Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following crops has a fibrous root system?
- A. cotton
- B. coffee
- C. cowpea
- D. sugarcane
(a) Using the table below, classify the following crops based on their life cycle.
Crop | Classification based on life cycle |
Mango | |
Rice | |
Groundnut | |
Cotton | |
Pepper | |
Soya bean | |
Oil palm | |
Yam | |
Tomato | |
Rubber | |
Ginger | |
Cocoa | |
Cowpea | |
Carrot |
(b) Listfour components of a typical soil with their percentage volume.
Soil component | Percentage volume |
(i) | |
(ii) | |
(iii) | |
(iv) |
(c) Statethree methods of applying inorganic fertilizers to the soil.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2019 THEORYTo which of the following factors of production does the law of diminishing returns relate?
- A. unit factor
- B. fixed factors
- C. variable factors
- D. labour force
cracking of egg laid by a flock of layers in a farm can be corrected by
- A. addition of iodine to the water supply
- B. increasing the level of vitamin D in mash
- C. increasing the quality of calcium in mash
- D. increasing the amount of calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D in their feed
The process of removing a young animal from its mother is referred to as
- A. culling
- B. breeding
- C. weaning
- D. isolation
Igneous rocks formed within the crust are called
- A. guartzite
- B. volcanic
- C. plutonic
- D. stratified
A castrated cockerel is called?
- A. Boiler
- B. Pullet
- C. Capon
- D. Hen
Soil water that is available for root absorption at field capacity is
- A. capillary water
- B. hygroscopic water
- C. gravitational water
- D. superfluous water
Discuss briefly: (a) Temperature; (b) Relative humidity; (c) Light; in relation to poultry production and state two ways of controlling the effect of each.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2000 THEORYA broiler starter feed should contain
- A. high protein but low carbohydrate content
- B. low protein but high carbohydrate content
- C. low protein and carbohydrate content
- D. high protein and carbohydrate content