Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good pasture?
- A. high quality grasses and legumes
- B. high leaf to stem ratio
- C. drought resistance
- D. slow growth
Land is said to be a fixed asset in Agriculture. This means that
- A. its features and topography are fixed
- B. soil nutrients and its vegetative cover can be replaced
- C. its size remains fixed over time
- D. its micro organic composition is constant over time
The diagram below illustrates an experimental set-up in soil analysis.Study it carefully and answerthe questions that follow.

(a) State the aim of the illustrated experiment.
(b) Name the part labelledI,II,III andIV.
(c) A fresh sample of soil weighed 60g. A container weighing 35g was used to dry the soil. If both the soil and the container weighed 80 g after the experiment, determine the:
(i) weight of the dried soil;
(ii) weight of the water lost from the soil;
(iii) percentage of water lost from the soil.
(d) Listthree forms in which water exists in the soil.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2018 THEORYThe following are all leguminous forage crops except
- A. centrosema pubescens
- B. vigna sinensis
- C. stylodsnyhrd htsvilid
- D. panicum maximum
Which of the following crop is tolerant to both poor and rich friable soils?
- A. onions
- B. cocoa
- C. tomato
- D. cassava
Forages that are chopped green and fed directly to livestock are referred to as
- A. hay
- B. silage
- C. fodder
- D. soilage.
parboiling is carried out in the processing of rice in order to
- A. decrease the amount of waste products
- B. improve the taste of the rice
- C. facilitate the polishing of rice
- D. reduce percentages of breakage
Which of the following processes in plants are directly affected by high temperature? I. Water absorption II. Photosynthesis III. Respiration IV. Photoperiodism
- A. I and II only
- B. I,II and III only
- C. I and IV only
- D. II,III and IV only
Fertile soil is one which
- A. is easily drained
- B. is well aerated
- C. can produce a good harvest of cowpea
- D. contains all essential plant nutrients in suitable proportions
If a soyabean meal contains 45% crude protein, what quantity of it should be provided to laying flock to supply 5.00 kg of protein?
- A. 11.11 kg
- B. 9.09 kg
- C. 2.75 kg
- D. 2.25 kg

