WAEC - Agricultural Science (2022)

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

Answer
(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

Answer
(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 

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

Answer
(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

Answer
(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

Answer
(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

Answer
(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

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

Answer
(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

Answer
(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

Answer
(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

Answer
(D)
IV
34
Lactation normally occurs
Answer
(C)
after gestation.
35
A by-product of all livestock is
Answer
(B)
horn
36
Removal of  needle teeth is important in the management of
Answer
(D)
piglets
37
Which of the following farm animals will browse more on plants in a pasture?
Answer
(A)
Goats
38
The main reason for castrating farm animals is to
Answer
(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
Answer
(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.
Answer
(C)
80kg
41
Salt licks are provided for grazing animals to
Answer
(A)
make the pasture palatable.
42
The correct order of arrangement of ration for piglets from day old is
Answer
(B)
creep>weaners>growers>finisher.
43
In farming enterprise, short term loans are used to
Answer
(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

 

Answer
(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.

Answer
(D)
252