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B.E.C.E – 1990 OBJECTIVE TEST
A Multiple Choice Quiz
- A long narrow stretch of hills is called
- Ridge
- Correct
- Spur
- Wrong
- Mountain
- Wrong
- Valley
- Wrong
- Plateau
- Wrong
- Ridge
- Bugum is a festival of the
- Dagomba
- Wrong
- Nanumba
- Wrong
- Mamprusi
- Correct
- Sisala
- Wrong
- Gonja
- Wrong
- Dagomba
- A line drawn on maps to show places of equal height above sea level is
- a contour
- Correct
- an isotherm
- Wrong
- a latitude
- Wrong
- an isobar
- Wrong
- a longitude
- Wrong
- a contour
- In which of the following regions in Ghana is the Boti Falls?
- Ashanti
- Wrong
- Eastern
- Correct
- Western
- Wrong
- Central
- Wrong
- Greater Accra
- Wrong
- Ashanti
- Alluvial gold is found in
- River Oti
- Wrong
- River Offin
- Correct
- River Denus
- Wrong
- River Bia
- Wrong
- River Pra
- Wrong
- River Oti
- Ghana's Earth satellite station is at
- Nsawam
- Wrong
- Koforidua
- Wrong
- Ada
- Wrong
- Kuntunase
- Correct
- Aburi
- Wrong
- Nsawam
- Which of the following shows the relationship between distance on paper and actual distance on the ground?
- Longitude
- Wrong
- Key
- Wrong
- Scale
- Correct
- Plan
- Wrong
- Contour
- Wrong
- Longitude
- The Greenwich Meridian passes through
- Tema
- Correct
- Accra
- Wrong
- Takoradi
- Wrong
- Kumasi
- Wrong
- Wa
- Wrong
- Tema
- Which of the following Rivers flows into Lake Volta?
- Tano
- Wrong
- Afram
- Correct
- Pra
- Wrong
- Bia
- Wrong
- Densu
- Wrong
- Tano
- Which of the following trees is not used as Timber?
- Wawa
- Wrong
- Odum
- Wrong
- Sapele
- Wrong
- Nim
- Correct
- Obech
- Wrong
- Wawa
- What does the conventional sign
on Ghana topographical maps stand for?
- Fort
- Wrong
- Court House
- Wrong
- Mosque
- Correct
- Zongo
- Wrong
- Mission Station
- Wrong
- Fort
- Which of the following is not found in West Africa?
- Fouta Djalon Mountains
- Wrong
- Guinea Highlands
- Wrong
- Jos Plateau
- Wrong
- Akuapim - Togo Ranges
- Wrong
- Ahaggar Plateau
- Correct
- Fouta Djalon Mountains
- Which of the following is not a feature of relief?
- Plain
- Wrong
- Plateau
- Wrong
- Inselberg
- Wrong
- River
- Correct
- Mountain
- Wrong
- Plain
- If it is 12 noon at longitude 0o. What will be the time at a place which lies on longitude 15oE?
- 12:15 am
- Wrong
- 1:00 am
- Wrong
- 11:00 am
- Wrong
- 12:15 pm
- Wrong
- 1:00 pm
- Correct
- 12:15 am
- Which of the following is not a latitude?
- Equator
- Wrong
- International Date Line
- Correct
- Tropic of Cancer
- Wrong
- Tropic of Capricon
- Wrong
- Arctic Circle
- Wrong
- Equator
- An example of an igneous rock is
- Granite
- Correct
- Sandstone
- Wrong
- Gneiss
- Wrong
- Shale
- Wrong
- Marbel
- Wrong
- Granite
- Which of the following features is not associated with rivers?
- Delta
- Wrong
- Waterfalls
- Wrong
- Ria
- Wrong
- Meander
- Wrong
- Crater
- Correct
- Delta
- Rotation of the earth causes
- Day and Night
- Correct
- Seasons
- Wrong
- Eclipses
- Wrong
- Equinoxes
- Wrong
- Solstices
- Wrong
- Day and Night
- Which of the following minerals is not mined in Ghana?
- Gold
- Wrong
- Tin
- Correct
- Diamond
- Wrong
- Manganese
- Wrong
- Bauxite
- Wrong
- Gold
- Alumina is obtain from
- gold
- Wrong
- diamond
- Wrong
- manganese
- Wrong
- bauxite
- Correct
- copper
- Wrong
- gold
- In Ghana deep shaft mining is generally associated with
- gold
- Correct
- salt
- Wrong
- bauxite
- Wrong
- diamond
- Wrong
- manganese
- Wrong
- gold
- The earth rotates on axis, spinning from
- east to west
- Wrong
- west to east
- Correct
- south to north
- Wrong
- west to south
- Wrong
- east to south
- Wrong
- east to west
- Which of the following is not an irrigation farming area in West Africa?
