AGRIC PAST QUESTIONS (SSCE)

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SSCE/NECO/GCE (AGRIC. SCIENCE)

These are Agric Science Past Questions. 40 questions will be picked at random from the question bank.

You have 30 minutes to answer all the questions.

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1 / 40

Pasture crops are best used in preparing hay

just before flowing

when they are two weeks old

just after seed maturation

after they have started to dry up

2 / 40

Liming is used to correct soil’s

porosity

acidity

caution exchange capacity

neutrality

3 / 40

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

4 / 40

Which of the following occupation is not associated with agriculture?

saw-milling

fertilizer production

production of honey

production of polythens

5 / 40

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

is unpredictable

increase

is unaffected

decreases

6 / 40

Irrigation water is passed underneath the soil through

drips

sprinklers

canals

pipes

7 / 40

Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except

unemployment

high population growth rate

inadequate shelter materials

malnutrition

8 / 40

A variety of oil palm is

criollo

tenera

amelonado

trinitario

9 / 40

The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is

cash crop production

mixed farming

continuous cropping

poultry farming

10 / 40

Energy in fossil materials maybe harnessed as

electricity energy

wind energy

fuel energy

water energy

11 / 40

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

raw materials for agro-based industries

for the benefit of his family

only one type of crop

for the benefit of his community

12 / 40

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

end of the curve

beginning of the curve

apex of the curve

middle of the curve

13 / 40

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

television

internet

radio

cinema

14 / 40

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

farmers

middlemen

co-operatives

wholesalers

15 / 40

The most versatile source of farm power in West Africa is

biogas

wind

animal

water

16 / 40

The functions of a farm manager include the following except

coordination of farm activities

supervision of farm labourers

decision making

financing agricultural projects

17 / 40

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

capillary

superfluous water

hygroscopic water

gravitational water

18 / 40

An accessory sex gland in a bull is

thyroid gland

pancreatic gland

prostate gland

pituitary gland

19 / 40

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

cassava leaf-spot

maize rust

rice blast

maize streak

20 / 40

The maturity period of groundnut in months is

6 – 7

2 – 3

4 – 5

1 – 2

21 / 40

Which of the following statements is not true about weeds

weeds may harbor crop diseases

some weeds are parasitic on crop plants

weeds reduce the nutritional value of a pasture

all weeds are grasses

22 / 40

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

ability to work on any climatic condition

strength when at work

normal power output of 75 waits per day

intelligence to control work

23 / 40

When soils are poorly drained

they dry up easily

the rate of decomposition is accelerated

they form hardpans

the air content of the soil is reduced

24 / 40

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

a period of fallow must be provided in the course of the rotation

crops that can be attacked by the same pest should not follow each other

25 / 40

Rabbits are kept in cages called

crushes

paddocks

hutches

pens

26 / 40

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

fairly elastic

perfectly elastic

fairly inelastic

perfectly inelastic

27 / 40

Parturition in the deo (rabbit) is referred to as

farrowing

kinding

lambing

kidding

28 / 40

An example of grain legume is

pigeon pea

millet

maize

sorghum

29 / 40

Mastitis is a disease which affects the

dewlap

udder

scrotum

hump

30 / 40

Which of the following soil characteristics is constant?

structure

texture

mineral matter content

moisture content

31 / 40

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

separating chaff from the grains

receiving maize cobs to be shelled

rubbing cobs against one another

drying shelled maize grains

32 / 40

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

isolation

breeding

culling

wearing

33 / 40

An adult female goat is a/an

doe

ewe

heifer

gilt

34 / 40

Government laws and reforms are aimed at

controlling farm profits

increasing agricultural production

discouraging investment in agriculture

encouraging importation of agricultural produces.

35 / 40

The primary purpose of establishing wild life reserve is to

provide constant supply of meat for export

prevent wild animals from predating

conserve animals for hunting

prevent extinction of wild animals

36 / 40

The primary role of agriculture is the provision of

employment and income for farmers.

foreign exchange earnings

raw materials for industries

food for man and his animals

37 / 40

Pennisetum purpurem is the botanical name for

gamba grass

bahama grass

carpet grass

elephanat grass

38 / 40

Smut diseases of cereals is caused by

protozoon

bacterium

fungus

nematode

39 / 40

Smut diseases are often found on

grapes

cowpea

maize

cassava

40 / 40

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

oesophagus

proventriculus

gizzard

crop

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