KUULCHAT
SOCIAL STUDIES MOCK
1.
Indiscipline is a problem in the Ghanaian society because it
reduces productivity.
destroys the educational system.
leads to high birth rate.
encourages bribery and corruption.
Answer: A
2.
The bilateral co-operation between Ghana and Nigeria helps Ghana to import one of the following commodities on credit:
palm oil
refined oil
vegetable oil
crude oil
Answer: D
3.
Tourism in Ghana promotes the growth of
hotel industry.
film industry.
textile industry.
health industry.
Answer: A
4.
Which of the following factors least affects vegetation in Ghana?
Relief
Soil
Climate
Human activities
Answer: A
5.
The Jos Plateau in Nigeria is noted for the production of
gold
bauxite
tin
diamond
Answer: C
6.
Which of the following statements best describes the position of Ghana?
Ghana is to the east of the Republic of Togo
Burkina Faso is the southern neighbour of Ghana
Ghana is to the immediate west of Niger
Ghana is to the immediate east of La Cote d‟Ivoire
Answer: D
7.
The main benefit of tourism to Ghana is
political stability.
political stability.
foreign exchange.
cultural exchange.
Answer: C
8.
An individual whose rights have been infringed upon seeks justice from the
court
police
president
military
Answer: A
9.
Respiratory diseases can be caused by
water pollution.
land pollution.
air pollution.
deforestation.
Answer: C
10.
Which of the following is not an element of the weather?
Rain
Wind
Cloud
Sunshine
Answer: E
11.
Which of the following is a sketch? A town drawn
with arrangement of houses.
without the arrangement of houses.
with reference to actual size on the ground.
without reference to actual size on the ground.
Answer: D
12.
A general pardon for offence against the state is known as
amnesty
freedom
permit
exeat
Answer: A
13.
Which of the following organizations was the first to be formed?
Answer: B
14.
Which of the following is a good measure for preventing human rights violation in Ghana?
Extending formal education to all
Organizing free and fair elections
Making external travel more accessible
Establishing more human rights institutions
Answer: D
15.
How many seats were contested for in the 1992 Parliamentary elections in Ghana?
100
110
154
200
Answer: B
16.
The first African country to allow herself to be assessed under the New Partnership for African
Development (NEPAD) was
Ghana
South Africa
Nigeria
Rwanda
Answer: A
17.
When the scale of a map is expressed in the form of a ratio, it is known as
diagonal
statement
linear
representative fraction
Answer: D
18.
Which of the following institutions can make laws to check smuggling and armed robbery in Ghana?
The Police Service
High Court
Parliament
District Assembly
Answer: C
19.
Which of the following scenarios explain the main purpose of the Internet?
Robots building several vehicles at a time
Developing new medicine kits
Connecting electronic devices and making lives more convenient
Scientists going to space and other planets
Answer: C
20.
Human activities are generally controlled by
technology
social environment
superstition
scientific research
Answer: B
21.
“Positive Action” proposed by Nkrumah in 1949 was a call for
hard work and honesty
cooperation with the British
national strike and boycott
national unity
Answer: C
22.
Food production in Ghana faces the problem of
access to foreign exchange
post-harvest losses
all your round rainfall
loss of valuable trees
Answer: B
23.
Which of the following countries in West Africa is a major exporter of groundnuts?
Senegal
Ghana
La Cote d'Ivoire
Liberia
Togo
Answer: A
24.
Ghana lies between latitudes
1o North and 11o North.
5o North and 11o North.
11o North and 15o South.
5o North and 11o South.
Answer: B
25.
World Food Day is celebrated each year on
1st May
4th June
16th October
2nd November
Answer: C
26.
Which of the following festivals is associated with fire display?
Kundum
Bugum
Aboakyir
Ohum
Answer: B
27.
How many times in a year is the sun vertically overhead at the equator?
Once
Twice
Three times
Four times
Answer: B
28.
