WAEC - Agricultural Science (2022)

  • 1
    To reduce rural-urban migration, the government should
    Risposta
    (B)
    provide social infrastructure
  • 2
    The establishment of cooperative farming is encouraged by governments because it
    Risposta
    (C)
    enables individual farmers to acquire capital
  • 3
    A non-governmental organization involved in agricultural development in West Africa is
    Risposta
    (A)
    Operation Feed the Nation
  • 4

    The diagram below illustrates a farm implement. Use it to answer this question.

    The illustrated farm implement i used for

    Risposta
    (B)
    breaking up soil into clods
  • 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

    Risposta
    (C)
    III
  • 6

    The diagram below illustrates a farm implement. Use it to answer this question.

    The function of the part labelled II is to 

    Risposta
    (A)
    remove soil
  • 7
    A combine harvester can be used simultaneously to harvest
    Risposta
    (D)
    cereals and winnow grains
  • 8
    Ranging poles used in farm surveying have characteristic
    Risposta
    (C)
    red and white bands
  • 9
    Decomposition of soil organic matter is mainly caused by 
    Risposta
    (A)
    bacteria
  • 10
    The main factors responsible for rock weathering in the desert are high temperature and 
    Risposta
    (B)
    water
  • 11
    A difference between physical and chemical weathering is that
    Risposta
    (B)
    the mineral composition of rock is changed in chemical weathering.
  • 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.

    Risposta
    (A)
    22cm³
  • 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

    Risposta
    (B)
    42.31%
  • 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

    Risposta
    (B)
    texture
  • 15

    The diagram above illustrates a tool used to analyse a soil sample in an experiment. Use it to answer this question.
    The part labelled Ill will contain

    Risposta
    (D)
    fine sand
  • 16

    The diagram above illustrates a tool used to analyze a soil sample in an experiment. Use it to answer this qu

    The diameter of the soil particle that would be retained in the part labelled II is

    Risposta
    (B)
    0.02 - 0.2 mm
  • 17
    Potassium deficiency in cereal crops Is indicated by
    Risposta
    (A)
    browning of leaves Trom the tips and margins
  • 18
    Nitrogen is important in plants because it is mainly needed in
    Risposta
    (C)
    leaf formation
  • 19
    Water can be conserved in the soil by
    Risposta
    (A)
    mulching, strip cropping and cover cropping
  • 20
    Monocotyledonous crops include
    Risposta
    (A)
    oil palm, rice, and plantain.
  • 21
    Swampy lands are most suitable for growing
    Risposta
    (B)
    rice
  • 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?
    Risposta
    (D)
    5,400 plants
  • 23
    The practice of placing the correct number of seeds in the soil with definite intra-row and inter-row spacing is called
    Risposta
    (A)
    seed drilling
  • 24
    Which of the following groups of crops will thrive in areas with high rainfall?
    Risposta
    (D)
    Cocoa, oil palm and rubber
  • 25
    Capping is a cultural practice carried out in the cultivation of
    Risposta
    (B)
    cassava
  • 26
    Damping of disease of tomato could be controlled by
    Risposta
    (A)
    staking
  • 27
    The most common way of controlling weeds in tree crop plantations is by
    Risposta
    (D)
    slashing
  • 28
    Which of the following crops is correctly matched with a disease that affects it?
    Risposta
    (A)
    Maize - smut
  • 29
    Soil-borne diseases could be controlled in the nursery by
    Risposta
    (C)
    heat treatment
  • 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

    Risposta
    (B)
    gummosis
  • 31

    The diagram below illustrates the digestive system of a farm animal. Use it to answer this question.

    The diagram illustrates the digestive system of a

    Risposta
    (A)
    chicken
  • 32

    The diagram below illustrates the digestive system of a farm animal. Use it to answer this question.

    The part labelled lll is the

    Risposta
    (B)
    caecum
  • 33

    The diagram above illustrates the digestive system of a farm animal. Use it to answer this question.

    Digestion of fats takes place in the part labelled

    Risposta
    (D)
    IV
  • 34
    Lactation normally occurs
    Risposta
    (C)
    after gestation.
  • 35
    A by-product of all livestock is
    Risposta
    (B)
    horn
  • 36
    Removal of  needle teeth is important in the management of
    Risposta
    (D)
    piglets
  • 37
    Which of the following farm animals will browse more on plants in a pasture?
    Risposta
    (A)
    Goats
  • 38
    The main reason for castrating farm animals is to
    Risposta
    (B)
    make the animal sterile
  • 39
    Which 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
    Risposta
    (B)
    I and III only
  • 40
    If 200 layers require 25 kg of layer mash per day, calculate the quantity of feed required by 1,000 layers per day.
    Risposta
    (C)
    80kg
  • 41
    Salt licks are provided for grazing animals to
    Risposta
    (A)
    make the pasture palatable.
  • 42
    The correct order of arrangement of ration for piglets from day old is
    Risposta
    (B)
    creep>weaners>growers>finisher.
  • 43
    In farming enterprise, short term loans are used to
    Risposta
    (D)
    purchase agrochemicals
  • 44

    The table below illustrates a farm record for Goodness Farms in the year 1970. Use it to answer this question.

    DATE NUMBER
    OF HENS
    TOTAL EGGS
    COLLECTED
    TOTAL EGGS
    SOLD
    4th June   362  176   96
    5th June   360  199  108
    6th June   360   177   48

    The table illustrates

     

    Risposta
    (B)
    a production record
  • 45

    The table below illustrates a farm record for Goodness Farms in the year 1970. Use it to answer this question.

    DATE NUMBER
    OF HENS
    TOTAL EGGS
    COLLECTED
    TOTAL EGGS
    SOLD
    4th June   362   176   96
    5th June   360   199  108
    6th June   360   177   48

    Calculate the total amount of eggs sold on the farm.

    Risposta
    (D)
    252