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Name: …………..…………………………………………..
APRIL 2020
SOCIAL STUDIES 2&1 Index Number……...………….……….………………..

ESSAY and OBJECTIVE

1 Hour 45 Minutes

GB ASSESSMENT TEST (GBAT)

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APRIL 2020 SOCIAL STUDIES 2 & 1 1 Hour 45 Minutes

All answers must be provided on clean sheet of papers (Answer booklet).

Write your name and index number on the sheets.

This booklet consists of two papers. Answer Paper 2 and 1 on your answer sheet. Paper 2 consists of three parts: I, II &

III. Answer three questions in all; one question from each part. Paper 2 will last for 1 Hour after which the answer

booklet will be collected. Do not start Paper 1 until you are told to do so. Paper 1 will last 45 minutes.

Answer all questions in your answer booklet.

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 PAPER 2
Essay

This paper consists of three sections: I, II and III. Answer three questions only, choosing one question from each section

All questions carry equal marks

Answer all the questions in your answer booklet

Credit will be given for clarity of expression and orderly presentation of material

SECTION I

THE ENVIROMENT

Answer one question only from this section

1. (a) With the aid of diagrams, differentiate between Lunar Eclipse and Solar Eclipse [6 Mark]

(b) Describe the formation of frontal rainfall. [6 Marks]

(c) Outline four (4) factors that cause cultural change in Ghana. [4 Marks]

(d) Indicate four (4) advantages of parallel culture to the society. [4 Marks]

2. (a) Give four (4) challenges associated with population census in Ghana. [4 marks]

(b) Outline four (4) factors that can cause high population growth in Ghana. [6 marks]

(c) State four (4) harmful effects of superstitious belief on society. [4 Marks]

(d) Describe four (4) effects of female genital mutilation. [6 Marks]

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 SECTION II

GOVERNMENT, POLITICS AND STABILITY

Answer one question only from this section

3. (a) State four (4) composition of the Executive arm of Government. [2 marks]

(b) Identify four (4) functions of the Judiciary. [4 marks]

(c) State two (2) functions each of the three arms of government of Ghana. [6 Marks]

(d) Indicate four (4) problems facing District Assemblies in Ghana. [8 Marks]

4. (a) Identify any four (4) political parties operating in Ghana. [2 marks]

(b) Outline four (4) factors that have promoted democracy under the 4th Republic. [6 marks]

(c) Outline four (4) reasons why Ghana is not self-reliant. [6 Marks]

(d) Highlight four (4) causes of political instability. [6 Marks]

SECTION III

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Answer one question only from this section

5. (a) Outline four (4) rural development programs that promote sustainable development. [6 marks]

(b) Highlight four (4) protective measures of sustaining the forest. [6 marks]

(c) Outline four (4) effects of indiscipline on the individual. [2 Marks]

(d) Give four (4) ways of how an improved health care in a nation can contribute to National development.
[6 Marks]

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6. (a) Explain the following terms;
i. Productivity
ii. Technology [4 Marks]

(b) State four (4) advantages and four (4) disadvantages of technology in the manufacturing sector. [8 Marks]

(c) Highlight four (4) problems facing the Primary Industry in Ghana. [8 Marks]

END OF PAPER

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UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
PAPER 1 45 MINUTES

OBJECTIVE TEST

Write your name and index number in ink in the spaces provided above

1. Use 2B pencil throughout.

2. On the pre-printed answer sheet, check that the following details are correctly printed:

Your surname followed by your other names, the subject Name, your Index Number, Centre Number and the Paper Code.

3. In the boxes marked Candidate Name, Centre Number and Paper code, reshade each of the shaded Spaces.

4. An example is given below. This is for a candidate whose name is Jeffrey Opoku Twum, whose Index Number

0211040067. He is writing the examination at Centre Number 21104 and offering Social Studies 1 and the Paper code is

2470.

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 Answer all the questions.

Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find the correct option for each question and shade in pencil on
your answer sheet the space which bears the same letter as the option you have chosen. Give only one answer to each
question

