KUULCHAT
SOCIAL STUDIES MOCK
1.
One of the measures the government of Ghana can use to reduce poverty is
paying higher interest on savings
obtaining World Bank loan
giving away public funds
equipping the unemployed with skills
Answer: D
2.
Which of the following tertiary industries is a leading foreign exchange earner in Ghana
Insurance
Tourism
Transport
Banking
Answer: B
3.
Unity among Ghanaians can best be promoted through
inter-ethnic migration.
formal education.
opinion leaders.
good environmental practice.
Answer: A
4.
Which of the following festivals is associated with fire display?
Kundum
Bugum
Aboakyir
Ohum
Answer: B
5.
Ghana approximately lies between latitudes
6° North and 12° North
4½ ° North and 11½ ° North
5° North and 10° North
5½ ° North and 12½ ° North
Answer: D
6.
The following factors can increase productivity in Ghana except
positive work ethics.
improved salaries.
involving workers in decision making.
increasing working hours.
Answer: D
7.
The symbol of political authority among the northern people of Ghana is the
sword
stool
crown
skin
Answer: D
8.
The moon is a satellite of
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Mercury
Answer: C
9.
A farmer is preparing to plant crops next week. Why is it important for the farmer to check the weather forecast? To
plan a harvest festival.
determine the ideal time for planting.
prepare for a storm.
predict the best time for irrigation.
Answer: B
10.
The settlement regarded as the spiritual home of the Dagombas is
Gambaga
Diara
Daboya
Salaga
Answer: A
11.
Two political events occurred in Ghana in 1960. One of the events was the presidential election. Which of the following political developments happened after the presidential election in 1960?
Ghana remained a monarchy
Ghana became a republic
Ghana became a colony again
Ghana was divided into a northern and southern territory
Answer: B
12.
Ghana lies between latitudes
5⁰ South and 11⁰ North
5⁰ North and 11⁰ North
5⁰ North and 11⁰ South
5⁰ South and 11⁰ South
Answer: B
13.
Tourism involves
taking time off normal duties.
painting beautiful sceneries.
buying new and beautiful artefacts.
travelling to see and enjoy sceneries.
Answer: D
14.
Cotton is the raw material used in making
paper
clothes
shoes
cigarettes
Answer: B
15.
The period between 400 BC and 600 AD covers
200 years
400 years
600 years
1000 years
Answer: D
16.
Which of the following cultural practices is a drawback to development in the Ghanaian society?
Celebration of festivals
Naming and outdooring ceremonies
Belief in the activities of demons
Performing puberty rites
Answer: C
17.
The largest delta along the West Coast of Africa is that of the
Nile
Volta
Densu
Niger
Answer: D
18.
What name is given to the point where a tributary joins the main river ?/p>
Source
Mouth
Confluence
Delta
Answer: C
19.
Forts and castles were built purposely by the early Europeans for
evangelists and teachers
sailors and for use as chapels
soldiers and miners
use as depots and for protection
Answer: D
20.
The adoption of modern cultural practices enables a society to
develop economically
lead good moral lives
abandon its traditional values
respect individual human rights
Answer: A
21.
Foreigners in Ghana enjoy all the following rights except that of
worship
expression
voting
association
Answer: C
22.
. The main organ of the United Nations Organizations (UNO) is the
General Assembly
Economic and Social Council
International Court of Justice
Security Council
Answer: A
23.
Which of the following institutions of government protects the liberty and rights of the people? The
legislature
police
executive
judiciary
Answer: D
24.
Bakatue festival is celebrated by the people of
Elmina
Cape Coast
Winneba
Ajumako
Answer: A
25.
In 1957 the people of Ghana gained independence from the British colonial rule after a long political struggle. What was the main reason for Ghana's independence? To
make Ghanaian culture and traditions superior to the British
gain economic freedom and control our natural resources
adopt a new political system and form a government
unite with other African countries and form a single nation
Answer: C
26.
