BECE 2010 Integrated Science Past Questions and Answers
The BECE 2010 Integrated Science paper has 38 objective and 6 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. Water that forms lather readily with soap is said to be
- A. clean.
- B. hard.
- C. soapy.
- D. soft.
Answer: D. soft.
Answer: D. Soft water lathers easily with soap.
Answer: D. Soft water lathers easily with soap.
2. Which of the following life activities are common to both plants and animals?
I. Feeding
II. Locomotion
III. Respiration
I. Feeding
II. Locomotion
III. Respiration
- A. I and II only
- B. I and III only
- C. II and III only
- D. I, II and III
Answer: B. I and III only
Answer: B. Both plants and animals feed and respire; most plants do not move from place to place.
Answer: B. Both plants and animals feed and respire; most plants do not move from place to place.
3. A suitable instrument that could be used to measure the internal diameter of a bamboo flute is
- A. beam balance.
- B. metre fule.
- C. surveyor's tape.
- D. vernier callipers.
Answer: D. vernier callipers.
Answer: D. Vernier callipers measure internal diameters accurately.
Answer: D. Vernier callipers measure internal diameters accurately.
4. The ability of soils to supply the right amounts of essential nutrients to plants is known as
- A. soil consistency.
- B. soil fertility.
- C. soil structure.
- D. soil texture.
Answer: B. soil fertility.
Answer: B. Soil fertility is the ability to supply nutrients in the right amounts.
Answer: B. Soil fertility is the ability to supply nutrients in the right amounts.
6. Washing down of soil nutrients beyond the reach of roots of plants is referred to as
- A. aeration.
- B. infiltration.
- C. leaching.
- D. percolation.
Answer: C. leaching.
Answer: C. Washing nutrients below the roots is leaching.
Answer: C. Washing nutrients below the roots is leaching.
7. Which of the following statements explain(s) why an object floats in water? A floating object
I. is less dense than water
II. is denser than water
III. has the same density as water
I. is less dense than water
II. is denser than water
III. has the same density as water
- A. I only
- B. II only
- C. III only
- D. I and III only
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8. An example of leafy vegetable crops is
- A. cucumber.
- B. lettuce.
- C. okro.
- D. onion.
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9. The structure in the respiratory system of humans where gaseous exchange occurs is
- A. alveolus.
- B. bronchus.
- C. nostril.
- D. trachea.
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10. The gas produced when glucose is oxidized during internal respiration is
- A. carbon (II) oxide.
- B. Carbon (IV) oxide.
- C. hydrogen.
- D. nitrogen.
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11. The farm animal which has crop as part of its digestive system is the
- A. fowl.
- B. goat.
- C. pig.
- D. sheep.
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