SSCE/NECO/GCE (AGRIC. SCIENCE)

AGRIC. SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

These are Agric Science Past Questions. 40 questions will be picked at random from the question bank.

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1 / 40

Which of the following parts is common to both the disc and mould board plough?

land slide

beam

coulter

plough share

2 / 40

Which of the following soil characteristics is constant?

moisture content

structure

mineral matter content

texture

3 / 40

Artificial scarcity of agricultural produce is often caused by the following marketing agents except

middlemen

co-operatives

farmers

wholesalers

4 / 40

Liming is used to correct soil’s

acidity

porosity

caution exchange capacity

neutrality

5 / 40

The part of the digestive tract of birds which secrete gastric juice is the

proventriculus

crop

gizzard

oesophagus

6 / 40

An accessory sex gland in a bull is

pituitary gland

prostate gland

thyroid gland

pancreatic gland

7 / 40

Mastitis is a disease which affects the

scrotum

dewlap

hump

udder

8 / 40

Pasture crops are best used in preparing hay

just before flowing

just after seed maturation

after they have started to dry up

when they are two weeks old

9 / 40

The most versatile source of farm power in West Africa is

animal

wind

water

biogas

10 / 40

Subsistence agriculture mainly involves

high capital input on the farm enterprise

mechanization of all farm operations

food production using family labour

food production on large scale farm

11 / 40

Energy in fossil materials maybe harnessed as

wind energy

electricity energy

fuel energy

water energy

12 / 40

The functions of a farm manager include the following except

supervision of farm labourers

financing agricultural projects

decision making

coordination of farm activities

13 / 40

The most in appropriate means of disseminating new ideas and techniques to the peasant farmer is by use of

cinema

television

internet

radio

14 / 40

Which of the following plant diseases is not caused by fungi?

maize streak

rice blast

maize rust

cassava leaf-spot

15 / 40

Government laws and reforms are aimed at

controlling farm profits

encouraging importation of agricultural produces.

discouraging investment in agriculture

increasing agricultural production

16 / 40

Smut diseases of cereals is caused by

fungus

bacterium

protozoon

nematode

17 / 40

Which of the following sources of farm power will assist in the tillage of more land per unit time?

machine

animal

man

wind

18 / 40

When soils are poorly drained

they form hardpans

the air content of the soil is reduced

the rate of decomposition is accelerated

they dry up easily

19 / 40

The rate of soil erosion is not affected by

topographys

vegetation cover

leaching

rainfall

20 / 40

Parturition in the deo (rabbit) is referred to as

farrowing

kinding

kidding

lambing

21 / 40

Pennisetum purpurem is the botanical name for

carpet grass

bahama grass

elephanat grass

gamba grass

22 / 40

An example of grain legume is

pigeon pea

sorghum

maize

millet

23 / 40

When a change in price brings no change in demand, the situation is described as

fairly inelastic

perfectly elastic

perfectly inelastic

fairly elastic

24 / 40

Which of the following occupation is not associated with agriculture?

fertilizer production

production of polythens

production of honey

saw-milling

25 / 40

Newcastle disease attacks

poultry

pigs

ruminant

horses

26 / 40

Smut diseases are often found on

grapes

cowpea

maize

cassava

27 / 40

The process of removing a young animal from its mother is referred to as

breeding

isolation

culling

wearing

28 / 40

Which of the following is not a principle of crop rotation?

a period of fallow must be provided in the course of the rotation

a leguminous crop should be included in the system

deep-rooted crops should be followed by shallow rooted crops

crops that can be attacked by the same pest should not follow each other

29 / 40

The major advantage of inbreed in animals is that it

increases multiple births

increases hybrid vigour

reduces the numbers of mates needed in a hard

eliminates undesirable traits

30 / 40

The practice of cutting only matured forest trees and allowing other young ones to grow is known as

regeneration

selective exploitation

deforestation

afforestation

31 / 40

The major advantage of human power over all other sources of power is man’s

strength when at work

normal power output of 75 waits per day

intelligence to control work

ability to work on any climatic condition

32 / 40

One factor which differentiates a subsistence from a commercial farmer is that the former produces

for the benefit of his family

raw materials for agro-based industries

only one type of crop

for the benefit of his community

33 / 40

An adult female goat is a/an

ewe

heifer

doe

gilt

34 / 40

The best method of introducing a new pesticide to rural farmers is through

circular letters

demonstration

farmer’s co-operatives

field trips

35 / 40

Leguminous cover crops do not

bind the soil particles together through their roots

reduce the soil microbial population

aid in improving the soil organic matter content

increase the nitrogen content of soils

36 / 40

The primary purpose of establishing wild life reserve is to

prevent wild animals from predating

prevent extinction of wild animals

provide constant supply of meat for export

conserve animals for hunting

37 / 40

Which of the following soil water is tightly held to the surface of soil particles?

hygroscopic water

capillary

gravitational water

superfluous water

38 / 40

Given a normal situation, what effect will an increase in the supply of cowpea have on its market price? The price

is unaffected

increase

decreases

is unpredictable

39 / 40

A physical factor affecting crop production is

vegetation

microorganism

man

temperature

40 / 40

Which of the following is a function of the hopper of a gain sheller?

rubbing cobs against one another

drying shelled maize grains

separating chaff from the grains

receiving maize cobs to be shelled

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