BECE 2001 Integrated Science Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 2001 Integrated Science paper has 39 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. The main pollutant from domestic fires is
- A. carbon monoxide.
- B. sulphur dioxide.
- C. water vapour.
- D. oxygen.
Answer: A. carbon monoxide.
Answer: A. Burning wood or charcoal at home in poor air gives off carbon monoxide.
Answer: A. Burning wood or charcoal at home in poor air gives off carbon monoxide.
2. Plantain is propagated vegetatively by
- A. corms.
- B. stem cuttings.
- C. suckers.
- D. rhizomes.
Answer: C. suckers.
Answer: C. Plantain is propagated by suckers.
Answer: C. Plantain is propagated by suckers.
3. Which of the following gases support combustion?
- A. Carbon dioxide
- B. Carbon monoxide
- C. Hydrogen
- D. Nitrogen
- E. Oxygen
Answer: E. Oxygen
Answer: E. Of the gases, only oxygen supports combustion; carbon dioxide and nitrogen do not, and hydrogen burns but does not support burning.
Answer: E. Of the gases, only oxygen supports combustion; carbon dioxide and nitrogen do not, and hydrogen burns but does not support burning.
4. The main function of petals in a flower is to
- A. protect the ovary.
- B. produce seeds.
- C. attract insects.
- D. secret nectar.
Answer: C. attract insects.
Answer: C. Bright petals attract insects for pollination.
Answer: C. Bright petals attract insects for pollination.
5. The organ in the human body which is responsible for the removal of urea is the
- A. heart.
- B. kidney.
- C. lung.
- D. liver.
Answer: B. kidney.
Answer: B. The kidneys remove urea.
Answer: B. The kidneys remove urea.
6. The sun and the planets form the
- A. atmosphere.
- B. constellation.
- C. milky way.
- D. solar system.
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7. The bilharzia worm can enter the human body through the
- A. anus.
- B. ear.
- C. mouth.
- D. nostrils.
- E. skin.
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8. Brass is an alloy of copper and
- A. aluminium.
- B. carbon.
- C. iron.
- D. tin.
- E. zinc.
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9. Which of the following diseases is contracted through infected wounds?
- A. Chicken pox
- B. Diphtheria
- C. Mumps
- D. Tetanus.
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10. Use the figure below to answer the question below.
A rigid bar is balanced horizontally at a point by placing a rock on the bar as shown.
Which of the parts labelled represents the pivot?
A rigid bar is balanced horizontally at a point by placing a rock on the bar as shown.
Which of the parts labelled represents the pivot?
- A. P
- B. Q
- C. R
- D. X
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