ThatQuiz Test Library Take this test now
PES SS 3 Agric Sci. Mock 1 Exam 25/26
Contributed by: School
  • 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) facilitates the use of hand tools
B) enables individual farmers to acquire capital
C) enables farmers to control soil erosion
D) allows farmers to cultivate small and scattered plots
  • 3. 3.
    A non-governmental organization involved in agricultural development in West Africa is
A) Operation Feed the Nation
B) River Basin Development Authority
C) Agricultural Development Project
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) levelling soil surface
B) pulverizing soil into fine tilth
C) breaking up soil into clods
D) gathering top soil
  • 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) II
B) I
C) IV
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) break clods
B) cut stumps
C) remove soil
D) turn soil
  • 7. 7.  
    A combine harvester can be used simultaneously to harvest
A) cereals and winnow grains
B) grains and eradicate weeds
C) tubers and distribute fertilizer
D) legumes and apply fertilizer
  • 8. 8. Ranging poles used in farm surveying have characteristic
A) black and red bands
B) blue and white bands
C) red and white bands
D) green and white bands
  • 9. 9. Decomposition of soil organic matter is mainly caused by
A) fungi
B) algae
C) nematodes
D) bacteria
  • 10. 10. The main factors responsible for rock weathering in the desert are high temperature and
A) water
B) wind
C) animal activity
D) root growth
  • 11. 11. A difference between physical and chemical weathering is that
A) wind is necessary in chemical weathering
B) carbonation is necessary in physical weathering
C) the mineral composition of rock is changed in chemical weathering.
D) there is a change in the mineral composition of rock in physical 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) 22cm³
C) 100cm³
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) 42.31%
B) 61.54%
C) 28.21%
D) 45.83%
  • 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) organic matter
B) structure
C) mineral matter
D) texture
  • 15. 15.
A) silt
B) coarse sand
C) clay
D) fine sand
  • 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) yellowing of younger leaves
C) browning of leaves Trom the tips and margins
D) purpling of leaves
  • 18. 18. Nitrogen is important in plants because it is mainly needed in
A) root development.
B) fruit formation
C) cell division
D) . leaf formation
  • 19. 19. Water can be conserved in the soil by
A) weeding, strip cropping and clean clearing
B) cover cropping, mulching and weeding
C) mulching, strip cropping and cover cropping
D) clean clearing, mulching, and strip cropping
  • 20. 20. Monocotyledonous crops include
A) garden egg, cassava and mango
B) rubber, cashew and orange
C) oil palm, rice, and plantain.
D) cowpea, pepper and tomato
  • 21. 21. Swampy lands are most suitable for growing
A) yam
B) maize
C) tomato
D) rice
  • 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) precision planting
B) seed broadcasting
C) seed drilling
D) centrifugal distribution
  • 24. 24. Which of the following groups of crops will thrive in areas with high rainfall?
A) Millet, maize and cotton
B) Cocoa, oil palm and rubber
C) Cotton, cowpea and groundnut
D) Guinea com, cowpea and maize
  • 25. 25. Capping is a cultural practice carried out in the cultivation of
A) carrot
B) cassava
C) potato
D) yam
  • 26. 26. Damping of disease of tomato could be controlled by
A) supplying
B) pruning
C) staking
D) thinning
  • 27. 27. The most common way of controlling weeds in tree crop plantations is by
A) slashing
B) hand pulling
C) crop rotation
D) flooding
  • 28. 28. Which of the following crops is correctly matched with a disease that affects it?
A) Rice- black arm
B) Sorghum - scab
C) Maize - smut
D) Yam- blast
  • 29. 29. Soil-borne diseases could be controlled in the nursery by
A) manuring
B) provision of shade
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) die-back
B) gummosis
C) blight
D) tristeza
  • 31. 31.
A) sheep
B) rabbit
C) turkey
D) . chicken
  • 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) caecum
B) small intestine
C) pancreas
D) large intestine
  • 33. 33.
A) IV
B) III
C) I
D) II
  • 34. 34. Lactation normally occurs
A) at the onset of conception
B) at the onset of puberty
C) after mating
D) after gestation.
  • 35. 35. A by-product of all livestock is
A) meat
B) horn
C) hide
D) milk
  • 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) Goats
B) Cattle
C) Sheep
D) Pigs
  • 38. 38. The main reason for castrating farm animals is to
A) increase meat production
B) make them lose weight
C) . make the animal sterile
D) remove male odour
  • 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 II only
B) I, II and III
C) I and III 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) 125kg
C) 5kg
D) 80kg
  • 41. 41. Salt licks are provided for grazing animals to
A) supply nutrients in pastures
B) supplement mineral intake
C) provide laxatives
D) make the pasture palatable.
  • 42. 42. The correct order of arrangement of ration for piglets from day old is
A) creep>weaners>growers>finisher.
B) weaners >growers->creep > finisher.
C) growers>finisher>creep>weaners.
D) finishers>creep>weaners>growers
  • 43. 43. In farming enterprise, short term loans are used to
A) construct new farm buildings
B) purchase farm machinery
C) purchase agrochemicals
D) construct an irrigation dam
  • 44. 44.
A) an inventory record.
B) a production record
C) a labour record
D) an input record
  • 45. 45.
A) 252
B) 552
C) 804
D) . 300
  • 46. 46.
A) ₦45.00
B) ₦55.00
C) ₦40.00
D) ₦50.00
  • 47. 47. The gross profit of a farm business is the farm's
A) net sales less taxation.
B) total sales less cost of production.
C) net sales less cost of production.
D) total sales less operating expenses.
Students who took this test also took :

Created with That Quiz — a math test site for students of all grade levels.