WASSCE 2017 Social Studies Past Questions and Answers
The WASSCE 2017 Social Studies paper has 49 objective and 10 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 whole being of an individual which makes him or her unique is referred to as the
- A. character.
- B. confidence.
- C. ego.
- D. personality.
Answer: D. personality.
Answer: D. Personality is the whole of a person's qualities that make him or her unique.
Answer: D. Personality is the whole of a person's qualities that make him or her unique.
2. Which of the following factors is the most effective way of helping the individual to develop his or her capabilities?
- A. Education and training
- B. Financial assistance
- C. Guidance and counselliing
- D. Personal foresight
Answer: A. Education and training
Answer: A. Education and training are the most effective way to build a person's abilities.
Answer: A. Education and training are the most effective way to build a person's abilities.
3. The most useful aspect of Maslow's Theory of Needs for an individual worker in Ghana is
- A. esteem needs.
- B. security needs.
- C. self-actualization needs.
- D. social needs.
Answer: B. security needs.
Answer: B. For most workers, what matters most is security: a stable job, a steady income and a safe workplace. A worker who is not secure can't focus on higher needs.
Answer: B. For most workers, what matters most is security: a stable job, a steady income and a safe workplace. A worker who is not secure can't focus on higher needs.
4. An identifiable social characteristics of the adolescent is the
- A. ability to think about the future.
- B. concern for physical changes in the body.
- C. desire to be self-dependent.
- D. desire to gain popularity among members.
Answer: D. desire to gain popularity among members.
Answer: D. Adolescents want to be accepted and popular among their peers; this is a social characteristic.
Answer: D. Adolescents want to be accepted and popular among their peers; this is a social characteristic.
6. One activity that must be encouraged in modern Ghana because it complements the work of the police is
- A. communal labour.
- B. funeral rites.
- C. neighbourhood watch.
- D. puberty rites.
Answer: C. neighbourhood watch.
Answer: C. Neighbourhood watch groups help the police by watching out for crime in communities.
Answer: C. Neighbourhood watch groups help the police by watching out for crime in communities.
7. The National Flag is important because it
- A. demonstrates the culture of the country.
- B. depicts the authority of the land.
- C. fosters unity among the people.
- D. shows our colonial past.
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8. The call for the abolishing of the widowhood rites and the trokosi system is mainly because
- A. the United Nations say so.
- B. they are practised in the rural areas.
- C. they are old fashioned.
- D. they violate human rights.
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9. The main purpose of marriage in the Ghanaian society is to
- A. create avenue for legitimate child bearing.
- B. give adult status and sense of importance to people.
- C. provide opportunity for the woman's family to collect bride wealth.
- D. provide opportunity to engage in economic activities.
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10. One consequence of breakdown of marriage in the Ghanaian society is
- A. brain drain.
- B. child delinquency.
- C. excess quest for wealth.
- D. high infant mortality.
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11. One major characteristic of matrilocal marriage is that the
- A. couple moves to live in a resident provided by the man.
- B. couple moves to live in a resident provided by the woman.
- C. man moves to live in the woman's family house.
- D. woman moves to live in the man's family house.
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