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SS 3 AGRIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO) 0% 0 votes, 0 avg 33 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 Given a normal situation, what effect will an increase in the supply of cowpea have on its market price? The price is unpredictable decreases is unaffected increase 2 / 50 The most versatile source of farm power in West Africa is wind water animal biogas 3 / 50 Artificial scarcity of agricultural produce is often caused by the following marketing agents except co-operatives middlemen farmers wholesalers 4 / 50 The rate of soil erosion is not affected by leaching rainfall vegetation cover topographys 5 / 50 Which of the following is not a principle of crop rotation? deep-rooted crops should be followed by shallow rooted crops a period of fallow must be provided in the course of the rotation a leguminous crop should be included in the system crops that can be attacked by the same pest should not follow each other 6 / 50 The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is poultry farming mixed farming continuous cropping cash crop production 7 / 50 On a curve for the law of diminishing returns, maximum output is obtained at the end of the curve middle of the curve apex of the curve beginning of the curve 8 / 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 9 / 50 Pasture crops are best used in preparing hay just after seed maturation just before flowing after they have started to dry up when they are two weeks old 10 / 50 Which of the following plant diseases is not caused by fungi? rice blast cassava leaf-spot maize rust maize streak 11 / 50 A variety of oil palm is trinitario tenera amelonado criollo 12 / 50 Subsistence agriculture mainly involves mechanization of all farm operations food production using family labour food production on large scale farm high capital input on the farm enterprise 13 / 50 Leguminous cover crops do not bind the soil particles together through their roots increase the nitrogen content of soils aid in improving the soil organic matter content reduce the soil microbial population 14 / 50 When a change in price brings no change in demand, the situation is described as perfectly elastic fairly elastic fairly inelastic perfectly inelastic 15 / 50 Newcastle disease attacks horses poultry ruminant pigs 16 / 50 Smut diseases of cereals is caused by fungus bacterium nematode protozoon 17 / 50 Energy in fossil materials maybe harnessed as fuel energy water energy wind energy electricity energy 18 / 50 Liming is used to correct soil’s caution exchange capacity neutrality porosity acidity 19 / 50 Pennisetum purpurem is the botanical name for bahama grass gamba grass carpet grass elephanat grass 20 / 50 The best method of introducing a new pesticide to rural farmers is through farmer’s co-operatives circular letters field trips demonstration 21 / 50 The part of the digestive tract of birds which secrete gastric juice is the gizzard proventriculus crop oesophagus 22 / 50 Which of the following statements is not true about weeds weeds may harbor crop diseases some weeds are parasitic on crop plants weeds reduce the nutritional value of a pasture all weeds are grasses 23 / 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 24 / 50 Irrigation water is passed underneath the soil through sprinklers drips pipes canals 25 / 50 The major advantage of inbreed in animals is that it eliminates undesirable traits increases multiple births increases hybrid vigour reduces the numbers of mates needed in a hard 26 / 50 The process of removing a young animal from its mother is referred to as culling isolation breeding wearing 27 / 50 Parturition in the deo (rabbit) is referred to as lambing farrowing kidding kinding 28 / 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 29 / 50 The maturity period of groundnut in months is 4 – 5 1 – 2 6 – 7 2 – 3 30 / 50 A physical factor affecting crop production is vegetation microorganism man temperature 31 / 50 Mastitis is a disease which affects the dewlap hump udder scrotum 32 / 50 The primary purpose of establishing wild life reserve is to provide constant supply of meat for export prevent wild animals from predating conserve animals for hunting prevent extinction of wild animals 33 / 50 An example of grain legume is pigeon pea sorghum maize millet 34 / 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 determination of the depth of the pond location and depth of the spillway site inspection height of the dam 35 / 50 Smut diseases are often found on cassava grapes maize cowpea 36 / 50 Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except unemployment high population growth rate malnutrition inadequate shelter materials 37 / 50 The functions of a farm manager include the following except decision making financing agricultural projects coordination of farm activities supervision of farm labourers 38 / 50 Which of the following soil water is tightly held to the surface of soil particles? gravitational water hygroscopic water superfluous water capillary 39 / 50 An adult female goat is a/an gilt doe heifer ewe 40 / 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 41 / 50 Rabbits are kept in cages called crushes hutches paddocks pens 42 / 50 The most in appropriate means of disseminating new ideas and techniques to the peasant farmer is by use of cinema radio television internet 43 / 50 Which of the following parts is common to both the disc and mould board plough? beam land slide plough share coulter 44 / 50 An accessory sex gland in a bull is thyroid gland prostate gland pituitary gland pancreatic gland 45 / 50 The practice of cutting only matured forest trees and allowing other young ones to grow is known as selective exploitation afforestation deforestation regeneration 46 / 50 Which of the following sources of farm power will assist in the tillage of more land per unit time? man animal wind machine 47 / 50 Which of the following occupation is not associated with agriculture? production of polythens production of honey saw-milling fertilizer production 48 / 50 The major advantage of human power over all other sources of power is man’s strength when at work normal power output of 75 waits per day intelligence to control work ability to work on any climatic condition 49 / 50 Government laws and reforms are aimed at increasing agricultural production controlling farm profits encouraging importation of agricultural produces. discouraging investment in agriculture 50 / 50 Which of the following soil characteristics is constant? mineral matter content texture moisture content structure Your score is LinkedIn Facebook Twitter 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)