AGRIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS APP (SSCE/NECO/GCE)

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SSCE/NECO/GCE (AGRIC. SCIENCE)

AGRIC. SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS SSCE (APP)

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1 / 50

When soils are poorly drained

they dry up easily

they form hardpans

the air content of the soil is reduced

the rate of decomposition is accelerated

2 / 50

Which of the following occupation is not associated with agriculture?

production of honey

saw-milling

production of polythens

fertilizer production

3 / 50

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

breeding

culling

isolation

wearing

4 / 50

Pennisetum purpurem is the botanical name for

carpet grass

elephanat grass

bahama grass

gamba grass

5 / 50

Parturition in the deo (rabbit) is referred to as

lambing

kinding

kidding

farrowing

6 / 50

Pasture crops are best used in preparing hay

after they have started to dry up

when they are two weeks old

just before flowing

just after seed maturation

7 / 50

Newcastle disease attacks

horses

pigs

ruminant

poultry

8 / 50

The primary purpose of establishing wild life reserve is to

prevent extinction of wild animals

prevent wild animals from predating

conserve animals for hunting

provide constant supply of meat for export

9 / 50

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

radio

television

internet

cinema

10 / 50

Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except

unemployment

malnutrition

high population growth rate

inadequate shelter materials

11 / 50

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

farmer’s co-operatives

circular letters

field trips

demonstration

12 / 50

Leguminous cover crops do not

increase the nitrogen content of soils

aid in improving the soil organic matter content

bind the soil particles together through their roots

reduce the soil microbial population

13 / 50

Smut diseases are often found on

cowpea

maize

grapes

cassava

14 / 50

A physical factor affecting crop production is

microorganism

vegetation

man

temperature

15 / 50

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

perfectly inelastic

perfectly elastic

fairly elastic

fairly inelastic

16 / 50

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

for the benefit of his community

only one type of crop

raw materials for agro-based industries

for the benefit of his family

17 / 50

The rate of soil erosion is not affected by

vegetation cover

topographys

rainfall

leaching

18 / 50

The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is

continuous cropping

cash crop production

mixed farming

poultry farming

19 / 50

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

co-operatives

wholesalers

middlemen

farmers

20 / 50

Which of the following statements is not true about weeds

all weeds are grasses

weeds reduce the nutritional value of a pasture

some weeds are parasitic on crop plants

weeds may harbor crop diseases

21 / 50

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

deep-rooted crops should be followed by shallow rooted crops

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

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

a leguminous crop should be included in the system

22 / 50

Smut diseases of cereals is caused by

nematode

bacterium

protozoon

fungus

23 / 50

Rabbits are kept in cages called

paddocks

pens

crushes

hutches

24 / 50

The primary role of agriculture is the provision of

foreign exchange earnings

employment and income for farmers.

food for man and his animals

raw materials for industries

25 / 50

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

receiving maize cobs to be shelled

separating chaff from the grains

drying shelled maize grains

rubbing cobs against one another

26 / 50

Government laws and reforms are aimed at

discouraging investment in agriculture

increasing agricultural production

encouraging importation of agricultural produces.

controlling farm profits

27 / 50

Mastitis is a disease which affects the

dewlap

udder

hump

scrotum

28 / 50

The major advantage of inbreed in animals is that it

increases hybrid vigour

reduces the numbers of mates needed in a hard

eliminates undesirable traits

increases multiple births

29 / 50

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

ability to work on any climatic condition

strength when at work

normal power output of 75 waits per day

intelligence to control work

30 / 50

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

cassava leaf-spot

rice blast

maize streak

maize rust

31 / 50

A variety of oil palm is

criollo

tenera

amelonado

trinitario

32 / 50

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

increase

is unaffected

is unpredictable

decreases

33 / 50

Liming is used to correct soil’s

porosity

acidity

neutrality

caution exchange capacity

34 / 50

An adult female goat is a/an

doe

ewe

gilt

heifer

35 / 50

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

regeneration

afforestation

selective exploitation

deforestation

36 / 50

Energy in fossil materials maybe harnessed as

electricity energy

wind energy

water energy

fuel energy

37 / 50

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

proventriculus

gizzard

crop

oesophagus

38 / 50

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

beam

coulter

plough share

land slide

39 / 50

The maturity period of groundnut in months is

1 – 2

4 – 5

6 – 7

2 – 3

40 / 50

An accessory sex gland in a bull is

prostate gland

thyroid gland

pancreatic gland

pituitary gland

41 / 50

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

superfluous water

capillary

gravitational water

hygroscopic water

42 / 50

Detailed survey for the site of a fish pond is necessary for the site of a fish pond is necessary for the following except

determination of the depth of the pond

height of the dam

site inspection

location and depth of the spillway

43 / 50

An example of grain legume is

sorghum

maize

pigeon pea

millet

44 / 50

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

man

wind

animal

machine

45 / 50

Irrigation water is passed underneath the soil through

canals

sprinklers

drips

pipes

46 / 50

The most versatile source of farm power in West Africa is

wind

water

biogas

animal

47 / 50

On a curve for the law of diminishing returns, maximum output is obtained at the

end of the curve

beginning of the curve

apex of the curve

middle of the curve

48 / 50

Which of the following soil characteristics is constant?

moisture content

structure

texture

mineral matter content

49 / 50

Subsistence agriculture mainly involves

mechanization of all farm operations

high capital input on the farm enterprise

food production using family labour

food production on large scale farm

50 / 50

The functions of a farm manager include the following except

coordination of farm activities

decision making

supervision of farm labourers

financing agricultural projects

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