BECE 1992 Integrated Science Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 1992 Integrated Science paper has 36 objective and 4 theory questions. Here are sample objective questions with the correct answers and explanations. Sit the full paper with the real time limit on ePrep.
Sample questions with answers
1. Which of the following is true about matter? It has
- A. Weight and direction
- B. Weight only
- C. Weight and volume
- D. Volume and direction
Answer: C. Weight and volume
Answer: C. All matter has weight (mass) and takes up space (volume).
Answer: C. All matter has weight (mass) and takes up space (volume).
3. Why is it bad to throw faeces into rivers? Because
- A. Other people collect drinking water from them
- B. It changes the colour of the river
- C. It causes hardness of the water
- D. The faeces cannot dissolve in the water
Answer: A. Other people collect drinking water from them
Answer: A. People collect drinking water from rivers, so faeces spread disease.
Answer: A. People collect drinking water from rivers, so faeces spread disease.
4. Which of the following methods will be most suitable for separating a mixture of iron filings and sulphur powder?
- A. Winnowing
- B. Decanting
- C. Magnetization
- D. Evaporation
Answer: C. Magnetization
Answer: C. A magnet separates iron filings from sulphur.
Answer: C. A magnet separates iron filings from sulphur.
5. During athletics, a boy slipped on a banana peel on the ground and fell. This is because
- A. There was no friction
- B. The ground was hard
- C. The banana peel was soft
- D. The ground was sandy
Answer: A. There was no friction
Answer: A. The slippery peel removed friction.
Answer: A. The slippery peel removed friction.
6. Which of the following is a rhizome?
- A. Potato
- B. Ginger
- C. Onion
- D. Cocoyam
Answer: B. Ginger
Answer: B. Ginger is a rhizome.
Answer: B. Ginger is a rhizome.
7. How many different elements are present in the compound CuCl2?
- A. Five
- B. Four
- C. Three
- D. Two
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8. Which of the following energy changes takes place when a church bell is tolled?
- A. Potential energy to kinetic energy
- B. Kinetic energy to sound energy
- C. Potential energy to sound energy
- D. Chemical energy to heat energy
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9. Living things are different from non-living things because living things
- A. are made up of protoplasm
- B. do not have definite forms
- C. take in liquid foods
- D. have chlorophyll
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10. Which of the following gases enable burning to take place?
- A. Oxygen
- B. Carbon dioxide
- C. Hydrogen
- D. Ammonia
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11. The work done when a weight of 40 N is lifted up vertically through a distance of 10 m is
- A. 400 J
- B. 50 J
- C. 30 J
- D. 4 J
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