BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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BECE/JSCE (BASIC SCIENCE)

BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

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Category: BECE BASIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTION

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

plastic

kerosene

petrol

bitumen

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

kwashiorkor

measles

tuberculosis

diphtheria

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Climate change may lead to the following EXCEPT

oil spilage

flooding

green house effect

global warming

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

environment

topography

climate

weather

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Conditions necessary for germination are the following EXCEPT __________

water

air

wind

warmth

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Example of non-metal include these EXCEPT

iodine

oxygen

sodium

nitrogen

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Ozone is a type of oxygen with __________ atoms of oxygen

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Electronic configuration is best described as _________

arrangement of electrons in an atoms

attraction of electrons in an atom

protons in the nucleus of atom

electrons of the outer most orbit

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

starvation

unemployment

poverty

technological advancement

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

nutrition

respiration

excretion

irritability

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Whale is a/an ______________

primate

mammal

reptile

amphibian

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All these are microscopic organisms EXCEPT

virus

bacteria

spider

fungi

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

insulin, progesterone

acdrenaline, oestrogen

parathyroid, testosterone

pituitary, thyroxin

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Oil spillage is NOT caused by _________

oil tank washing

killing of fish with gemmalin 20

leaking of marine vehicle

dripping of oil vehicles

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One major difference between plant and animals is ___________

respiration

reproduction

excretion

movement

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Activity series of non-metals is from

moderately reactive to passive

least reactive to most reactive

most reactive to moderately reactive

least reactive to moderately reactive

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

plasma

tube

cell

vessel

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

bone, muscle

bone, cartilage

cartilage, muscle

skeleton, cartilage

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Coal is a mineral mined in ____________

Ajaokuta

Enugu

Ewekoro

Jos

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

thermal

lie-big

fractions

destructive

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

freezing

boiling

melting

sublimation

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HIV/AIDS can be transmitted through ________

sharing bed

insect bite

hand shake

unsafe sex

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

atomic structure

activity series

combining power

electronic configuration

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

the particles of matter possess potential energy

the particles are in constant motion

evaporation of liquid occurs at all temperature

matter is made up of tiny indivisible particles

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These activities are responsible for our disappearing forest EXCEPT ___________

cutting of timber for wood

construction of building

cultivation of crops

use of firewood for cooking

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These are field forces EXCEPT __________ force

gravitational

electric

magnetic

frictional

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Work = force X?

acceleration

distance

power

length

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

containing vessel is too big

particles are moving with great speed

particles are free to move

force between them is weak

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The temperature of the sun’s radiation is ____________

60,000 degrees

600 degrees

60 degrees

6000 degrees

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The quantity of water in a body is termed ___________

weight

pressure

force

mass

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Pius Catherine March 19, 2023 at 2:18 pm


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Osaretin Ojogbede January 30, 2021 at 11:43 am


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