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SOCIAL STUDIES

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a continent?

a)

a country

b)

a part of the earth

c)

an enormous area of dry land on earth

d)

an enormous area of water.

2.

West Africa is made up of ________ countries.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

15

d)

16

3.

West African countries lie along the coast of the ______

a)

Atlantic ocean

b)

Pacific ocean

c)

river Niger

d)

River Congo

4.

Only two countries speak Lusophone. They are:

a)

Cape Verde and Senegal

b)

Guinea and Niger

c)

Cape Verde and Guinea Bissau

d)

Guinea Bissau and Niger

5.

_________________ are crops cultivated for consumption.

a)

Mineral Resources

b)

Food Crops

c)

Cash Crops

d)

Raw Materials

6.

Ghana is mostly known to trade in ________

a)

Gold

b)

Silver

c)

Cotton

d)

Cocoa

7.

Crops grown for profit-making is called _______

a)

Cash crops

b)

Food crops

c)

Mineral resources

d)

Raw materials

8.

Examples of cash crops are:

a)

Wheat and yam

b)

Tomato and cabbage

c)

Cashew nuts and rice

d)

Cashew nuts and cocoa

9.

___________ is the money a country uses.

a)

currency

b)

cash

c)

money

d)

fare

10.

What currency does the United States use?

a)

Pounds

b)

Yuan

c)

Yen

d)

Dollars

11.

What currency does France use?

a)

Pounds

b)

Euro

c)

Yuan

d)

Dollars

12.

ECOWAS was established on the ___________

a)

27th July 1960

b)

29th February, 1975

c)

15th March, 2018

d)

28 May 1975

13.

___________ is a formal agreement between two states or countries.

a)

Treaty

b)

unity

c)

connection

d)

communication

14.

Which country pulled out of ECOWAS?

a)

Nigeria

b)

Mauritania

c)

Burkinafaso

d)

Gambia

15.

Mauritania pulled out of ECOWAS in the year ______

a)

1990

b)

2001

c)

2000

d)

1914

16.

The current President of Ghana is ______________

a)

Kwame Nkrumah

b)

Nana Akufo Addo

c)

Kumasi

d)

Sundiata Keita

17.

__________ was the first president of Ghana.

a)

Kwame Nkrumah

b)

Nana Akufo Addo

c)

Sundiata Keita

d)

Kumasi

18.

Under the British rule, Ghana was called the ______

a)

Asante

b)

Gold Coast

c)

Asantehene

d)

French colony

19.

Ghana gained her independence in the year _________

a)

1957

b)

1960

c)

1963

d)

1907

20.

Who created the Asante kingdom?

a)

Kwame Nkrumah

b)

Nana Akufo Addo

c)

Chief Osei Tutu

d)

Britain

21.

Can you identify the country?

a)

Ghana

b)

Senegal

c)

Mali

d)

Cote d'ivoire

22.

Can you identify the country?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Cote d'ivoire

d)

Senegal

23.

Ivoriens are famous for making________

a)

Cocoa

b)

Masks

c)

animals

d)

baskets

24.

Cote d'ivoire gained her independence from France in _______

a)

1960

b)

1957

c)

1904

d)

1917

25.

The largest city in cote d'Ivoire is ____________

a)

Kumasi

b)

Niamey

c)

Abidjan

d)

Ivory Coast

26.

The capital of Senegal is _____________

a)

Free Town

b)

Dakar

c)

Accra

d)

Banjul

27.

Which African country withdrew from the Mali Federation and became a separate country in 1960?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Gambia

d)

Senegal

28.

Identify the country.

a)

Ghana

b)

Senegal

c)

Mali

d)

Cote d'Ivoire

29.

________ is a landlocked country.

a)

Senegal

b)

Mali

c)

Cote d'Ivoire

d)

Ghana

30.

The Mali Empire became famous under the rule of ________

a)

Muhammadu Buhari

b)

Sundiata Keita

c)

Osei Tutu

d)

Nana Akufo Addo

31.

In the Mali Empire, ____________ became a famous trading center.

a)

Kumasi

b)

Gold coast

c)

Timbuktu

d)

Gambia

32.

Who was the famous king of Mali?

a)

Mansa Musa

b)

Sundiata Keita

c)

Asantehene

d)

Kwame Nkrumah

33.

Mali became a french colony in the year_______

a)

1914

b)

1957

c)

1960

d)

1904

34.

_________ controls and regulates the manufacture, distribution and sales of food, chemicals, packaged water, etc.

a)

FRSC

b)

NAFDAC

c)

EFCC

d)

NPF

35.

________ is responsible for the detection and prevention of crimes.

a)

NAFDAC

b)

NPF

c)

EFCC

d)

LASTMA