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

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

increase

is unpredictable

decreases

is unaffected

2 / 50

Which of the following is not a principle of crop rotation?

a leguminous crop should be included in the system

deep-rooted crops should be followed by shallow rooted crops

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

3 / 50

Mastitis is a disease which affects the

dewlap

udder

hump

scrotum

4 / 50

The most versatile source of farm power in West Africa is

water

animal

wind

biogas

5 / 50

An accessory sex gland in a bull is

prostate gland

pancreatic gland

pituitary gland

thyroid gland

6 / 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

site inspection

height of the dam

determination of the depth of the pond

location and depth of the spillway

7 / 50

A physical factor affecting crop production is

temperature

vegetation

microorganism

man

8 / 50

Subsistence agriculture mainly involves

food production on large scale farm

high capital input on the farm enterprise

mechanization of all farm operations

food production using family labour

9 / 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

10 / 50

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

cassava leaf-spot

maize rust

rice blast

maize streak

11 / 50

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

machine

animal

wind

man

12 / 50

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

internet

cinema

television

radio

13 / 50

An adult female goat is a/an

heifer

gilt

doe

ewe

14 / 50

The major advantage of inbreed in animals is that it

increases multiple births

eliminates undesirable traits

reduces the numbers of mates needed in a hard

increases hybrid vigour

15 / 50

Which of the following occupation is not associated with agriculture?

saw-milling

fertilizer production

production of honey

production of polythens

16 / 50

Smut diseases of cereals is caused by

nematode

bacterium

protozoon

fungus

17 / 50

Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except

malnutrition

unemployment

inadequate shelter materials

high population growth rate

18 / 50

The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is

cash crop production

mixed farming

continuous cropping

poultry farming

19 / 50

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

middle of the curve

beginning of the curve

end of the curve

apex of the curve

20 / 50

Which of the following statements is not true about weeds

weeds reduce the nutritional value of a pasture

weeds may harbor crop diseases

some weeds are parasitic on crop plants

all weeds are grasses

21 / 50

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

plough share

beam

land slide

coulter

22 / 50

Smut diseases are often found on

cassava

maize

grapes

cowpea

23 / 50

Rabbits are kept in cages called

crushes

pens

hutches

paddocks

24 / 50

One factor which differentiates a subsistence from a commercial farmer is that the former produces

for the benefit of his community

for the benefit of his family

only one type of crop

raw materials for agro-based industries

25 / 50

Pennisetum purpurem is the botanical name for

bahama grass

gamba grass

elephanat grass

carpet grass

26 / 50

The functions of a farm manager include the following except

supervision of farm labourers

decision making

coordination of farm activities

financing agricultural projects

27 / 50

A variety of oil palm is

amelonado

tenera

criollo

trinitario

28 / 50

The maturity period of groundnut in months is

6 – 7

2 – 3

4 – 5

1 – 2

29 / 50

The primary role of agriculture is the provision of

foreign exchange earnings

employment and income for farmers.

food for man and his animals

raw materials for industries

30 / 50

An example of grain legume is

sorghum

pigeon pea

millet

maize

31 / 50

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

breeding

culling

wearing

isolation

32 / 50

Parturition in the deo (rabbit) is referred to as

lambing

kinding

kidding

farrowing

33 / 50

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

receiving maize cobs to be shelled

separating chaff from the grains

drying shelled maize grains

rubbing cobs against one another

34 / 50

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

oesophagus

crop

proventriculus

gizzard

35 / 50

When soils are poorly drained

they form hardpans

the rate of decomposition is accelerated

they dry up easily

the air content of the soil is reduced

36 / 50

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

co-operatives

wholesalers

middlemen

farmers

37 / 50

Which of the following soil characteristics is constant?

moisture content

texture

mineral matter content

structure

38 / 50

Government laws and reforms are aimed at

controlling farm profits

encouraging importation of agricultural produces.

discouraging investment in agriculture

increasing agricultural production

39 / 50

The rate of soil erosion is not affected by

leaching

rainfall

topographys

vegetation cover

40 / 50

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

regeneration

deforestation

selective exploitation

afforestation

41 / 50

Newcastle disease attacks

horses

poultry

ruminant

pigs

42 / 50

Liming is used to correct soil’s

acidity

caution exchange capacity

porosity

neutrality

43 / 50

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

perfectly inelastic

fairly elastic

fairly inelastic

perfectly elastic

44 / 50

Pasture crops are best used in preparing hay

when they are two weeks old

after they have started to dry up

just before flowing

just after seed maturation

45 / 50

The primary purpose of establishing wild life reserve is to

conserve animals for hunting

prevent wild animals from predating

prevent extinction of wild animals

provide constant supply of meat for export

46 / 50

Leguminous cover crops do not

aid in improving the soil organic matter content

increase the nitrogen content of soils

bind the soil particles together through their roots

reduce the soil microbial population

47 / 50

Irrigation water is passed underneath the soil through

pipes

drips

sprinklers

canals

48 / 50

Energy in fossil materials maybe harnessed as

wind energy

electricity energy

water energy

fuel energy

49 / 50

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

demonstration

field trips

circular letters

farmer’s co-operatives

50 / 50

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

superfluous water

gravitational water

capillary

hygroscopic water

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