Paper 2 – CBT Mode | 2016 BECE Agricultural Science Objective

Which of the following parts of oil palm are harvested and processed in large quantity for sale?

I. fruit

II. seed

Ill. root

IV. frond

V. trunk

The disadvantage of late harvesting of leafy vegetables is that it results to the production of leaves that

Which of the following groups of crop provides protein to man

In agriculture, pepper, ginger and locust bean are termed _________ crops

The following are cereal crops except

The following are perennial crops except

An example of a mammal is

Criteria used in classifying farm animals include the following except

Farm animals can be used for the following farm operations except

The shell of oyster and periwinkle are used for

Which of these animals is kept for sport purposes?

A stem growing horizontally above the surface of the ground and growing adventitious roots at the nodes is called

Assuming the vegetative propagation of cocoa by layering done by a peasant farmer was successful, new shoots and roots will develop from the

Which of the following crops is planted with vine?

The advantage of vegetative propagation is that it leads to the production of offspring which

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An example of a plant propagated by its vegetative organ shown above is

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The part labeled III is known as

The main purpose of mulching is to

Which of the following is not a planting operation for yam?

The following are cultural practices in maize production except

The removal of matured fruits from a tree plant is termed

An advantage of continuous cropping is that it

A farmer prepared a five course crop rotation for his farmland as shown in the chart below. Study it and answer the question below 

On which of the plots will he sow groundnut (fb) late maize in the fourth year?

A farmer prepared a five course crop rotation for his farmland as shown in the chart below. Study it and answer the question below 

Which of the following courses will he adopt in plot 3 in the second year?

 Which of the following is not an advantage of mixed farming?

Animal urine should be included in compost mixture in order to

The term “bush fallow” refers to the

Which of the following crops uses quantity of nutrients from the soil for its growth and development?

A soil fertility maintenance practice which can discourage weed infestation on the farmland is

Haulms used as livestock feeds are gotten from ____ after harvesting

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Assuming Rablu feed mill mistakenly labelled and supplied feed to Kayos and  Sons poultry farm in 2014 as follows;

What should be the correct name on “Feed K after the farm manager has finished relabelling the feed types in Kayo’s and Sons poultry farm?

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Assuming Rablu feed mill mistakenly labelled and supplied feed to Kayos and  Sons poultry farm in 2014 as follows;

Which of the feed types supplied should be relabelled as protein concentrate by the farm manager in Kayos and Sons poultry farm?

Which of the following plant products provides protein to sheep and goats of intensive management system?

Fingerling is the name given to a young

The following are conditions necessary for siting a fish pond except 

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A fish farmer preserved tilapia, mudfish, catfish, mackerel, and cod in his cold room. He harvested his fishes from different water bodies and sorted them based on their body.

How many types of bony fishes does he have in stock?

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A fish farmer preserved tilapia, mudfish, catfish, mackerel, and cod in his cold room. He harvested his fishes from different water bodies and sorted them based on their body.

Which of the following tools will not be used by the fish farmer to harvest fishes from the freshwater body?

The diagram below is known as

Which of the following materials will not serve as a litter in poultry house?

The main aim of maintaining hygiene in a poultry farm is to

Which of the following systems of poultry management would you recommend for producing fertile eggs?

The removal of an unproductive animal from the flock is known as

Which of the following workers does agriculture empower economically?

Services rendered in the farm by labourers that are sources of income include the following except

The scarcity of farm produce in the market after each farming season can be reduced by the provision of

The maintenance of high hygienic standards in agricultural marketing requires

Which of the following preservation methods is not used for crop produce?

When vegetables are put in sterilized containers and stored for a long time in order to make it readily available for consumers, the process is known as

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A group of Akoko community women pooled their resources together in order to purchase and process palm nuts for export. They later agreed after two years to continue as a formal association in the business duely registered.

What type of cooperative with the Akoko community women association be referred to?

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A group of Akoko community women pooled their resources together in order to purchase and process palm nuts for export. They later agreed after two years to continue as a formal association in the business duely registered.

Which of the following aims will not be in the interest of the newly formed Akoko community cooperative? To

Which of the following is not a quality of a good agricultural cooperative member?

The following are ways of managing agricultural cooperative except

A market with only one seller is referred to as

The link through which farm produce are bought from producers and sold to consumers is served by

Which of the following is an area of specialization in crop production?

Which of the following is not a participant in stock exchange?

Stockholders of agricultural companies are entitled to these privileges except

The importance of stock exchange in agriculture includes the following except

Which of these is not an export produce in Nigeria?

An important export produce in Nigeria is