BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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BECE/JSCE (BASIC SCIENCE)

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Inadequate energy generation and supply affects quality of life in the following way EXCEPT ____________

poverty

starvation

technological advancement

unemployment

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Climate change may lead to the following EXCEPT

oil spilage

global warming

flooding

green house effect

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The soil type mostly rich in nutrient is __________

clay

loamy

sandy

gravel

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Movement of food from the gullet down to the stomach is through __________ movement

breaking

swallowing

chuming

peristalsis

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The most reactive non-metal is ____________

chlorin

bromine

fluorine

iodine

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

In the female reproductive system the part which houses the unborn baby is the ________

uterus

oviduct

cervix

ovary

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The function of lipase is to digest __________

starch

fats

proteins

vitamins

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Dangers of radioactive ray does not include ____________

undesirable hereditary effects

destruction of body cells and tissues

tracer of body defects

death due to over exposure

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The female part of a flower is made up of ___________

anther, stigma, ovary

anther, filament, ovary

stigma, style, anther

stigma, style, overy

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Coal is a mineral mined in ____________

Jos

Ewekoro

Enugu

Ajaokuta

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Oil spillage is NOT caused by _________

dripping of oil vehicles

leaking of marine vehicle

killing of fish with gemmalin 20

oil tank washing

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The body hormones which contribute to body growth are ____________ and _________

acdrenaline, oestrogen

parathyroid, testosterone

insulin, progesterone

pituitary, thyroxin

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Whale is a/an ______________

amphibian

primate

reptile

mammal

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The quantity of water in a body is termed ___________

weight

pressure

force

mass

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

One of the reasons why human beings are special animals is their ability to __________

walk

eat

sleep

communicate

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Kunle added few drops of iodine solution to a piece of yam, the result was blue black colour which was formed at the surface of the yam. Which food item was being tested?

protein

starch

fats and oil

glucose

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The nutrient gotten from protein food after digestion is

glucose

fatty acid

acid

citric acid

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The bone-like structures found in the middle ear are called ___________

ossicles

blades

earbone

pinna

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The theory that states that particles are always in motion is ________

newton

kinetic

Dalton

joule

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The temperature at which a substance changes from liquid to solid is called _________ point

sublimation

melting

freezing

boiling

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Activity series of non-metals is from

most reactive to moderately reactive

least reactive to most reactive

least reactive to moderately reactive

moderately reactive to passive

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Ovulation is defined as the release of ___________

ovum from the ovary

urine from the bladder

blood from the vagina

sperm from the tests

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Electronic configuration is best described as _________

protons in the nucleus of atom

attraction of electrons in an atom

arrangement of electrons in an atoms

electrons of the outer most orbit

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Example of non-metal include these EXCEPT

iodine

nitrogen

sodium

oxygen

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The atmospheric condition of a place studies over a short period is called the _________

climate

topography

weather

environment

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The outer layer of the human skin is known as __________

sweet pores

sweat gland

epidermis

dermis

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

One major difference between plant and animals is ___________

reproduction

excretion

respiration

movement

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The temperature of the sun’s radiation is ____________

60 degrees

600 degrees

6000 degrees

60,000 degrees

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Power is equal to __________

distance/time

force/distance

time/work done

work done/time

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Children under five (5) years are immunized against these disease EXCEPT __________

measles

tuberculosis

diphtheria

kwashiorkor

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The number of electrons an atom requires to lose to become an ion is termed __________

combining power

activity series

atomic structure

electronic configuration

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The breakdown of food substances to release energy is referred to as _________

respiration

irritability

excretion

nutrition

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

HIV/AIDS can be transmitted through ________

sharing bed

unsafe sex

hand shake

insect bite

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The parts of the body that are responsible for movement are _______, _______ and joint

skeleton, cartilage

cartilage, muscle

bone, muscle

bone, cartilage

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Conditions necessary for germination are the following EXCEPT __________

water

air

wind

warmth

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The processing by which the constituents coal are separated is ________ distillation

thermal

lie-big

fractions

destructive

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Nigeria generate a lot of useful products from crude oil EXCEPT _________

bitumen

plastic

kerosene

petrol

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The blood that fight against germs in the body is

red blood cell

plasma

white blood cell

platelets

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The particles in a gaseous substance can move easily because the ______

containing vessel is too big

particles are free to move

force between them is weak

particles are moving with great speed

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The pigment which gives plants the green colour is

chloroplast

chloroform

chloroplast

chlorophyll

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Category: CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES PAST QUESTION

Lack of vitamin B leads to

bleeding

ricket

scurvy

beriberi

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Drugs can be obtained from the following Except

medicinal leaves

food material

plant barks

roots and shrubs

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Work = force X?

power

length

acceleration

distance

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

All these are microscopic organisms EXCEPT

virus

spider

bacteria

fungi

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Ozone is a type of oxygen with __________ atoms of oxygen

2

4

3

6

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

These are field forces EXCEPT __________ force

magnetic

gravitational

electric

frictional

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

These activities are responsible for our disappearing forest EXCEPT ___________

use of firewood for cooking

cultivation of crops

cutting of timber for wood

construction of building

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The slender structure, that carry blood to the heart is referred to as the ___________

tube

cell

vessel

plasma

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

A food substance which contains sulphur, nitrogen and phosphorus in addition to carbon, hydrogen and oxygen is __________

mineral

protein

fats

carbohydrate

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Which of these statements is NOT an assumption of the kinetic theory?

evaporation of liquid occurs at all temperature

the particles of matter possess potential energy

the particles are in constant motion

matter is made up of tiny indivisible particles

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