Agricultural Science Past Questions

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Question 11
waec 2001
The part of the digestive tract of birds which secrets gastric juice is the
Aoesophagus
Bproventriculus
Cgizzard
Dcrop
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Question 12
waec 2001
In a tannery, the raw material for the manufacture of leather are
Aides and hair
Bskin and fur
Chides and skin
Dhair and fur
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Question 13
waec 2001
Which of the following statement is not true about weeds?
Asome weeds are parasitic on crop plants
Bweeds may harbour crop diseaes
Call weeds are grasses
Dweeds reduce the nutritional value of a pasture
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Question 14
waec 2001
Which of the following statements is true about the effect of nematode on plants?
Athe plants wilt
Bflowering is induced
Cthe roots grow faster
Dleaves develop a mosaic appearance
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Question 15
waec 2001
The main vertebrate pests of rice are
Asquirrels
Bquela birds
Cbush fowels
Dmonkeys
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Question 16
waec 2001

If the recommended seed rate of maize is 20 kg per hectare, calculate the amount of seeds required for 1.8 hectares of farmland.

A11.0 kg
B16.0 kg
C26.0 kg
D36.0 kg
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Question 17
waec 2001
During the production of palm oil, the oil palm fruits are boiled in order to
Aextract the raw oil from the epicarp
Bprevent high level of oil rancidity
Cease separation of mesocarp from the endocrap
Dextract oil from the kernel
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Question 18
waec 2001

Which of the following is not an agricultural significance of stems to crops?

Amodified form serves as food for man
Bprovision of timber
Cuseful as materials for propagation
Duseful for cross-breeding in crops
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Question 19
waec 2001

The optimum temperature for storing yam tuber under cold storage is

A70C
B90C
C130C
D150C
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Question 20
waec 2001
Oil palm trees do well in soils with pH level of
A2.5 - 3.5
B3.5 - 4.5
C5.5 - 6.5
D6.5 - 7.5
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Question 21
waec 2001
The maturity period of groundnut in months is
A1 - 2
B2 - 3
C4 - 5
D6 - 7
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Question 22
waec 2001
Which of the following cereal crops most requires nursery practices?
Amaize
Brice
Cmillet
Dguinea corn
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Question 23
waec 2001
The type of survey used in determining the flatness or steepness of a farmland is
Achain survey
Btopographical survey
Csoil survey
Dtraverse survey
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Question 24
waec 2001
Farm surveying equipment include the following except
Across staff
Babney level
Cdatum
Dchain
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Question 25
waec 2001
Farm surveying can be defined as the
Aleveling of land during road construction
Bsighting of structures through a theodolite
Cmaking measurements on land from which maps are drawn
Destimation of the type and properties of soil on a farm
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Question 26
waec 2001
Which of the following gives the correct order of usage of tillage implements on a virgin land?
Aharrow-ridger-plough
Bridger-plough-harrow
Charrow-plough-ridger
Dplough-harrow-ridger
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Question 27
waec 2001
A farm tool used for harvesting heads of rice is the
Ashear
Bsecateur
Csickle
Drake
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Question 28
waec 2001
Which of the following sources of farm power will assist in the tillage of more land per unit time?
Aman
Banimal
Cwind
Dmachine
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Question 29
waec 2001
Which of the following is not a source of farm power?
Awind
Bbull
Ctractor
Dplough
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Question 30
waec 2001
Replenishing soil nutrients involves the following except
Aleaching
Bfallowing
Ccover cropping
Dliming
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