BECE 2019 Social Studies Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 2019 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. Environmental degradation is mainly caused by
- A. natural disasters.
- B. human activities.
- C. civil wars.
- D. global warming.
Answer: B. human activities.
Answer: B. Most environmental damage comes from human activities (mining, logging, burning).
Answer: B. Most environmental damage comes from human activities (mining, logging, burning).
2. Respiratory diseases can be caused by
- A. water pollution.
- B. land pollution.
- C. air pollution.
- D. deforestation.
Answer: C. air pollution.
Answer: C. Breathing polluted air causes respiratory diseases.
Answer: C. Breathing polluted air causes respiratory diseases.
3. The right of a citizen of Ghana does not include
- A. equality before the law.
- B. freedom from taxes.
- C. right to life.
- D. right to work.
Answer: B. freedom from taxes.
Answer: B. Citizens must pay taxes; freedom from taxes is not a right.
Answer: B. Citizens must pay taxes; freedom from taxes is not a right.
4. Which of the following factors is mostly needed for the continuous existence of man?
- A. Wealth
- B. Family
- C. Religion
- D. Environment
Answer: D. Environment
Answer: D. Man depends on the environment for food, water and air.
Answer: D. Man depends on the environment for food, water and air.
5. The right to be protected and heard at trials is an example of
- A. social right.
- B. political right.
- C. legal right.
- D. natural right.
Answer: C. legal right.
Answer: C. The right to a fair hearing is a legal right.
Answer: C. The right to a fair hearing is a legal right.
6. The following options are advantages of colonization in Ghana except
- A. introduction of formal education.
- B. excessive use of foreign goods.
- C. introduction of new crops.
- D. introduction of paper currency.
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7. Which of the following does not constitute environmental degradation?
- A. Deforestation
- B. Bush burning
- C. Air pollution
- D. Mixed farming
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8. Which of the following factors is a reason for Ghana's cultural diversity?
- A. Ethnic grouping
- B. Foreign trade
- C. Internal trade
- D. Colonization
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9. Utilities and services are more easily supplied when settlements are
- A. built anyhow.
- B. close together.
- C. far apart.
- D. well planted.
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10. The dry season in southern Ghana starts from the month of November and ends in
- A. February.
- B. May.
- C. June.
- D. April.
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