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

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

rabbit

fowl

cow

guinea pig

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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

silty

clay

humus

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

texture

consistency

profile

structure

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

After pollination, ovules developed to form ___________

fruit

root

bulb

seed

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The botanical name for maize is _________

hibiscus spp

citries spp

oryza sativa

zea-mays

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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

coconut-oil

orange-margarine

cocoa-chocolate

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The following are features of a dicotyledonous plant EXCEPT _______

one seed leaf

leaves with petioles

leaves with net veins

stem with many branches

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

livestock building

source of water

market

clean house

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

soil science

veterinary medicine

fishery

apiculture

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The physical methods of controlling crop pest is killing ___________

the environment of the pest

pests by hand picking

the pest with chemical

pests by the use of their natural enemies

11 / 80

Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

crop rotation

strip

mixed farming

inter cropping

12 / 80

Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Beverage is a product from __________

sugar and milk

coffee and maize

wheat and cocoa

cocoa and coffee

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

fungus

bacterial

duck

virus

14 / 80

Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

rake

watering can

hand trowel

garden shears

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Soap making industry uses the following agricultural raw material EXCEPT __________

cotton seed oil

groundnut oil

palm oil

caustic soda

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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

clean clearing

bush burning

continuous cropping

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Pastoral farming is a system in which only __________

poultry is kept

grazing animals are kept

pasture crop and animals are kept

pasture crop is established

18 / 80

Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

dead

resting

sleeping

dormant

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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 __________________

veterinary medicine

disease control

animal science

animal management

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Horticulture deals with growing of ____________

permanent

annual crops

omamental crops

arable crops

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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

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

weevil

grasshopper

cotton stainer

aphid

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Lubrication is the process of ________

draining and replacing engine oil

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

tightening nuts and bolts in farm machinery

replacing one and many parts of farm machinery

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Subsistence farming includes the following EXCEPT ________

commercial farming

mixed farming

crop rotation

shifting cultivation

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

ration

concentrates

roughages

diet

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

living organism

temperature

moisture

parent materials

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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 __________

machine

sun

animal

electricity

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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

tapeworm

lice

mite

flea

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Weathering involves the breaking down of __________ into smaller units

stone

rock

sand

soil

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Crops produced essentially for animal consumption are called ___________ crops

field

forage

annual

chain

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The following practices are necessary for transplanting seedling EXCEPT ___________

transplanting seedling with ball of each

transplanting in the afternoon

avoiding damage to the root

pulling up the seedlings with hand trowel

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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 ____________

diary milk

cowbell

colostrum

calf milk

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Seeds for planting must possess the following qualities EXCEPT

free from insect pest

must be matured

must be clear

high percentage viability

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The earliest man lived by __________

hunting and planting

planting and harvesting

begging for food

hunting and gathering

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Vegetative method of propagation is used for the production of _________

maize

rice

cassava

cowpea

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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?

pleasure

religion

rainfall

nutrition

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following does not belong to poultry?

stud

duck

goose

pullets

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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

Coccidiosis is a disease of ___________

cattle

poultry

dog

pig

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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 cropping

crop rotation

mixed farming

shifting cultivation

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

stigma

leaves

roots

stem

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

agricultural economics

agricultural engineering

agricultural extension

forestry

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

_________ and ________ are the types of agriculture

forestry and crop science

geology and civil engineering

animal science and livestock farming

subsistence and commercial farming

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Pregnancy in farm animals is _________

heat period

wearing

gestation period

cestrus cycle

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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

loamy

sandy

sandy loamy

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Farmers use __________ to trim edge of flower

secateurs

shovel

rate

shears

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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

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

grafting

budding

cutting

layering

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

planting cover crops

zero tillage

continuous cropping

mono cropping

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

All these are types of farm record EXCEPT _________

input record

sales record

annual record

production record

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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

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

commodity market

consumer farming

industrial farming

invisible market

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

An example of a cartilaginous fish is ___________

tilapia

titus

salmon

dog fish

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The following are branches of agriculture EXCEPT __________

fishery and crop production

horticulture

mining and drilling

soil science and ventenary medicine

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

terracing

over grazing

cropping

erosion

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Which of the following is NOT an importance of agriculture?

materials for shelter

food for man

materials for clothes

provision for raw materials for petroleum

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Ammonium nitrate supplies _________ to the soil.

ammonia

nitrogen

hydrogen

oxygen

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

pick axie

hand trowel

hoe

shovel

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

thinning

supplying

seedling

planting

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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

coccidiosis

foul typhoid

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

weeding

planting of cover crops

crop rotation

fertilizer application

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The main sources of power for subsistence agriculture is

machine

electricity

man

animal

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

textile

petrol chemical

brewery

flour mill

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

forest and

savanna

forestry

deforestation

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Soil erosion can be caused by _________

strip cropping

overgrazing

afforestation

planting cover crop

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

sexual

pollination

fertilization

asexual

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

man

wind

explosive mechanism

animals

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

intensive

semi intensive

semi extensive

extensive

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

_________ is NOT an example of farm implements

discridger

lathes

disc plough

harrow

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

air

organic matter

water

texture

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

A disease vector means

just organism

disease organism

a disease causing organism

carrier of disease carrying organism

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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

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Hay and silage are examples of _______________

cuntrate food

supplement feed

basal feed

roughage feed

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

The production and maintenance of economic trees is known as ___________

silviculture

agronomy

botany

horticultural

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

vector

nematode

fungi

bacterial

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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 a raw material for the textile industry?

cocoa

cotton

rubber

millet

78 / 80

Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

yellow

blue

red

green

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

Reproductive parts of plant is ________

root

stem

leaf

flower

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Category: BECE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS

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

photosynthesis

oxidation

diffusion

chlorophyll

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