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

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

deforestation

selective exploitation

afforestation

regeneration

2 / 50

Mastitis is a disease which affects the

hump

dewlap

udder

scrotum

3 / 50

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

plough share

coulter

beam

land slide

4 / 50

The major advantage of inbreed in animals is that it

reduces the numbers of mates needed in a hard

increases multiple births

increases hybrid vigour

eliminates undesirable traits

5 / 50

Government laws and reforms are aimed at

increasing agricultural production

discouraging investment in agriculture

controlling farm profits

encouraging importation of agricultural produces.

6 / 50

Pennisetum purpurem is the botanical name for

bahama grass

carpet grass

gamba grass

elephanat grass

7 / 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

location and depth of the spillway

site inspection

8 / 50

A variety of oil palm is

tenera

amelonado

trinitario

criollo

9 / 50

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

fairly elastic

perfectly inelastic

fairly inelastic

perfectly elastic

10 / 50

Which of the following soil characteristics is constant?

structure

mineral matter content

texture

moisture content

11 / 50

The primary role of agriculture is the provision of

food for man and his animals

foreign exchange earnings

employment and income for farmers.

raw materials for industries

12 / 50

Energy in fossil materials maybe harnessed as

wind energy

electricity energy

water energy

fuel energy

13 / 50

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

television

radio

internet

cinema

14 / 50

An example of grain legume is

sorghum

pigeon pea

millet

maize

15 / 50

The primary purpose of establishing wild life reserve is to

prevent wild animals from predating

conserve animals for hunting

provide constant supply of meat for export

prevent extinction of wild animals

16 / 50

Subsistence agriculture mainly involves

mechanization of all farm operations

food production using family labour

food production on large scale farm

high capital input on the farm enterprise

17 / 50

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

intelligence to control work

strength when at work

normal power output of 75 waits per day

ability to work on any climatic condition

18 / 50

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

gizzard

proventriculus

crop

oesophagus

19 / 50

Smut diseases of cereals is caused by

bacterium

fungus

nematode

protozoon

20 / 50

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

animal

machine

man

wind

21 / 50

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

co-operatives

farmers

middlemen

wholesalers

22 / 50

Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except

inadequate shelter materials

unemployment

high population growth rate

malnutrition

23 / 50

Leguminous cover crops do not

aid in improving the soil organic matter content

increase the nitrogen content of soils

reduce the soil microbial population

bind the soil particles together through their roots

24 / 50

The rate of soil erosion is not affected by

vegetation cover

leaching

rainfall

topographys

25 / 50

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

raw materials for agro-based industries

only one type of crop

for the benefit of his community

for the benefit of his family

26 / 50

Liming is used to correct soil’s

porosity

acidity

neutrality

caution exchange capacity

27 / 50

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

circular letters

farmer’s co-operatives

field trips

demonstration

28 / 50

Newcastle disease attacks

poultry

pigs

horses

ruminant

29 / 50

The most versatile source of farm power in West Africa is

water

animal

wind

biogas

30 / 50

The functions of a farm manager include the following except

coordination of farm activities

supervision of farm labourers

decision making

financing agricultural projects

31 / 50

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

culling

isolation

wearing

breeding

32 / 50

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

increase

decreases

is unpredictable

is unaffected

33 / 50

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

separating chaff from the grains

receiving maize cobs to be shelled

rubbing cobs against one another

drying shelled maize grains

34 / 50

The maturity period of groundnut in months is

2 – 3

6 – 7

1 – 2

4 – 5

35 / 50

Pasture crops are best used in preparing hay

when they are two weeks old

just after seed maturation

after they have started to dry up

just before flowing

36 / 50

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

beginning of the curve

middle of the curve

end of the curve

apex of the curve

37 / 50

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

capillary

superfluous water

hygroscopic water

gravitational water

38 / 50

Rabbits are kept in cages called

pens

hutches

paddocks

crushes

39 / 50

The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is

mixed farming

continuous cropping

cash crop production

poultry farming

40 / 50

Smut diseases are often found on

cowpea

maize

cassava

grapes

41 / 50

An adult female goat is a/an

doe

ewe

gilt

heifer

42 / 50

A physical factor affecting crop production is

man

temperature

microorganism

vegetation

43 / 50

Which of the following statements is not true about weeds

weeds reduce the nutritional value of a pasture

all weeds are grasses

weeds may harbor crop diseases

some weeds are parasitic on crop plants

44 / 50

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

a leguminous crop should be included in the system

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

deep-rooted crops should be followed by shallow rooted crops

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

45 / 50

Which of the following occupation is not associated with agriculture?

fertilizer production

saw-milling

production of polythens

production of honey

46 / 50

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

maize streak

maize rust

cassava leaf-spot

rice blast

47 / 50

Parturition in the deo (rabbit) is referred to as

kidding

farrowing

lambing

kinding

48 / 50

An accessory sex gland in a bull is

thyroid gland

prostate gland

pituitary gland

pancreatic gland

49 / 50

Irrigation water is passed underneath the soil through

drips

pipes

canals

sprinklers

50 / 50

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

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