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 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

2 / 50

A physical factor affecting crop production is

man

vegetation

microorganism

temperature

3 / 50

The maturity period of groundnut in months is

6 – 7

4 – 5

2 – 3

1 – 2

4 / 50

Government laws and reforms are aimed at

encouraging importation of agricultural produces.

discouraging investment in agriculture

increasing agricultural production

controlling farm profits

5 / 50

Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except

unemployment

malnutrition

inadequate shelter materials

high population growth rate

6 / 50

Which of the following soil characteristics is constant?

mineral matter content

texture

moisture content

structure

7 / 50

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

8 / 50

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

farmers

wholesalers

co-operatives

middlemen

9 / 50

Mastitis is a disease which affects the

hump

dewlap

scrotum

udder

10 / 50

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

rubbing cobs against one another

separating chaff from the grains

receiving maize cobs to be shelled

drying shelled maize grains

11 / 50

Which of the following statements is not true about weeds

all weeds are grasses

some weeds are parasitic on crop plants

weeds reduce the nutritional value of a pasture

weeds may harbor crop diseases

12 / 50

Liming is used to correct soil’s

neutrality

porosity

caution exchange capacity

acidity

13 / 50

An accessory sex gland in a bull is

thyroid gland

pituitary gland

prostate gland

pancreatic gland

14 / 50

Irrigation water is passed underneath the soil through

pipes

canals

drips

sprinklers

15 / 50

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

culling

breeding

wearing

isolation

16 / 50

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

machine

animal

wind

man

17 / 50

Parturition in the deo (rabbit) is referred to as

farrowing

kidding

lambing

kinding

18 / 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

19 / 50

The most versatile source of farm power in West Africa is

animal

biogas

water

wind

20 / 50

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

fairly elastic

perfectly inelastic

perfectly elastic

fairly inelastic

21 / 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

22 / 50

The functions of a farm manager include the following except

financing agricultural projects

supervision of farm labourers

coordination of farm activities

decision making

23 / 50

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

selective exploitation

afforestation

regeneration

deforestation

24 / 50

Rabbits are kept in cages called

paddocks

pens

hutches

crushes

25 / 50

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

television

radio

internet

cinema

26 / 50

A variety of oil palm is

tenera

trinitario

amelonado

criollo

27 / 50

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

intelligence to control work

normal power output of 75 waits per day

ability to work on any climatic condition

strength when at work

28 / 50

Newcastle disease attacks

pigs

horses

poultry

ruminant

29 / 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

30 / 50

Subsistence agriculture mainly involves

food production using family labour

mechanization of all farm operations

high capital input on the farm enterprise

food production on large scale farm

31 / 50

The rate of soil erosion is not affected by

topographys

leaching

vegetation cover

rainfall

32 / 50

Smut diseases are often found on

grapes

cowpea

cassava

maize

33 / 50

Pennisetum purpurem is the botanical name for

gamba grass

elephanat grass

carpet grass

bahama grass

34 / 50

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

plough share

beam

land slide

coulter

35 / 50

Energy in fossil materials maybe harnessed as

fuel energy

electricity energy

wind energy

water energy

36 / 50

Smut diseases of cereals is caused by

protozoon

nematode

fungus

bacterium

37 / 50

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

38 / 50

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

decreases

is unpredictable

increase

is unaffected

39 / 50

An example of grain legume is

pigeon pea

millet

maize

sorghum

40 / 50

Which of the following occupation is not associated with agriculture?

production of honey

saw-milling

production of polythens

fertilizer production

41 / 50

An adult female goat is a/an

doe

ewe

heifer

gilt

42 / 50

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

maize rust

maize streak

rice blast

cassava leaf-spot

43 / 50

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

gravitational water

superfluous water

hygroscopic water

capillary

44 / 50

The major advantage of inbreed in animals is that it

reduces the numbers of mates needed in a hard

eliminates undesirable traits

increases multiple births

increases hybrid vigour

45 / 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

46 / 50

The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is

cash crop production

mixed farming

poultry farming

continuous cropping

47 / 50

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

middle of the curve

beginning of the curve

apex of the curve

end of the curve

48 / 50

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

crop

oesophagus

proventriculus

gizzard

49 / 50

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

field trips

demonstration

circular letters

farmer’s co-operatives

50 / 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

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