Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
The role of science and technology in the development of agriculture includes the following except
- A. provision of insecticides and drugs
- B. provision of good road network
- C. introduction of artificial insemination centres
- D. setting up produce marketing boards
Diarrhoea tainted with blood is a symptom of
- A. trypanosomiasis
- B. coccidiosis
- C. ketosis
- D. brucellosis
Which of the following sources of farm power generates highest amount of energy?
- A. human power
- B. wind power
- C. animal power
- D. mechanical power
(a) Explain what is meant by subsistence agriculture. (2 marks)
(b) Discuss briefly the interdependence of agriculture and industry under the following headings?
(i) tools, implements and machinery industries; (ii) processing industries (iii) Agro-chemical industries (6 marks)
(c) What is farm surveying? (2 marks) (ii) With the aid of a diagram, explain the use of the 3, 4, 5 method in farm survey. ( 6 marks)
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2012 THEORYThe vertical section of the soil showing series of horizontal layers of different types of soil is called
- A. Soil texture
- B. Soil layers
- C. Soil profile
- D. Soil type
Under normal circumstances, the concept of consumer sovereignty in agriculture implies that
- A. the consumer and not the farmer determines what to produce
- B. both the farmer and the consumer determine what to produce
- C. the consumer and not the farmer owns the means of production
- D. the environmental factors determine what to produce
Which of the following husbandry practices is not carried out in pig farming?
- A. castration of excess males
- B. application of iron supplements
- C. numbering by ear notching or tattooing
- D. shearing of hairs of the skin
Which of the following is the reason for smoking fish?
- A. removing parasites
- B. preserving it
- C. increasing putrefaction
- D. increasing its quality
Routine operation in cattle farming include the following except
- A. dehorning
- B. castration
- C. identification marking
- D. shearing
The process whereby rocks are broken down into small particles through both physical and chemical factors is known as
- A. Rock degradation
- B. Weathering
- C. Erosion
- D. Oxidation