Home — Agric-Science — BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE APPBECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE APPAndroid Question Bank (BECE/JSCE) School Portal NG Post Views: 8,556 BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS % BECE/JSCE (AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE) BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE APP Questions will be picked at random from the question bank.You can use the NEXT button to move to the next question, use the PREV button to move to the previous question, the CLEAR button to clear any answer of your choice and you have the FINISH button to end the exam if you choose to.Any question not answered before the end of the exam time, will be marked as wrong and the exam will end by itself. so try to attempt all questions on time.Goodluck! 1 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Evaporation from the surface of the soil can be reduced by __________ continuous cropping mono cropping zero tillage planting cover crops 2 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Soil that contains a proportionate quantity of sand, silt and clay is known as ________ sandy loamy sandy clay loamy 3 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Crops which complete their cycle within two years are called __________ crops biannual perennial annual biennial 4 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS _________ is NOT an example of farm implements lathes harrow disc plough discridger 5 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Horticulture deals with growing of ____________ arable crops annual crops permanent omamental crops 6 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS When a farmer replaces seeds that fail to germinate the operation is known as __________ seedling supplying planting thinning 7 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The farm tool used to gather rubbish and leveling of soil surface is called rake hand trowel garden shears watering can 8 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The following are branches of agriculture EXCEPT __________ mining and drilling soil science and ventenary medicine fishery and crop production horticulture 9 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS _____________ is a special type of feed served farm animals over a period of time concentrates ration diet roughages 10 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which one of the following cropping systems discourage widespread of pests and disease? crop rotation inter cropping mixed farming strip 11 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is responsible for the decomposition of organic matter? parent materials living organism moisture temperature 12 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Farmers use __________ to trim edge of flower rate secateurs shears shovel 13 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The following practices are necessary for transplanting seedling EXCEPT ___________ pulling up the seedlings with hand trowel transplanting seedling with ball of each avoiding damage to the root transplanting in the afternoon 14 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Genetic characteristics are passed from the parents to offspring through the __________ cytoplasm Ggene zygote placenta 15 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS A drop of iodine to the surface of a piece of yam turns it _________ red green yellow blue 16 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS A seed that has been lying in the ground without germinating is said to be __________ dormant dead sleeping resting 17 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Vegetative method of propagation is used for the production of _________ cassava maize cowpea rice 18 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following livestock diseases is NOT related to poultry? foul typhoid coccidiosis aspergilosis fool and mouth disease 19 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS _________ and ________ are the types of agriculture geology and civil engineering forestry and crop science subsistence and commercial farming animal science and livestock farming 20 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS A disease vector means carrier of disease carrying organism a disease causing organism disease organism just organism 21 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The vertical section through the soil to the underlying solid rock is called __________ structure profile consistency texture 22 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Ammonium nitrate supplies _________ to the soil. ammonia nitrogen oxygen hydrogen 23 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Cutting, layering, budding and grafting of plants are examples of ________ propagation pollination asexual fertilization sexual 24 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following crops is not correctly grouped with its industrial products? cocoa-chocolate orange-margarine cotton-textile coconut-oil 25 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS An example of a cartilaginous fish is ___________ salmon tilapia dog fish titus 26 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS _________ is defined as a large area of land covered with tree and bushes forest and forestry deforestation savanna 27 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The physical methods of controlling crop pest is killing ___________ pests by hand picking pests by the use of their natural enemies the environment of the pest the pest with chemical 28 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Rumen, reticulum, Omasun and abomasum are the parts of stomach of a ____________ fowl rabbit guinea pig cow 29 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The binding together of stock and scion of two related plants to form one single plant is called cutting budding grafting layering 30 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Soil erosion can be caused by _________ overgrazing planting cover crop afforestation strip cropping 31 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The branch of agriculture that deals with the study, prevention and control of pests and diseases of livestock __________________ animal science disease control animal management veterinary medicine 32 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The botanical name for maize is _________ hibiscus spp oryza sativa zea-mays citries spp 33 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following does not belong to poultry? duck stud goose pullets 34 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The main sources of power for subsistence agriculture is animal machine electricity man 35 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Milk production by the mother cow during the first 3 days after calving us called ____________ calf milk colostrum diary milk cowbell 36 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS In farm animal production, wearing can be described as __________ removal of the hairs from farm animals mother and the young one moving together separation of the young ones from the mother removal of the male adult 37 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Reproductive parts of plant is ________ root flower stem leaf 38 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Seeds