BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSBy Acadlly BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 0% BECE/JSCE (SOCIAL STUDIES) BECE SOCIAL STUDIES APP Questions will be picked at random from the question bank.You can use the NEXT button to move to the next question, use the PREV button to move to the previous question, the CLEAR button to clear any answer of your choice and you have the FINISH button to end the exam if you choose to. Any question not answered before the end of the exam time, will be marked as wrong and the exam will end by itself. so try to attempt all questions on time.Goodluck! 1 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Identify from these alternatives one function of marriage registry approving marriage contracting marriage dissolving marriage initiate marriage 2 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION All of the following are various forms of drug that can be abused EXCEPT __________ cocaine ginger tea valiums lexotan 3 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The penalty for someone who partakes in examination malpractices is ___________ life jail 21 years in prison 30 years in prison life imprisonment 4 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Misbehavior among children can lead to good companionship juvenile delinquency better life leadership adequacy 5 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Which of the following best describes the reason for human trafficking? ignorance poverty unemployment peer pressure 6 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Select from the underlisted one that is NOT an element of Nigeria culture. farming with hoes and cutlass living in bungalows and flats ancestral worship extended family 7 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Select from the options below, one way of NOT expressing love among students financial support exchanging gifts sexual intercourse sharing and caring 8 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The Nigeria coat of arms stands for __________ strength authority and power unity and love power 9 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Which of these behaviours may not promote love relationships? tolerance aggressiveness good communication sharing and caring 10 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The type of accident resulting from a depressed mind or emotion is called ___________ burns shock cuts falls 11 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Indicate from these available options one importance of rules and regulations in the schools ensure students don’t exercise their rights It helps to restrict teachers and students movement to guarantee individual human rights to ban students unionism 12 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Sexual activity between close blood relationship is called ________ sexual harassment incest rape sexual intercourse 13 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The type of marriage performed according to the tradition and customs of group of people is __________ marriage customary court religion securities 14 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The conflict between modakeke and Ife is __________ type of conflict international inter ethnic inter communal intra ethnic 15 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Primary sector of Nigeria economy is made up of fishing and farming. The secondary sector is composed of ________ and ___________ manufacturing and mining exploration forestry and banking insurance and marketing 16 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Which of these people cannot be of help to young people? religious leader lunatic person law enforcement agents wealth practitioners 17 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Food, water, fruits or drugs that are unfit for human consumption are regarded as expired goods rotten items contaminated substance harmful substance 18 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Examples of drug abuses include the following EXCEPT __________ getting drunk always taking drugs not prescribed by doctor trafficking in drugs taking hard drugs 19 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Which of these is NOT a form of ICT? book e-mail Internet GSM 20 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Signify from the options below, one way through which social issues can be resolved proper education quarrels rioting carrying arms 21 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The biological difference between male and female is ___________ male are stronger than female no difference between the male and female male have penis while female have vagina male have feelings while female do not 22 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Having deep and warm feelings about oneself and others is called ___________ love conflict peace esteem 23 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The marriage conducted according to certain decree is called _________ marriage ordinance traditional Muslim Christian 24 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Refraining from or not engaging in any form of sexual intercourse refers to sexual ________ interpretation abstinence embarrassment harassment 25 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Poverty exposes people to all the following EXCEPT __________ malnutrition performance drug trafficking drugs corruption 26 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Indicate from the following processes one that does NOT involve the use of modern technology improving health issues smoking and drying of fish increasing use of computer developing machine 27 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Which of these is not a voluntary organization? labour congress girls guide boys scout boys brigade 28 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Identify from the alternatives one method of managing conflict compromise fights malice argument 29 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The Nigeria National flag was designed by __________ Mr. Taiwo Akiriwunmi Mr. Taiwo Akinhanmi Mr. Taiwo Akinhunmi Mr. Taiwo Akinkunmi 30 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION In social studies, negotiation does NOT mean promotion of self-respect promotion of tolerance promotion of cooperation promotion of selfish interest 31 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Choose from the following, one that best describes our traditional science and technology calculato cutlass tractor computer 32 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Kinship relationship that could be traced to father line for the purpose of inheritance can be called ________ dual multilineal matrilineal patrilineal 33 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION A secondary group is an organisation in which members are linked by religion do not know each other are liked by marriage know each other closely 34 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The agency that sees to the arrest and prosecution of people involved in production and selling of fake and expired drug is known as __________ ICPC NAFDAC INEC EFCC 35 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION _________ conducts an ordinance marriage senior local government official registrar parent the elders in the family heads teacher 36 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Production of crops for consumption is called __________ transhumance mixed farming arable farming subsistence farming 37 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION ________ is essentially a feeling we have above ourselves envy destruction self-esteem prudeness 38 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Transportation by __________ is expensive water road air rail 39 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Men are stereotyped as being ___________ heavy users of alcohol often victims of sexual abuse responsible for domestic work more prone to tears 40 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The