BECE Agricultural Science 2015 Paper 2 Past Questions

Which of two following is an annual crop?

The following crops are sources of carbohydrate except

The following crops are classified as legume except

Based on size, stomach type and habitat, rabbits are classified as ....... animal.

Which of the following farm animals is a. non-ruminant?

An industrial raw material which is a by-product of poultry is

An example of non-mammal is

Fishes are referred to as “non-mammals' because they

The major reason why livestock rearing is high in Northern Nigeria is because

10. The disadvantages of propagation by seed includes the following except that

Ginger is propagated by the use of

Which of the following crops is vegetatively propagated by leaf cutting?

The type of propagation illustrated by the diagram above is vegetative propagation by

The conditions required for grafting to be successful include the following except that the two plants to be grafted must

Pre-planting operations include the following except

During planting operation, a farmer would preferably select the following seeds for fast growth and maturity except seeds that are

he act of breaking up the soil clods and destroying weed seeds is termed

If a farmer plants two okra seeds per hole at the spacing of 1m × 1m on a hectare of farmland, what is he seed rate of the okra assuming all survived?

Which of the following farm tools is used for transplanting seedlings?

The timing for fertilizer application n crops depends mainly on the following factors except

Threshing and winnowing are common processing methods of

When a farmer spreads on his piece of farmland a mixture of animal excreta, urine and other waste products in order to maintain the soil fertility, he is said to be practising

Which of the following crops is referred to as a light feeder?

A fertile soil must have the following characteristics except

Which of these is not a benefit of applying compost manure on the farmland? It

The methods of fertilizer application a subsistence farm does b>not include

The diagram above represents a

Which of these animal feeds is classified as roughages?

Maintenance ration refers to animal feed that is required to

The difference between sole cropping and plantation agriculture s that sole cropping

Shifting cultivation is still practised by some farmers mainly because it

Which of the following conditions does not favour the practice of taungya farming system in Nigeria?

A farmer who has the benefit of harvesting both forage crops for his livestock and fiid crops for his household from the same piece of land must have practised ....... farming.

The best sequence for the rotation of millet , cowpea, sorghum and grounut is

The diagram above represents

The term “aquaculture' refers to the study of

Leather for production of wallets, belts and shoes is obtained from the skin of

Which of the following fishing equipment is not used n harvesting Gish from the shallow lagoons and lakes?

The feed provided to birds between the ages of 8 to 16 weeks is known as

Properly manna! broilers would reach their market weight at the age of ....... weeks.

Farm animals should BE flushed when they

A veterinary doctor will do the following in an animal farm when consul; except

Assuming a youth wishes to earn himself a living through crop production, which of are following will he basically produce, process and market?

Peasant farmers in southern Nigeria commonly engage in the following agricultural activities in order to empower themselves except

The act of changing the form of farm produce in order to increase its value and utilization is

The distribution of agricultural produce involves the following activities except

Which of the following preservation methods is not used for livestock product?

Which of these methods is used in removing moisture from fish?

which of the following preservation methods is not used for fish and fish products?

In forming agricultural cooperative society, media publicity is used to