WAEC - Agricultural Science (1998)
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Customary land tenure system in Nigeria encourages
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Wastage of agricultural products during harvesting period is due mainly to inadequate
Answer(B)
storage and processing facilities
3
The provision of farm inputs to farmers by government can best be described as
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Which of the following uses of land should be given more attention in Nigeria for self sufficiency in food production?
Answer(D)
establishment of agriculture and forestry
5
The effects of high environmental temperature on dairy cows include the following except
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Which of the following does not fit into the agricultural use of land?
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Gneiss id a metamorphic rock formed from
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The components of soil include the following except
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Which of the following is an organic manure?
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Which of the following is not a property of clay soil? it
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The particle size of silt is
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If the percentage of nitrogen in ammonium sulphate fertilizer is 20%, calculate the amount of nitrogen in 500 kg of the fertilizer.
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Fruit formation in plants may be delayed by excessive availability of
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The system of irrigation whereby water is introduced as a sheet over farmland is referred to as
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The major advantage of drainage in agriculture is
Answer(C)
removing excess water from the soil
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Which of the following groups of farm equipment use electricity as their source of power?
Answer(A)
milking machine, incubator and refrigerator
17
Combine harvester is usually used for harvesting
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One hectare of a school farm equals
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In a farm lay-out, the best site for a fish pond is
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Which of these groups of crops require nursery for their successful cultivation?
Answer(D)
cocoa, orange, tomato and oil palm
21
Which of the following crops is propagated by suckers?
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Which of the following is obtained from rubber tree?
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If cassava is planted at a spacing of 1m x 1m, what will be the plant population on 1 hectare of land?
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What is the main difference between forage and fodder crops? Forage crops are
Answer(E)
grazed while the fodder crops are fed
25
Which of the following pasture grasses can be propagated mainly by roots and seeds?
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A stoloniferous grass which spreads rapidly and forms a good ground cover is
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The act of clearing forests is termed
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A major raw material of the paper industry is
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The system of growing arable crops at the early stage of forest establishment is referred to as
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The physiological changes that show up during disease attack on crop plants are referred to as
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The major pest of maize in Southern Nigeria is called
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Which of the following insect pests of crops is usually controlled by fumigation?
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A major symptom f onion/twister is
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Which of the following is not true about the aims of crop improvement? Production of
Answer(D)
tall frowing leafty varieties of maize
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Which of the following is the correct function of the gizzard?
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The correct sequence of the components of a goat's stomach is
Answer(C)
rumen-reticuleum-omasum-abomasum
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A castrated male pig is called
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Layers mash should contain a high percentage of
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Which of the following symptoms occurs when there is deficiency of iron and copper in livestock rations?
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The methods of rangeland management include the following except
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A miracidium is a larval stage of a
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The foot and mouth disease of cattle is caused by a
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Which of the following is most ideal when cow dies due to anthrax disease?
Answer(A)
bury or burn the carcass of the dead animal immediately
46
The depth of a fish pond depends on the
Answer(C)
type of fish to be reared
47
Cow dung is usually added to a fish pond in order to encourage the growth of
Answer(B)
phytoplankton and zooplankton
48
The mating of different breeds of animals is known as
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Which of the following types of labour is commonly used in peasant agriculture?
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The quantity of food crop available for sale at the current market price over a period of time is known as