method of storing things in a refrigerator is known as __________ salting refrigeration killing smoking 41 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION ____________ is the act of exporting drugs illegally for sale in another country drug trafficking drug exploitation drug exportation drug abuses 42 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION All of the following are caused of accident in the school EXCEPT _________ burning of cars burns cuts falls 43 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Indicate which of the listed option is NOT a characteristic of culture it defines a group of people passed from generation to generation culture can be dynamic it is solely material based 44 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Signify from the listed options one that does NOT provide positive socialization family cult school peer group 45 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The eagle and horses found in the coat of arms stands for _____________ love and peace River Niger and Benue strength and dignity dignity and strength 46 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION A person is said to be a _________ when he cannot live without a particular drug or substance drug abuse drug addict drug baron drug trafficking 47 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Conflict is characterized by __________ disagreement co-operation organizing parties friendship 48 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The two systems of farming are ___________ mixed and dairy farming traditional and mechanizes farming poultry and fishing farming livestock and arable farming 49 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Conflict in the society is characterized by all but one of the following fighting quarrels unity oppression 50 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION One of the following best describes reasons for drug trafficking family employment ignorance nation 51 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Identify from the options listed, one which describes a diversified economy where a country derives its income from a number of products when the country is import oriented markets where investors can buy and sell when the country has only food crops 52 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Pick from these alternatives one that is NOT an effect of low self-esteem confidence inferiority worthlessness inadequate esteem 53 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The Nigerian government can make religious tolerance amongst her citizen possible by _________ drawing the classes. educating the people to respect one another’s belief systems building more churches and mosque employing the Boko Haram sect 54 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION _____ refers to the connection that exist between individual and group of a society community member social organization social environment society organization 55 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The group of people related by blood is called _________ family father member organisation 56 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Select from the stated alternative one that is NOT associated with urban areas like Lagos over crowding high crime rate high cost of living land for farming 57 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The herbalist belongs to ________ institution legal educational political health 58 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION One of the following is NOT a primary role of the family? provide for the need of the family involve in child trafficking ensure continued existence of the community take care of the young ones 59 / 80 Category: Uncategorized The four types of economic institution are ___________ markets, bank, farm and industries markets, sellers, farms and industries markets, bank, buyers and industries market, bank, industries and stores 60 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Which of these is not a major world transport system? trekking railways airways roads 61 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Illegal sexual relationship between members of the same family is known as ___________ incest sororate polyandry sorogate 62 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Select from the options provided one which best defines genders roles a social interpretation of what it means to be male or female a simply means performing our expected roles forcing people into role based on gender those things that are important to us 63 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Adopting the culture of other countries as is done in Nigeria is known as ___________ fashion acculturation adaptability socialization 64 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The trait that enables a person to make judgment about him/herself is called assertiveness manipulation self-esteem self-pride 65 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION From the options below, select one importance of integration creates conflict causes crises foster unity destroys peace 66 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The practice where a woman marries more than one husband at a time – as practiced in India is called __________ bigamy polyandry polygamy monogamy 67 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The buying and selling of goods and services in order to satisfy human wants is called _________ manufacturing trading farming marketing 68 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Application of scientific is called ___________ society experiment technology science 69 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Taboos are ways of maintaining law and order in a _________ society village traditional urban modern 70 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Land transportation can divided into ________ feed field road sea 71 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION There are various aspect of culture, choose from the options one that is NOT an aspect of culture ___________ beliefs religion music identity 72 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Identify from among the options listed one way of keeping our source of water clean dumping refuse close to rivers prompt repair of burst pipes using chemicals wells without lid 73 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION National Youth Service Corps was established to promote National freedom national sports national corpers national unity 74 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The process by which government sells its shares in companies to individual and groups is ____________ commercialization privatization deregulation import trade 75 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The average weather condition of an area over a number of years is _____________ climate temperature humidity weather 76 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Indicate from the options below, who to make a report to in case of an accident in the school. teacher peer group parent elders 77 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION Identify from the following options one which clearly defines privatization process in which enterprises are made to become commercial outfit a process in which supply and demand determine prices process whereby government sells its shares in public enterprise a situation where monopoly determine prices 78 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The judgment whereby a person makes about himself or herself is called self-esteem value negotiation decision 79 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION The process by which people and goods are moved from one place to another is called _________ transportation locomotion movement communication 80 / 80 Category: BECE SOCIAL STUDIES PAST QUESTION A train that is moving from Kaduna to Abia is likely to carry all EXCEPT tow of the following groundnut and yams cocoa and rubber hides and skin cotton and onions Your score is 0% Restart quiz