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