A constitution is important for a country because it
allows criminals to be detained without trial
serves as the basis for good governance
is interpreted by the judiciary
can be defended by the military
Answer: B
29.
A teacher explained to his class that Kete Krachi is sited at the meeting place of two rivers, Kete Krachi can therefore be described as a
delta town
riverine settlement
ridge settlement
confluence town
Answer: D
30.
The most effective agency of cultural change is
drama.
education.
language.
music.
Answer: B
31.
Which of the following military rulers of Ghana implemented the Economic Recovery Program (ERP)?
Jerry J. Rawlings
Ignatius K. Acheampong
Frederick K. Akuffo
Joseph A. Ankrah
Answer: A
32.
Environmental pollution is caused by all the following except
smoking of cigarette
making of loud noise
dumping of refuse
watering of flowers
Answer: D
33.
Government revenue for developmental projects is raised mainly through
minting of currency
inflation
over-invoicing
taxation
Answer: D
34.
Sisal is used in the manufacture of
polythene
wool
linen
rayon
Answer: E
35.
The Djebobo and Torogbani mountains are located in the
Gambaga escarpment
Atiwa-Atwredu ranges
Akwapim-Togo ranges
Kwahu plateau
Answer: C
36.
The capital of the old Ghana Empire was
Walata
Timbuktu
Jeriba
Diara
Answer: E
37.
Which ethnic group in Ghana migrated from the region?
Akan
Gonja
Mole-Dagbon
Ga
Answer: C
38.
The state supports private businesses because they
make a lot of profit
organize trade fairs
produce essential goods
pay taxes for development
Answer: D
39.
The point where two streams meet is called
river basin
delta
tributary
source
Answer: E
40.
An important feature which can be used to show direction in a locality is called
landmark
bearing
compass
scale
Answer: A
a)
State five characteristics of the North-East Trade winds.
b)
In what two ways are the North-East Trade winds useful?
c)
Mention three disadvantages of the North-East Trade winds.
a)
Characteristics of the North-East Trade winds (Harmattan)
1. It is a dry wind which blows over West Africa from Sahara desert. It is dry and hazy
2. It blows from North-East to South-West direction
3. It carries a lot of dust which makes breathing very difficult
4. There are very few or no rain clouds in the sky during these periods
5. It brings about haze and makes visibility poor
6. It blows between October and November, also February and March and extends to the North in April
7. Temperatures are generally lower with coldness in the nights
b)
Usefulness of the North-East Trade winds
1. The weather conditions make it easy for farmers to dry their crops such as cocoa, maize, etc.
2. The harmattan season is mosquito-free period because stagnant water are mostly not available (dried) to breed mosquitoes
3. It helps farmers to prepare new lands for next farming season
4. The dry season helps in the production of salt
c)
Disadvantages of the North-East Trade winds
1. Poor visibility: The operations flights (aeroplanes) are disrupted due to bad weather
2. Bushfire: Dry land are exposed to frequent bushfires resulting in lose of properties
3. Dusty atmosphere which is harmful to human health
4. Rivers and streams reduce in size and volume rendering water supply for hydroelectric power for domestic and industrial purpose difficult
5. Easy spread of diseases like influenza and cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) in the dry season
6. Quick dry lips and skin
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)
List five examples of cases which can be reported at the office of Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit of the Ghana Police Service (DOVVSU).
b)
Describe five functions of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit of the Ghana Police Service (DOVVSU).
