BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE APP

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BECE/JSCE (AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE)

BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE APP

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The ideal farm tool for weeding ploughing and making ridges is __________

hoe

shovel

pick axie

hand trowel

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An example of a cartilaginous fish is ___________

titus

dog fish

salmon

tilapia

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

After pollination, ovules developed to form ___________

root

fruit

bulb

seed

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

When buying and selling of agricultural produce take place for contact bargain, this type of market is ____________

industrial farming

invisible market

commodity market

consumer farming

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Milk production by the mother cow during the first 3 days after calving us called ____________

colostrum

diary milk

cowbell

calf milk

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is NOT an agro-allied industry?

brewery

flour mill

textile

petrol chemical

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Rumen, reticulum, Omasun and abomasum are the parts of stomach of a ____________

cow

rabbit

guinea pig

fowl

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Genetic characteristics are passed from the parents to offspring through the __________

zygote

placenta

cytoplasm

Ggene

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is NOT an importance of agriculture?

materials for shelter

materials for clothes

food for man

provision for raw materials for petroleum

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

__________ is animal that carries disease organisms but without suffering from the disease.

bacterial

nematode

vector

fungi

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Vegetative method of propagation is used for the production of _________

rice

maize

cassava

cowpea

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The care and management of honey bees to produce honey and bees wax is ________

apiculture

veterinary medicine

fishery

soil science

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Horticulture deals with growing of ____________

omamental crops

annual crops

permanent

arable crops

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The following are branches of agriculture EXCEPT __________

fishery and crop production

horticulture

soil science and ventenary medicine

mining and drilling

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

When a farmer replaces seeds that fail to germinate the operation is known as __________

seedling

planting

thinning

supplying

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The following sources of farm power can be effectively used for processing agricultural product EXCEPT __________

sun

animal

electricity

machine

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

All these are types of farm record EXCEPT _________

production record

input record

annual record

sales record

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following crops is not correctly grouped with its industrial products?

cotton-textile

cocoa-chocolate

orange-margarine

coconut-oil

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

_________ is NOT an example of farm implements

discridger

disc plough

lathes

harrow

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Farmers use __________ to trim edge of flower

secateurs

shovel

shears

rate

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

One of the following is a parasite that lives inside the body of farm animals

flea

mite

tapeworm

lice

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is a biting and chewing insect pest?

aphid

cotton stainer

weevil

grasshopper

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The vertical section through the soil to the underlying solid rock is called __________

structure

consistency

profile

texture

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Soil that contains a proportionate quantity of sand, silt and clay is known as ________

clay

sandy

sandy loamy

loamy

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Soap making industry uses the following agricultural raw material EXCEPT __________

groundnut oil

caustic soda

cotton seed oil

palm oil

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The branch of agriculture that deals with the study, prevention and control of pests and diseases of livestock __________________

disease control

animal management

veterinary medicine

animal science

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Hay and silage are examples of _______________

roughage feed

supplement feed

basal feed

cuntrate food

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Ammonium nitrate supplies _________ to the soil.

nitrogen

oxygen

ammonia

hydrogen

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The process by which green plants manufacture their food is known as __________

oxidation

chlorophyll

diffusion

photosynthesis

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Weathering involves the breaking down of __________ into smaller units

stone

sand

soil

rock

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following sourced of farm power cannot be affective by used for processing agricultural products?

sun

electricity

machine

wind

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

A seed that has been lying in the ground without germinating is said to be __________

sleeping

dormant

dead

resting

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The method by which farmers are educated on modern techniques on farming is called __________

forestry

agricultural extension

agricultural economics

agricultural engineering

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Crops which complete their cycle within two years are called __________ crops

perennial

annual

biennial

biannual

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Beverage is a product from __________

coffee and maize

cocoa and coffee

wheat and cocoa

sugar and milk

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Pregnancy in farm animals is _________

cestrus cycle

heat period

wearing

gestation period

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

_____________ is a special type of feed served farm animals over a period of time

diet

roughages

concentrates

ration

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following farming systems is most suitable in a school farm where there is no enough land for agriculture?

mixed farming

crop rotation

shifting cultivation

mixed cropping

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is NOT a factor for loss of soil nutrients?

over grazing

terracing

cropping

erosion

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the geographical distribution of farm animal in Nigeria?

