Agricultural Science Mock 2023

Question 1 of 50

Forest reserves are protected mainly to

Question 2 of 50

Catching fish faster than they can reproduce is

Question 3 of 50

A tree species valued for timber in Ghana is

Question 4 of 50

Losses after harvest are often caused by

Question 5 of 50

Adding value to farm produce, for example turning cassava into gari, is

Question 6 of 50

A farmer who sells directly to consumers at a market cuts out the

Question 7 of 50

Agriculture contributes to national development by

Question 8 of 50

Subsistence farming means

Question 9 of 50

The removal of topsoil by wind or water is

Question 10 of 50

Maize belongs to the group of crops called

Question 11 of 50

NPK fertiliser supplies nitrogen, phosphorus and

Question 12 of 50

Afforestation is

Question 13 of 50

Tilapia is a common fish species raised in

Question 14 of 50

Raising crops and keeping livestock together on the same farm is

Question 15 of 50

Adding value to cassava by processing it into gari is an example of

Question 16 of 50

Agricultural science is the study of

Question 17 of 50

Agriculture provides raw materials for industries such as

Question 18 of 50

Horticulture is the branch of agriculture concerned with

Question 19 of 50

Agriculture employs a large proportion of Ghana's

Question 20 of 50

The tractor implement used to break clods after ploughing is the

Question 21 of 50

A knapsack sprayer is used to

Question 22 of 50

Regular servicing of farm machines

Question 23 of 50

Which is a leafy vegetable?

Question 24 of 50

Tomato is propagated mainly by

Question 25 of 50

Ornamental plants are grown mainly for

Question 26 of 50

Sprinkler irrigation applies water

Question 27 of 50

The deep litter system of poultry keeping means birds are kept

Question 28 of 50

A government programme to boost food production in Ghana launched in 2017 is

Question 29 of 50

The washing down of nutrients beyond the root zone is

Question 30 of 50

Drip irrigation is efficient because it

Question 31 of 50

Legumes improve soil fertility by

Question 32 of 50

Agronomy is the science of

Question 33 of 50

Hardening off seedlings means

Question 34 of 50

Furrow irrigation is

Question 35 of 50

A disadvantage of flood irrigation is

Question 36 of 50

The Tono irrigation dam is in the

Question 37 of 50

Drip irrigation is preferred in dry areas because it

Question 38 of 50

Cassava is propagated mainly by

Question 39 of 50

Thinning in crop production is done to

Question 40 of 50

Ruminants digest cellulose with the help of

Question 41 of 50

Newcastle disease affects

Question 42 of 50

The incubation period of a hen's egg is

Question 43 of 50

Tilapia farming is an example of

Question 44 of 50

Grain is dried before storage mainly to

Question 45 of 50

Fixed costs on a farm include

Question 46 of 50

A farmer sells 50 bags at GH¢200 each with total costs of GH¢6,000. Profit is

Question 47 of 50

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in legume nodules belong to the genus

Question 48 of 50

A fertiliser labelled 15-15-15 contains

Question 49 of 50

Damping-off disease mainly affects

Question 50 of 50

The gestation period of a sow is about