Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
Given a normal situation, what effect will an increase in the supply of cowpea have on its market price? The price
- A. increases
- B. decreases
- C. is unaffected
- D. is unpredictable
The climate factors affecting agricultural production in Nigeria include the following except
- A. temperature
- B. rainfall
- C. relative humidity
- D. topography
Which of the following will not lead to loss of nitrogen compounds from the soil?
- A. crop removal
- B. burning
- C. lodging
- D. leaching
________ is to manipulate soil to obtain a desired soil tilth for seed placement, its germination and emergence.
- A) Ploughing
- B) Tillage
- C) Harrowing
- D) Harvesting.
The type of weed control involved when tilapia feeds on aquatic weeds is
- A. biological
- B. chemical
- C. cultural
- D. mechanical
People-oriented extension programmes which generate ideas and activities from the grassroots is called
- A) grassroots approach
- B) top down approach
- C) community approach
- D) bottom up approach
Describe briefly the production of cocoa under the following headings: - (a) method of propagation; (b) climatic a ( soil requirements.' (c) nursery requirement; (d) maturity period., (e) method of harvesting; (f) two major diseases and their control
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1998 THEORYWhich of the following is an example of a biotic factor in an agricultural ecosystem?
- A. Rainfall
- B. Soil pH
- C. Temperature
- D. Crop pests
Which of the following effects is not due to water-logging?
- A. inhibition of crop development
- B. enhancement of leaching
- C. inhibition of the activities of soil microorganisms
- D. wilting of crop roots
In order to backup extension messages, an extension agent should
- A. provide marketing channels for farmers
- B. assist farmers in locating sources of farm inputs
- C. procure agricultural loans for farmers
- D. provide modern machines to farmers