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 rate of soil erosion is not affected by

vegetation cover

topographys

rainfall

leaching

2 / 50

Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except

high population growth rate

inadequate shelter materials

unemployment

malnutrition

3 / 50

Newcastle disease attacks

pigs

ruminant

horses

poultry

4 / 50

The primary role of agriculture is the provision of

food for man and his animals

employment and income for farmers.

raw materials for industries

foreign exchange earnings

5 / 50

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

hygroscopic water

superfluous water

gravitational water

capillary

6 / 50

Energy in fossil materials maybe harnessed as

fuel energy

electricity energy

wind energy

water energy

7 / 50

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

cinema

television

radio

internet

8 / 50

Subsistence agriculture mainly involves

high capital input on the farm enterprise

mechanization of all farm operations

food production on large scale farm

food production using family labour

9 / 50

Pennisetum purpurem is the botanical name for

gamba grass

carpet grass

elephanat grass

bahama grass

10 / 50

An example of grain legume is

sorghum

pigeon pea

millet

maize

11 / 50

The most versatile source of farm power in West Africa is

water

wind

biogas

animal

12 / 50

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

co-operatives

farmers

wholesalers

middlemen

13 / 50

Parturition in the deo (rabbit) is referred to as

farrowing

kidding

lambing

kinding

14 / 50

The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is

cash crop production

poultry farming

mixed farming

continuous cropping

15 / 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

16 / 50

When soils are poorly drained

the air content of the soil is reduced

they form hardpans

they dry up easily

the rate of decomposition is accelerated

17 / 50

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

maize rust

maize streak

rice blast

cassava leaf-spot

18 / 50

Which of the following soil characteristics is constant?

moisture content

mineral matter content

structure

texture

19 / 50

Government laws and reforms are aimed at

discouraging investment in agriculture

controlling farm profits

increasing agricultural production

encouraging importation of agricultural produces.

20 / 50

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

only one type of crop

for the benefit of his community

raw materials for agro-based industries

for the benefit of his family

21 / 50

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

land slide

coulter

plough share

beam

22 / 50

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

apex of the curve

beginning of the curve

middle of the curve

end of the curve

23 / 50

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

animal

machine

wind

man

24 / 50

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

crop

gizzard

proventriculus

oesophagus

25 / 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

26 / 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

location and depth of the spillway

height of the dam

determination of the depth of the pond

site inspection

27 / 50

An accessory sex gland in a bull is

pancreatic gland

pituitary gland

thyroid gland

prostate gland

28 / 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

29 / 50

Leguminous cover crops do not

increase the nitrogen content of soils

reduce the soil microbial population

bind the soil particles together through their roots

aid in improving the soil organic matter content

30 / 50

Liming is used to correct soil’s

neutrality

acidity

porosity

caution exchange capacity

31 / 50

The functions of a farm manager include the following except

coordination of farm activities

financing agricultural projects

supervision of farm labourers

decision making

32 / 50

Smut diseases are often found on

cowpea

cassava

grapes

maize

33 / 50

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

drying shelled maize grains

receiving maize cobs to be shelled

separating chaff from the grains

rubbing cobs against one another

34 / 50

Mastitis is a disease which affects the

hump

dewlap

udder

scrotum

35 / 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

36 / 50

The primary purpose of establishing wild life reserve is to

prevent extinction of wild animals

provide constant supply of meat for export

prevent wild animals from predating

conserve animals for hunting

37 / 50

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

perfectly inelastic

fairly elastic

fairly inelastic

perfectly elastic

38 / 50

Which of the following occupation is not associated with agriculture?

fertilizer production

saw-milling

production of polythens

production of honey

39 / 50

Rabbits are kept in cages called

pens

crushes

hutches

paddocks

40 / 50

A physical factor affecting crop production is

temperature

microorganism

man

vegetation

41 / 50

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

demonstration

field trips

farmer’s co-operatives

circular letters

42 / 50

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

wearing

culling

breeding

isolation

43 / 50

Irrigation water is passed underneath the soil through

sprinklers

canals

pipes

drips

44 / 50

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

decreases

is unaffected

is unpredictable

increase

45 / 50

A variety of oil palm is

amelonado

trinitario

tenera

criollo

46 / 50

Smut diseases of cereals is caused by

nematode

fungus

protozoon

bacterium

47 / 50

The maturity period of groundnut in months is

6 – 7

4 – 5

2 – 3

1 – 2

48 / 50

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

deforestation

afforestation

regeneration

selective exploitation

49 / 50

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

50 / 50

An adult female goat is a/an

gilt

doe

ewe

heifer

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