SS 3 AGRIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) HomeWAEC/NECO Exam Past QuestionsSS 3 AGRIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) 0% 0 votes, 0 avg 6 SSCE/NECO/GCE (AGRIC. SCIENCE) AGRIC. SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS SSCE (APP) These are Agric Science Past Questions. Questions will be picked at random from the question bank. You can use the NEXT button to move to the next question, use the PREV button to move to the previous question, the CLEAR button to clear any answer of your choice and you have the FINISH button to end the exam if you choose to. Any question not answered before the end of the exam time, will be marked as wrong and the exam will end by itself. so try to attempt all questions on time. Goodluck! 1 / 50 The best method of introducing a new pesticide to rural farmers is through demonstration circular letters farmer’s co-operatives field trips 2 / 50 The maturity period of groundnut in months is 6 – 7 1 – 2 4 – 5 2 – 3 3 / 50 Government laws and reforms are aimed at controlling farm profits encouraging importation of agricultural produces. discouraging investment in agriculture increasing agricultural production 4 / 50 The primary role of agriculture is the provision of food for man and his animals raw materials for industries employment and income for farmers. foreign exchange earnings 5 / 50 An example of grain legume is sorghum millet pigeon pea maize 6 / 50 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 7 / 50 An adult female goat is a/an heifer ewe gilt doe 8 / 50 Artificial scarcity of agricultural produce is often caused by the following marketing agents except farmers wholesalers middlemen co-operatives 9 / 50 Given a normal situation, what effect will an increase in the supply of cowpea have on its market price? The price is unaffected is unpredictable increase decreases 10 / 50 Pasture crops are best used in preparing hay just before flowing when they are two weeks old just after seed maturation after they have started to dry up 11 / 50 Which of the following occupation is not associated with agriculture? fertilizer production production of honey production of polythens saw-milling 12 / 50 Smut diseases are often found on grapes maize cassava cowpea 13 / 50 When soils are poorly drained the air content of the soil is reduced the rate of decomposition is accelerated they dry up easily they form hardpans 14 / 50 Which of the following statements is not true about weeds all weeds are grasses weeds may harbor crop diseases some weeds are parasitic on crop plants weeds reduce the nutritional value of a pasture 15 / 50 Rabbits are kept in cages called hutches pens paddocks crushes 16 / 50 The major advantage of human power over all other sources of power is man’s intelligence to control work strength when at work normal power output of 75 waits per day ability to work on any climatic condition 17 / 50 Which of the following sources of farm power will assist in the tillage of more land per unit time? man animal machine wind 18 / 50 When a change in price brings no change in demand, the situation is described as perfectly elastic fairly inelastic fairly elastic perfectly inelastic 19 / 50 Which of the following parts is common to both the disc and mould board plough? coulter land slide beam plough share 20 / 50 The rate of soil erosion is not affected by vegetation cover leaching topographys rainfall 21 / 50 Pennisetum purpurem is the botanical name for gamba grass elephanat grass bahama grass carpet grass 22 / 50 Irrigation water is passed underneath the soil through pipes canals sprinklers drips 23 / 50 The primary purpose of establishing wild life reserve is to prevent wild animals from predating prevent extinction of wild animals conserve animals for hunting provide constant supply of meat for export 24 / 50 Liming is used to correct soil’s porosity caution exchange capacity acidity neutrality 25 / 50 The major advantage of inbreed in animals is that it reduces the numbers of mates needed in a hard increases multiple births increases hybrid vigour eliminates undesirable traits 26 / 50 On a curve for the law of diminishing returns, maximum output is obtained at the beginning of the curve middle of the curve end of the curve apex of the curve 27 / 50 The functions of a farm manager include the following except decision making financing agricultural projects coordination of farm activities supervision of farm labourers 28 / 50 One factor which differentiates a subsistence from a commercial farmer is that the former produces for the benefit of his family for the benefit of his community raw materials for agro-based industries only one type of crop 29 / 50 The most versatile source of farm power in West Africa is wind animal biogas water 30 / 50 A variety of oil palm is amelonado criollo tenera trinitario 31 / 50 An accessory sex gland in a bull is pituitary gland prostate gland thyroid gland pancreatic gland 32 / 50 A physical factor affecting crop production is microorganism temperature vegetation man 33 / 50 The part of the digestive tract of birds which secrete gastric juice is the oesophagus proventriculus crop gizzard 34 / 50 The process of removing a young animal from its mother is referred to as isolation culling wearing breeding 35 / 50 The most in appropriate means of disseminating new ideas and techniques to the peasant farmer is by use of internet cinema radio television 36 / 50 Which of the following plant diseases is not caused by fungi? maize streak maize rust cassava leaf-spot rice blast 37 / 50 Energy in fossil materials maybe harnessed as wind energy fuel energy electricity energy water energy 38 / 50 The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is cash crop production mixed farming poultry farming continuous cropping 39 / 50 Detailed survey for the site of a fish pond is necessary for the site of a fish pond is necessary for the following except height of the dam site inspection determination of the depth of the pond location and depth of the spillway 40 / 50 Subsistence agriculture mainly involves food production on large scale farm high capital input on the farm enterprise mechanization of all farm operations food production using family labour 41 / 50 Which of the following soil water is tightly held to the surface of soil particles? capillary hygroscopic water superfluous water gravitational water 42 / 50 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 43 / 50 Mastitis is a disease which affects the scrotum hump dewlap udder 44 / 50 Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except malnutrition unemployment inadequate shelter materials high population growth rate 45 / 50 Which of the following is a function of the hopper of a gain sheller? separating chaff from the grains rubbing cobs against one another receiving maize cobs to be shelled drying shelled maize grains 46 / 50 Smut diseases of cereals is caused by bacterium nematode fungus protozoon 47 / 50 Newcastle disease attacks pigs horses poultry ruminant 48 / 50 Which of the following soil characteristics is constant? texture mineral matter content structure moisture content 49 / 50 The practice of cutting only matured forest trees and allowing other young ones to grow is known as deforestation selective exploitation regeneration afforestation 50 / 50 Parturition in the deo (rabbit) is referred to as farrowing kidding kinding lambing Your score is LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Practice also: SS 3 DATA PROCESSING PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 COMPUTER STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 COMMERCE PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 CIVIC EDUCATION PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) SS 3 CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO)