Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following statements is true of a pig which has only one testis?
- A. it will be sterile
- B. it can still produce viable sperm
- C. all the spermtozoa will be dead
- D. it will not be able to mate a sow
Theobroma cacao grows best in the
- A. sudan savannah zone
- B. humid rain forest zone
- C. mangrove swamp forest zone
- D. northern guinea savannah zone
The most limiting factor affecting land availability for agriculture in urban settlements is
- A. soil type
- B. topography
- C. climate
- D. population pressure
When a farmer tries to eradicate snails from pastures, he is attempting to control
- A. ticks
- B. tapeworms
- C. trypanosomiasis
- D. liver flukes
Which of the following materials can be applied to the soil in order to correct yellowing of leaves?
- A. lime
- B. urea
- C. gypsum
- D. bone meal
(a) Statefour characteristics of igneous rocks. .
(b) The table below illustrates the combined demand and supply schedule for maize.
Use it to answer the questions that follow.
Price (?) | Quantity of maize demanded (kg) | Quantity of maize supplied (kg) |
20 | 50 | 340 |
16 | 70 | 300 |
12 | 125 | 250 |
8 | 200 | 200 |
4 | 350 | 130 |
(i) Draw the demand and supply curves to show the equilibrium price of maize.
(ii) Determine the excess demand for maize at a unit price of ?4.
(iii) Determine the excess supply for maize at a unit price of ?12.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2018 THEORYThe soil nutrient which is important as a constituent of plant proteins and hormones is
- A. calcium
- B. magnesium
- C. iron
- D. sulphur
The objective of crops improvement programmes is to produce the following except
- A. crop types with improved taste and processing
- B. disease-resistance crops
- C. high-yielding crops
- D. crops resistant to all pests
Which of the following plants is not a leguminous forage?
- A. Centrosema Pubescens
- B. Panicum maximum
- C. Stylosanthes gracilis
- D. Calopogonium mucunoides
The most important soil microorganism which are effective decomposers of wood in forest areas are
- A. earthworm
- B. wood beetles
- C. termites
- D. algea



