Question 1
Mechanical advantage can be expressed as
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BECE Basic Science 2016 Paper 2 Past Questions
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Question 2
Sanitation is the
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Question 3
The basic unit of life is
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Question 4
Disease can be prevented through the following ways except
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Question 5
A community of living and non-living things in an environment is called
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Question 6
The diagram below is an example of
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Question 7
Liquid waste consisting of faeces, urine and water is called
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Question 8
Which of the following is not a characteristic of living things?
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Question 9
The following are abasic sciencetic factors except
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Question 10
Factors that affect growth include the following except
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Question 11
How many bones make up the skeletal system of a man?
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Question 12
Study the diagram below, use it to answer question 12.
The diagram represents _______ cycle
The diagram represents _______ cycle
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Question 13
The breakdown of food substance to release energy is referred to as
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Question 14
Which of the following organisms is not a vector of disease?
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Question 15
diagram below represents the earth's atmosphere. Use it to answer questions 15 and 16.
The part labelled W is the
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Question 16
diagram below represents the earth's atmosphere. Use it to answer questions 15 and 16.
Identify the part labelled y
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Question 17
The combined resistance in the diagram below with the key closed is
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Question 18
The conversion of grassland into desert is known as
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Question 19
The gap between the dendrites of one neuron and another is called
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Question 20
A boy who cannot see distant objects is said to have a defect of the eye called
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Question 21
Which of these joints allow movement in only one direction?
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Question 22
Which of the following is not a respiratory track disease?
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Question 23
Carbohydrates + oxygen = water + carbon dioxide + energy
The equation above illustrates
The equation above illustrates
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Question 24
The function of blood platelets is to
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Question 25
Calculate the kinetic energy in joules of a body of mass 30g at a velocity of 3ms-1
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Question 26
The lower part of the teeth which anchors it in the gum and jaw is called
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Question 27
The separation technique represented below is
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Question 28
The reagent used in testing presence of starch is
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Question 29
The resistors of resistance 4ohms and 8ohms are arranged in series. The combined resistance in ohms is
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Question 30
The period from conception to birth of an animal is called
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Question 31
Which of the following is a non-metal?
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Question 32
An example of chemical change is
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Question 33
Which of these is an example of fibre crop?
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Question 34
Marble is a mineral resource found in
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Question 35
Which of the following cannot be produced from copper?
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Question 36
A substance which consists of one kind of matter is called a/an
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Question 37
An apparatus used for the separation of white light into its constituent colours is a
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Question 38
Which of these substances is a mixture
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Question 39
The correct chemical formula for sodium tetraoxosulphate(VI) is
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Question 40
Which compound is formed when one atom of sodium combines with one atom of chlorine?
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Question 41
A substance that can only be separated by chemical reaction is said to be a/an
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Question 42
The S.I. unit of mass is
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Question 43
A machine has a work output of 900J. If the work input to the machine was 1800J, calculate its efficiency.
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Question 44
A mixture of kerosene and water can be separated by
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Question 45
Which of these elements is useful in animal respiration?
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Question 46
The nearest planet to the sun is
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Question 47
A machine has a velocity ratio of 8 and efficiency of 85. Calculate the mechanical advantage of the machine
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Question 48
The current in a circuit is measured with a/an
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Question 49
A force of 16N moves a load through a distance of 20m. Calculate the work done.
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Question 50
A telephone converts sound energy to _____ energy
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