Social Studies Objective Questions For 2023 WASSCE

On Monday, 28th August, 2023, the 2023 WASSCE Social Studies paper will be written. Here are some likely questions for the exams.

1. One of the following can help increase productivity at the work place
A. Recruiting more people for jobs
B. Providing workers with equal pay
C. Workers acquiring appropriate skills
D. Employ more women

2. Opportunities for further education and training are important measures to
A. Enhance workers’ skills and ideas
B. Improve salary and wages for workers
C. Give the worker comfort and security for the future
D. Award workers prizes and prestige

3. What is the most important potential the youth should consider in choosing a profession?
A. His/her interest
B. Financial reward
C. His/her ability
D. Future security

4. The Entrepreneur is usually referred to as the
A. The first factor of production
B. The principal factor of production
C. The fourth factor of production
D. The human factor of production

5. A successful marriage depends on both partners
A. Being gainfully employed C. Being highly religious
B. Belonging to the same clan D. Exhibiting genuine love

6. The leadership style in which the followers are consulted for their views before a decision is taken is ……………………
A. Autocratic B. Democratic C. Laissez Faire D. Paternalistic

7. To contribute effectively to community development, the individual needs to
A. Be eloquent B. Be educated C. Have children D. Have vision

8. One disadvantage of a democratic type of leadership is that ……………..
A. In times of crisis decision making is unduly delayed
B. Certain powerful persons easily dominate the scene
C. The goal of the group is not achieved
D. Followers get discouraged because their initiatives are killed

9. What leaders require from followers in order to achieve success is to ……………….
A. Sing their praises C. Be loyal and cooperative
B. Avoid criticizing them D. Have formal education

10. The following factors are considered in community decision making process except
A. Identification of needs C. Sensitization of the people
B. Prioritization of needs D. Arrival at solution

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11. One advantage of an adolescent girl abstaining from pre-marital s€x is……….

A. Getting a better marriage partner
B. Protection from unwanted pregnancy
C. Giving birth to intelligent children
D. Getting better employment

12. Which of the following statements best explains self concept? The

A. inborn character of a person

B. personal and physiological abilities of a person

C. physical and psychomotor nature of a person

D. whole nature of a person

13. The basic level of Abraham Maslow’s Theory of Needs is

A. physiological

B. safety

C. self-actualization

D. social

14. The contribution of the youth to national development is minimal because they ……..
A. Are trained to do only menial jobs
B. Are too young to work
C. Are denied participation in national programmes
D. Lack a positive attitude to work and acts on impulse.

15. The call for the abolishing of widowhood rites and trokosi system is mainly because
A. The United Nation say so
B. They are old fashioned

C. They are practised in the rural areas

D. They violate human rights

16. The most accurate data for purpose of developing a nation can be obtained through
A. Population census
B. Enumeration of towns and villages
C. Registration of births
D. Registration of voters

17. The rapid increase in the number of children in a population is as a result of
A. Pressure on educational facilities
B. Stable mortality rate
C. Increase in rural-urban migration
D. High demands for luxury goods

18. Ghana is experiencing high dependency ratio because
A. Many people are economically inactive
B. Many people have low level of education
C. The government takes care of all social services
D. Natural resources are limited

19. The youthful nature of Ghana’s population implies a
A. High rate of unemployment
B. High cost of medical care
C. Low fertility rate
D. High dependency burden

20. The main focus of Ghana’s population policy is to
A. Reduce birth rate
B. Make people aware that the country is over populated
C. Create the awareness of the consequences of rapid population growth
D. Educate the citizenry about contraception

21. How would you define productivity?
A. It is workers’ output in as much as it satisfies human needs
B. It is the measurement that show the achievement of greater output by workers within a short period, using same resources yet not compromising the quality
C. Quantity of goods produced by workers using enough raw materials in the process
D. Maximum production of goods using scarce resources yet achieving satisfaction, regardless of the time the goods enter the market

22. One of the following can help increase productivity at the work place
A. Recruiting more people for jobs
B. Providing workers with equal pay
C. Workers acquiring appropriate skills
D. Employ more women

23. Opportunities for further education and training are important measures to
A. Enhance workers’ skills and ideas
B. Improve salary and wages for workers
C. Give the worker comfort and security for the future
D. Award workers prizes and prestige

24. What is the most important potential the youth should consider in choosing a profession?
A. His/her interest
B. Financial reward
C. His/her ability
D. Future security

25. The Entrepreneur is usually referred to as the
A. The first factor of production
B. The principal factor of production
C. The fourth factor of production
D. The human factor of production