Getting ready for your GCE Agriculture exam? Here are 10 likely exam questions directly sourced from a real teaching session. Each question comes with A–D options, correct answers, and short explanations to help you understand quickly.
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QUESTION 1
Most of the available farmlands in Nigeria are being used by who?
A. Only rich farmers
B. Young farmers
C. Old and aged farmers ✔️
D. Foreign investors
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: In Nigeria, agriculture is dominated by aged farmers, because youths migrate to cities for other jobs.
QUESTION 2
What should government do to reduce rural–urban migration?
A. Build more clubs in cities
B. Provide good roads and electricity in rural areas ✔️
C. Close all universities
D. Ban movement from villages
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: When rural areas have better amenities, people stay and farming productivity increases.
QUESTION 3
What is nursery in crop production?
A. A place for storing harvested crops
B. A place for tendering and caring for young seedlings ✔️
C. A place for selling fertilizers
D. A market for animal feed
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: A nursery helps young plants grow strong before transplanting.
QUESTION 4
Planting ridges across the slope helps to prevent what?
A. Faster soil erosion
B. Weed infestation
C. Water runoff and erosion ✔️
D. Increase in pests
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Ridges across slope block water flow and help soil stay in place.
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QUESTION 5
What should the government do to help farmers increase food production?
A. Import all food
B. Provide loans, good roads, and fertilizer ✔️
C. Close local markets
D. Sell farmland to foreigners
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Support services make farming easier and more productive.
QUESTION 6
What is rural migration?
A. People moving from cities to villages
B. People moving from rural to urban areas ✔️
C. Moving only during rainy season
D. Tourists visiting farms
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Youths migrate for jobs, leading to labor shortage in farming.
QUESTION 7
Rock weathering is best described as:
A. Melting of rocks into water
B. Breaking down of rocks into smaller particles ✔️
C. Burning of rocks
D. Removal of rocks from cities
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Weathering helps form soil, which supports agriculture.
QUESTION 8
Which of the following are major features of desert climate?
A. Heavy rainfall and tall trees
B. Low rainfall and high temperature ✔️
C. Snow and cold winds
D. Flooding every year
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Deserts have very little rain and very hot conditions.
QUESTION 9
Crop rotation is carried out mainly to:
A. Make planting fun
B. Increase soil nutrients and reduce pests ✔️
C. Grow only one crop every year
D. Remove topsoil
Correct Answer: B
Explanation: Rotation improves soil fertility and controls diseases.
QUESTION 10
Compost manure is important to farmers because it helps:
A. Pollute the soil
B. Waste leftover materials
C. Improve soil nutrients ✔️
D. Increase soil erosion
Correct Answer: C
Explanation: Compost adds organic matter, helping crops grow better.
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Conclusion
Consistent practice with real questions makes GCE Agriculture easier to pass. Keep studying with confidence — your best results are ahead! 🌟
Keywords
Agriculture past questions
GCE agriculture questions 2025
WAEC farming questions
soil erosion control
weathering in agriculture
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