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