Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
The Head of the tapeworm is known as the
- A. sucker
- B. rostellum
- C. scolex
- D. hook
The mating of a white fulani bull and an N'dama cow could be termed?
- A. Inbreeding
- B. Line breeding
- C. Outbreeding
- D. Cross breeding
The problem of land available for agriculture can be solved by
- A. compulsory acquisition of all pieces of land in dispute
- B. enacting laws to regulate access to land
- C. creating more land through land reclamation
- D. collecting land rent from prospective farmers
The most common grazing system in West Africa is
- A. continuous grazing
- B. strip grazing
- C. rotational grazing
- D. zero grazing
The greatest disadvantage of using a bulldozer in land clearing is that it
- A. removes the fertile top soil along with the vegetation
- B. makes the soil lose its texture
- C. allows the fast growth of weeds after clearing
- D. increases the incidence of pests
Methods of preserving fish include the following except
- A. boiling
- B. drying
- C. smoking
- D. salting
The first activity to undertake before establishing a plantation is to
- A. survey the land
- B. clear the land
- C. prepare the seed beds
- D. raise seedlings
(a) Briefly explain agricultural finance; (ii) agricultural credit (b) Explain four significance of agricultural finance (c) Mention one problem farmers encounter in obtaining credits from the following credit sources: (i) co banks; (ii) community banks; (iii) money lenders; (iv) family sources
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2001 THEORYThe major factor affecting distribution of crops in West Africa is
- A. climate
- B. soil
- C. topography
- D. disease
The following are advantages of sub-surface irrigation except that
- A. it is suitable for soils with low water holding capacity
- B. it can be used only for specific types of crops
- C. the rate of evaporation is greatly reduced
- D. it reduces the incidence of pests