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


    The illustrated farm implement i used for
A) breaking up soil into clods
B) levelling soil surface
C) gathering top soil
D) pulverizing soil into fine tilth
  • 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) IV
B) II
C) I
D) III
  • 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) cut stumps
B) remove soil
C) break clods
D) turn soil
  • 7. 7.  
    A combine harvester can be used simultaneously to harvest
A) legumes and apply fertilizer
B) grains and eradicate weeds
C) cereals and winnow grains
D) tubers and distribute fertilizer
  • 8. 8. Ranging poles used in farm surveying have characteristic
A) green and white bands
B) blue and white bands
C) black and red bands
D) red and white bands
  • 9. 9. Decomposition of soil organic matter is mainly caused by
A) nematodes
B) fungi
C) algae
D) bacteria
  • 10. 10. The main factors responsible for rock weathering in the desert are high temperature and
A) animal activity
B) root growth
C) water
D) wind
  • 11. 11. A difference between physical and chemical weathering is that
A) there is a change in the mineral composition of rock in physical weathering .
B) carbonation is necessary in physical weathering
C) the mineral composition of rock is changed in chemical weathering.
D) wind is necessary 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) 100cm³
B) 22cm³
C) 30cm³
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) 61.54%
B) 42.31%
C) 45.83%
D) 28.21%
  • 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) mineral matter
D) organic matter
  • 15. 15.
A) silt
B) fine sand
C) clay
D) coarse sand
  • 16. 16
A) 0.2 - 2.0 mm
B) .  0.002 - 0.02 mm
C) 0.02 - 0.2 mm
D) 2.0 mm
  • 17. 17.Potassium deficiency in cereal crops Is indicated by
A) white and irregular spots on leaves
B) yellowing of younger leaves
C) purpling of leaves
D) browning of leaves Trom the tips and margins
  • 18. 18. Nitrogen is important in plants because it is mainly needed in
A) fruit formation
B) root development.
C) . leaf formation
D) cell division
  • 19. 19. Water can be conserved in the soil by
A) cover cropping, mulching and weeding
B) mulching, strip cropping and cover cropping
C) weeding, strip cropping and clean clearing
D) clean clearing, mulching, and strip cropping
  • 20. 20. Monocotyledonous crops include
A) rubber, cashew and orange
B) oil palm, rice, and plantain.
C) garden egg, cassava and mango
D) cowpea, pepper and tomato
  • 21. 21. Swampy lands are most suitable for growing
A) tomato
B) yam
C) rice
D) maize
  • 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) 11,111 plants
B) 16,667 plants
C) 5,400 plants
D) 18,519 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) seed broadcasting
B) centrifugal distribution
C) seed drilling
D) precision planting
  • 24. 24. Which of the following groups of crops will thrive in areas with high rainfall?
A) Guinea com, cowpea and maize
B) Millet, maize and cotton
C) Cotton, cowpea and groundnut
D) Cocoa, oil palm and rubber
  • 25. 25. Capping is a cultural practice carried out in the cultivation of
A) cassava
B) potato
C) yam
D) carrot
  • 26. 26. Damping of disease of tomato could be controlled by
A) staking
B) supplying
C) thinning
D) pruning
  • 27. 27. The most common way of controlling weeds in tree crop plantations is by
A) crop rotation
B) hand pulling
C) slashing
D) flooding
  • 28. 28. Which of the following crops is correctly matched with a disease that affects it?
A) Maize - smut
B) Rice- black arm
C) Yam- blast
D) Sorghum - scab
  • 29. 29. Soil-borne diseases could be controlled in the nursery by
A) provision of shade
B) manuring
C) heat treatment
D) mulching
  • 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) tristeza
B) gummosis
C) blight
D) die-back
  • 31. 31.
A) sheep
B) . chicken
C) rabbit
D) turkey
  • 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) small intestine
B) caecum
C) large intestine
D) pancreas
  • 33. 33.
A) I
B) III
C) II
D) IV
  • 34. 34. Lactation normally occurs
A) after mating
B) at the onset of conception
C) after gestation.
D) at the onset of puberty
  • 35. 35. A by-product of all livestock is
A) meat
B) hide
C) milk
D) horn
  • 36. 36. Removal of  needle teeth is important in the management of
A) calves
B) kids
C) piglets
D) lambs
  • 37. 37.  
    Which of the following farm animals will browse more on plants in a pasture?
A) Cattle
B) Sheep
C) Goats
D) Pigs
  • 38. 38. The main reason for castrating farm animals is to
A) make them lose weight
B) remove male odour
C) increase meat production
D) . make the animal sterile
  • 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 and III only
B) I, II and III
C) II and III only
D) I and II 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) 80kg
C) 125kg
D) 5kg
  • 41. 41. Salt licks are provided for grazing animals to
A) provide laxatives
B) make the pasture palatable.
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) finishers>creep>weaners>growers
B) creep>weaners>growers>finisher.
C) growers>finisher>creep>weaners.
D) weaners >growers->creep > finisher.
  • 43. 43. In farming enterprise, short term loans are used to
A) construct an irrigation dam
B) purchase farm machinery
C) purchase agrochemicals
D) construct new farm buildings
  • 44. 44.
A) a labour record
B) an inventory record.
C) a production record
D) an input record
  • 45. 45.
A) 804
B) 252
C) . 300
D) 552
  • 46. 46.
A) ₦45.00
B) ₦50.00
C) ₦55.00
D) ₦40.00
  • 47. 47. The gross profit of a farm business is the farm's
A) total sales less operating expenses.
B) net sales less cost of production.
C) total sales less cost of production.
D) net sales less taxation.
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