PES SS 3 Agric Sci. Mock 1 Exam 25/26
  • 1. 1. To reduce rural-urban migration, the government should
A) establish commodity boards
B) provide social infrastructure
C) provide extension services to farmers
D) establish tractor-hiring units
  • 2. 2. The establishment of cooperative farming is encouraged by governments because it
A) enables farmers to control soil erosion
B) enables individual farmers to acquire capital
C) allows farmers to cultivate small and scattered plots
D) facilitates the use of hand tools
  • 3. 3.
    A non-governmental organization involved in agricultural development in West Africa is
A) River Basin Development Authority
B) Agricultural Development Project
C) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
D) Operation Feed the Nation
  • 4. 4. The diagram below illustrates a farm implement. Use it to answer this question.


    The illustrated farm implement i used for
A) pulverizing soil into fine tilth
B) breaking up soil into clods
C) gathering top soil
D) levelling soil surface
  • 5. 5. The diagram above illustrates a farm implement. Use it to answer this question.

    The part of the illustrated farm implement that enables it to roll over obstacles is labelled
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
  • 6. 6. The diagram below illustrates a farm implement. Use it to answer this question.

    The function of the part labelled II is to
A) remove soil
B) break clods
C) cut stumps
D) turn soil
  • 7. 7.  
    A combine harvester can be used simultaneously to harvest
A) legumes and apply fertilizer
B) tubers and distribute fertilizer
C) grains and eradicate weeds
D) cereals and winnow grains
  • 8. 8. Ranging poles used in farm surveying have characteristic
A) red and white bands
B) green and white bands
C) black and red bands
D) blue and white bands
  • 9. 9. Decomposition of soil organic matter is mainly caused by
A) nematodes
B) algae
C) bacteria
D) fungi
  • 10. 10. The main factors responsible for rock weathering in the desert are high temperature and
A) water
B) animal activity
C) root growth
D) wind
  • 11. 11. A difference between physical and chemical weathering is that
A) carbonation is necessary in physical weathering
B) there is a change in the mineral composition of rock in physical weathering .
C) wind is necessary in chemical weathering
D) the mineral composition of rock is changed in chemical weathering.
  • 12. 12. Use the information below to answer this question.
    In an experiment on soil porosity, the following results were obtained:
    Volume of dry soil = 52cm³
    Volume of water= 48cm³
    Volume of soil and water=78cm³

    Determine the volume of airspace in the soil sample.
A) 30cm³
B) 100cm³
C) 22cm³
D) 26cm³
  • 13. 13. Use the information below to answer this question.
    In an experiment on soil porosity, the following results were obtained:
    Volume of dry soil = 52cm³
    Volume of water= 48cm³
    Volume of soil and water=78cm³

    Calculate the porosity of the soil sample
A) 45.83%
B) 28.21%
C) 42.31%
D) 61.54%
  • 14. 14. The diagram below illustrates a tool used to analyse a soil sample in an experiment. Use it to answer this question.

