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.

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1 / 40

Leguminous cover crops do not

reduce the soil microbial population

increase the nitrogen content of soils

aid in improving the soil organic matter content

bind the soil particles together through their roots

2 / 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

determination of the depth of the pond

site inspection

location and depth of the spillway

height of the dam

3 / 40

Newcastle disease attacks

horses

pigs

poultry

ruminant

4 / 40

Pennisetum purpurem is the botanical name for

gamba grass

carpet grass

elephanat grass

bahama grass

5 / 40

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

isolation

culling

breeding

wearing

6 / 40

The maturity period of groundnut in months is

2 – 3

6 – 7

1 – 2

4 – 5

7 / 40

Pasture crops are best used in preparing hay

when they are two weeks old

just after seed maturation

just before flowing

after they have started to dry up

8 / 40

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

drying shelled maize grains

receiving maize cobs to be shelled

rubbing cobs against one another

separating chaff from the grains

9 / 40

Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except

malnutrition

high population growth rate

inadequate shelter materials

unemployment

10 / 40

Smut diseases of cereals is caused by

bacterium

fungus

protozoon

nematode

11 / 40

Mastitis is a disease which affects the

scrotum

udder

hump

dewlap

12 / 40

The primary purpose of establishing wild life reserve is to

conserve animals for hunting

provide constant supply of meat for export

prevent extinction of wild animals

prevent wild animals from predating

13 / 40

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

wholesalers

farmers

co-operatives

middlemen

14 / 40

Parturition in the deo (rabbit) is referred to as

farrowing

lambing

kinding

kidding

15 / 40

Energy in fossil materials maybe harnessed as

water energy

wind energy

fuel energy

electricity energy

16 / 40

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

radio

internet

television

cinema

17 / 40

The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is

mixed farming

continuous cropping

cash crop production

poultry farming

18 / 40

A variety of oil palm is

amelonado

tenera

trinitario

criollo

19 / 40

Smut diseases are often found on

cowpea

maize

cassava

grapes

20 / 40

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

circular letters

farmer’s co-operatives

field trips

demonstration

21 / 40

The primary role of agriculture is the provision of

raw materials for industries

food for man and his animals

foreign exchange earnings

employment and income for farmers.

22 / 40

The functions of a farm manager include the following except

decision making

supervision of farm labourers

coordination of farm activities

financing agricultural projects

23 / 40

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

for the benefit of his family

only one type of crop

raw materials for agro-based industries

for the benefit of his community

24 / 40

The rate of soil erosion is not affected by

topographys

rainfall

leaching

vegetation cover

25 / 40

An adult female goat is a/an

heifer

gilt

doe

ewe

26 / 40

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

normal power output of 75 waits per day

intelligence to control work

strength when at work

ability to work on any climatic condition

27 / 40

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

fairly inelastic

fairly elastic

perfectly inelastic

perfectly elastic

28 / 40

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

29 / 40

Which of the following statements is not true about weeds

some weeds are parasitic on crop plants

weeds may harbor crop diseases

weeds reduce the nutritional value of a pasture

all weeds are grasses

30 / 40

Which of the following soil characteristics is constant?

moisture content

structure

mineral matter content

texture

31 / 40

An example of grain legume is

millet

pigeon pea

sorghum

maize

32 / 40

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

proventriculus

oesophagus

gizzard

crop

33 / 40

An accessory sex gland in a bull is

prostate gland

thyroid gland

pituitary gland

pancreatic gland

34 / 40

Irrigation water is passed underneath the soil through

drips

pipes

sprinklers

canals

35 / 40

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

selective exploitation

afforestation

regeneration

deforestation

36 / 40

Rabbits are kept in cages called

paddocks

pens

hutches

crushes

37 / 40

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

machine

wind

man

animal

38 / 40

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

coulter

land slide

beam

plough share

39 / 40

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

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

40 / 40

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

superfluous water

capillary

gravitational water

hygroscopic water

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