GCE Agricultural Science 2023
Past Questions

The branch of agriculture that deals with the production of crops for sale and profit on a large scale is known as

If a farmer earns ₦450,000 from the sale of produce in a season and incurs total production costs of ₦180,000, what is the farmer's profit margin as a percentage of revenue?

Which of the following is the CORRECT sequence of soil formation factors proposed by Jenny (1941)?

Which of the following best explains why leguminous crops are commonly included in a crop rotation programme?

Which of the following management practices is carried out to prevent cannibalism in intensively reared poultry?

A broiler farmer purchased 500 day-old chicks. At the end of 8 weeks, 460 birds were alive. What is the mortality rate of the flock?

In animal nutrition, a ration that supplies all the nutrients required by an animal in the correct proportions for a specific physiological function is described as

Which of the following is an ENDOPARASITE of livestock?

A combine harvester performs all the following operations EXCEPT

A farmer harvested 200 bags of rice and sold each bag at ₦15,000. If the total cost of production was ₦1,800,000, what was the farmer's profit?

The adoption of a new agricultural technology by a farmer typically follows a sequence of stages. Which of the following correctly represents this sequence?

Which of the following is a characteristic of early adopters of agricultural innovations?

Which of the following is the primary function of the operculum in fish?

Which of the following best defines farm management?

Which type of farm record shows the total assets, liabilities, and net worth of a farm at a given point in time?

Which of the following is NOT a principle of farm management?

a) Explain the term 'crop rotation' and state THREE principles guiding its practice. (5 marks) b) Give FOUR reasons why crop rotation is important in crop production. (4 marks) c) Using a named exampl…