Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
Yam stored in a barn should be inspected at least once a week to
- A) remove rotting tubers
- B) remove sprout from the yam
- C) prevent termite attack
- D) remove sprout and rotten tuber
The diagram below illustrates a method of compost making. Study it and answer the question.
The method of compost milking illustrated in the diagram is
- A. heap
- B. bin
- C. sheet
- D. pit
What is soil conservation, and why is it important in agriculture?
- A. Soil conservation involves the removal of topsoil for agricultural purposes
- B. Soil conservation refers to the preservation and sustainable management of soil resources
- C. Soil conservation aims to maximize crop yields through intensive farming practices
- D. Soil conservation focuses on increasing soil fertility through the use of chemical fertilizers
In a poultry farm, 2,000 birds were laying an average of 1,680 eggs per day. Use this information to answer the question
What is the percentage of birds that did not lay eggs?
- A. 16%
- B. 84%
- C. 19%
- D. 46%
Which of the following is not a part of the reproduction system of a hen?
- A. Funnel
- B. isthmud
- C. ovary
- D. ureter
(a) Define crop improvement. [2 marks]
(b) Copy and complet the table below based on Mendel's Law of Indepen-dent Assortment of Genes (Dihybrid inheritance).
| TC | Tc | tC | tc |
| TC | TTCC | ||
| Tc | Ttcc | ||
| tC | ttCc | ||
| tc | ttcC |
Use the following information: T = Tall; C = Coloured; t = Dwarf; c = White. (Where T and C are dominant character; while t and c are recessive TC TTCC characters) [6 marks]
(c) Calculate the percentage of plants in (b) above that are: (i) Tall coloured; (ii) Tall white; (iii) Dwarf coloured; (iv) Dwarf Tc Ttcc white [8 marks]
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2008 THEORYCalculate the annual depreciation of a farm machinery with a total depreciation of D63,000 and a useful life of 5 years
- A. D6,300.00
- B. D9,450.00
- C. D12, 600.00
- D. D13, 000.00
A farmer uses his agricultural loans for the following except
- A. marketing his crops
- B. hiring machineries and tools
- C. purchasing drugs for livestock
- D. paying for seeds
Termites are useful in agriculture because they
- A. help control plant population
- B. increase soil moisture
- C. improve soil aeration
- D. regulate soil temperature
Which of the following insect-pests possesses biting and chewing mouthparts?
- A. grasshopper
- B. weevil
- C. aphid
- D. cotton stainer