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

Pasture crops are best used in preparing hay

just after seed maturation

after they have started to dry up

when they are two weeks old

just before flowing

2 / 50

Rabbits are kept in cages called

paddocks

pens

crushes

hutches

3 / 50

The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is

continuous cropping

poultry farming

mixed farming

cash crop production

4 / 50

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

fairly inelastic

perfectly inelastic

perfectly elastic

fairly elastic

5 / 50

Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except

inadequate shelter materials

high population growth rate

unemployment

malnutrition

6 / 50

Leguminous cover crops do not

aid in improving the soil organic matter content

reduce the soil microbial population

increase the nitrogen content of soils

bind the soil particles together through their roots

7 / 50

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

wind

machine

animal

man

8 / 50

Mastitis is a disease which affects the

udder

hump

scrotum

dewlap

9 / 50

An example of grain legume is

maize

millet

sorghum

pigeon pea

10 / 50

Parturition in the deo (rabbit) is referred to as

kidding

farrowing

kinding

lambing

11 / 50

Liming is used to correct soil’s

porosity

caution exchange capacity

neutrality

acidity

12 / 50

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

capillary

hygroscopic water

gravitational water

superfluous water

13 / 50

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

afforestation

selective exploitation

regeneration

deforestation

14 / 50

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

intelligence to control work

strength when at work

ability to work on any climatic condition

normal power output of 75 waits per day

15 / 50

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

cinema

radio

internet

television

16 / 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

decreases

is unpredictable

17 / 50

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

oesophagus

proventriculus

crop

gizzard

18 / 50

The primary role of agriculture is the provision of

food for man and his animals

raw materials for industries

employment and income for farmers.

foreign exchange earnings

19 / 50

The major advantage of inbreed in animals is that it

increases hybrid vigour

reduces the numbers of mates needed in a hard

increases multiple births

eliminates undesirable traits

20 / 50

Smut diseases of cereals is caused by

protozoon

bacterium

fungus

nematode

21 / 50

The maturity period of groundnut in months is

2 – 3

1 – 2

6 – 7

4 – 5

22 / 50

Which of the following statements is not true about weeds

weeds may harbor crop diseases

weeds reduce the nutritional value of a pasture

some weeds are parasitic on crop plants

all weeds are grasses

23 / 50

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

farmers

co-operatives

wholesalers

middlemen

24 / 50

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

25 / 50

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

apex of the curve

beginning of the curve

end of the curve

middle of the curve

26 / 50

Which of the following soil characteristics is constant?

moisture content

mineral matter content

texture

structure

27 / 50

Government laws and reforms are aimed at

encouraging importation of agricultural produces.

controlling farm profits

increasing agricultural production

discouraging investment in agriculture

28 / 50

Which of the following occupation is not associated with agriculture?

production of polythens

production of honey

saw-milling

fertilizer production

29 / 50

Irrigation water is passed underneath the soil through

drips

canals

pipes

sprinklers

30 / 50

The most versatile source of farm power in West Africa is

biogas

water

wind

animal

31 / 50

Smut diseases are often found on

grapes

maize

cowpea

cassava

32 / 50

The functions of a farm manager include the following except

decision making

financing agricultural projects

supervision of farm labourers

coordination of farm activities

33 / 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

location and depth of the spillway

site inspection

height of the dam

34 / 50

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

circular letters

farmer’s co-operatives

demonstration

field trips

35 / 50

The rate of soil erosion is not affected by

leaching

vegetation cover

topographys

rainfall

36 / 50

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

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

a leguminous crop should be included in the system

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

deep-rooted crops should be followed by shallow rooted crops

37 / 50

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

only one type of crop

raw materials for agro-based industries

for the benefit of his family

for the benefit of his community

38 / 50

Newcastle disease attacks

ruminant

poultry

horses

pigs

39 / 50

Pennisetum purpurem is the botanical name for

bahama grass

carpet grass

gamba grass

elephanat grass

40 / 50

The primary purpose of establishing wild life reserve is to

provide constant supply of meat for export

prevent wild animals from predating

prevent extinction of wild animals

conserve animals for hunting

41 / 50

Subsistence agriculture mainly involves

food production on large scale farm

food production using family labour

mechanization of all farm operations

high capital input on the farm enterprise

42 / 50

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

land slide

plough share

coulter

beam

43 / 50

A physical factor affecting crop production is

vegetation

man

temperature

microorganism

44 / 50

An accessory sex gland in a bull is

thyroid gland

prostate gland

pancreatic gland

pituitary gland

45 / 50

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

maize streak

cassava leaf-spot

maize rust

rice blast

46 / 50

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

culling

breeding

wearing

isolation

47 / 50

Energy in fossil materials maybe harnessed as

electricity energy

wind energy

water energy

fuel energy

48 / 50

A variety of oil palm is

criollo

trinitario

amelonado

tenera

49 / 50

When soils are poorly drained

the air content of the soil is reduced

the rate of decomposition is accelerated

they form hardpans

they dry up easily

50 / 50

An adult female goat is a/an

heifer

ewe

gilt

doe

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