2016 Paper 1 – CBT Mode | BECE Agricultural Science

Agriculture can best be defined as the

Agriculture started with man being a_____and ________

When a man engages in agriculture as a means of livelihood, he will have the following in abundance except

An agricultural school leaver who has an Ordinary National diploma is qualified to be employed in the ministry of agriculture as

If a school wishes to employ an agricultural superintendent for the upgrading of the goats in her school farm, which of the following professionals will be employed?

Which of the following is not a daily maintenance practice for farm machinery?

Sheller can be used for the following crop except

The best tool for removing livestock bedding in a ranch is

The following are the importance of siting farm structure and building except to

A farm centre is very important in a farm layout because it is a place to

A farm storage structure that is commonly made of mud in a circular or rectangular shape is known as_________

The top layer of earths crust from which plants derive water and mineral nutrient is  called

Which of the following is not true about loamy soil formation and composition?

A good soil for production must have

Which of the following animals is not livestock?

In a livestock farm, the by-product that is of least importance is

The functions of root include the following except

In monocotyledons, prop roots develop from the

A student observed that a maize plant sown under a shade was taller, weak and bent away from the shade while the same variety of maize plants in the school farm were shorter, healthy and straight during the rainy season, what will be an agricultural teacher’s explanation to the student’s observation?

The following are forms of agriculture except

When a forest is established where it has not been existing, the practice is called

Which of the following produce cannot be gotten from a forest reserve?

Science and technology is applied in the following areas of agriculture except

Which of the following is not a problem of agricultural development in Nigeria?

A plant which grows in a place where it is not wanted is called a

Chemicals used for controlling weeds are called

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The diagram above is botanically known as

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The diagram above is usually seen on farmlands for the following reasons except that it

The following are biting and chewing insects except

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The major class of crop plants attacked by the pest shown in the diagram above is

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The chemical substance used in controlling the population of the pest shown in the diagram above in farmland is called

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An example of a pest that has the same mouth part as the pest shown is

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Which of the following damages is not caused by the pest shown

Swollen shoot disease cannot be transmitted through

The effect of crop disease on plants does not include

The application of nematicide on a farmland reduces damages done by nematodes on

Which of these is not a common symptom of plant diseases on roots?

Fusarium wilt of Tomato is caused by

Tikka is a disease of

 Which of the following is not a disease causing agent of farm animals?

 Swollen udder and blood stained milk from the mammary gland of a goat are symptoms of

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If 600 birds were infected by a disease organism and 400 out of the infected birds died within one week before the arrival of the veterinary doctor, while the remaining 200 birds looked dull and weak.

Which of the following advice will not be given by a veterinary doctor on the animal to the husbandman?

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If 600 birds were infected by a disease organism and 400 out of the infected birds died within one week before the arrival of the veterinary doctor, while the remaining 200 birds looked dull and weak.

Which of the following management practices would have prevented the infection in the farm from the onset?

Rinder pest is referred to as

Which of the following is not a symptom of animal disease?

The practice of keeping a dipping vat at the entrance of a brooder house is done in order to

An organism which lives on or inside a farm animal and depends on the animal for food and shelter is known as

Acaricide is used  in controlling

Liver fluke is a parasite of the following  animals except

The diagram above is commonly found in the ______ of a farm animal

Which of these is a precaution in canning of farm products for future use

Cooking of food in vinegar as a method of preserving the food is known as

The main objectives of storing farm product is to

The usual method of storing yam in West Africa is by

Which of the following farm produce cannot be processed and preserved for a long time?

Which of the following is not a factor that determines the amount of fertilizer that should be applied on crops?

Which of the following factors will favour the practice of shifting cultivation in Nigeria?

Soil conservation mainly prevents the loss of

A farmer who planted cassava in 2010, groundnut in 2011, and maize in 2012 on the same piece of land to check pest is said to have practiced

The methods of replenishing lost soil nutrients include the following except