B. Helping the Police financially
- C. Paying taxes for development
- D. Giving free medical care
Answer: C. Paying taxes for development
Answer: C. Paying taxes is a duty of citizens.
Answer: C. Paying taxes is a duty of citizens.
5. The meeting of warm air mass and cold air mass causes
- A. cyclonic rainfall
- B. relief rainfall
- C. torrential rainfall
- D. convectional rainfall
Answer: A. cyclonic rainfall
Answer: A. Warm and cold air masses meeting cause cyclonic rainfall.
Answer: A. Warm and cold air masses meeting cause cyclonic rainfall.
6. Peaceful coexistence among the ethnic groups in Ghana is important for
- A. population growth
- B. increasing government revenue
- C. reducing crime in society
- D. sustainable development
Answer: D. sustainable development
Answer: D. Peaceful co-existence allows sustainable development.
Answer: D. Peaceful co-existence allows sustainable development.
7. Which of the following was established to find the causes of the 1948 riots?
- A. Coussey Committee
- B. Justice Annan Committee
- C. Watson Committee
- D. Bourne Committee
Answer: C. Watson Committee
Answer: C. The Watson Commission investigated the 1948 riots.
Answer: C. The Watson Commission investigated the 1948 riots.
8. The main reason for the transatlantic slave trade was that
- A. the trans-Saharan trade had declined
- B. trade in gold was no longer profitable
- C. Red Indians could not work on plantations
- D. cheap labour was needed on American plantations
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9. Which of the following is used to teach good morals in a traditional society?
- A. Story telling
- B. Court music
- C. Funeral dirges
- D. Talking drums
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10. The practice of multiparty democracy in Ghana tends to promote
- A. sufficiency
- B. ethnicity
- C. stability
- D. dependency
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11. The basic institution that helps an individual to learn the moral values of the society is the
- A. media
- B. family
- C. church
- D. school
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12. Which of the following cities does not experience the Mediterranean type of climate
- A. Accra
- B. Tunis
- C. Tripoli
- D. Cape Town
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