If a distance of 40 kilometres on land is represented by 10 centimetres on a map, what is the scale of the map?
1 centimetre to 2 kilometres
1 centimetre to 4 kilometres
1 centimetre to 5 kilometres
1 centimetre to 8 kilometres
Answer: B
27.
Ghana's Earth satellite station is at
Nsawam
Koforidua
Ada
Kuntunse
Aburi
Answer: D
28.
The insect responsible for spreading sleeping sickness disease is
locust
housefly
mosquito
tsetse fly
Answer: D
29.
In which of the following countries was the practice of racial segregation not prominent?
Senegal
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Kenya
Answer: A
30.
One way of managing conflict in the Ghanaian society is
arbitration.
confrontation.
mediation.
consultation.
Answer: C
31.
The Arctic Circle is
23 ½ ° north
23 ½ ° south
66 ½ ° north
66 ½ ° south
Answer: C
32.
In which of the regions in Ghana is the Akosombo dam located?
Volta
Greater Accra
Northern
Eastern
Answer: D
33.
Which of the following rivers flows into Lake Volta?
Tano
Afram
Pra
Bia
Densu
Answer: B
34.
Peace, as one of the reasons for the migration of our ancestors to modern Ghana, cannot be sustained, if we promote
ethnic conflict
ethnic integration
western democracy
western education
Answer: A
35.
The president of the first republic of Ghana was
Dr. J. B. Danquah
Dr. Hilla Limann
Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Dr. K. A. Busia
Answer: C
36.
When the time at Tema is 12 noon, the time at a place on longitude 30°w is
9 am
10 am
11 am
2 pm
Answer: B
37.
Which of the following situations is an effect of rapid population growth in Ghana?
Decrease in food production
High dependency burden
High standard of living
Low productivity
Answer: B
38.
Two communities are claiming ownership of a river which serves as their livelihood. This has resulted in conflicts between the two communities for many years. Which of the following mediations will best help to resolve the conflict?
Facilitate communication and mutually acceptable solutions
Determine who is right or wrong
Avoid future conflicts
Impose a solution on the parties
Answer: A
39.
A model of the earth is called
a globe
an atlas
a map
a longitude
Answer: A
40.
Irresponsible behaviour of adolescents can result in
child abuse.
responsible parenting.
peer pressure.
school dropout.
Answer: D
a)
i
Human settlement
ii
A slum
b)
What four benefits do people derive from going on tour to dfferent places?
c)
State four uses of land in your community
a)
i
Human settlement is a place where people have put up their homes to live in or reside.
ii
A slum is an overcrowded and filthy area where the buildings are not arranged in any order due to improper planning and inhabited by poor people.
b)
Benefits people derive from going on tour to dfferent places
1. For enjoyment and relaxation
2. To learn new things/experience
3. To acquire new artifacts and souvenirs
4. For education and research
5. For health reason
6. For religious purpose
7. For sight seeing/appreciate nature
c)
Uses of land in the community
1. For building houses
2. For farming
3. For transport
4. For mining
5. For animal rearing
6. For recreational purposes
7. Exchange for money
8. For building industries
9. For building of markets
10. For burial grounds
11. For cultural purposes
12. For creating forest reserves
13. For building hospitals
14. For building schools
15. For cultivation of herbal plants
a)
Identify any four social problems of rapid population growth in Ghana.
b)
Suggest any four ways of reducing population growth in Ghana.