religion

nutrition

rainfall

pleasure

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

_________ and ________ are the types of agriculture

subsistence and commercial farming

animal science and livestock farming

geology and civil engineering

forestry and crop science

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The physical methods of controlling crop pest is killing ___________

pests by the use of their natural enemies

the pest with chemical

the environment of the pest

pests by hand picking

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

In farm animal production, wearing can be described as __________

removal of the male adult

removal of the hairs from farm animals

mother and the young one moving together

separation of the young ones from the mother

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is not a component of the soil?

water

organic matter

air

texture

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is a raw material for the textile industry?

rubber

cotton

millet

cocoa

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The botanical name for maize is _________

oryza sativa

citries spp

zea-mays

hibiscus spp

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following livestock diseases is NOT related to poultry?

fool and mouth disease

aspergilosis

foul typhoid

coccidiosis

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

A disease vector means

just organism

a disease causing organism

carrier of disease carrying organism

disease organism

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Seeds for planting must possess the following qualities EXCEPT

free from insect pest

high percentage viability

must be clear

must be matured

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is not a way of maintaining soil fertity?

crop rotation

fertilizer application

planting of cover crops

weeding

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

During pollination, pollen grains are carried from the anthers to the ______________

leaves

stem

stigma

roots

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

A drop of iodine to the surface of a piece of yam turns it _________

blue

yellow

red

green

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following does not belong to poultry?

pullets

goose

stud

duck

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is responsible for the decomposition of organic matter?

moisture

temperature

living organism

parent materials

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The production and maintenance of economic trees is known as ___________

botany

agronomy

silviculture

horticultural

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The act of removing young animal from feeding on milk is known as _____________

kidding

farrowing

weaning

parturition

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Feathery and powdery seeds are characteristic features of weed dispersal by _________

animals

man

wind

explosive mechanism

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

It has large pore spaces well drained and aerated. It has poor water holding capacity. All these are the characteristics of _________ soil

sandy

humus

clay

silty

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is not a contribution of science and technology to agriculture?

vaccines

agricultural credit

soil survey and mapping

fertilizer

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is NOT a disease causing agent in animals?

virus

fungus

duck

bacterial

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Reproductive parts of plant is ________

root

leaf

stem

flower

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The binding together of stock and scion of two related plants to form one single plant is called

grafting

budding

layering

cutting

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The earliest man lived by __________

begging for food

hunting and planting

hunting and gathering

planting and harvesting

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Soil erosion can be caused by _________

strip cropping

afforestation

overgrazing

planting cover crop

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Crops produced essentially for animal consumption are called ___________ crops

annual

field

chain

forage

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Subsistence farming includes the following EXCEPT ________

mixed farming

shifting cultivation

commercial farming

crop rotation

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Lubrication is the process of ________

putting oil or grease between one rusting metal surface of farm machinery

tightening nuts and bolts in farm machinery

draining and replacing engine oil

replacing one and many parts of farm machinery

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The main sources of power for subsistence agriculture is

man

animal

machine

electricity

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Cutting, layering, budding and grafting of plants are examples of ________ propagation

asexual

sexual

pollination

fertilization

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The following are features of a dicotyledonous plant EXCEPT _______

one seed leaf

stem with many branches

leaves with petioles

leaves with net veins

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Coccidiosis is a disease of ___________

cattle

pig

poultry

dog

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following farming practices destroys organic matter content of the soil?

crop rotation

continuous cropping

clean clearing

bush burning

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The farm tool used to gather rubbish and leveling of soil surface is called

rake

hand trowel

watering can

garden shears

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

_________ is defined as a large area of land covered with tree and bushes

deforestation

forestry

savanna

forest and

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is NOT a system of livestock management?

semi extensive

semi intensive

intensive

extensive

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The following practices are necessary for transplanting seedling EXCEPT ___________

avoiding damage to the root

transplanting in the afternoon

transplanting seedling with ball of each

pulling up the seedlings with hand trowel

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which one of the following cropping systems discourage widespread of pests and disease?

inter cropping

mixed farming

strip

crop rotation

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

In the layout of farm stead, the nursery area must be close to _____

market

source of water

clean house

livestock building

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Pastoral farming is a system in which only __________

poultry is kept

pasture crop is established

grazing animals are kept

pasture crop and animals are kept

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Evaporation from the surface of the soil can be reduced by __________

mono cropping

zero tillage

planting cover crops

continuous cropping

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