Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
What symptom can be used to identify maize rust?
- A. yellow colouration of the leaves
- B. raised brown spots on the leaves
- C. infected leaves showing stripes of yellow and green
- D. drying up to the leaves
Which of the weeds is dispersed by wind?
- A. pig weed (Boerhavia diffusa)
- B. goat weed (Ageratum conizoides)
- C. Hause thorns (Acanthospermum hispidum)
- D. Tridax (Tridax procumbeus)
Newcastle disease is caused by
- A. virus
- B. bacterium
- C. protozoan
- D. fungus
The following are micronutrients, except:
- A)Sulphur
- B) Iron
- C) Copper
- D) Molybdenum
A crop not requiring more than 750 mm annual rainfall is most suitable for cultivation in
- A. swampy forest
- B. sahel savanna
- C. rain forest
- D. sudan savanna
What does the scale of preference represent in agricultural decision-making?
- A. The ranking of available choices based on personal preference
- B. The availability of resources for agricultural production
- C. The total cost of implementing different agricultural practices
- D. The market demand for agricultural products
In a crop production enterprise, a fixed factor of production could be the
- A. size of the land
- B. amount of labour required
- C. amount of capital employed
- D. entreprenurial skill of the farmer
The diagrams below illustrate different sources of farm power. Study them and answer the question.
The machinery illustrated in diagram III could be used to power
I. planters
II. dryers
III. sprayers
- A. II and III only
- B. I and III only
- C. I and II only
- D. I, II and III
(a)(i) Explain the law of diminishing returns. (ii) State how the law of diminishing returns affect agricultural production.
(b) Discuss how each of the following factors affect the supply of agricultural produce: (i) price (ii) technology (iii) weather (iv) subsidy (v) government policy.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2007 THEORYWhich of the following crops is propagated by suckers?
- A. pineapple
- B. citrus
- C. tobacco
- D. mango