WASSCE 2024 Social Studies Past Questions and Answers
The WASSCE 2024 Social Studies paper has 44 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. Positive work attitude most brings about
- A. social change.
- B. wage increase.
- C. increased output.
- D. improved in technology.
Answer: C. increased output.
Answer: C. A positive work attitude mostly increases output.
Answer: C. A positive work attitude mostly increases output.
2. One advantage of tolerance to the Ghanaian society is that it brings
- A. hard work.
- B. indifference.
- C. harmony.
- D. impatience.
Answer: C. harmony.
Answer: C. Tolerance brings harmony in society.
Answer: C. Tolerance brings harmony in society.
3. Harnessing the natural resources for construction works is a way by which man
- A. accepts what God has given him.
- B. adapt the environment to his need.
- C. accomplishes his aim in life.
- D. displays knowledge of science.
Answer: B. adapt the environment to his need.
Answer: B. Using natural resources for construction is man adapting the environment to his needs.
Answer: B. Using natural resources for construction is man adapting the environment to his needs.
4. One of the problems associated with high population growth rate in Ghana is
- A. discrimination against women.
- B. low quality of life.
- C. negative ethnic sentiments.
- D. religious conflicts.
Answer: B. low quality of life.
Answer: B. Rapid population growth strains resources and lowers the quality of life.
Answer: B. Rapid population growth strains resources and lowers the quality of life.
5. In patrilocal marriage, the couples live in the
- A. husband father's compound.
- B. paternal uncle's compound.
- C. man's compound.
- D. woman's parents compound.
Answer: A. husband father's compound.
Answer: A. In patrilocal marriage the couple lives in the husband's father's compound.
Answer: A. In patrilocal marriage the couple lives in the husband's father's compound.
6. One becomes more self-conscious of the physical changes in the body at the stage of
- A. adolescence.
- B. adulthood.
- C. childhood.
- D. old age.
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7. Which of the following is not an objective of the New Partnership for Africa's Development?
- A. Accelerating the empowerment of women
- B. Halting the marginalization of Africans
- C. Eradicating poverty from Africa
- D. Maintaining universal unity
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8. The ultimate goal of an individual in life, according to Abraham Maslow's theory of needs, is
- A. active participation in community work.
- B. parents providing their children's needs.
- C. encourage his/her children to study.
- D. aspiring to realize their full potential.
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10. The institution responsible for reforming social deviants is the
- A. school.
- B. courts.
- C. prisons.
- D. shrines.
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11. One of the major ways of solving the problem of improper waste disposal in our society is through
- A. drainage systems.
- B. recycling of waste.
- C. desilting of gutters.
- D. burning of waste.
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