BECE 2009 Integrated Science Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 2009 Integrated Science paper has 39 objective and 5 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. Plants are different from animals because they
- A. have protoplasm
- B. have chlorophyll
- C. are able to respire
- D. are able to reproduce sexually
Answer: B. have chlorophyll
Answer: B. Green plants have chlorophyll; animals do not.
Answer: B. Green plants have chlorophyll; animals do not.
2. Which of the following conditions is not required for a current to flow through an electric circuit?
- A. The circuit should be closed
- B. A battery must be present
- C. There must be connecting wires
- D. A bulb must be connected in the circuit
Answer: D. A bulb must be connected in the circuit
Answer: D. A bulb is not needed for current to flow — only a closed circuit with a source and wires.
Answer: D. A bulb is not needed for current to flow — only a closed circuit with a source and wires.
3. Which of the following examples is a source of energy?
- A. Electricity
- B. Heat
- C. Light
- D. Wood
Answer: D. Wood
Answer: D. Wood is a source (fuel); electricity, heat and light are forms of energy.
Answer: D. Wood is a source (fuel); electricity, heat and light are forms of energy.
4. Heat is transferred from the bottom of water in a container to the top by
- A. conduction
- B. convection
- C. radiation
- D. conduction and radiation
Answer: B. convection
Answer: B. Heat rises through water by convection.
Answer: B. Heat rises through water by convection.
5. A mercury thermometer works on the principle that
- A. solids expand on heating and contract on cooling.
- B. liquids expand on heating and contract on cooling.
- C. gases expand on heating and contract on cooling.
- D. liquids evaporate when heated to a certain temperature.
Answer: B. liquids expand on heating and contract on cooling.
Answer: B. Mercury (a liquid) expands on heating and contracts on cooling.
Answer: B. Mercury (a liquid) expands on heating and contracts on cooling.
6. In which of the positions Q,R,S,T in the diagram below will a body have the greatest potential energy?
- A. Q
- B. R
- C. S
- D. T
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7. A solar cell produces electrical energy from
- A. electromagnets
- B. heat
- C. light
- D. sound
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8. In a third-class lever the
- A. pivot is between the load and effort
- B. pivot is absent
- C. load is between the effort and pivot
- D. effort is between the load and pivot
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9. At which positions S,R,Q and P on the lever in the diagram below must a force be applied to lift the load most easily?
- A. P
- B. Q
- C. R
- D. S
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10. Which of the following machines works on the same principle as an inclined plane?
- A. Bottle opener
- B. Wheelbarrow
- C. See-saw
- D. Screw
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