GHANA EDUCATION SERVICE

SEKYERE KUMAWU DISTRICT

BANKO D/A J.H.S
END OF YEAR EXAMINATION
SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS: J.H.S 2
Update Ghana Network A. February B. May
C. June D. April
End Of 2nd Semester Examination
8. A common feature of people associated with the
Social Studies JHS 2
same ethnic group in Ghana is………
A. Name B. Occupation
C. Clothes D. Language
SECTION A
Answer all the following questions 9. People who visit places of interest to enjoy the
facilities are called……….
1. Which instrument is used to measure rainfall A. Experts B. Travelers
amounts? C. Tourists D. Socialites
A. Wind vane B. Thermometer
C. Rain gauge D. Barometer 10. A representation of the earth’s surface not
drawn to scale is known as……….
2. Which of the following is the highest court in A. Map B. Plan
Ghana? C. Sketch D. Globe
A. Traditional court B. Supreme court
C. Tribunal D. Magistrate court 11. Bush fires occur very often during the …….
A. Rainy season B. Cold season
3. Which institution is responsible for making the C. Planting season D. Dry season
main laws of Ghana?
A. Parliament B. District Assembly 12. The vegetation found in the Northern part of
C. Supreme Court D. Jury Ghana is called………
A. Coastal scrub B. Mangrove
4. The type of settlement where buildings are C. Rain forest D. Savannah
arranged close to each other is ………..
A. Linear B. Dispersed 13. A person who involves taking financial risk by
C. Nodal D. Nucleated running a business is
A. entrepreneurship B. businessman
5. Improvement in tourism is important for the C. risk management D. entrepreneur
rapid development of the nation because, more……
A. Local tourists will leave the country 14. The first Europeans came to the Gold Coast
B. Infrastructure will be provided to……….
C. Local tourists will not visit places of interest A. Preach B. Teach
D. Tour guides will be unemployed C. Trade D. Rule

6. A bill passed by parliament becomes law when 15. What is the name given to the area lying
the president gives his ………. 1 1
between Latitude 23 ° north and Latitude 66 °
A. Veto B. Assent 2 2
C. Accord D. Authority north?
A. Arctic zone B. Antarctic zone
7. The dry season in southern Ghana starts from C. Equatorial zone D. Temperate zone
the month of November and ends in……..
16. An imaginary line which divides the earth into 26. Longitude 0° is referred to as the
two hemisphere is called the…….. A. tropic of cancer B. tropic of Capricorn
A. Latitude B. Equator C. equator D. greenish meridian
C. Tropic D. Longitude
27. Kofi is sixteen years of age so he is……….
17. The interpretation of all constitutional matters A. Adolescent B. A child
lies with the……… C. An adult D. A man
A. Appeal court B. High court
28. Which of the following is not an imaginary line
C. Supreme court D. Legislature
drawn on maps?
18. Signs shown on maps that represents features A. Equator B. Latitudes
of the ground are known as…….. C. Axis D. Greenwich Meridian
A. Communication lines
29. What map scale has primary and secondary
B. Nature of settlement
divisions?
C. Conventional signs
A. Linear scale B. Fraction scale
D. Longitudes and Latitudes
C. Ratio scale D. Statement scale
19. Which point is directly opposite to west?
30. The form of education which aims at acquiring
A. East B. East-South-East
skills in a specific profession or job is known as……
C. South-East D. South
A. Instructions B. Training
20. All adolescent people can vote at elections in C. Vocation D. Transformation
Ghana………
31. In which year was the ECOWAS Treaty signed in
A. True B. False
Nigeria?
21. State owned enterprises provide…….. A. 1972 B. 1973
A. Foreign exchange B. Unemployment C. 1974 D. 1975
C. Public service D. Insurance
32. The area that lies within the Equator is known
22. The main work of the members of parliament as…….
under the 1992 constitution is to…….. A. Antarctic B. Arctic
A. Make laws B. Draw manifestos C. Temperature D. Tropics
C. Execute laws D. Interpret laws
33. A lowland between two hills is known as…….
23. The human resource of a country refers to…… A. Valley B. Spur
A. Skills and trade unions C. Ridge D. Plain
B. Teachers only
34. Which of the following climatic regions is not
C. skills of workers and management
found in Ghana?
D. Members of local councils only
A. Dry Equatorial B. Semi equatorial
24. Emotional characteristics of adolescents C. Wet equatorial D. Polar maritime
include the following except……….
35. The stock of a company is the company’s……….
A. Shyness B. Love
A. Total employees’ B. Total income
C. Worry D. Pimples
C. Total investment D. total profit
25. When a person uses an orthodox and
36. Which of the following conditions is not a
traditional medicine together for the treatment of
feature of democratic government?
disease, he is said to be practicing……….
A. Constitution B. Decree
A. Outmoded culture B. Cultural lag
C. Human rights D. Rule of law
C. Cultural change D. Parallel culture
37. Tourists in Ghana enjoy many benefits PART 2
except……….
3a. Explain four (4) benefits Ghana derives from
A. Attractive sceneries
co-operating with other nations. (16 marks)
B. Beach relaxation
b. State any four (4) organs of ECOWAS. (4 marks)
C. Cultural festivals
D. Free accommodation 4a. List any four (4) law enforcement agencies in
Ghana. (4 marks)
38. Rainfall is measured in………
b. Highlights four (4) benefits of law and order in
A. Degree Celsius B. Millimeters
society. (8 marks)
C. Centimeters D. Percentage
c. Suggest four (4) ways of maintaining law and
39. The type of business where ownership is open order in society. (8 marks)
to the general public is called……..
A. Joint stock company B. Partnership
C. Public corporation D. Sole proprietorship PART 3
40. The largest vegetation in Ghana is called……. 5a. State four (4) differences between state owned
A. Tropical evergreen rainforest enterprise and private enterprise. (8 marks)
B. Guinea savannah b. Explain the following; (8 marks)
C. Moist-Deciduous forest i. Sole proprietorship
D. Sudan savannah ii. Joint stock company
iii. Cooperative society
iv. Enterprise

6a. Highlights four (4) reasons why there is law

productivity in Ghana. (12 marks)
b. State four (4) areas of work where technology is
needed. (8 marks)
SECTION B
Answer any three (3) questions. One (1) question
from each part.
PART 1

1a. Explain any three (3) drainage features in

Ghana. (6 marks)
b. State and explain three (3) significance of
drainage features in Ghana. (6 marks)
c. Outline three (3) problems facing the mining
industry in Ghana. (6 marks)
d. What are minerals? (2 marks)

2a. Mention any five (5) elements of weather and

name the instrument used to measure each of
them. (10 marks)
b. State any five (5) rainfall patterns in Ghana.
(5 marks)

c). List any five national symbols in Ghana

5 marks