Basic Science JSS One Objective Questions

             

   

JSS One Basic Science Objective Examination Questions

   

1. Personal hygiene is defined as    

A. keeping one’s body, clothing, shoes and home clean    
B. keeping one’s body clean only    
C. keeping one’s home clean only    
D. washing one’s hands before and after eating only    

       

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2. Which of the following is NOT a way to keep one’s shoes clean?    

A. scrub canvas shoes in soapy water and dry in the sun    
B. keep drying leather shoes always in the sun or by fire    
C. rubber shoes and rubber soles can be washed    
D. leather shoes should be cleaned with cloth and then polished with appropriate shoe polish.    

       

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3. An adequate diet contains how many classes of food apart from water?    

A. 6    
B. 4    
C. 5    
D. 7    

       

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4. Which of the following is NOT among the classes of food?    

A. vegetable    
B. carbohydrate    
C. proteins    
D. fats and oils    

       

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5. Carbohydrate foods provide the body with    

A. fat    
B. starch    
C. energy    
D. mineral salt    

       

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6. Which of the following food items is NOT a body-building food?    

A. milk    
B. egg    
C. beans    
D. maize    

       

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7. The best infant food is ………………………    

A. tin milk    
B. breast milk    
C. rice    
D. banana    

       

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8. The main primary source of Earth’s Energy is…………………….    

A. plant    
B. animal    
C. sun    
D. food    

       

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9. Sunlight is used by …………… to prepare food.    

A. plants    
B. animals    
C. insects    
D. human beings    

       

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10. The following are ways refuse can be disposed of EXCEPT    

A. biodegradable materials can be used to make compost manure    
B. recycling    
C. refuse can be used for landfilling    
D. refuse can be littered on our environment    

       

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11. Which of the following substances is not a biodegradable material?    

A. plants    
B. mushroom    
C. goat    
D. plastic    

       

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12. Sewage is a waste material in ……………………form    

A. gaseous    
B. dry    
C. solid    
D. liquid    

       

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13. The best way of disposing of sewage is……………………..    

A. water closet    
B. bush    
C. river    
D. pit toilet    

       

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14. The following substances are matter EXCEPT    

A. Air    
B. book    
C. stone    
D. nothing    

       

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15. Which of the following groups are the states of matter?    

A. gaseous and liquid only    
B. gaseous and solid only    
C. gaseous, liquid and solid    
D. gas only    

       

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16. The following are characteristics of living things EXCEPT    

A. irritability    
B. movement    
C. reproduction    
D. shouting    

       

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17. Growth is limited only in………………….    

A. mango trees    
B. cashew trees    
C. animals    
D. cocoa trees    

       

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18. Which of the following organisms can prepare or make its food?    

A. cat    
B. human beings    
C. mushroom    
D. green plants    

       

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19. Chloroplast is present only in…………………….    

A. animals cell    
B. unicellular plants    
C. multicellular plants    
D. green plants    

       

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20. An organism (such as an insect) that carries and transmits a pathogen/germs from one person to another is called………………………….    

A. germs    
B. vector or disease vector    
C. insects    
D. cockroach    

       

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21. The following diseases are water-borne EXCEPT    

A. cholera    
B. diarrhoea    
C. typhoid    
D. malaria    

       

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22. Which of the following is NOT a reliable source of clean water       

A. River water        
B. Spring water          
C. Tap water         
D. Treated municipal water    

       

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23. Tse-tsefly is a vector which of these diseases?    

A. night blindness    
B. river blindness    
C. sleeping sickness    
D. malaria    

       

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24. HIV means    

A. handle infectious virus    
B. human immunodeficiency virus    
C. health is vital    
D. health infectious virus    

       

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25. AIDS means    

A. Aid infectious diseases to spread    
B. acquired immunodeficiency disease syndrome    
C. aid infectious disease syndrome    
D. acquired internal deficiency syndrome    

       

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26. Which of the following is NOT a drug?    

A. alcohol    
B. cocaine    
C. meat    
D. marijuana    

       

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27. The following substances are matter EXCEPT    

A. air    
B. book    
C. stone    
D. nothing    

       

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28. The following are characteristics of living things EXCEPT    

A. irritability    
B. movement    
C. shouting    
D. respiration    

       

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29. A disease that can spread from one person to another is said to be ………………    

A. bad    
B. deadly    
C. communicable    
D. good    

       

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30. Which of these is not a point to consider in food hygiene?    

