Jss1 first term social studies past questions and answers

Question: What is the capital city of Nigeria?

 

A) Accra

B) Lagos

C) Abuja

D) Nairobi

Answer: C) Abuja

Question: Which continent is known as the “Dark Continent”?

 

A) Europe

B) Asia

C) Africa

D) South America

Answer: C) Africa

Question: What is the main function of the United Nations (UN)?

 

A) Economic development

B) World peace and security

C) Cultural exchange

D) Space exploration

Answer: B) World peace and security

Question: Which of the following is a natural resource?

 

A) Mobile phones

B) Water

C) Computers

D) Cars

Answer: B) Water

Question: What is the currency of Japan?

 

A) Euro

B) Yen

C) Dollar

D) Pound

Answer: B) Yen

Question: What is the largest ocean on Earth?

 

A) Atlantic Ocean

B) Indian Ocean

C) Pacific Ocean

D) Arctic Ocean

Answer: C) Pacific Ocean

Question: Who is the current President of the United States?

 

A) Donald Trump

B) Joe Biden

C) Barack Obama

D) George W. Bush

Answer: B) Joe Biden

Question: What is the main language spoken in Brazil?

 

A) Spanish

B) Portuguese

C) Italian

D) French

Answer: B) Portuguese

Question: What is the largest desert in the world?

 

A) Sahara Desert

B) Gobi Desert

C) Arabian Desert

D) Antarctica

Answer: D) Antarctica

Question: Which planet is known as the “Red Planet”?

 

A) Jupiter

B) Mars

C) Saturn

D) Venus

Answer: B) Mars

Question: What is the capital of France?

 

A) Berlin

B) Madrid

C) Paris

D) Rome

Answer: C) Paris

Question: Who wrote “Romeo and Juliet”?

 

A) William Shakespeare

B) Jane Austen

C) Charles Dickens

D) Mark Twain

Answer: A) William Shakespeare

Question: In which year did Christopher Columbus reach the Americas?

 

A) 1492

B) 1510

C) 1607

D) 1776

Answer: A) 1492

Question: What is the longest river in the world?

 

A) Amazon River

B) Nile River

C) Yangtze River

D) Mississippi River

Answer: B) Nile River

Question: Who is known as the “Father of Computer Science”?

 

A) Alan Turing

B) Bill Gates

C) Steve Jobs

D) Mark Zuckerberg

Answer: A) Alan Turing

Question: What is the main source of energy for living organisms?

 

A) Wind

B) Solar

C) Fossil fuels

D) Food

Answer: D) Food

Question: Which of the following is a renewable energy source?

 

A) Coal

B) Nuclear

C) Solar

D) Natural gas

Answer: C) Solar

Question: What is the currency of China?

 

A) Yen

B) Won

C) Yuan

D) Ringgit

Answer: C) Yuan

Question: Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize?

 

A) Marie Curie

B) Amelia Earhart

C) Mother Teresa

D) Rosa Parks

Answer: A) Marie Curie

Question: What is the primary function of the respiratory system?

 

A) Pump blood

B) Digest food

C) Exchange gases

D) Filter toxins

Answer: C) Exchange gases