BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

BECE/JSCE (BASIC SCIENCE)

These are Biology Past Questions. 30 questions will be picked at random from the question bank.

You have 20 minutes to answer all the questions.

You can use the NEXT button to move to the next question, use the PREV button to move to the previous question, the CLEAR button to clear any answer of your choice and you have the FINISH button to end the exam if you choose to.

Any question not answered before the end of the exam time, will be marked as wrong and the exam will end by itself. so try to attempt all questions on time.

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

The most reactive non-metal is ____________

fluorine

chlorin

bromine

iodine

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

petrol

bitumen

kerosene

plastic

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

walk

eat

communicate

sleep

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The function of lipase is to digest __________

proteins

starch

fats

vitamins

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Conditions necessary for germination are the following EXCEPT __________

warmth

water

wind

air

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Category: CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES PAST QUESTION

Lack of vitamin B leads to

scurvy

bleeding

ricket

beriberi

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

blades

pinna

earbone

ossicles

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The outer layer of the human skin is known as __________

dermis

sweet pores

epidermis

sweat gland

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

Drugs can be obtained from the following Except

plant barks

roots and shrubs

food material

medicinal leaves

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These activities are responsible for our disappearing forest EXCEPT ___________

cutting of timber for wood

cultivation of crops

use of firewood for cooking

construction of building

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The quantity of water in a body is termed ___________

pressure

mass

weight

force

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The pigment which gives plants the green colour is

chloroplast

chlorophyll

chloroform

chloroplast

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Ozone is a type of oxygen with __________ atoms of oxygen

4

2

3

6

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The soil type mostly rich in nutrient is __________

gravel

clay

loamy

sandy

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

plasma

vessel

cell

tube

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

freezing

melting

boiling

sublimation

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One major difference between plant and animals is ___________

respiration

reproduction

excretion

movement

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Power is equal to __________

distance/time

work done/time

time/work done

force/distance

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The temperature of the sun’s radiation is ____________

600 degrees

6000 degrees

60,000 degrees

60 degrees

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Example of non-metal include these EXCEPT

iodine

nitrogen

sodium

oxygen

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

irritability

respiration

excretion

nutrition

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Activity series of non-metals is from

least reactive to moderately reactive

moderately reactive to passive

least reactive to most reactive

most reactive to moderately reactive

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

protein

mineral

fats

carbohydrate

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

These are field forces EXCEPT __________ force

magnetic

gravitational

frictional

electric

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

particles are moving with great speed

force between them is weak

containing vessel is too big

particles are free to move

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Work = force X?

distance

power

length

acceleration

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Oil spillage is NOT caused by _________

leaking of marine vehicle

oil tank washing

dripping of oil vehicles

killing of fish with gemmalin 20

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

destructive

fractions

thermal

lie-big

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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?

starch

protein

fats and oil

glucose

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

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

diphtheria

measles

kwashiorkor

tuberculosis

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