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Agricultural Science1997

WASSCE · 57 questions · Answers included

57 questions

1

Which of the following is not correct about the importance of agriculture?

2

Most of the land used for agriculture in Nigeria are acquired through

3

The roles of government in the development of agriculture include the following except

4

Which of the following in not an effect of the North-East trade winds on agriculture?

5

Ice causes rock weathering

6

The following are characteristics of quartz except

7

The factors which affect the number and the activities of soil micro-organisms include the following except

8

Which of the following does not influence rock weathering?

9

The amount of air and water in the soil is mostly affected by the

10

Which of the following is a soil micro-nutrient?

11

Crops grown in nitrogen deficient soil show the following characteristics except

12

Which of the following is not a function of organic matter in the soil?

13

The following crops can be grown as cover crops except

14

Effects of overgrazing on soil include the following except

15

A farm practice which assists in maintaining the structure and fertility of soil and reduction in risk of the sun infestation is

16

Drainage types include the following except

17

Energy for photosynthesis in crops is provided by

18

Cassava is normally planted at a spacing of about

19

Cassava is cultivated in many ecological zones because of its

20

The agent of controlled pollination in crops is

21

Milling of rice is usually done

22

Common pasture grasses include the following except

23

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good pasture?

24

Which of the following is a pasture grass?

25

Reforestation is the

26

The tree species widely used in afforestation programme is

27

Which of the following is not a reason for converting a piece of land into a forest reserve?

28

The forest trees growing in the Sudan savanna zone of Nigeria include the following except

29

The most important pests of vegetable crops are

30

Which of the following group of crops can be attacked by smut diseases?

31

Cultural methods of controlling pests include the following except

32

The aims of crop improvement include the following except

33

The branch of crop production which is normally concerned with crop improvement is

34

Which of the following is the primary function of the gizzard?

35

The act of mating in cattle is known as

36

Gestation period is defined as the time

37

The hormone generally called pregnancy hormone in farm animals is

38

New-born animals should be fed with colostrum because it

39

Which of the following statement is not true about rearing livestock under the free range system?

40

Which of the following breeds of cattle is an imported breed?

41

Pigs are normally classified into the following group except

42

High fibre and low energy feeds are classified as

43

The proportion of the different types of feed given to an animal daily is known as

44

Which of the following feed stuffs will not supply carbohydrate?

45

The main component of egg shell is

46

The effects of practicing rotational grazing in a livestock farm include the following except

47

The causal organism of mastitis in cattle is

48

In cattle, high fever and sudden death are symptoms of

49

Night blindness in an animal is caused by a deficiency of

50

An aquarium contains all the following except

51

Progeny selection involves selection of breeding stock on the basis of

52

The following are functions of farm manager except

53

When granting loans to farmers, the credit officer should consider mostly the

54

Farm financing may be obtained from the following except

55

The difference between the total assets and total liabilities of a farm enterprise within a specified period before taxation is known as

56

Commodity boards were responsible for the marketing of the following crops except

57

Dissemination of new ideas and techniques to farmers can only be effective if the agricultural extension officer