BECE 2021 Social Studies Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 2021 Social Studies paper has 36 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. In a working environment, productivity means
- A. output of the country
- B. management of workers.
- C. output per worker.
- D. quality of resource.
Answer: C. output per worker.
Answer: C. Productivity is output per worker (per unit of input).
Answer: C. Productivity is output per worker (per unit of input).
2. The best way of disposing industrial and domestic waste is by
- A. dumping.
- B. burning.
- C. burying.
- D. recycling.
Answer: D. recycling.
Answer: D. Recycling turns waste into useful products without polluting.
Answer: D. Recycling turns waste into useful products without polluting.
3. Which one of the following may cause unemployment in Ghana?
- A. Greater use of locally made goods.
- B. Reduction in tax on imported goods.
- C. Development of inter-regional trade.
- D. Extension of electricity to rural communities.
Answer: B. Reduction in tax on imported goods.
Answer: B. Cheaper imports compete with local goods, so local firms lay off workers.
Answer: B. Cheaper imports compete with local goods, so local firms lay off workers.
4. One benefit Ghana derives from her co-operation with other countries is the
- A. prevention of dumping of expired goods.
- B. introduction of foreign culture.
- C. prevention of the spread of communicable diseases.
- D. country's ability to access international funds.
Answer: D. country's ability to access international funds.
Answer: D. Co-operation gives Ghana access to international funds (loans, grants).
Answer: D. Co-operation gives Ghana access to international funds (loans, grants).
5. One factor which result in high birth rate in Ghana is
- A. effective use of contraceptives.
- B. drifting of the youth to urban centre.
- C. ineffective birth control measures.
- D. failure of the youth to acquire skills.
Answer: C. ineffective birth control measures.
Answer: C. Ineffective birth control leads to high birth rates.
Answer: C. Ineffective birth control leads to high birth rates.
6. Which of the following factors cannot promote political stability in Ghana?
- A. Dictatorship in administration
- B. Freedom of speech
- C. Multiparty democracy
- D. Open government.
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7. The outbreak of Cholera can be prevented by
- A. supplying drugs.
- B. improving nutrition
- C. providing clinics.
- D. improving sanitation.
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8. Conflicts in the community cannot be properly managed when there is
- A. forgiveness.
- B. mediation.
- C. reconciliation.
- D. land disputes.
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9. District Assemblies of Ghana construct the following projects except
- A. school buildings
- C. trunk roads.
- D. clinics
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10. National unity in Ghana can be promoted through
- A. formal education.
- B. freedom of worship.
- C. use of made in Ghana goods.
- D. religious tolerance.
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