Agricultural Science Past Questions

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Question 231
waec 2016
Ruminants fed on dried grasses are given feed supplements to
Aincrease water intake
Bprovide bulk to feed
Creduce microbial activity
Dprovide deficient nutrients
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Question 232
waec 2016
A disadvantage of natural incubation is that
Athe eggs cannot be candled
Bthe chicks are less healthy
Cthe brooding hens sometimes abandon the eggs
Dit takes a longer time for eggs to hatch
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Question 233
waec 2016

A beef cow gained 75 kg over a period of two months and two days. What is its average weight gain?

A0.83 kg
B1.21 kg
C1.28 kg
D2. 25kg
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Question 234
waec 2016
Oestrogen in female animals is not responsible for
Adevelopment of secondary sexual charcteristics
Bon set of heat period
Cmilk let - down after parturition
Ddevelopment of udder
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Question 235
waec 2016
A farm animal which possesses a pair of caeca is
Apig
Bfowl
Csheep
Dcattle
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Question 236
waec 2016
The continuous removal of forest tress without replacement is known as
Aafforestation
Btaungya farming
Cdeforestation
Dselective exploitation
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Question 237
waec 2016
Forest resources can be managed by the following measures except
Ataungya farming
Bselectiveexploitation
Cpromoting deforestation
Dpreventing bush burning
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Question 238
waec 2016
The use of parasites and predators to control weeds is referred to as
Abiological control
Bchemical control
Ccultural control
Dmechanical control
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Question 239
waec 2016
The most effective method of controlling viral diseases in crops is by
Aspraying with bordeaux mixture
Brenoving and burning affected crops
Cpracticing crop rotation
Dplanting at recommended spacing
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Question 240
waec 2016
Quarantine regulations are established so as to
Aallow the importation of diseased plant and animal materials
Bprevent the introduction foreign diseases into country
Cassist farmers to grow foreign crops
Dfacilitates the rapid spread of foreign diseases
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Question 241
waec 2016
Which of the following insects transmits swollen shoot virus of Cocoa?
AStem borer
BMealybug
CWhite fly
DCapsid
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Question 242
waec 2016
Pure line of crops are produced through continuous
Aselection
Bhybridization
Ccross breeding
Dinbreeding
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Question 243
waec 2016
The process of crossing two pure lines of plants of the same species is called
Aselection
Bgenotype improvement
Chybridization
Dinbreeding
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Question 244
waec 2016
Which of the following plants is not a leguminous forage?
ACentrosema Pubescens
BPanicum maximum
CStylosanthes gracilis
DCalopogonium mucunoides
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Question 245
waec 2016
Which of the following crops requires shade at the early stage of is growth?
APlantain
BBanana
CCocoa
DSugarcane
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Question 246
waec 2016
Study the diagram above and answer question

The crop associated with the diagram above is
ATheobroma cacao
BZingiber officinale
CHevea brasiliensis
DGossypium hirsutum
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Question 247
waec 2016
Study the diagram above and answer question

The farm tool associated with the diagram above is
AKnife
BSecateurs
CShears
DCutlass
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Question 248
waec 2016
The process of removing excess maize seedlings from a stand is known as
Apruning
Bsupplying
Cthinning
Dwedding
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Question 249
waec 2016
Which of the following conditions is a characteristic of a poorly drained soil?
Apresence of a large number of termites
BPresence of high amount of humus
CDecrease in the activities of micro organisms
DHigh soil fertility and productivity
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Question 250
waec 2016
Irrigation can be described as the
Areduction of soil water
Bspraying of minerals on plants
Capplication of dissolved fertilizers to the soil
Dapplication of water to the soil
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