BECE 2011 Social Studies Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 2011 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. The purpose of naming ceremonies in traditional Ghanaian homes, is to
- A. give the child an identity
- B. offer gifts to the parents by friends and relatives
- C. make parents popular
- D. let the child taste alcohol for the first time
Answer: A. give the child an identity
Answer: A. Naming gives the child an identity in the family.
Answer: A. Naming gives the child an identity in the family.
2. Which of the following officials are not elected through general elections in Ghana?
- A. Members of Parliament
- B. President of Ghana
- C. Assembly members
- D. Ministers of state
Answer: D. Ministers of state
Answer: D. Ministers are appointed by the President, not elected.
Answer: D. Ministers are appointed by the President, not elected.
3. Festivals are important in Ghana because they enable the people to
- A. remember important past events
- B. show their wealth
- C. appoint traditional priests for the shrines
- D. determine the number of people in the community
Answer: A. remember important past events
Answer: A. Festivals help people remember important past events.
Answer: A. Festivals help people remember important past events.
4. The instrument used in measuring the rate of evaporation is
- A. barometer
- B. hygrometer
- C. anemometer
- D. hydrometer
Answer: B. hygrometer
Answer: B. The hygrometer measures humidity, which controls evaporation (no evaporimeter option is given).
Answer: B. The hygrometer measures humidity, which controls evaporation (no evaporimeter option is given).
5. In which vegetational belt is Ghana‟s cocoa mostly grown?
- A. Mangrove swamp
- B. Sudan savanna
- C. Semi-deciduous forest
- D. Guinea savanna
Answer: C. Semi-deciduous forest
Answer: C. Cocoa grows mainly in the semi-deciduous forest.
Answer: C. Cocoa grows mainly in the semi-deciduous forest.
6. Equal hours of day and night are experienced in Ghana when the sun is overhead on
- A. Latitude 0°
- B. Latitude 23 ½ ° North
- C. Longitude 180°
- D. Longitude 0°
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7. One of the aims of the African Union (AU) is to
- A. eliminate cultural differences in Africa
- B. increase the size of foreign aid to Africa
- C. increase the growth of Africa‟s population
- D. eliminate conflicts in Africa
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8. The eagles in Ghana‟s Coat of Arms signify
- A. the wealth of the nation
- B. protection of the people
- C. unity of the people
- D. a continued link with the Commonwealth
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9. The head of government of the second Republic of Ghana was the
- A. Attorney Genera
- B. Head of State
- C. Prime Minister
- D. Chief Justice
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10. Which of the following oceans lies between Africa and America?
- A. Arctic
- B. Atlantic
- C. Pacific
- D. Indian
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