A Must Check: 70 Selected Social Studies Objectives Questions and Answers – BECE 2023

Social Studies  Objectives with Answers

1. Which continent is known as the “Dark Continent” due to its unexplored regions in the past?
a) Africa
b) Asia
c) Europe
d) North America
Answer: a) Africa

2. What is the longest river in the world?
a) Nile River
b) Amazon River
c) Mississippi River
d) Yangtze River
Answer: a) Nile River

3. Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?
a) China
b) Japan
c) India
d) Brazil
Answer: b) Japan

4. Which war involved the Allied Powers and the Central Powers and took place from 1914 to 1918?
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) Korean War
d) Vietnam War
Answer: a) World War I

5. Who was the first President of the United States of America?
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) George Washington
d) John F. Kennedy
Answer: c) George Washington

6. Which ocean is the largest and covers around one-third of the Earth’s surface?
a) Indian Ocean
b) Arctic Ocean
c) Atlantic Ocean
d) Pacific Ocean
Answer: d) Pacific Ocean

7. What is the capital city of Nigeria?
a) Lagos
b) Nairobi
c) Accra
d) Abuja
Answer: d) Abuja

8. Who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Nelson Mandela
c) Martin Luther King Jr.
d) Winston Churchill
Answer: a) Mahatma Gandhi

9. What is the largest desert in the world?
a) Sahara Desert
b) Kalahari Desert
c) Gobi Desert
d) Atacama Desert
Answer: a) Sahara Desert

10. What is the economic system where the government owns and controls the means of production?
a) Capitalism
b) Socialism
c) Communism
d) Market economy
Answer: c) Communism

11. Which ancient civilization built the Great Wall of China?
a) Ancient Egyptians
b) Ancient Greeks
c) Ancient Romans
d) Ancient Chinese
Answer: d) Ancient Chinese

12. What is the study of the Earth’s physical features, climate, and resources called?
a) Economics
b) Geography
c) Anthropology
d) Sociology
Answer: b) Geography

13. Who wrote the American Declaration of Independence?
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Benjamin Franklin
d) John Adams
Answer: b) Thomas Jefferson

14. Which international organization promotes international peace and security?
a) World Health Organization (WHO)
b) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
d) United Nations (UN)
Answer: d) United Nations (UN)

15. What is the capital city of Ghana?
a) Lagos
b) Nairobi
c) Accra
d) Abuja
Answer: c) Accra

16. Which continent is known as the “Land of Fire and Ice” due to its volcanoes and glaciers?
a) Europe
b) Asia
c) North America
d) Antarctica
Answer: d) Antarctica

17. What is the economic system where private individuals and businesses own and operate the means of production?
a) Capitalism
b) Socialism
c) Communism
d) Mixed economy
Answer: a) Capitalism

18. Who is the current President of the United States of America?
a) Barack Obama
b) Joe Biden
c) Donald Trump
d) George W. Bush
Answer: b) Joe Biden

19. What is the name of the process where water vapor turns into liquid water?
a) Evaporation
b) Condensation
c) Precipitation
d) Transpiration
Answer: b) Condensation

20. What is the currency of Japan?
a) Yen
b) Euro
c) Dollar
d) Pound
Answer: a) Yen

21. Who was the leader of the African National Congress (ANC) and the first President of post-apartheid South Africa?
a) Nelson Mandela
b) Julius Nyerere
c) Kwame Nkrumah
d) Robert Mugabe
Answer: a) Nelson Mandela

22. Which country is known as the “Land of a Thousand Hills”?
a) Rwanda
b) Kenya
c) Nigeria
d) Ethiopia
Answer: a) Rwanda

23. What is the term for the movement of people from one place to another?
a) Migration
b) Immigration
c) Emigration
d) Displacement
Answer: a) Migration

24. Who was the leader of the Indian independence movement and later became the first Prime Minister of India?
a) Jawaharlal Nehru
b) Indira Gandhi
c) Rajiv Gandhi
d) Narendra Modi
Answer: a) Jawaharlal Nehru

