Agricultural Science Past Questions

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Question 971
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 972
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 973
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 974
waec 2001

The optimum temperature for storing yam tuber under cold storage is

A70C
B90C
C130C
D150C
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Question 975
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 976
waec 2001
The maturity period of groundnut in months is
A1 - 2
B2 - 3
C4 - 5
D6 - 7
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Question 977
waec 2001
Which of the following cereal crops most requires nursery practices?
Amaize
Brice
Cmillet
Dguinea corn
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Question 978
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 979
waec 2001
Farm surveying equipment include the following except
Across staff
Babney level
Cdatum
Dchain
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Question 980
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 981
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 982
waec 2001
A farm tool used for harvesting heads of rice is the
Ashear
Bsecateur
Csickle
Drake
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Question 983
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 984
waec 2001
Which of the following is not a source of farm power?
Awind
Bbull
Ctractor
Dplough
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Question 985
waec 2001
Replenishing soil nutrients involves the following except
Aleaching
Bfallowing
Ccover cropping
Dliming
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Question 986
waec 2001
Which of the following mineral elements is essential for chlorophyll formation?
Asodium
Bmolybdenum
Cboron
Dmagnesium
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Question 987
waec 2001
In the determination of soil texture, a soil sample was found to be smooth and powdery when dry and formed a cast when wet. That soil is
Aclay
Bsilt
Cloam
Dsand
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Question 988
waec 2001
A vertical section through the soil is referred to as soil
Aprofile
Bhorizon
Cstructure
Dtexture
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Question 989
waec 2001
Liming is used to correct soil's
Aneutrality
Bacidity
Ccation exchange capacity
Dporosity
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Question 990
waec 2001

The chemical weathering that is responsible for changing haematite to limestone is

Ahydration
Bsolution
Coxidation
Dhydrolysis
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