A. covering your hair    
B. using clean plate    
C. using expensive equipment    
D. washing fresh fruit    

       

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31. The force with which the Earth attracts objects towards its centre is    

A. tension force    
B. magnetic force    
C. gravitational force    
D. electrostatic force    

       

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32. Weightlessness means………………    

A. having no mass    
B. having no weight    
C. having no strength    
D. having no intelligent    

       

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33. What type of force is gravitational pull? It is a force of……………    

A. repulsion    
B. attraction    
C. friction    
D. tension    

       

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34. The further away a thing is from the Earth's centre, the…    

A. less its weight    
B. less its mass    
C. more it's mass    
D. more its weight    

       

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35. The farther away an astronaut is from the Earth's centre, the……………….    

A. more difficult for him to eat with a spoon    
B. easier for him to drink water from a c    
C. easier for him to eat with a spoon in his mouth    
D. food will turn from the spoon into his mouth    

       

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36. ……………… is the travel from the Earth through space to other planets or Earth’s moon    

A. weightlessness    
B. space travel    
C. deep travel    
D. journey    

       

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37. Which of the following reasons is the purpose of space travel?    

A. to obtain scientific information about the solar system for technological advancement    
B. to get money    
C. to play game    
D. to go and dance    

       

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38. Space travel has benefited mankind in these following ways EXCEPT, the collected has helped in    

A. development of computers    
B. telecommunication equipment    
C. remote sensing equipment to direct and guide space crafts    
D. improving poultry feeds    

       

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39. The following substances can be carried in spacecraft for space travel EXCEPT    

A. food    
B. oxygen    
C. force gravity    
D. water    

       

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40. The following are dangers of space travel which may result in loss of life and properties EXCEPT    

A. failure of some necessary equipment in a spaceship to function well    
B. explosion of rockets in flight    
C. absence of light    
D. explosion of rockets at the launch pad    

       

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41. A body that orbits around a planet is best described as………    

A. planet    
B. solar system    
C. A star    
D. satellite    

       

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42. ……………… is called the Earth’s natural satellite    

A. the sun    
B. the star    
C. the moon    
D. mars    

       

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43. Which of the following planets does NOT have a natural satellite?    

A. Earth    
B. Saturn    
C. Mars    
D. Venus    

       

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44. Which of these planets has the largest number of natural satellites?    

A. Jupiter    
B. Saturn    
C. Earth    
D. Mars    

       

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45. How many natural satellites does the Earth have?    

A. 2    
B. 9    
C. 5    
D. 1    

       

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46. Nigeria owns a satellite called………..    

A. SAT 1    
B. Ofeg 1    
C. Sputnik 1    
D. explorer 1    

       

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47. The uses of satellites include the following EXCEPT    

A. mapping    
B. communication    
C. photography    
D. food production    

       

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48. Nigeria launched her first satellite in the year    

A. 2005    
B. 2006    
C. 2003    
D. 2007    

       

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49. The ability to do work is called………….    

A. heat    
B. work done    
C. energy    
D. labour    

       

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50. Which of the following is NOT a natural source of energy?    

A. the sun    
B. wood    
C. stove    
D. coal    

       

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51. Which of the following substances is not a form of energy?    

A. heat    
B. sound    
C. sun    
D. solar energy    

       

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52. The energy reaching us from the sun is in the form of light and ……………..    

A. ray    
B. sound    
C. heat    
D. darkness    

       

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53. Striking a match chemical energy is converted to…………    

A. light and heat    
B. electrical and heat    
C. electrical and light    
D. potential and light    

       

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54. An energy that can be re-gained or restored is said to be a…………    

A. renewable energy    
B. non-renewable energy    
C. irreversible energy    
D. non-regain-able    

       

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55. A force applied directly to an object is called…………..    

A. non-contact force    
B. magnetic force    
C. contact force    
D. gravitational force    

       

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56. A field force is a…………..    

A. non-contact force    
B. contact force    
C. friction    
D. mechanical force    

       

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57. When two surfaces come in contact, the force that opposes or resists movement is………..    

A. magnetic force    
B. gravitational force    
C. frictional force    
D. non-contact force    

       

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58. Gonorrhea can be transferred from one person to another through…………..    

