END OF FIRST TERM EXAMINATIONS

CLASS: JHS 2 SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES

NAME…………………………………………………..…………. DURATION:
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SECTION A: OBJECTIVES

1. The major factor of cultural change is a. Bush burning

a. Dressing b. Over fishing
b. Music and dance c. Deforestation
c. Food d. Manuring
d. Education 9. The term sceneries means…………..
2. The legislature in the Great Britain is a. Places with attractive features
called……………… b. Places with football fields
a. Bundestag c. Places with entertainment grounds
b. Parliament d. Kakum national park
c. Congress 10. A set of rules for governing a country is
d. House of parliament known as………….
3. An occasion which is celebrated to remember a. Law
the past is known as….. b. Order
a. Culture c. Constitution
b. Festival d. Rules and regulation
c. Marriage rite 11. The Executive arm of government is
d. Naming ceremony responsible for………..
4. Oil spillage is one of the causes of……… a. Implementation of laws
a. Water pollution b. Bye-Laws
b. Air pollution c. Making of laws
c. Land degradation d. Interpretation of laws
d. Oil industry 12. People who travel to places of attraction are
5. Which of the following is not natural called……..
scenery? a. Tours
a. Rivers b. Tourism
b. Lagoons c. Tourists
c. Bui dam d. Sceneries
d. Mountains 13. The highest mountain in Ghana is
6. The Fantes of Cape Coast celebrates which of called…………….
the following festivals? a. Mountain Everest
a. Kobina b. Atiwa mountain
b. Odwira c. Mountain Afadjato
c. Fetu-Afahye d. Mountain Kilimanjaro
d. Asafotufiam 14. A constitution which is said to have series of
7. All the following can lead to cultural change documents is called……..
except…… a. Unitary constitution
a. Trade b. Written constitution
b. Religion c. Rigid constitution
c. Migration d. Unwritten constitution
d. Enstoolment 15. Global warming or Green House Effect is
8. Which of the following factors contributes to caused by………….
desertification? a. Carbon dioxide
 b. I and II only 24. When people take off time from their normal
c. III only work in order to relax, rest or play games is
d. I and III only known as………..
16. The total abstinence from all sexually related a. Tourism
activities until marriage is called………… b. Tourist
a. Poverty c. Leisure
b. Chastity d. Olympic games
c. Charity 25. The privileges or benefits an individual is
d. Puberty entitled to under the constitution are known
17. The sprinkling of “Kpokpoi” during festival as……………..
is done by which people of Ghana? a. Obligations
a. Efutus of Winneba b. Freedoms
b. Fantes of Cape Coast c. Rights
c. Ga-Dangmes of Greater Accra d. Order
d. Anlos of Volta Region 26. All the following are the functions of the
18. In Northern Ghana, chiefs are………….. district assembly except………..
a. Enthroned a. Making laws for the nation
b. Enskinned b. Making bye-law
c. Enstooled c. Maintenance of law and order in the
d. Empowered district
19. Who are often called peace officers? d. Collection of tools and levies to back up
a. Lawyers developmental projects
b. Policeman 27. All the following are environmental problems
c. Soldiers facing Ghana except
d. Teachers a. Sand wining
20. Bugum is a festival of the……………… b. Deforestation
a. Mamprusi c. Water pollution
b. Gonja d. Irrigation farming
c. Anlos 28. Any individual whose age is between 10-19
d. Sisala years is desired as………..
21. A practice whereby two ways of doing the a. Teenager
same thing are adopted by a society b. Adolescent
a. Trokosi system c. Young person
b. Dynamic culture d. Adult
c. Cultural assimilation 29. The most economical way of disposing
d. Parallel culture domestic and industrial waste is
22. The use of orthodox and traditional medicine a. Recycling
for the treatment of the same diseases is an b. Sieving
example of…………. c. Burning
a. Outmoded culture d. Dumping
b. Cultural lag 30. The Cape Coast castle is a valuable national
c. Parallel culture asset because it promotes……
d. Cultural culture a. Trade
23. The stage of life where one becomes sexually b. Tourism
matured is……….. c. Civilization
a. Puberty d. Education
b. Adolescent 31. In which of the following region in Ghana is
c. Adult the Boti falls?
d. Teenager a. Western
 b. Ashanti c. Northern
c. Central d. Upper West
d. Eastern 37. When the three arms of government are
32. Environmental pollution is caused by all the expected to work independently of each other
following except…… is known as……………
a. Watering of flowers a. Appeal count
b. Making a loud noise b. Check and balance
c. Dumping of refuse c. Separation of powers
d. Using chemical to catch fish d. Parliamentary reforms
33. The highest court in Ghana is called 38. Kintampo water falls is found in which region
a. Magistrate court in Ghana?
b. High court a. Northern
c. Supreme court b. Brong Ahafo
d. Appeal court c. Upper West
34. The main benefit of tourism to Ghana is that d. Upper East
it………………… 39. The culture that is subjected to changes
a. Encourages inter-tribal marriages suited to the needs of the prevailing
b. Enriches our culture circumstances is………….
c. Is a major foreign exchange earner? a. Parallel culture
d. Promotes political stability b. Dynamic culture
35. One effect of water pollution is…………… c. Cultural assimilation
a. Global warning d. Superstitious cultures
b. Land degradation 40. The highest arm of government is
c. Destruction of aquatic organism the………………
d. Desertification a. Supreme court
36. Mole game reserve is located in which region b. Executive
of Ghana c. Legislature
a. Upper East d. Judiciary
b. Brong Ahafo

SECTION B
PART I : THE ENVIRONMENT
1. a. Identify any four (4) environmental problems facing Ghana today. (8 marks)
b. Suggest four (4) ways of minimizing the problems identified in (a) (12 marks)

2. Explain the statements “Dynamic Culture”. (8 marks)

b. State two advantages and two disadvantages of parallel culture (12 marks)
 PART II: GOVERNMENT, POLITICS AND STABILITY
3. a. Explain the following
i. Written constitution
ii. Unwritten constitution
b. State two advantages of written and unwritten constitution (8 marks)
c. State three difference between written and unwritten constitution (6 marks)

4. a. State the three arms of government and outline three function each. (3 marks)
b. Explain the three-term separation of powers and outline three advantages of separation of powers.
(8 marks)

PART III: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

5. a. Name four areas of tourist attraction in Ghana. (4 marks)
b. Explain four ways in which tourism contributes to the economy of Ghana. (16 marks)

6. a. Explain the following terms

i. Tourism
ii. Sceneries
iii. Leisure (6 marks)
b. Outline four negative effects of tourism on the youth of Ghana. (14 marks)