SS 3 AGRIC SCIENCE PAST QUESTIONS (WAEC/NECO)

Smut diseases of cereals is caused by

Rabbits are kept in cages called

Which of the following soil water is tightly held to the surface of soil particles?

When a change in price brings no change in demand, the situation is described as

Which of the following is a function of the hopper of a gain sheller?

Subsistence agriculture mainly involves

Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except

An accessory sex gland in a bull is

Given a normal situation, what effect will an increase in the supply of cowpea have on its market price? The price

The rate of soil erosion is not affected by

Smut diseases are often found on

Energy in fossil materials maybe harnessed as

The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is

Parturition in the deo (rabbit) is referred to as

The most versatile source of farm power in West Africa is

Detailed survey for the site of a fish pond is necessary for the site of a fish pond is necessary for the following except

Pennisetum purpurem is the botanical name for

On a curve for the law of diminishing returns, maximum output is obtained at the

The practice of cutting only matured forest trees and allowing other young ones to grow is known as

Irrigation water is passed underneath the soil through

Which of the following soil characteristics is constant?

Pasture crops are best used in preparing hay

The best method of introducing a new pesticide to rural farmers is through

The part of the digestive tract of birds which secrete gastric juice is the

An example of grain legume is

One factor which differentiates a subsistence from a commercial farmer is that the former produces

The major advantage of human power over all other sources of power is man’s

An adult female goat is a/an

Government laws and reforms are aimed at

Which of the following plant diseases is not caused by fungi?

The process of removing a young animal from its mother is referred to as

A variety of oil palm is

The most in appropriate means of disseminating new ideas and techniques to the peasant farmer is by use of

Which of the following parts is common to both the disc and mould board plough?

The major advantage of inbreed in animals is that it

Which of the following sources of farm power will assist in the tillage of more land per unit time?

The maturity period of groundnut in months is

Artificial scarcity of agricultural produce is often caused by the following marketing agents except

Mastitis is a disease which affects the

The primary purpose of establishing wild life reserve is to

When soils are poorly drained

Leguminous cover crops do not

A physical factor affecting crop production is

Which of the following occupation is not associated with agriculture?

Which of the following statements is not true about weeds

Liming is used to correct soil’s

Newcastle disease attacks

The functions of a farm manager include the following except

Which of the following is not a principle of crop rotation?

The primary role of agriculture is the provision of