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