Social Studies BECE 2001 Objectives

40 objective questions

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1. When the scale of a map is expressed as 1:50,000 it is known as

2. The sun is vertically overhead on the Tropic of Cancer on

3. All the following cultural practices are out of date and cruel except

4. The symbol shown on topographical maps represents

5. What will be the time on longitude 45° East when it is 9:00 am on longitude 15° East?

6. What is the name given to the area lying between the Tropic of Cancer and latitude 66 ½ ° North?

7. Limestone changes under great heat and pressure to form

8. The cool winds that blow from the sea to the land during the day are referred to as

9. When the needle of a compass is at rest, it points to the

10. Which of the following rocks are formed from magma?

11. Places which experiences equal days and equal nights are located along the

12. Ghana approximately lies between latitudes

13. In Ghana, the South-West Monsoon winds blow between

14. The Kingdom of Mamprugu was founded by

15. The Asante king who first brought the states together to form a union was

16. Which of the following is not a function of the Police Service ?

17. The Accelerated Development Plan of Education was drawn up in 1951 by the

18. The British first came to the Gold Coast as

19. The battle of Akatamanso was fought in

20. The last Governor-General of the Gold Coast was

21. Which of the following can be described as a secondary activity ?

22. Otumfuo Opoku Ware I ruled the Asante kingdom after the death of

23. Which of the following rivers flows along part of the western boundary of Ghana ?

24. The leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) were imprisoned because of the

25. Freed slaves sent to Liberia were from

26. Which of the following was an empire in Western Sudan ?

27. World Food Day is celebrated each yeazr on

28. Which of the following is not an organ of the United Nations Organization (UNO)

29. The headquarters of the League of Nations was in

30. The old Ghana Empire was finally conquered by

31. Which of the following rivers flows into the Atlantic Ocean ?

32. Dakar is to Senegal as Nouakchott is to

33. The mahogany tree is mostly found in the

34. Sisal is used in the manufacture of

35. The leading producer of copper in Africa is

36. Which of the following longitudes almost divides Africa into eastern and western halves?

37. Preservation of fish can be done in the following ways except

38. The swollen shoot disease affects

39. Water pollution is caused by all the following except

40. Inter-schools sporting activities are organized to