a)
1. Child Abuse
2. Rape
3. Domestic Violence
4. Child Labour
5. Human trafficking
6. Child kidnapping
7. Defilement
8. Harrasment
9. Child marriage
b)
1. Mediation
2. Public Education
3. Prosecution
4. Advice on preventing crime
5. Offers Counselling to victims
6. Maintain law and order
7. Investigate on female and child abuse
a)
Mention the four main organs of the Organization of African Unity (O.A.U)
b)
Write notes on any two of them
a)
The main organs of the Organization of African Unity (O.A.U)
1. The Assembly of Heads of States and Governments (General Assembly)
2. The Council of Ministers
3. The General Secretariat
4. The Specialized Commission for specific functions
b)
1. Assembly of Heads of States and Governments
i. It is the highest organ, comprising of Heads of States of member countries
ii. It appoints the Administrative Secretary General
iii. Apart from extraordinary sessions which may be convened at the request of any member state, the assembly meets at least once a year
2. The Council of Ministers
i. It is next to the Assembly of Heads of State in terms of power
ii. It comprises all foreign ministers of each member state and reports to the assembly
iii. Its main function is to draw agenda for the assembly's meetings and to implement its decisions
iv. The council meets at least twice annually
3. The General Secretariat
i. It is headed by Secretary General appointed by the Assembly
ii. It carries out all correspondence and administrative duties of the organization
iii. It also implements the decision of the General Assembly
iv. It is based in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
v. The Secretary has three (3) year term in office
State five problems of food production in Africa
Problems of food production in Africa
1. Prolonged drought: Shortage of water greatly reduce the yield of crops. In most instances, there are no irrigation facilities in the farming communities. Farming depend on the rainwater for planting which is not available
2. Pests and diseases: Pest and diseases greatly affect total yield of crops. Most farmers cannot afford the cost to control pests such as locust, grasshoppers, grasscutters, weevils and diseases like corn smut, leaf curl, fungus, etc.
3. Inadequate storage facilities: Most farmers suffer post harvest losses as a result of inadequate storage facilities
4. Lack of capital: Farmers do not practice large scale farming because they cannot access loans to purchase agro-chemicals such as fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides and agro-machinery such as tractors, ploughs, harvesters, etc.
5. High cost of agro-chemicals and machines inputs increase output but are very costly
6. Land litigation: Because of the problems associated with the land tenure system, acquiring vast land for farming becomes difficult
7. Poor road network: Access to farms by roads to convey farm produce to market centres is not easy. Most of the roads are not motorable, as a result, vehicles that try to use them end up broken down or stuck in mud
(a)
(i)
How would you explain the term constitution to your study group as you prepare for examination?
[4 marks]
(ii)
List four important reasons for which Ghana decided to practice republican system of government.
[4 marks]
(b)
As the principal speaker during a class debate on the constitution of Ghana, what four points will you make to convince the audience on the contributions of the 1992 constitution to the development of the nation?
[12 marks]
(a)
(i)
A constitution is a body of rules and regulations that governs the way a country is run. It is the highest law of the land to which all other laws must conform.
A constitution can be written or unwritten. Example is the 1992 constitution of Ghana.
4 marks
(ii)
Important reasons Ghana decided to practice republican system of government
1. To gain sovereignty and break colonial ties
2. To promote nationalism and Pan-African ideals
3. Guarantees the fundamental human rights of the people
4. In order to establish institutions/organs of government
5. In order for citizens to choose their leaders, influence decisions and hold leaders accountable
6. For economic prosperity and stability
7. To maintain peace and stability
8. To control and manage the country's resources to the benefit of the people
9. To establish a strong central executive government for nation building
10. To promote national unity and identity
11. To promote democratic ideals such as accountability and Rule of law
12. To gain constitutional autonomy
13. It was considered modern and progressive compared to the constitutional monarchy
14. To give popular legitimacy to government
15. To reflect the popular demand of the will of the people
Any 4 @ 1 mark each = 4 marks
(b)
Contributions of the 1992 constitution of Ghana to the development of the nation
1. Prevention of dictatorial rule
2. Serves as a guide for change of government
3. Serves as terms of reference to maintain law and order
4. Determines type of political system used to run the country
5. Given legitimacy to government and political institutions
6. Gives Ghana the status of nationhood
7. Ensures accountability and good governance
8. Protects human right
9. Establishes various organs/arms of government and their functions
10. Recognises chieftaincy as an institution
11. Allocates functions of the organs of Government
Any 4 @ 3 marks each = 12 marks