25. What is the largest religion in India?
a) Hinduism
b) Islam
c) Christianity
d) Buddhism
Answer: a) Hinduism

26. Which war occurred between North Korea and South Korea from 1950 to 1953?
a) World War I
b) World War II
c) Korean War
d) Vietnam War
Answer: c) Korean War

27. What is the name of the world’s highest mountain?
a) Mount Kilimanjaro
b) Mount Everest
c) Mount Fuji
d) Mount McKinley
Answer: b) Mount Everest

28. What is the economic system where the government and private individuals share ownership and control of the means of production?
a) Capitalism
b) Socialism
c) Communism
d) Mixed economy
Answer: d) Mixed economy

29. Which organization is responsible for maintaining global health standards and preventing infectious diseases?
a) World Health Organization (WHO)
b) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
d) United Nations (UN)
Answer: a) World Health Organization (WHO)

30. What is the capital city of Nigeria?
a) Lagos
b) Nairobi
c) Accra
d) Abuja
Answer: d) Abuja

31. Who is known as the “Father of the Indian Nation” for his role in India’s independence movement?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Bhagat Singh
d) Subhas Chandra Bose
Answer: a) Mahatma Gandhi

32. Which continent is known as the “Cradle of Civilization” due to the emergence of early human civilizations?
a) Africa
b) Asia
c) Europe
d) South America
Answer: b) Asia

33. What is the name of the waterway that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea?
a) Suez Canal
b) Panama Canal
c) Kiel Canal
d) Strait of Gibraltar
Answer: a) Suez Canal

34. Which organization promotes education, culture, and the preservation of world heritage sites?
a) World Health Organization (WHO)
b) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
d) United Nations (UN)
Answer: b) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

35. What is the official language of Brazil?
a) Spanish
b) Portuguese
c) English
d) French
Answer: b) Portuguese

36. Who is considered the “Father of the United States” for his leadership during the American Revolution?
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Benjamin Franklin
d) John Adams
Answer: a) George Washington

37. Which continent is the second most populous in the world after Asia?
a) Africa
b) Europe
c) North America
d) South America
Answer: a) Africa

38. What is the name of the policy of racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa that lasted from 1948 to 1994?
a) Apartheid
b) Segregation
c) Jim Crow
d) Discrimination
Answer: a) Apartheid

39. What is the main purpose of the United Nations (UN)?
a) Promote international trade
b) Maintain global health standards
c) Prevent infectious diseases
d) Ensure international peace and security
Answer: d) Ensure international peace and security

40. Which African country is known as the “Giant of Africa” due to its large population and economy?
a) Nigeria
b) Egypt
c) South Africa
d) Ethiopia
Answer: a) Nigeria

41. What is the term for the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the New World following Christopher Columbus’ voyages?
a) Triangle Trade
b) Transatlantic Slave Trade
c) Columbian Exchange
d) Silk Road
Answer: c) Columbian Exchange

42. What is the main religion practiced in Saudi Arabia?
a) Hinduism
b) Buddhism
c) Islam
d) Christianity
Answer: c) Islam

43. Which international organization provides financial assistance and economic cooperation to member countries?
a) World Health Organization (WHO)
b) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
d) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Answer: c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

44. Who was the leader of the African independence movement in Ghana and later became its first President?
a) Nelson Mandela
b) Julius Nyerere
c) Kwame Nkrumah
d) Robert Mugabe
Answer: c) Kwame Nkrumah

45. What is the term for the exchange of goods and services without the use of money?
a) Trade
b) Barter
c) Commerce
d) Economy
Answer: b) Barter

46. Which country is known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”?
a) China
b) Japan
c) India
d) Brazil
Answer: b) Japan

47. What is the name of the mountain range that separates Europe from Asia?
a) Rocky Mountains
b) Andes Mountains
c) Ural Mountains
d) Alps Mountains
Answer: c) Ural Mountains

48. Who was the leader of the African independence movement in Kenya?
a) Nelson Mandela
b) Julius Nyerere
c) Jomo Kenyatta
d) Haile Selassie
Answer: c) Jomo Kenyatta

