WAEC - Agricultural Science (2003)
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Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except
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high population growth rate
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Wastage of perishable farm produce is likely due to the following problems except
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inadequate water supply in rural areas
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Plant quarantine was introduced to
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control incoming diseases and pests
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Which of the following is an advantage of communal land tenure system?
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each member of the community can own land
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An advantage of individual system of land ownership is that
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it encourages long term planning
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The role of government in promoting agricultural development includes the following except
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breeding of plant and animals
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Which of the following is not a function of forestry?
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The factors involved in the formation of metamorphic rocks are
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Which of the following is not a factor of soil formation?
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The rate of soil erosion is not affected by
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Which of the following soil properties cannot be easily altered?
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A soil with low pH value can be improved by the addition of
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What is the percentage water content of a soil sample which weighed 180g when fresh and 120g when oven dried?
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Nitrogen may be lost from the soil through the following processes except
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Nitrogen deficiency in plants can lead to the following except
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Which of the following is not a principal of crop rotation?
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a period of fallow must be provided in the cours of the rotation
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The most efficient irrigation method on large scale farms involve the use of
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overhead irrigation facilities
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The farm machinery that does not have the heat engine is
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What is the main use of a gunter's cabin?
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taking measurement of distance
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The main reason why the disc plough is preferred over the mouldboard plough for use in heavy soils is that
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the scraper removes any adhering mud
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Which of the following parts is common to both the disc and mouldboard plough?
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Which of the following farm implements is not hand operated?
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Primary tillage equipment performs the following functions except
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preparing ridges for planting
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Which of the following is a method of conducting a simple farm layout survey?
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Which of the following activities does not clearly describe the art of mechanization?
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clearing land with a cutlass
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An example of grain legume is
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Cassava is mainly propagated by
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Which of the following groups of crops requires a nursery?
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oil palm,cocoa and tomato
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To which of the following crops does the term 'ginning' apply?
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The scientific name for guinea grass is
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The national terr-planting campaign is aimed at stimulating
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The most common grazing system in West Africa is
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Smut disease of cereals is caused by a
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Moths,aphids and mealy bugs cause damage to crops by their
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piercing and sucking activities
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The variety if maize which is less susceptible to weevil attack is
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Weevils can be controlled by
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storing dry grain in air-tight containers
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The most common weed of pasture in West Africa is
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Improvement of yam through breeding is difficult because
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it possesses no sexual reproductive system
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Animal which chew the cud are
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Birds temporarily store their food in the
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Spermatozoa are produced in the
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Which of the following is not a sign of heat in farm animals?
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The cat of giving birth in farm animals is called
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Which of the following factors usually affects the colour of egg yolk?
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Sexing in animal production is the process of
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separating the male from the female
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Management practices in a piggery include the following except
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weekly vaccination of pigs
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The process of stopping a young animal from milk and placing it under hand feeding is
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Artificial colostrum can be prepared from mixing all the following materials except
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Which of the following classes of nutrients is used mainly for energy production in farm animals?
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Newcastle disease attacks
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Coccidiosis can be treated with
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Fish products include the following except
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The resulting calf from crossing white fulani with a muturu cow is a
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The major advantage of inbreeding in animals is that it
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eliminates undesirable traits
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Farm records are important for the following reasons except
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assessing the quality of farm produce