a)
Social problems of rapid population growth in Ghana
1. Drug abuse
2. Juvenile delinquency
3. Increase in crime rate
4. Teenage pregnancy
5. Broken homes
6. Malnutrition/poor nutrition
7. Early marriages
8. Environmental pollution
9. Unemployment
10. Congestion/over-crowding
11. Pressure on social amenities such as hospitals, schools, housing, water supply, etc.
b)
Ways of reducing population growth in Ghana
1. Abstaining from pre-marital sex
2. Implementation of national policies on population such as family planning, education, etc.
3. Limitations on immigrants
4. Making family life education accessible to the adolescent and the family
5. Encouraging the use of condoms
6. Instituting laws governing marriages and child birth
7. Young people of school going age should be encouraged to go to school, learn about sexual reproduction and its associate dangers and grow up to be meaningful citizens
What five major problems face the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
Major problems facing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
1. Lack of funds: Some member states ae impoverished to the extent that they cannot honour their financial obligations. They rely on donor countries for assistance with conditions attached to them
2. Language barrier: Because there is no common language, communication becomes difficult among member states. The countries have different official languages such as English, French and Portuguese
3. Defendant on colonial masters: Some states still receive economic aid from their colonial masters and their over dependence on these colonial masters makes them less committed to ECOWAS
4. Large community size: Decision-making is greatly hampered by the large size of the community. Currently, 16 member countries constitute ECOWAS, which is the largest economic community in the world
5. Lack of commitment: As a result of their association to other economic groups, some members do not show the required seriousness in the programs of the community
6. Absence of common currency: Absence of common currency for transactions among member states creates huge transaction losses for traders in the sub-region due to the cost incurred through exchange rates
7. Poor inter-transport and communication links: ECOWAS countries face problem with transport system to link other member countries for effective trading and marketing
8. Political instability (Military takeover): Military takeover/coup d'état in West Africa makes it difficult for ECOWAS to promote its policies and programs in all the member states
State five reasons why roads are important in your country.
Importance of roads in Ghana
1. Linking towns and villages: Roads link towns and cities to the countryside/villages making remote places accessible
2. Transportation of farm inputs: They support the agriculture and industrial sector as agro-chemicals and agro-machineries are easily transported from the points of sale to the farmers
3. Enhance movement of traders: People travel by road from place to place to engage in socio-economic activities such as trading to better their standards of living
4. Easy transportation of farm produce: Agricultural produce can be transported easily by road from farming communities to market centres. This prevents loss of food from decay
5. Easy movement of people and goods: Roads help in the general transport of people from one place to another for their daily routines and goods (food stuffs and building materials) from the shops or market places to houses within the cities and towns
6. Source of employment: Transport by roads is a source of employment to people such as drivers, traffic wardens, auto mechanics, etc.
7. Hauling of foreign exchange commodities: Most of the foreign exchange earners and cash crops such as cocoa, coffee, timber, gold, bauxite are hauled to habours and airports by road
(a)
Identify four characteristics of a good law
(b)
Highlight four benefits of law in a society
(a)
Characteristics of a good law
1. It must serve the interest of the people
2. It must be reasonable
3. It must apply equally to everyone
4. It should be publicized
5. It should be capable of being enforced
6. It should be flexible
7. It should not infringe on the fundamental human rights of the individual
8. The law must be certain/specific/unambiguous
9. The law must not be backdated
(b)
Benefits of law in a society
1. It allows people to conform to social order
2. Promotes peace and stability in society
3. Brings crime under controll
4. Leads to social and economic progress
5. Protects public or private property
6. Protects human rights
7. Leads to discipline and moral uprightness
8. Promotes good governance
(a)
Identify four sources of conflicts in Ghana.
(b)
Explain four effects of conflicts in Ghana.
(a)
Sources of conflicts in Ghana
1. Location/siting of a public facility
2. Unacceptable ways of choosing leaders
3. Denigrating/belittling/defaming minority groups
4. Infringing on the rights of a section of the people
5. Suspicion
6. Stereotyping
7. Negative attitude towards other people
8. Ownership of land/property
9. Intolerance
(b)
Effects of conflicts in Ghana
1. Destruction of life and property
2. Creation of insecurity
3. Distortion of economic and social life
4. Retardation of progress
5. Hunger and disease leading to malnutrition, starvation and death
6. Discouragement of investors
7. Displacement of people
8. Brain drain/loss of professionals
9. Hatred and emnity
10. Emotional and psychological trauma
11. Abuse of human rights
12. Increase in government expenditure