BECE 2016 Social Studies Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 2016 Social Studies paper has 38 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 activities is a duty of a citizen?
- A. Giving free medical care
- B. Helping the police financially
- C. Joining a religious group
- D. Paying taxes for development
Answer: D. Paying taxes for development
Answer: D. Paying taxes is a duty of every citizen.
Answer: D. Paying taxes is a duty of every citizen.
2. In a traditional society, which of the following is used to teach good morals?
- A. Court music
- B. Story telling
- C. Dirges
- D. Appellations
Answer: B. Story telling
Answer: B. Story telling (e.g. Ananse stories) teaches morals.
Answer: B. Story telling (e.g. Ananse stories) teaches morals.
3. In Ghana, state owned enterprises are important because they
- A. produce all the goods for the society
- B. make a lot of profit
- C. provide vital goods and services
- D. employ majority of the labour force
Answer: C. provide vital goods and services
Answer: C. State enterprises provide vital goods and services.
Answer: C. State enterprises provide vital goods and services.
4. Which of the following human activities destroys habitats of animals?
- A. Bush burning
- B. Bush fallowing
- C. Inter-cropping
- D. Mixed farming
Answer: A. Bush burning
Answer: A. Bush burning destroys animal habitats.
Answer: A. Bush burning destroys animal habitats.
5. The environment can best be described as
- A. animals and non-living things
- B. man and his surroundings
- C. man and vegetation around him
- D. vegetation and non-living things
Answer: B. man and his surroundings
Answer: B. The environment is man and his surroundings.
Answer: B. The environment is man and his surroundings.
6. The transition from childhood to adulthood is referred to as
- A. adolescence
- B. manhood
- C. parenthood
- D. puberty
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7. Most aspects of Ghanaian culture are displayed during
- A. funeral rites
- B. naming ceremonies
- C. puberty rites
- D. traditional festivals
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8. Which of the following is used to represent landmarks on maps?
- A. Conventional signs
- B. Histogram
- C. Mathematical symbols
- D. Plain sketches
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10. Ghana lies between latitudes
- A. 5⁰ South and 11⁰ North
- B. 5⁰ North and 11⁰ North
- C. 5⁰ North and 11⁰ South
- D. 5⁰ South and 11⁰ South
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11. To promote national unity Ghanaians are expected to be
- A. hard working
- B. patriotic
- C. highly educated
- D. well paid
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