85+ SOCIAL STUDIES QUESTIONS FOR SHS/NOVDEC CANDIDATES

SECTION A: THE ENVIRONMENT

1. Explain the following terms:
   i. Adolescent
   ii. Reproductive health
   iii. Reproductive rights.
2. Discuss five characteristics of adolescence.
3. Discuss five irresponsible adolescent behavior.
4. Highlight five causes of irresponsible adolescent behavior.
5. Explain five implications of irresponsible adolescent behavior.
6. Discuss five safety measures for adolescent health.
7. Explain the concept national identity.
8. Highlight five socio-cultural practices in Ghana.
9. Explain five ways by which socio-cultural practices in Ghana promote development.
10. Explain five ways by which socio-cultural practices in Ghana inhibit development.
11. Give five reasons why some socio-cultural practices in Ghana should be changed.
12. Examine five needs for institutionalizing some socio-cultural practices.
13. Distinguish between courtship and marriage.
14. Discuss five purpose of marriage.
15. Highlight four challenges in marriage.
16. Discuss five causes of broken marriages.
17. Discuss five effects of broken marriages
18. Highlight five ways for sustaining marriages.
19. Discuss five implications of abandoning the family.
20. Distinguish between parenthood and parenting.
21. Discus five responsibilities of parents.
22. Outline five consequences of irresponsible parenting.
23. Discuss five ways parent- child conflict can be prevented.
24. Discuss five ways by which children can cause their parents to be irresponsible
25. Explain deviant behavior
26. Discuss five implications of deviant behavior on the society.
27. Explain five factors that promote better interpersonal relationship in groups and individuals in Ghana.
28. Differentiate between physical environment and environmental challenges.
29. Explain the following
    i. Societal change ii. Socialization
30. Describe four ways by which human activities in Ghana can be influenced by the physical
    environment.
31. Highlight five negative impact of human activities on the physical environment.
32. Highlight five positive impact of human activities on the physical environment.
33. Discuss five measures for protecting the environment.
34. Explanation of education, its forms and purposes.
35. Discuss five impact of education on national development.

SECTION B: GOVERNANCE, POLITICS AND STABILITY

36. Explain national independence and self-reliance
37. Explain political independence.
38. Highlights five responsibilities of political independence.
39. Discuss four challenges of political independence.
40. Give three reasons why Ghanaians misconstrued implications of independence.
41. Discuss five ways Ghana can overcome the challenges of political independence.
42. Distinguish between peace building and conflict resolution.
43. Discuss five sources of conflicts and their effects.
44. Discuss five effects of conflict on the society.
45. Highlight five conditions for peace building.
46. Differentiate between leadership and followership.
47. Highlight five qualities of a leader and a follower.
48. Discuss five roles of a leader and follower in nation building.
49. Explain constitution, democracy and nation building.
50. Examine five features of democracy.
51. Discuss four ways of promoting democracy
52. Highlights four importance of constitution in nation building.
53. Describe four roles of democracy in nation building.
54. Give four reasons why unity and development are more sustainable under democratic government.
55. Describe four ways by which autocratic rule can prevented
56. Distinguish between rights and responsibilities.
57. Give four reasons for curtailment of rights.
58. Highlights four needs for a citizens to perform their responsibilities.
59. Highlights four benefits of NEPAD to Ghana.
60. What are values?

SECTION C: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

61. Highlight four challenges facing the youth in their efforts to contribute to national development
62. Discuss four roles of the youth in national development.
63. Differentiate between science and technology.
64. Discuss four roles of science and technology in national development.
65. Explain four measures for promoting science and technology in Ghana.
66. Describe four ways by which science and technology is used in development and production in the
    world.
67. Discuss four ways by which Ghana could promote development through increased application of
    science and technology.
68. Explain resource, development and utilization.
69. Discuss four measures for developing human resources.
70. Highlight four ways by which human resources and natural resources contribute to national
    development.
71. Describe four roles of the individual in community development
72. Explain community and community development
73. Discuss five factors involved in community decision making.
74. Explain five ways by which individuals can contribute to community development
75. Give five measures Ghana had taken to improve development and standard of living in the country.
76. Discuss five ways of improving the standard of living in Ghana.
77. Explain maintenance culture.
78. Describe four factors hindering sustainability of growth and development in Ghana.
79. Explain population growth
80. Discuss five measures for breaking the vicious cycle of Ghana’s rapid population growth.
81. Give five reasons why it is difficult for Ghana to achieve the fourth and fifth millennium development
    goals.
82. Explain work, productivity and entrepreneurship.
83. Explain five basic requirements for starting and sustaining a business enterprise.
84. Discuss five contribution of local enterprises to economic development.
85. Highlights five negative attitudes to work and their effects on productivity.
86. Discuss four positive work attitudes that employers expect from workers.