- Inland Niger Delta
- Wrong
- Sokoto River Valley
- Wrong
- Accra Plains
- Wrong
- Richard Toll District
- Wrong
- Chad Basin
- Correct
- Inland Niger Delta
- Which of the following countries in West Africa is a major exporter of groundnut?
- Senegal
- Correct
- Ghana
- Wrong
- La Cote D'Ivoire
- Wrong
- Liberia
- Wrong
- Togo
- Wrong
- Senegal
- Which of the following countries introduced Indirect Rule in her colonies in West Africa?
- France
- Wrong
- Britain
- Correct
- Portugal
- Wrong
- Germany
- Wrong
- Belgium
- Wrong
- France
- The president of the Aborigin Rights Protection Society was
- John Sey
- Correct
- James Kwegyir Aggrey
- Wrong
- John Mensah Sarbah
- Wrong
- Sir Arku Korsah
- Wrong
- Nana Sir William Ofori Atta I
- Wrong
- John Sey
- An imaginary line which divides the earth into two hemisphere is called the
- latitude
- Wrong
- longitude
- Wrong
- meridian
- Wrong
- equator
- Correct
- tropic
- Wrong
- latitude
- At the Berlin Conference of 1844-85 the Europeans agreed on how to
- divide Africa among themselves
- Correct
- spread Christianity in Africa
- Wrong
- trade with the Africans
- Wrong
- tax the Africans
- Wrong
- stop the slave trade
- Wrong
- divide Africa among themselves
- An example of a sedimentary rock is
- granite
- Wrong
- gneiss
- Correct
- marble
- Wrong
- clay
- Wrong
- quartzite
- Wrong
- granite
- The world's largest produce of cocoa is
- Brazil
- Wrong
- La Cote D'voire
- Correct
- Ghana
- Wrong
- Argentina
- Wrong
- Nigeria
- Wrong
- Brazil
- Which of the following is a tertiary occupation?
- Wood cutting
- Wrong
- Manufacturing
- Wrong
- Quarrying
- Wrong
- Teaching
- Correct
- Fishing
- Wrong
- Wood cutting
- The original home of the Ewe was
- Ho
- Wrong
- Keta
- Wrong
- Ketu
- Correct
- Kpando
- Wrong
- Gafe
- Wrong
- Ho
- Which of the following conducted the District Assembly Election in Ghana?
- Information Service Department
- Wrong
- National Commission for Democracy
- Correct
- National Council on Women and Development
- Wrong
- Statistical Services Department
- Wrong
- National House of Chiefs
- Wrong
- Information Service Department
- The bond of 1844 was signed between
- Commander Hill and Fante Chiefs
- Correct
- Captain George Maclean and Ashanti Chiefs
- Wrong
- Commander Hill and Northern Chiefs
- Wrong
- Captain George Maclean and Fante Chiefs
- Wrong
- Commander Hill and Ashante Chiefs
- Wrong
- Commander Hill and Fante Chiefs
- Which of the following crops would not thrive well in the Savannah?
- Millet
- Wrong
- Coffee
- Correct
- Sheanut
- Wrong
- Rice
- Wrong
- Groundnut
- Wrong
- Millet
- The longest river in West Africa is
- River Senegal
- Wrong
- River Volta
- Wrong
- River Niger
- Correct
- River Gambia
- Wrong
- River Sassandra
- Wrong
- River Senegal
- Use the Bar Graph below to answer Questions 37-39. Which school scored the lowest Mark?
- School A
- Wrong
- School B
- Correct
- School C
- Wrong
- School D
- Wrong
- School E
- Wrong
- School A
- What was the total mark scored by School C
- 25
- Wrong
- 30
- Correct
- 35
- Wrong
- 42
- Wrong
- 52
- Wrong
- 25
- Which school won the competition?
- School A
- Wrong
- School B
- Wrong
- School C
- Wrong
- School D
- Wrong
- School E
- Correct
- School A
- When the republic of Liberia attained independence the people of Liberia adopted the motto
- One Nation, One People, One Destiny
- Wrong
- Freedom nd Justice
- Wrong
- Unity and Strength
- Wrong
- Unity and Faith
- Wrong
- The Love of Liberty brought us here
- Correct
- One Nation, One People, One Destiny
Use the Bar Graph below to answer Questions 37-39
