BECE 2009 Social Studies Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 2009 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. During the Second World War, Ghanaian soldiers fought on the side of
- A. Germany and her allies
- B. America and her allies
- C. Britain and her allies
- D. Japan and her allies
Answer: C. Britain and her allies
Answer: C. Gold Coast soldiers fought for Britain and her allies.
Answer: C. Gold Coast soldiers fought for Britain and her allies.
2. One of the measures the government of Ghana can use to reduce poverty is
- A. paying higher interest on savings
- B. obtaining World Bank loan
- C. giving away public funds
- D. equipping the unemployed with skills
Answer: D. equipping the unemployed with skills
Answer: D. Giving the unemployed skills helps them earn and escape poverty.
Answer: D. Giving the unemployed skills helps them earn and escape poverty.
3. Cape Town in South Africa falls within the
- A. Warm Temperate Climate
- B. Cool Temperate Climate
- C. Tundra Climate
- D. Tropical Climate
Answer: A. Warm Temperate Climate
Answer: A. Cape Town has a Mediterranean (warm temperate) climate.
Answer: A. Cape Town has a Mediterranean (warm temperate) climate.
4. A president who performs judicial functions abuses the principle of
- A. checks and balances
- B. separation of powers
- C. fundamental human rights
- D. collective responsibility
Answer: B. separation of powers
Answer: B. Separation of powers keeps judicial work with the courts.
Answer: B. Separation of powers keeps judicial work with the courts.
5. Economic self-reliance is a necessary factor for maintaining
- A. political independence
- B. democratic rule
- C. national unity
- D. higher education
Answer: A. political independence
Answer: A. Economic self-reliance protects political independence.
Answer: A. Economic self-reliance protects political independence.
6. Which type of rain occurs when cold and warm air masses meet?
- A. Orographic
- B. Convectional
- C. Cyclonic
- D. Thunderstorm
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7. Ghana co-operates with other nations mainly to
- A. ensure her political stability
- B. develop her national trade
- C. maintain internal peace
- D. maintain international peace
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8. For a nation to be economically independent, she must
- A. educate her citizens
- B. produce her basic needs
- C. rely on her colonial master for aid
- D. co-operate with her neighbours
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9. The Arctic Circle is
- A. 23 ½ ° north
- B. 23 ½ ° south
- C. 66 ½ ° north
- D. 66 ½ ° south
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10. The system by which a foreigner acquires citizenship of another country is
- A. registration
- B. nationalization
- C. adoption
- D. naturalization
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