for planting must possess the following qualities EXCEPT must be matured high percentage viability must be clear free from insect pest 39 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is NOT a system of livestock management?See also Nursing Practice Exam semi intensive intensive extensive semi extensive 40 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The following are features of a dicotyledonous plant EXCEPT _______ stem with many branches leaves with net veins leaves with petioles one seed leaf 41 / 80 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 clay silty humus 42 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is NOT a factor for loss of soil nutrients? cropping erosion over grazing terracing 43 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following sourced of farm power cannot be affective by used for processing agricultural products? machine wind electricity sun 44 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The process by which green plants manufacture their food is known as __________ photosynthesis oxidation chlorophyll diffusion 45 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Coccidiosis is a disease of ___________ cattle poultry pig dog 46 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Soap making industry uses the following agricultural raw material EXCEPT __________ caustic soda cotton seed oil groundnut oil palm oil 47 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not a component of the soil? texture organic matter air water 48 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Pastoral farming is a system in which only __________ pasture crop and animals are kept poultry is kept grazing animals are kept pasture crop is established 49 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The following sources of farm power can be effectively used for processing agricultural product EXCEPT __________ electricity sun machine animal 50 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Crops produced essentially for animal consumption are called ___________ crops forage annual chain field 51 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The method by which farmers are educated on modern techniques on farming is called __________ agricultural extension agricultural engineering forestry agricultural economics 52 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Beverage is a product from __________ coffee and maize cocoa and coffee sugar and milk wheat and cocoa 53 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Subsistence farming includes the following EXCEPT ________ mixed farming crop rotation commercial farming shifting cultivation 54 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is NOT an agro-allied industry? textile brewery flour mill petrol chemical 55 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The ideal farm tool for weeding ploughing and making ridges is __________ hand trowel hoe shovel pick axie 56 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS When buying and selling of agricultural produce take place for contact bargain, this type of market is ____________ consumer farming industrial farming invisible market commodity market 57 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Pregnancy in farm animals is _________ heat period cestrus cycle wearing gestation period 58 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Lubrication is the process of ________ draining and replacing engine oil tightening nuts and bolts in farm machinery replacing one and many parts of farm machinery putting oil or grease between one rusting metal surface of farm machinery 59 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS After pollination, ovules developed to form ___________ seed bulb fruit root 60 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Feathery and powdery seeds are characteristic features of weed dispersal by _________ animals man wind explosive mechanism 61 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS One of the following is a parasite that lives inside the body of farm animals tapeworm lice flea mite 62 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Hay and silage are examples of _______________ cuntrate food supplement feed basal feed roughage feed 63 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The production and maintenance of economic trees is known as ___________ silviculture botany horticultural agronomy 64 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following farming practices destroys organic matter content of the soil? continuous cropping bush burning clean clearing crop rotation 65 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS __________ is animal that carries disease organisms but without suffering from the disease. fungi bacterial vector nematode 66 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The care and management of honey bees to produce honey and bees wax is ________ fishery soil science apiculture veterinary medicine 67 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The act of removing young animal from feeding on milk is known as _____________ weaning farrowing kidding parturition 68 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS In the layout of farm stead, the nursery area must be close to _____ source of water market livestock building clean house 69 / 80 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? crop rotation shifting cultivation mixed farming mixed cropping 70 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS The earliest man lived by __________ planting and harvesting hunting and planting begging for food hunting and gathering 71 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS All these are types of farm record EXCEPT _________ sales record production record annual record input record 72 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Weathering involves the breaking down of __________ into smaller units stone sand soil rock 73 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not a way of maintaining soil fertity? crop rotation planting of cover crops fertilizer application weeding 74 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is not a contribution of science and technology to agriculture? agricultural credit vaccines soil survey and mapping fertilizer 75 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is NOT an importance of agriculture? materials for clothes food for man materials for shelter provision for raw materials for petroleum 76 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is NOT a disease causing agent in animals? bacterial fungus duck virus 77 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS During pollination, pollen grains are carried from the anthers to the ______________ stigma roots leaves stem 78 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is a raw material for the textile industry? cotton millet cocoa rubber 79 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following factors does NOT affect the geographical distribution of farm animal in Nigeria? nutrition religion pleasure rainfall 80 / 80 Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS Which of the following is a biting and chewing insect pest? aphid grasshopper cotton stainer weevil Your score is 0% Restart quiz Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. 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