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