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OBJECTIVE TEST

1.

A drawing of any part of the earth on a flat surface is a

A.

globe

B.

scale

C.

map

D.

compass

2.

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

A.

north

B.

south

C.

east

D.

west

3.

Which of the following is a man-made feature?

A.

Ridge

B.

Bridge

C.

Lowland

D.

Mountain

4.

When the time in Accra is 6 pm, the time in Lagos will be

A.

4 pm

B.

5 pm

C.

6 pm

D.

7 pm

5.

The most densely populated country in West Africa is

A.

Ghana

B.

Nigeria

C.

Liberia

D.

Senegal

6.

A lowland between two hills is known as a

A.

valley

B.

plain

C.

ridge

D.

spur

7.

When a scale of a map is expressed as 1:1000, it is referred to as

A.

statement scale

B.

representative fraction scale

C.

scale bar

D.

linear scale

8.

Rocks which are formed in layers are known as

A.

porous rocks

B.

igneous rocks

C.

metamorphic rocks

D.

sedimentary rocks

9.

Longitude 0° is also known as the

A.

Tropic of Cancer

B.

Tropic of Capricorn

C.

Greenwich Meridian

D.

International Date Line

10.

Express 2 pm as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

A.

1400 hours GMT

B.

1600 hours GMT

C.

1800 hours GMT

D.

2000 hours GMT

11.

On an atlas map all water bodies are coloured

A.

blue

B.

yellow

C.

green

D.

brown

12.

Which of the following countries in West Africa is landlocked?

A.

Mali

B.

Nigeria

C.

Ghana

D.

Sierra Leone

13.

In which country does the River Nile enter the sea?

A.

Kenya

B.

Ethiopia

C.

Egypt

D.

Sudan

14.

A highland which has a steep slope on one side and a gentle slope on the other side is called

A.

a plateau

B.

an escarpment

C.

a ridge

D.

a conical hill

15.

A.
B.
C.
D.

16.

Which of the following festivals is celebrated by the people of Navrongo?
A.
Homowo

B.
Kundum/p>
C.

Bungum

D.

Foo

17.

Environmental pollution is caused by all the following except

A.

smoking of cigarettes

B.

making of loud noise

C.

dumping of refuse

D.

watering of flower garden

18.

How many years is it from 500 BC to 900 AD?

A.

400 years

B.

500 years

C.

900 years

D.

1400 years

19.

The Coussey Committee was set up by

A.

Sir Allan Burns

B.

Sir Arden Clarke

C.

Sir Gerald Creasy

D.

Sir Gordon Guggisberg

20.

The secretary of the Aborigines Rights Protection Society was

A.

John Sey

B.

Mensah Sarbah

C.

James Kwegyir Aggrey

D.

Sir Arko Korsah

21.

Which of the following festivals is associated with fire display?

A.

Kundum

B.

Bugum

C.

Aboakyir

D.

Ohum

22.

The first chairman of the United Gold Coast Convention was

A.

Obetsebi Lamptey

B.

E. A. Akuffo Addo

C.

Dr. J. B. Danquah

D.

George Grant

23.

The Chairman of the Centre for Civic Education in Ghana before 1969 was

A.

Dr. Kwame Nkrumah

B.

Dr. Arko Adjei

C.

Dr. K. A. Busia

D.

Dr. J. B. Danquah

24.

The insect responsible for spreading sleeping sickness disease is

A.

locust

B.

housefly

C.

mosquito

D.

tsetse fly

25.

The earth revolves round the sun on its

A.

orbit

B.

meridian

C.

latitudes

D.

longitudes

26.

General pardon for offences against the state is

A.

freedom

B.

grant

C.

amnesty

D.

libel

27.

Which of the following rivers does not flow into the sea?

A.

River Volta

B.

River Afram

C.

River Densu

D.

River Tano

28.

The title of the paramount chief of the Dagomba is

A.

Nayiri

B.

Ya – Na

C.

Yagbonwura

D.

Otumfuo

29.

Bakatue festival is celebrated by the people of

A.

Elmina

B.

Cape Coast

C.

Winneba

D.

Ajumako

30.

The first person appointed to represent the British government in the Gold Coast was

A.

Sir Charles McCarthy

B.

Sir Arden Clarke

C.

Sir Garnet Wolseley

D.

Captain George Maclean

31.

Who was the first chairman of the United Gold Coast Convention?

A.

Kwame Nkrumah

B.

J. B. Danquah

C.

Obetsebi Lamptey

D.

George Paa Grant

32.

In the seventeenth century the first capital of the Ga state was

A.

Pokuase

B.

Bortianor

C.

Abokobi

D.

Ayawaso

33.

The Asante kingdom became an empire during the reign of

A.

Obiri Yeboah

B.

Osei Tutu I

C.

Osei Kodwo

D.

Opoku Ware I

34.

The president of the first republic of Ghana was

A.

Dr. J. B. Danquah

B.

Dr. Hilla Limann

C.

Dr. Kwame Nkrumah

D.

Dr. K. A. Busia

35.

The headquarters of the League of Nations was situated in

A.

New York

B.

Moscow

C.

Geneva

D.

Washington D.C.

36.

The first person to be appointed the Secretary-General of the United Nations Organization was

A.

Dag Hammarskjold.

B.

U‟Thant

C.

Trygve Lie

D.

Peres de Cuellar

37.

Non-permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations Organization hold office for a period of

A.

two years

B.

three years

C.

four years

D.

five years

38.

The Jos Plateau in Nigeria is noted for the production of

A.

coal

B.

diamond

C.

tin

D.

bauxite

39.

In which city was the treaty establishing the ECOWAS signed?

A.

Lagos

B.

Accra

C.

Lome

D.

Abidjan

40.

The leading producer of copper in Africa is

A.

Zambia

B.

Namibia

C.

Sudan

D.

Morocco

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