BECE Agricultural Science 2016 Paper 1 Past Questions

Which of the following parts of oil palm are harvested and processed in large quantity for sale?
I. fruit II. seed III. 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 crops 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 priwinkle 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

An example of plant propagated by the vegetative organ shown above is

The part labelled III is known as

The main purposes of mulching is to

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

The following are cultural practices in maize production except

The removal of matured fruits from tree plant is termed

An advantage of continous cropping is that it

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

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 large quantity of nutrients from a 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

Assuming Rabiu feedmill mistakenly labelled and supplied feed to Kayo's and sons poultry farm in 2014 as follows:
What should be the correct name on 'Feed A' after the farm manager has finished relabelling the feed types in Kayo's and sons poultry farm?

Assuming Rabiu feedmill mistakenly labelled and supplied feed to Kayo's 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 Kayo's and sons poultry farm

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

Fingering is the name given to a young

The following are conditions necessary for sitting a fish pond except

A fish farmer preserved tilapia, mud fish, cat fish, 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?

A fish farmer preserved tilapia, mud fish, cat fish, 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 fresh water body

The diagram below is known as

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

The main aim of maintaining hygiene in a poultry farm is tower conditions

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

The removal of 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 ae 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 hygiene standards in agricultural marketing requires

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

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

A group of Akoko community women pooled their resources together in order to purchase and process palmnut for export. They later agreed after 2 years to continue as a formal association in the business duely registered.What type of cooperative will the Akoko community women association be referred to?

A group of Akoko community women pooled their resources together in order to purchase and process palmnut for export. They later agreed after 2 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