All Teachers preparing for their Promotion Examination are urged to kindly go through the list of likely Teacher Promotion Exam questions on current affairs before the set date for the exam.
Since all qualified Teachers are preparing for their aptitude test, these questions are in-depth/cover all areas of current affairs which will assist in learning and knowing likely current affairs that might be covered in the forthcoming exams.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Read below all the with their answers a guide toward the upcoming Teacher Promotion Examinations.
1. Who is the current President of the United States of America?
Answer: Joe Biden is the 46th and current president of the United States, having
assumed office on January 20, 2021.
2. Who is the Chairman of the African Union?
Answer: President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, Takes Over as the New Chairperson of the African Union (AU) for 2021. He is the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
3. Who is the Chairman of ECOWAS?
Answer: President Nana Akufo-Addo of the Republic of Ghana. He was elected on
2nd June, 2020, and still the Chairman of the organisation.
4. Where did the first case of the coronavirus disease originate?
Answer: A wholesale food market in a city called Wuhan, in China.
5. Who were the winners of the 2020 National Maths and Science Quiz?
Answer: Presbyterian Boys Secondary School (Presec). They beat tough two
opponents Adisadel College (Adisco) and Opoku Ware Senior High School to emerge Winners of 2020 NMSQ.
6. Who won the 2020 Ghana Teacher Prize?
Answer: Mr. Eric Asomani Asante, a 39-year-old teacher who won the coveted Best Teacher Prize for 2020, has underscored the need for teachers to show greater commitment and love for their profession as they worked to impart knowledge to the pupils.
7. The 2020 Global Teacher Award went to:……………………………………..
Answer: Ranjitsinh Disale, a Western Indian.
8. The full name of the current speaker of Ghana is ………..
Answer: Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin.
9. Late former President Jerry John Rawlings died on……………………
Answer: 12th November, 2020 at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra. He was laid to rest on 27th January, 2021.
10. Which Country is the largest in the world in terms of Population?
Answer: China, with a population of about 2 billion.
11. Which Country is the largest in Africa in terms of Population?
Answer: Nigeria, with a population of over 160 million.
12. Who emerged as winners of the 2020 World Robotic Competition?
Answer: Methodist Girls High School Emerges Winners Of 2020 World Robotic Competition for The Second Time.
13. The total number of Colleges in Ghana is……………………
Answer: Forty-Six (46).
*14. What is the current (February, 2021) Dollar to Cedi exchange rate?
Answer: 1 USD to GHS = 5.81 Ghana Cedis.
15. …………………………..was
slated for Menstrual Hygiene Day, 2021.
Answer: Friday, 28th May, 2021.
16. World Toilet Day is celebrated on………………………………………
Answer: 19th November.
World Sanitation Day is also celebrated on the same day.
17. World Teachers’ Day would be celebrated on ………………………….
Answer: 5th October, 2021.
18. World AIDS day is on………………………………………
Answer: 1st December of every year.
19. How many Major Educational Reforms has Ghana had?
Answer: Eight (8).
They are as follow:
- The Accelerated Development Plan of 1951
- Education Act of 1961
- Reforms of the National Liberation Council
- The New Structure and Content of Education of 1974
- The 1987 education reforms
- Education Act 506 of 1995
- New Educational Reform of 2007
- Education Act 778 of 2008
20. Who was the first female appointed Minister in Ghana?
Answer: Susanna Al-Hassan or Susan Alhassan (27 November 1927 – 17 January 1997) was a Ghanaian author and politician, who in 1961 became Ghana’s first female to be appointed minister.
21. ……………………………….is the first female Deputy Director General of the Ghana Education Service.
Answer: Rosina Acheampong is a Ghanaian educationist. She was the first
female deputy director general of the Ghana Education Service and a former headmistress of Wesley Girls Senior High School.
22. How many Countries constitute ECOWAS?
Answer: Fifteen (15) countries.
The 15 members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Cote D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
23. African Union is made up of……………………….
Answer: 55 Member States which represent all the countries on the African continent. The AU Member States are divided into five geographic regions.
24. Who is the Commonwealth Secretary-General?
Answer: The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC is the current Commonwealth Secretary-General.
25. The Headquarters of Commonwealth is located at…………………….
Answer: London, United Kingdom.
26. Who is the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN)?
Answer: António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, took office on 1st January 2017.
27. What is the total number of Countries that are considered Members of the United Nations?
Answer: This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: The Holy Sea and the State of Palestine.
28. Who is the Governor of the Bank of Ghana?
Answer: Ernest Kwamina Yedu Addison (born 1963) is a Ghanaian economist serving as the current and 15th governor of the Bank of Ghana.
29. Who is the Minister for Education?
Answer: Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum.
30. Who is the Director-General of Education?
Answer: Dr. Eric Nkansah. He assumed office this year, 2023.
