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