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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

SCIENCE 2015

Objective Test

Question 1

Brass is an alloy of





Question 2

An example of inorganic fertilizer is





Question 3

The component of the human blood which transport oxygen to all parts of the body





Question 4

The importance of fuse in an electrical circuit is to





Question 5

Which of the following step(s) is/are required in the scientific method?





Question 6

Which of the following food items produces amino acids as end-product of digestion?





Question 7

The process of increasing the strength of a signal using a transistor is known as





Question 8

The physical arrangement of soil particles into aggregate is termed





Question 9

The solvent which is most effective in washing bitumen from the hand is





Question 10

A piece of stone could be classified as an opaque material because it





Question 11

Fish swims in water with little resistance because it possesses





Question 12

Which of the following conditions promote(s) rusting of iron?





Question 13

The change in the volume of water when a piece of stone is dropped into it is equal to the





Question 14

The second stage in the life cycle of a mosquito is the





Question 15

Which of the following objects could be attracted by a magnet?





Question 16

The knowledge of soil texture is important because it





Question 17

How many atoms are present in CaCl2?





Question 18

The transfer of heat from the bottom to the top of a beaker containing water is by





Question 19

An example of chemical compound is





Question 20

The type of the human teeth used for biting food substance is





Question 21

Which of the following heavenly bodies is a star?





Question 22

Which of the following organisms is an endoparasite?





Question 23

The part of the plant where pollination occurs is the





Question 24

Which of the following substances is capable of neutralizing an acid?





Question 25

Droplet infection is the method by which





Question 26

An example of a derived quantity is





Question 27

A structure in the human reproductive system which stores sperms temporarily is the





Question 28

Which of the following statements about diffusion is/are correct?





Question 29

A farming system which requires at least three years programme is





Question 30

The component of a living cell responsible for respiration is





Question 31

Which of the following statements about a second class lever is correct?





Question 32

One advantage of soft water over hard water is that soft water





Question 33

The gas produced when glucose is oxidized during aerobic respiration is





Question 34

The systematic name for N2O is





Question 35

A husbandry practice which involves the removal of unwanted plant parts is known as





Question 36

The number of p-n junctions in a transistor is





Question 37

Fruit dispersed by wind





Question 38

Substances that burn living tissues when they come into contact with these tissues are considered





Question 39

The function of the platelets in the circulatory system of humans is to





Question 40

Energy is the





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