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

Which of the following statements is not true about weeds

weeds may harbor crop diseases

weeds reduce the nutritional value of a pasture

all weeds are grasses

some weeds are parasitic on crop plants

2 / 50

Smut diseases are often found on

cassava

cowpea

maize

grapes

3 / 50

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

machine

animal

man

wind

4 / 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

height of the dam

location and depth of the spillway

site inspection

determination of the depth of the pond

5 / 50

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

field trips

farmer’s co-operatives

demonstration

circular letters

6 / 50

Parturition in the deo (rabbit) is referred to as

kinding

lambing

kidding

farrowing

7 / 50

Mastitis is a disease which affects the

udder

hump

dewlap

scrotum

8 / 50

Energy in fossil materials maybe harnessed as

wind energy

electricity energy

fuel energy

water energy

9 / 50

The primary role of agriculture is the provision of

foreign exchange earnings

food for man and his animals

employment and income for farmers.

raw materials for industries

10 / 50

Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except

malnutrition

high population growth rate

unemployment

inadequate shelter materials

11 / 50

Liming is used to correct soil’s

acidity

porosity

neutrality

caution exchange capacity

12 / 50

Pennisetum purpurem is the botanical name for

carpet grass

bahama grass

gamba grass

elephanat grass

13 / 50

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

perfectly inelastic

fairly inelastic

perfectly elastic

fairly elastic

14 / 50

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

proventriculus

gizzard

crop

oesophagus

15 / 50

The major advantage of inbreed in animals is that it

increases multiple births

reduces the numbers of mates needed in a hard

increases hybrid vigour

eliminates undesirable traits

16 / 50

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

isolation

culling

breeding

wearing

17 / 50

An example of grain legume is

pigeon pea

millet

maize

sorghum

18 / 50

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

rubbing cobs against one another

drying shelled maize grains

receiving maize cobs to be shelled

separating chaff from the grains

19 / 50

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

internet

radio

television

cinema

20 / 50

A physical factor affecting crop production is

man

vegetation

microorganism

temperature

21 / 50

The maturity period of groundnut in months is

6 – 7

2 – 3

1 – 2

4 – 5

22 / 50

Smut diseases of cereals is caused by

protozoon

nematode

fungus

bacterium

23 / 50

Pasture crops are best used in preparing hay

just before flowing

when they are two weeks old

just after seed maturation

after they have started to dry up

24 / 50

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

land slide

beam

plough share

coulter

25 / 50

Subsistence agriculture mainly involves

mechanization of all farm operations

food production on large scale farm

high capital input on the farm enterprise

food production using family labour

26 / 50

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

end of the curve

middle of the curve

apex of the curve

beginning of the curve

27 / 50

The primary purpose of establishing wild life reserve is to

provide constant supply of meat for export

conserve animals for hunting

prevent wild animals from predating

prevent extinction of wild animals

28 / 50

Newcastle disease attacks

pigs

ruminant

horses

poultry

29 / 50

A variety of oil palm is

amelonado

tenera

criollo

trinitario

30 / 50

Leguminous cover crops do not

aid in improving the soil organic matter content

bind the soil particles together through their roots

reduce the soil microbial population

increase the nitrogen content of soils

31 / 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 family

for the benefit of his community

raw materials for agro-based industries

32 / 50

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

normal power output of 75 waits per day

intelligence to control work

ability to work on any climatic condition

strength when at work

33 / 50

When soils are poorly drained

they form hardpans

the air content of the soil is reduced

they dry up easily

the rate of decomposition is accelerated

34 / 50

Irrigation water is passed underneath the soil through

pipes

drips

sprinklers

canals

35 / 50

Rabbits are kept in cages called

paddocks

crushes

pens

hutches

36 / 50

The functions of a farm manager include the following except

supervision of farm labourers

decision making

coordination of farm activities

financing agricultural projects

37 / 50

An adult female goat is a/an

gilt

ewe

heifer

doe

38 / 50

The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is

cash crop production

mixed farming

continuous cropping

poultry farming

39 / 50

The most versatile source of farm power in West Africa is

animal

water

biogas

wind

40 / 50

An accessory sex gland in a bull is

pancreatic gland

pituitary gland

thyroid gland

prostate gland

41 / 50

Which of the following occupation is not associated with agriculture?

production of honey

saw-milling

fertilizer production

production of polythens

42 / 50

Government laws and reforms are aimed at

increasing agricultural production

discouraging investment in agriculture

encouraging importation of agricultural produces.

controlling farm profits

43 / 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 period of fallow must be provided in the course of the rotation

deep-rooted crops should be followed by shallow rooted crops

a leguminous crop should be included in the system

44 / 50

The rate of soil erosion is not affected by

rainfall

leaching

vegetation cover

topographys

45 / 50

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

superfluous water

capillary

gravitational water

hygroscopic water

46 / 50

Which of the following soil characteristics is constant?

moisture content

mineral matter content

structure

texture

47 / 50

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

afforestation

deforestation

regeneration

selective exploitation

48 / 50

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

rice blast

maize streak

cassava leaf-spot

maize rust

49 / 50

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

wholesalers

co-operatives

farmers

middlemen

50 / 50

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

decreases

increase

is unpredictable

is unaffected

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