49. What is the main economic activity of the people in the Arctic regions?
a) Agriculture
b) Fishing
c) Mining
d) Tourism
Answer: b) Fishing

50. Which international organization promotes education and cultural exchange between countries?
a) World Health Organization (WHO)
b) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
d) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Answer: b) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

51. What is the capital city of Egypt?
a) Cairo
b) Nairobi
c) Accra
d) Abuja
Answer: a)

51. What is the capital city of Egypt?
a) Cairo
b) Nairobi
c) Accra
d) Abuja
Answer: a) Cairo

52. What is the term for the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given period?
a) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
b) Gross National Product (GNP)
c) Consumer Price Index (CPI)
d) Inflation Rate
Answer: a) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

53. Which organization is responsible for promoting and regulating international trade?
a) World Health Organization (WHO)
b) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
d) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Answer: d) World Trade Organization (WTO)

54. Who was a prominent leader in the American civil rights movement and known for his advocacy of nonviolent civil disobedience?
a) Malcolm X
b) Rosa Parks
c) Martin Luther King Jr.
d) Harriet Tubman
Answer: c) Martin Luther King Jr.

55. Which of the following is a renewable energy source that harnesses energy from the sun?
a) Coal
b) Natural Gas
c) Wind
d) Oil
Answer: c) Wind

Selected Social Studies Objectives Questions and Answers

56. What is the term for a system of government in which a single ruler exercises absolute power?
a) Democracy
b) Monarchy
c) Oligarchy
d) Dictatorship
Answer: d) Dictatorship

58. What is the name of the mountain range that separates Europe from Asia?
a) Rocky Mountains
b) Andes Mountains
c) Ural Mountains
d) Alps Mountains
Answer: c) Ural Mountains

59. Who was the leader of the African independence movement in Kenya?
a) Nelson Mandela
b) Julius Nyerere
c) Jomo Kenyatta
d) Haile Selassie
Answer: c) Jomo Kenyatta

Selected Social Studies Objectives Questions and Answers

60. What is the main economic activity of the people in the Arctic regions?
a) Agriculture
b) Fishing
c) Mining
d) Tourism
Answer: b) Fishing

61. Which international organization promotes education and cultural exchange between countries?
a) World Health Organization (WHO)
b) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
d) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Answer: b) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

62. What is the capital city of Egypt?
a) Cairo
b) Nairobi
c) Accra
d) Abuja
Answer: a) Cairo

63. What is the term for the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a given period?
a) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
b) Gross National Product (GNP)
c) Consumer Price Index (CPI)
d) Inflation Rate
Answer: a) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

64. Which organization is responsible for promoting and regulating international trade?
a) World Health Organization (WHO)
b) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
d) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Answer: d) World Trade Organization (WTO)

65. Who was a prominent leader in the American civil rights movement and known for his advocacy of nonviolent civil disobedience?
a) Malcolm X
b) Rosa Parks
c) Martin Luther King Jr.
d) Harriet Tubman
Answer: c) Martin Luther King Jr.

Selected Social Studies Objectives Questions and Answers

66. Which of the following is a renewable energy source that harnesses energy from the sun?
a) Coal
b) Natural Gas
c) Wind
d) Oil
Answer: c) Wind

67. What is the term for a system of government in which a single ruler exercises absolute power?
a) Democracy
b) Monarchy
c) Oligarchy
d) Dictatorship
Answer: d) Dictatorship

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68. Which country is known as the “Pearl of Africa”?
a) Kenya
b) Uganda
c) Tanzania
d) Nigeria
Answer: b) Uganda

69. What is the term for the process of breaking down rocks and minerals on Earth’s surface?
a) Erosion
b) Volcanism
c) Sedimentation
d) Deposition
Answer: a) Erosion

70. What is the main purpose of the European Union (EU)?
a) Promote international trade
b) Maintain global health standards
c) Prevent infectious diseases
d) Foster economic and political cooperation among European countries
Answer: d) Foster economic and political cooperation among European countries