A. animal bite    
B. mosquito bite    
C. through the air    
D. sexual contact    

       

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59. The following are disease vectors EXCEPT    

A. mosquito    
B. black fly    
C. tsetse fly    
D. bee    

       

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60. Which of the following diseases can be prevented through immunization    

A. syphilis    
B. appendicitis    
C. asthma    
D. tetanus    

       

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61. The product of force and distance is known as    

A. Work    
B. Energy    
C. Force    
D. Power    

       

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62. The part of a building usually below the ground is known as    

A. Window    
B. Window    
C. Foundation    
D. Corridor    

       

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63. The gap between the plates of a capacitor is called    

A. Distance    
B. Length    
C. Dielectric    
D. Electrode    

       

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64. A push or a pull best describes    

A. Work    
B. Energy    
C. Power    
D. Force    

       

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65. Which of the following is not a type of maintenance?    

A. Preventive maintenance    
B. Corrective maintenance    
C. Predictive maintenance    
D. Constructive maintenance    

       

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66. The positive and negative plates of a capacitor are referred to as    

A. Electrons    
B. Holes    
C. Electrodes    
D. Emission    

       

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67. Which of the following is not a major form of energy?    

A. Heat energy    
B. Cold energy    
C. Electrical energy    
D. Chemical energy    

       

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68. Overhauling a machine means?    

A. Repairing the machine    
B. Towing the machine    
C. Breaking the machine    
D. Brushing the machine    

       

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69. Power is mathematically referred to by    

A. $\frac{w}{t}$    
   
B. $f\times d$    
C. $m\times a$    
D. $w\times t$    

       

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70. An electric component that stores electric charges is    

A. Capacitor    
B. Resistor    
C. Transistor    
D. Diode    

       

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71. The condition whereby a machine stops working due to a malfunctioning part is known as    

A. Maintenance    
B. Breakdown    
C. Troubleshooting    
D. Overhaul    

       

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72. Energy and work done are measured in    

A. Watts    
B. Joules    
C. Ohms    
D. Coulombs    

       

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73. Materials that are intermediate between conductors and insulators are known as    

A. Resistors    
B. Capacitors    
C. Semiconductors    
D. Transistors    

       

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74. The two forms of mechanical energy are    

A. Kinetic energy and heat energy    
B. Potential energy and electrical energy    
C. Kinetic energy and potential energy    
D. Chemical energy light energy    

       

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75. A vehicle that is used to pull another vehicle to the workshop is known as    

A. Heavy duty    
B. Pick-up    
C. Motorcycle    
D. Towing vehicle    

       

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76. Which of the following is used to cool the engines of cars when in motion    

A. Paint    
B. Brush    
C. Grease    
D. Water    

       

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77. The tiny particles from matter are called    

A. Nucleus    
B. Electrons    
C. Nucleons    
D. Atoms    

       

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78. A component that offers resistance in a circuit is called    

A. Inductor    
B. Diode    
C. Resistor    
D. Transistor    

       

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79. Which of the following tools and materials is not needed in machine maintenance?    

A. Oil    
B. Sand    
C. Water    
D. Grease    

       

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80. The constant value for acceleration due to gravity (g) is    

A. 10m/s²    
B. 5m/s²    
C. 2m/s²    
D. 1m/s²    

       

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81. The nucleus of an atom contains    

A. Electrons only    
B. Neutrons and electrons    
C. Protons and electrons    
D. Protons and neutrons    

       

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82. The process where electrons are emitted from a surface by heating is known as    

A. Photoelectric emission    
B. Cold cathode emission    
C. Thermionic emission    
D. Secondary emission    

       

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83. The layout of a building as seen from the top is known as    

A. Elevation    
B. Plan    
C. Foundation    
D. Excavation    

       

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84. A sink is located in a    

A. Kitchen    
B. Toilet    
C. Sitting room    
D. Dining room    

       

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85. The term emission means the dislodgment or displacement of    

A. Electrons    
B. Material    
C. Heat    
D. Temperature    

       

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86. Which of the following is not an electrode of a transistor?    

A. Base    
B. Inductor    
C. Collector    
D. Emitter    

       

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87. The result of sketches which are developed to show the exact representation of a building is known as    

A. Projection    
B. Elevation    
C. Blueprints    
D. Foundation    

       

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88. A water closet is located in the    

A. Kitchen    
B. Dining room    
C. Toilet    
D. Bedroom    

       

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89. The process where electrons are liberated from a material when light falls on a metal surface is known as    

A. Cold cathode emission    
B. Secondary emission    
C. Thermionic emission    
D. Photoelectric emission    

       

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90. The water closet, bathroom, sink, water taps are all classified as    

A. Plumbing fittings    
B. Electric fittings    
C. Sanitary fittings    
D. Sound fittings    

       

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