BECE 2022 Social Studies Questions & Answers for Candidates -Set 4

BECE 2022 Social Studies Questions & Answers for Candidates…

BECE 2022 Social Studies Questions and Answers for October Examination: The 2022 Social Studies Questions for October cover examinable areas for this year’s BECE for Junior High School Candidates.

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27. What is a poor drainage system?

Poor drainage system refers to inefficient means of getting rid of liquid and solid waste (garbage, night soil and sewage)

28. List four causes of poor drainage system in Ghana.

i. The lack or inadequate litter bins at vantage locations in cities and towns.
ii. The absence of gutters or drains along streets to speed up the draining of rain water.

iii. The inability of people to de-silt choked gutters and maintain drains.
iv. The unavailability of suitable places for waste (solid and liquid) disposal.

29. List four effects of poor drainage systems in Ghana.

i. When it rains , the communities are flooded since rain water is not easily drained away due to choked gutters caused by solid waste and lack of de-silting on the part of the community.
ii. Improper disposal of waste, choked gutters and stagnant water lead to the breeding of mosquitoes which cause malaria.
iii. Bad odour emanating from decomposing waste causes discomfort when breathing and can lead to the outbreak of an epidemic.
iv. The disposal of solid waste into water bodies make water unsafe for usage and put human and aquatic lives in danger.

30. List four measures to be taking to address the poor drainage system in Ghana.

i. Litter bins should be provided at regular intervals throughout the country with institutions like Zoom Lion Ghana Ltd. emptying bins regularly.
ii. The public should be educated to use bins instead of littering the streets.
iii. Damaged drains and choked gutters must be cleaned to prevent their negative effect from surfacing.
iv. Severe sanctions should be mated out to people who break sanitation laws to deter others.
v. Larger drains should be constructed to accommodate the huge volumes of water during heavy rains.

31. Who is an adolescent?

An adolescent is an individual between the ages of 10-19 year who is making the gradual transition from childhood to adulthood.
32. What is adolescence?
Adolescence is the (period between 10-19 years) process through which an individual makes the gradual transition from childhood to adulthood.

1. Tabulate the physical changes that take place between adolescent boys and girls.

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34. Identify five (5) psychological and emotional characteristics exhibited by adolescents.

i. Adolescents are easily irritated or annoyed over trivial or insignificant issues.

ii. Adolescents take opposing or resistance stands to authority and become defensive about their own actions.

iii. They seek independence and freedom from adult control.

iv. They develop strong boy-girl relationships or feeling towards the opposite sex.

v. Adolescents may become either shy hence not expose their body as before or excited over changes in the body.

vi. They become greatly adventurous, curious and practice what they hear or see.

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35. What is reproductive health?

Reproductive health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its functions and processes.

36. State six irresponsible adolescent behaviour.

a. Engaging in sexual activities which may result in death as a result of contracting STD’s /HIV AIDS.

b. Teenage pregnancy and parenthood.

c. The abuse of drugs such as marijuana cannabis and wee.

d. Poverty and streetism.

e. Bad or negative peer influence leading one into social vices like crime.
f. Abortion leading to bareness or death.

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37. State four causes of irresponsible adolescent behaviour among the youth.

i. The lack of parental care and control due to heavy work schedules leading to long hours of absence from home.

ii. Poor financial conditions of the family may force children, especially girls, to fall victim to men or boys who help them financially with hidden motives.

iii. Deceptive commercial advertisements on drugs and sex through wrong information influences the youth negatively.

iv. Curiosity (A state in which you want to learn more about something) among the youth leads them into drugs and sex which they find difficult to come out of.
v. Bad or negative peer influence that leads the youth into criminal acts and fornication.

Source: Ghana Education News