AGRIC PAST QUESTIONS (SSCE)

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SSCE/NECO/GCE (AGRIC. SCIENCE)

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

You have 30 minutes to answer all the questions.

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1 / 40

Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except

high population growth rate

malnutrition

unemployment

inadequate shelter materials

2 / 40

Energy in fossil materials maybe harnessed as

water energy

wind energy

fuel energy

electricity energy

3 / 40

Smut diseases are often found on

cassava

cowpea

grapes

maize

4 / 40

Pennisetum purpurem is the botanical name for

gamba grass

elephanat grass

carpet grass

bahama grass

5 / 40

The most versatile source of farm power in West Africa is

biogas

animal

water

wind

6 / 40

A physical factor affecting crop production is

temperature

man

vegetation

microorganism

7 / 40

Which of the following occupation is not associated with agriculture?

production of honey

fertilizer production

saw-milling

production of polythens

8 / 40

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

9 / 40

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

hygroscopic water

superfluous water

gravitational water

capillary

10 / 40

The primary role of agriculture is the provision of

food for man and his animals

employment and income for farmers.

foreign exchange earnings

raw materials for industries

11 / 40

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

internet

cinema

television

radio

12 / 40

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

afforestation

regeneration

deforestation

selective exploitation

13 / 40

An adult female goat is a/an

heifer

ewe

doe

gilt

14 / 40

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

animal

man

machine

wind

15 / 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

16 / 40

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

beginning of the curve

apex of the curve

end of the curve

middle of the curve

17 / 40

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

demonstration

circular letters

farmer’s co-operatives

field trips

18 / 40

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

fairly inelastic

fairly elastic

perfectly elastic

perfectly inelastic

19 / 40

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

20 / 40

Which of the following statements is not true about weeds

some weeds are parasitic on crop plants

weeds may harbor crop diseases

all weeds are grasses

weeds reduce the nutritional value of a pasture

21 / 40

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

22 / 40

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

coulter

land slide

beam

plough share

23 / 40

Liming is used to correct soil’s

porosity

acidity

neutrality

caution exchange capacity

24 / 40

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

25 / 40

Leguminous cover crops do not

bind the soil particles together through their roots

aid in improving the soil organic matter content

reduce the soil microbial population

increase the nitrogen content of soils

26 / 40

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

drying shelled maize grains

separating chaff from the grains

rubbing cobs against one another

receiving maize cobs to be shelled

27 / 40

The rate of soil erosion is not affected by

topographys

vegetation cover

rainfall

leaching

28 / 40

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

cassava leaf-spot

maize streak

maize rust

rice blast

29 / 40

A variety of oil palm is

tenera

trinitario

amelonado

criollo

30 / 40

The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is

cash crop production

mixed farming

poultry farming

continuous cropping

31 / 40

Mastitis is a disease which affects the

dewlap

udder

scrotum

hump

32 / 40

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

isolation

wearing

culling

breeding

33 / 40

Parturition in the deo (rabbit) is referred to as

lambing

kidding

farrowing

kinding

34 / 40

An example of grain legume is

maize

pigeon pea

sorghum

millet

35 / 40

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

co-operatives

farmers

middlemen

wholesalers

36 / 40

The functions of a farm manager include the following except

coordination of farm activities

decision making

supervision of farm labourers

financing agricultural projects

37 / 40

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

increase

is unpredictable

decreases

is unaffected

38 / 40

The major advantage of inbreed in animals is that it

eliminates undesirable traits

reduces the numbers of mates needed in a hard

increases multiple births

increases hybrid vigour

39 / 40

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

40 / 40

An accessory sex gland in a bull is

pancreatic gland

pituitary gland

prostate gland

thyroid gland

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