BECE Integrated Science Past Questions 2021
38 objective questions · Paper 1 · Ghana BECE
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Question 1
Which of the following diseases is NOT a deficiency disease?
- A. Scurvy
- B. Cholera
- C. Beriberi
- D. Goitre
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Question 2
An atom of an element has a neutral charge because the
- A. protons and electrons are the same particles
- B. proton number and electron number are the same
- C. neutron number and proton number are equal
- D. electron number and neutron number are equal
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Question 3
Which of the following organisms is an ecto-parasite of animals?
- A. Fleas
- B. Tapeworm
- C. Liver fluke
- D. Roundworm
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Question 4
An atom has 20 nucleons and 9 protons. What is its neutron number?
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Question 5
Which of the following statements about aerobic and anaerobic respiration is NOT correct?
- A. Water is produced as a by-product in anaerobic respiration
- B. Alcohol or lactic acid is produced in anaerobic respiration
- C. No oxygen is required in anaerobic respiration
- D. Very little energy is released in anaerobic respiration
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Question 6
An aluminium cube of side 2 m has a mass of 24 kg. Determine the density of the aluminium.
- A. 3 kg m⁻³
- B. 12 kg m⁻³
- C. 24 kg m⁻³
- D. 48 kg m⁻³
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Question 7
An example of the process of osmosis is
- A. selective reabsorption
- B. absorption of digested food
- C. the spread of petrol scent
- D. gaseous exchange in living things
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Question 8
What is the systematic name of the compound CO?
- A. Carbon (I) oxide
- B. Carbon (II) oxide
- C. Carbon dioxide
- D. Carbon (IV) oxide
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Question 9
Which of the following methods can be used to prevent iron from rusting? I. Painting II. Alloying III. Keeping the iron in a desiccator IV. Keeping iron in a moist environment
- A. I and II only
- B. II and IV only
- C. I, II and III only
- D. II, III and IV only
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Question 10
The proper way of maintaining soil structure and fertility is termed as soil
- A. conservation
- B. depletion
- C. profile
- D. erosion
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Question 11
The instrument that can be used to measure accurately the mass of a substance is
- A. beam balance
- B. spring balance
- C. eureka can
- D. measuring cylinder
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Question 12
Which of the following chemicals can be used to remove permanent hardness of water?
- A. NaHCO₃
- B. Na₂CO₃
- C. Ca(HCO₃)₂
- D. CaCO₃
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Question 13
Which of the following chemical symbols is that of an element with seven electrons in the outermost shell?
- A. ²⁰Ca
- B. ¹⁷Cl
- C. ¹⁰Ne
- D. ¹⁶S
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Question 14
Which of the following statements about the base of a transistor are correct? The base is: I. made very thin II. made very wide III. responsible for activating the transistor IV. made of n-type semiconductor
- A. I and III only
- B. II and IV only
- C. I, III and IV only
- D. II, III and IV only
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Question 15
Which of the following instruments is connected in parallel across a resistor in an electrical circuit?
- A. Ammeter
- B. Voltmeter
- C. Ohmmeter
- D. Galvanometer
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Question 16
Which of the following fruits is dispersed by water?
- A. Coconut
- B. Mango
- C. Maize
- D. Cocoa
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Question 17
If a soil is smooth and sticky, it means that the soil has a large amount of
- A. Clay
- B. Loam
- C. Sand
- D. Silt
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Question 18
The current flowing through a resistor of resistance 10 ohms is 2.5 A. What is the potential difference between the two terminals of the resistor?
- A. 4 V
- B. 12.5 V
- C. 25 V
- D. 50 V
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Question 19
Calcium oxide and water react to form calcium hydroxide. The formula for the product is
- A. Ca₂OH
- B. Ca(OH)₂
- C. CaH₂O
- D. Ca(H₂O)₂
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Question 20
Which of the following machines are complex machines? I. Tractor II. Mist blower III. Sewing machine
- A. I and II only
- B. I and III only
- C. II and III only
- D. I, II and III
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Question 21
Heat from the sun reaches us by: I. Conduction II. Convection III. Radiation
- A. I only
- B. II only
- C. III only
- D. I, II and III
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Question 22
A person urinates more often in the rainy season than in the dry season because
- A. more sweat evaporates from the skin
- B. less sweat evaporates from the skin
- C. his kidney works faster
- D. he drinks less water
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Question 23
In an experiment to determine particle sizes of soil by sedimentation, the particles above the clay suspension are
- A. Loam
- B. Organic
- C. Gravels
- D. Silt
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Question 24
Purple colouration of leaves of a plant is a major symptom of deficiency in
- A. Calcium
- B. Nitrogen
- C. Potassium
- D. Phosphorus
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Question 25
Which of the following chemical equations is balanced?
- A. H₂ + Cl₂ → HCl
- B. K₂O → K + O₂
- C. Mg + O₂ → MgO
- D. 2Na + Cl₂ → 2NaCl
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Question 26
When an atom loses an electron, the ion formed is called
- A. an anion
- B. a cation
- C. a molecule
- D. a compound
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Question 27
A machine lifts a load of 100 N through a vertical distance of 2 m in 10 s. What is the power of the machine?
- A. 50 W
- B. 20 W
- C. 10 W
- D. 2 W
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Question 28
A machine lifts a load of 100 N through a vertical distance of 2 m in 10 s. What is the work done by the machine?
- A. 50 J
- B. 100 J
- C. 200 J
- D. 400 J
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Question 29
The instrument used to measure potential difference across a resistor is
- A. ammeter
- B. barometer
- C. hydrometer
- D. voltmeter
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Question 30
One of the properties of acids is that they
- A. turn wet blue litmus paper red
- B. have no effect on blue litmus paper
- C. turn wet red litmus paper blue
- D. are neutral to litmus paper
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Question 31
Which of the following organisms attacks crops in storage?
- A. Crickets
- B. Grasshoppers
- C. Millipedes
- D. Weevils
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Question 32
Determine the potential energy of a block of mass 2 kg placed on a building 10 m tall. [g = 10 ms⁻²]
- A. 20 J
- B. 50 J
- C. 100 J
- D. 200 J
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Question 33
Which of the following planets is at the center of the solar system?
- A. Earth
- B. Venus
- C. Mars
- D. Sun
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Question 34
An advantage of practicing organic farming is that it
- A. increases soil fertility
- B. reduces pest infestation
- C. reduces toxicity levels in plants
- D. increases resistance to plant disease
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Question 35
Mosquito pupa breathes through tubes called
- A. trachea
- B. siphon
- C. lungs
- D. gills
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Question 36
The function of the white blood cells in humans is to
- A. produce haemoglobin
- B. ensure blood clots during an injury
- C. produce antibodies to engulf disease-causing organisms
- D. produce digestive enzymes
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Question 37
Which of the following activities are cultural practices in vegetable production? I. Application of fertilizer II. Harvesting III. Mulching
- A. I and II only
- B. I and III only
- C. II and III only
- D. I, II and III
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Question 38
A farming system which involves the growing of rice and the rearing of fowls is known as
- A. crop rotation
- B. mixed farming
- C. mixed cropping
- D. organic farming
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