1. How many traditional rulers initially signed the bond of D. Kade

1844?
A. Nine 7. Natural resources is over-exploited through the
B. Eight following practices except;
C. Ten A. adaptation of appropriate technology
D. Five B. chain-saw operations
C. bad farming practices
2. Which of the following led to the collapse of the D. galamsey
Ashanti empire?
A. Poll tax ordinance 8. In which year was the capital of Gold Coast moved
B. Sagranti war from Cape Coast to Accra?
C. The bond of 1844 A. 1870
D. Yaa Asantewaa war B. 1877
C. 1919
3. The following personnel’s includes the founding leaders D. 1901
of Ghana except;
A. Komla Gbedemah 9. Which of the following is not an element of the
B. Casely Heyford weather?
C. Mr. William Ofori Atta A. Thermometer
D. Yaa Asantewaa B. Wind
C. Rainfall
4. The 1992 constitution of Ghana states clearly that “No D. Sunshine
person shall be beaten (assaulted), arrested, imprisoned
or subjected to any inhuman treatment except through 10. Farms which specialize in rearing cattle for milk are
the process of law. This statement signifies that all called
Ghanaians have the right to A. mixed farming
A. dignity B. market gardens
B. personal liberty C. poultry farms
C. freedom of religion D. diary farms
D. general advantage of social life
11. The co-operation between two countries is known as
5. A good layout is needed because; A. Bilateral Co-operation
A. there is rich people in the society B. Unilateral Co-operation
B. residents are lazy to clean their surroundings C. Dualateral Co-operation
C. it reduces congestion and over crowding D. Multilateral Co-operation
D. of increase in population 12. The most economical way to dispose off domestic and
6. Diamond is mined at the following areas in Ghana industrial waste is
except; A. sieving
A. Akwatia B. burning
B. Oda C. recycling
C. Nkoransa D. dumping

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13. The Volta River Authority is an example of C. National Control for Corporate Executives
A. Private owned enterprise D. National Council Certificate Examination
B. Sole proprietorship business
C. State owned enterprise 20. Harvested food crops are best preserved in
D. Partnership business A. barns
B. sacks
14. Which is the second largest continent in the world? C. silos
A. Africa D. farms
B. Asia
C. South America 21. Which of the following factors is a cause of low
D. North America productivity in the public service?
A. Aged workers
15. Per Capita income is determined by B. Poor work ethics
A. National income divided by total production of C. Abundant production
the country D. Effective supervision
B. National income divided by population of the
country 22. Flood in Ghana is caused by the following factors
C. Total population of the country divided by except;
National income A. excess rainfall
D. National income divided by total population of B. environmental cleanliness
adults in the country. C. poor construction of drains
D. improved dumping of waste materials
16. Whose responsibility is it to liaise with the Regional
and central government? 23. Who succeeded Sir Shenton Thomas as Governor of
A. The President the Gold Coast in 1942?
B. District Chief Executive A. Sir Gordon Guggisberg
C. The Presiding Member B. Sir Garnet Wolsely
D. Regional Minister C. Sir Charles McCarthy
D. Sir Allan Burns
17. The class 6 pupil of Concard International School used
a “Yes” and “No” system of voting to choose their class 24. Which region in Ghana is the Wli falls located?
prefect. This form of voting is classified as a A. Volta region
A. plebiscite B. Oti region
B. run-off election C. Eastern region
C. referendum D. Greater-Accra region
D. bye-election
25. Sand and stone winning may cause the following
18. Political instability is caused by the following factors except;
except; A. erosion
A. inadequate democratic structure B. land degradation
B. free and fair election C. land slide
C. economic mismanagement D. water pollution
D. corruption 26. The effective way of preventing Guinea worm disease
19. Which of these bodies educate citizens on their rights in the rural areas is through the provision of
and responsibilities? A. potable water
A. National Committee of Civic Election B. herbal medication
B. National Commission for Civic Education C. prescribed drugs

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 D. qualified doctors D. Mars

27. The first Europeans to arrive at Elmina in the fifteenth 34. Tropic of Capricorn can also be called
century were the A. Northern tropic
A. Danes B. Geographical North Pole
B. British C. Southern tropic
C. Dutch D. Antarctic
D. Portuguese
35. Metropolitan Assemblies can be found in the following
28. Which of these economic products is found in the regions in Ghana except;
savanna zone? A. Ashanti Region
A. Plantain B. Upper West Region
B. Cocoa C. Greater-Accra Region
C. Cotton D. Northern Region
D. Timber
36. The forest in Ghana can sustainably be conserved
29. The situation where the legislature scrutinize the through
budget from the executive can be termed as A. Increase in chain saw operation
A. checks and balances B. uncontrolled bush burning
B. separation of powers C. afforestation progress
C. oversight responsibility D. overgrazing by farm animals
D. veto power
37. Laranbaga is the location for the
30. Which of the following principles is abused when a A. Slave well
president performs judicial functions? B. Bamboo village
C. Oldest mosque
A. Separation of powers
D. Slave defense wall
B. Checks and balances
C. Fundamental human right 38. The following countries were all colonized by the
D. Collective responsibility British except;
A. Liberia
31. Which of the following products is mainly produced on
B. Nigeria
Mediterranean Land?
C. Gambia
A. Grains
D. Ghana
B. Vegetables
C. Tea 39. The type of mountain formed when two plates collide
D. Citrus head on, and their edges crumbled is called
A. block mountain
32. One way of preventing ethnic conflicts in Ghana is
B. fold mountain
through
C. plateau mountain
A. celebration of festivals
D. volcanic mountain
B. tolerance and dialogue
C. payment of compensation 40. The first African UN Secretary General was from
D. creation of jobs A. Gambia
B. Nigeria
33. What planet has the highest number of satellites?
C. Ghana
A. Saturn
D. Egypt
B. Jupiter
C. Uranus

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