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 All the following cultural practices are out of date and cruel except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