Jss1 first term social studies past questions and answers

Jss1 first term social studies past questions and answers

Here they are;

What is the capital of Nigeria?

A) Lagos

B) Abuja

C) Kano

D) Port Harcourt

Answer: B) Abuja

Which continent is known as the "Dark Continent"?

A) Europe

B) Asia

C) Africa

D) North America

Answer: C) Africa

Who is the first president of the United States?

A) Benjamin Franklin

B) Thomas Jefferson

C) George Washington

D) Abraham Lincoln

Answer: C) George Washington

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

A) Venus

B) Mars

C) Jupiter

D) Saturn

Answer: C) Jupiter

What is the primary source of energy on Earth?

A) Wind

B) Solar

C) Fossil Fuels

D) Nuclear

Answer: B) Solar

What is the main gas that makes up Earth's atmosphere?

A) Oxygen

B) Carbon Dioxide

C) Nitrogen

D) Hydrogen

Answer: C) Nitrogen

Who wrote "Romeo and Juliet"?

A) Charles Dickens

B) William Shakespeare

C) Jane Austen

D) J.K. Rowling

Answer: B) William Shakespeare

What is the largest ocean in the world?

A) Atlantic Ocean

B) Indian Ocean

C) Pacific Ocean

D) Arctic Ocean

Answer: C) Pacific Ocean

What is the currency of Japan?

A) Dollar

B) Euro

C) Yen

D) Peso

Answer: C) Yen

Which river is the longest in the world?

A) Amazon

B) Nile

C) Mississippi

D) Yangtze

Answer: B) Nile

What is the largest desert in the world?

A) Sahara Desert

B) Gobi Desert

C) Atacama Desert

D) Kalahari Desert

Answer: A) Sahara Desert

Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

A) Bessie Coleman

B) Amelia Earhart

C) Harriet Quimby

D) Jacqueline Cochran

Answer: B) Amelia Earhart

Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?

A) China

B) South Korea

C) Japan

D) Thailand

Answer: C) Japan

What is the largest country in South America by land area?

A) Brazil

B) Argentina

C) Colombia

D) Peru

Answer: A) Brazil

Who wrote the book "To Kill a Mockingbird"?

A) Harper Lee

B) Mark Twain

C) J.D. Salinger

D) F. Scott Fitzgerald

Answer: A) Harper Lee

In which year did Nigeria gain independence from British colonial rule?

A) 1945

B) 1954

C) 1960

D) 1975

Answer: C) 1960

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

A) Venus

B) Mars

C) Jupiter

D) Uranus

Answer: B) Mars

Who is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations (as of my last knowledge update in 2022)?

A) Antonio Guterres

B) Kofi Annan

C) Ban Ki-moon

D) Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Answer: A) Antonio Guterres

Which famous civil rights leader gave the "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963?

A) Malcolm X

B) Martin Luther King Jr.

C) Nelson Mandela

D) Rosa Parks

Answer: B) Martin Luther King Jr.

What is the official language of Brazil?

A) Spanish

B) Portuguese

C) French

D) English

Answer: B) Portuguese.