    The aim of the experiment is to determine the soil
A) texture
B) structure
C) organic matter
D) mineral matter
  • 15. 15.
A) clay
B) fine sand
C) coarse sand
D) silt
  • 16. 16
A) 0.2 - 2.0 mm
B) .  0.002 - 0.02 mm
C) 2.0 mm
D) 0.02 - 0.2 mm
  • 17. 17.Potassium deficiency in cereal crops Is indicated by
A) white and irregular spots on leaves
B) purpling of leaves
C) browning of leaves Trom the tips and margins
D) yellowing of younger leaves
  • 18. 18. Nitrogen is important in plants because it is mainly needed in
A) fruit formation
B) . leaf formation
C) cell division
D) root development.
  • 19. 19. Water can be conserved in the soil by
A) weeding, strip cropping and clean clearing
B) cover cropping, mulching and weeding
C) clean clearing, mulching, and strip cropping
D) mulching, strip cropping and cover cropping
  • 20. 20. Monocotyledonous crops include
A) rubber, cashew and orange
B) garden egg, cassava and mango
C) cowpea, pepper and tomato
D) oil palm, rice, and plantain.
  • 21. 21. Swampy lands are most suitable for growing
A) tomato
B) maize
C) rice
D) yam
  • 22. 22. If maize seeds are sown at a spacing of 60 cm by 90 cm, what is the plant population of maize expected on one hectare of farmland?
A) 18,519 plants
B) 16,667 plants
C) 5,400 plants
D) 11,111 plants
  • 23. 23. The practice of placing the correct number of seeds in the soil with definite intra-row and inter-row spacing is called
A) precision planting
B) centrifugal distribution
C) seed drilling
D) seed broadcasting
  • 24. 24. Which of the following groups of crops will thrive in areas with high rainfall?
A) Cotton, cowpea and groundnut
B) Cocoa, oil palm and rubber
C) Guinea com, cowpea and maize
D) Millet, maize and cotton
  • 25. 25. Capping is a cultural practice carried out in the cultivation of
A) cassava
B) yam
C) potato
D) carrot
  • 26. 26. Damping of disease of tomato could be controlled by
A) pruning
B) staking
C) supplying
D) thinning
  • 27. 27. The most common way of controlling weeds in tree crop plantations is by
A) crop rotation
B) flooding
C) slashing
D) hand pulling
  • 28. 28. Which of the following crops is correctly matched with a disease that affects it?
A) Yam- blast
B) Sorghum - scab
C) Maize - smut
D) Rice- black arm
  • 29. 29. Soil-borne diseases could be controlled in the nursery by
A) mulching
B) manuring
C) heat treatment
D) provision of shade
  • 30. 30. Use the information below to answer this question.
    I. Yellowing of leaves
    II. Raised brown spots on the leaves
    III. Drying up of leaves
    IV. Exudation of gum

    The disease of citrus described above is
A) gummosis
B) blight
C) die-back
D) tristeza
  • 31. 31.
A) turkey
B) rabbit
C) . chicken
D) sheep
  • 32. 32. The diagram below illustrates the digestive system of a farm animal. Use it to answer this question.


    The part labelled lll is the
A) pancreas
B) small intestine
C) caecum
D) large intestine
  • 33. 33.
A) I
B) II
C) III
D) IV
  • 34. 34. Lactation normally occurs
A) at the onset of puberty
B) after gestation.
C) at the onset of conception
D) after mating
  • 35. 35. A by-product of all livestock is
A) meat
B) milk
C) horn
D) hide
  • 36. 36. Removal of  needle teeth is important in the management of
A) lambs
B) calves
C) kids
D) piglets
  • 37. 37.  
    Which of the following farm animals will browse more on plants in a pasture?
A) Cattle
B) Sheep
C) Pigs
D) Goats
  • 38. 38. The main reason for castrating farm animals is to
A) make them lose weight
B) remove male odour
C) . make the animal sterile
D) increase meat production
  • 39. 39. LWhich of the following statements about silage are true?
    I. It has a laxative effect
    II. is acidic in reaction.
    III. has a strong aroma when well prepared
A) I, II and III
B) I and III only
C) I and II only
D) II and III only
  • 40. 40. If 200 layers require 25 kg of layer mash per day, calculate the quantity of feed required by 1,000 layers per day.
A) 40kg
B) 5kg
C) 125kg
D) 80kg
  • 41. 41. Salt licks are provided for grazing animals to
A) make the pasture palatable.
B) provide laxatives
C) supplement mineral intake
D) supply nutrients in pastures
  • 42. 42. The correct order of arrangement of ration for piglets from day old is
A) creep>weaners>growers>finisher.
B) growers>finisher>creep>weaners.
C) finishers>creep>weaners>growers
D) weaners >growers->creep > finisher.
  • 43. 43. In farming enterprise, short term loans are used to
A) purchase agrochemicals
B) construct new farm buildings
C) purchase farm machinery
D) construct an irrigation dam
  • 44. 44.
A) an inventory record.
B) an input record
C) a production record
D) a labour record
  • 45. 45.
A) 804
B) 552
C) 252
D) . 300
  • 46. 46.
A) ₦50.00
B) ₦40.00
C) ₦55.00
D) ₦45.00
  • 47. 47. The gross profit of a farm business is the farm's
A) total sales less cost of production.
B) total sales less operating expenses.
C) net sales less taxation.
D) net sales less cost of production.
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