Agricultural Science Past Questions

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Question 451
waec 2008
The rabbit is able to utilize forage because
Ait has an enlarged caecum that digests fibre
Bthe small intestine is rich in microbes
Cthe mouth has large molars for grinding
Dthe length of the gut is relatively short
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Question 452
waec 2008
Fertile eggs will be produced by breeders if the
Alaying units are illuminated
Bcocks are always kept with the hens
Chens are not allowed to brood
Deggs collected are kept at the correct temperature
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Question 453
waec 2008
The milk collection vessel of the mammary gland is the
Aalveolus
Bgland cistern
Cteat
Dstreak canal
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Question 454
waec 2008
The following are examples of natural mating methods except
Apen mating
Bflock mating
Chand mating
Dblock mating
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Question 455
waec 2008
Birds store food in the
Acrop
Bgizzard
Cproventriculus
Dcloaca
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Question 456
waec 2008
A developing embryo derives its nutrition from the mother
Athrough the blood vessels located in the placenta
Bby sucking the mammary glands
Cby direct diffusion through the blood vessels in the liver
Dthrough the blood vessels located in the intestine of the mother
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Question 457
waec 2008
The milk secreting organ in cattle is the
Adewlap
Budder
Ccomb
Dmuzzle
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Question 458
waec 2008
Determine the number of bottles of a herbicide required to spray 25 hectares of farmland, if one bottle is needed to prepare 100 litres and the diluted product product is applied at a rate of 20 litres per hectare.
A2 bottles
B5 bottles
C8 bottles
D11 bottles
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Question 459
waec 2008
Which of the following combinations of practices best controls groundnut rosette disease?
Alate planting and spraying of insecticide
Bearly planting and spraying of nematicide
Clate planting and spraying of fungicide
Dearly planting and spraying of insecticide
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Question 460
waec 2008
Which of the following pesticides effectively control maize stem borers?
Asystematic insecticides
Bcontact poisons
Cnematicides
Dfumigants
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Question 461
waec 2008
Which of the following insect pests causes defoliation in crops?
Amirid
Bgrasshopper
Cweevil
Daphid
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Question 462
waec 2008
Floriculture is a subdivision of horticulture which deals with the cultivation of
Afruit crops
Bvegetables
Cornamental plants
Dspices
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Question 463
waec 2008
The benefits of establishing forests do not include
Aderivation of medicine
Bprovision of food
Cimprovement of micro-climate
Dshading of crops
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Question 464
waec 2008
Which of the following characteristics is not true of a good pasture crop?
Ahigh palatability
Bhigh nutritive value
Cresistance to trampling
Dpoor digestibility
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Question 465
waec 2008
Groundnut grows best on a
Awell-drained,light sandy-loam soil
Bwell-drained,clayey friable soil
Cswampy,sandy-clay soil
Dwell-drained,clayey-loam soil
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Question 466
waec 2008
swollen shoot disease of cocoa is caused by
Avirus
Bfungus
Cbacteria
Dnematode
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Question 467
waec 2008
A vegetatively propagated citrus plant will produce fruits earlier than the one established from seeds because
Ait would not suffer from gummosis disease
Binsect pests do not attack it
Cit is more advanced at the time of establishment
Dthe flowers are wind pollinated
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Question 468
waec 2008
Tomato plants are staked for the following reasons except to
Aproduce clean fruits
Breduce pest damage to fruits
Cincrease the yield
Dimprove the taste
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Question 469
waec 2008
The main reason for removing the barks of cassava tubers before processing the tuber is to
Areduce the water content
Bimprove the protein content of products
Cimprove the shelf life of products
Dreduce the cyanide content of products
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Question 470
waec 2008
Perboiling in the processing of rice
Aimproves its digestibility
Bincreaese grain mass
Creduces the percentage of breakage
Dfacilitates the polishing of rice
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