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Agricultural Science1999

WASSCE · 57 questions · Answers included

57 questions

1

The main objective of agriculture is

2

Food shortage can be minimized by

3

Subsistence agriculture is characterized by

4

Output is higher in commercial agriculture because of the following reasons except

5

The most common factor affecting land use is

6

Financial assistance from government to the farmers is usually in the following forms except

7

Which of the following groups of animals is usually kept in game reserves?

8

The following processes in crops are sensitive to day-length except

9

Rain water is made available to crops through

10

Which of the following rocks is formed from shale?

11

The horizon of soil profile which encourages the greatest level of microbial activity is

12

The easiest method of determining soil texture in the field is by

13

The type of soil with a particle size of 0.02 to 0.002 mm is

14

If urea fertilizer contains 46% nitrogen. calculate the amount of nitrogen in 25 kg bag of fertilizer?

15

Fertile soil is one which

16

The effects of practicing crop rotation include the following except

17

The method of irrigation suitable for use on a steep slope is

18

The main source of power for subsistence equipment is

19

The most suitable source of power for stationary equipment on a farm is

20

An important farm machine used for coupling many implements is

21

Which of the following is the correct order for land preparation?

22

Which of the following surveying equipment is used for measuring angles during farm surveying?

23

Which of the following farm practices is not mechanized?

24

The main aim of mechanised agriculture is

25

The following are necessary operation in maize cultivation except

26

Gunning is a method of processing

27

Ginger is propagated by

28

Which of the following is not correct about stylosanthes gracilis? it

29

Which of the following is not a problem of forest management?

30

The tree species commonly planted for pulpwood is

31

Root-knot disease in tomatoes is caused by

32

Callosobruchus maculatus is a common pest of

33

Gummosis disease of citrus is caused by

34

Which of the following weeds is dispersed by wind?

35

The characteristic symptoms of mosaic disease of crops is usually observed on

36

The correct sequence in the processes of crop improvement is

37

A condition which a gene does manifest observation characteristics in the presence of its dominant allele is known as

38

Gestation period is defined as the time

39

The hormone responsible for milk let down in female farm animals is

40

The adult male cattle is called

41

An advantage of extensive system of rearing goats is

42

Layers ration contains more limestone than growers ration because limestone

43

If 200 layers will consume 25kg of feed per day, calculate the amount of feed consumed by a layer per day.

44

Which of the following is not a method of improving rangeland?

45

Miracidium is one of the stages in the life cycle of

46

Which of the following is not a symptom of foot and mouth disease of cattle?

47

Heavy infestation of liver fluke causes poor absorption of fats in livestock by

48

Methods of preserving fish include the following except

49

Which of the following fishing gears can be used for total harvesting of ponds?

50

The practice of mating closely-related animals is called

51

The natural resource utilized for production is

52

An increase in supply of agricultural produce can be caused by the following except

53

Which of the following constitutes subsidy in agricultural enterprise?

54

Records of money transactions in a farming business are termed

55

Calculate the salvage value of a tractor with a depreciation value of N10,580.00 and initial cost of N50,000.00 after a year of use.

56

The main processes involved in the marketing of cotton include the following except

57

Which of the following methods of agricultural extension aims at reaching a large number of farmers at the same time?