Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
The most important factor that determines the rate of agriculture development in a country is the
- A. readiness of farmers to adopt viable agricultural research results
- B. quantity of herbicides used in the country
- C. number of machinery available in the country
- D. provision of raw materials for industries
Which of the following factors affecting land availability and use is a socio-economic factor?
- A. population pressure
- B. soil type
- C. topography
- D. farming systems
Soil textural class can be determined using:
- A) Meter rule
- B) Vernier caliper
- C) Textural Triangle
- D) Rain gauge
The effect of fertilizing a fish pond with compost manure on phytoplankton population and fish yield is such that
- A. Phytoplankton population decreases as fish yield decreases
- B. Phytoplankton population decreases while fish yield increases
- C. Phytoplankton population increases while fish yield decreases
- D. Phytoplankton population increases as a fish yield increases
(a) What is natural pasture? (2 marks)
(ii) State four characteristics of natural pastures in West Africa. (4 marks)
(b) Discuss the root knot disease of tomato under the following headings: (i) causal organism; (ii) mode of transmission; (iii) two symptoms; (iv) two prevention and control measures.(6 marks)
(c) Distinguish between grafting and budding in plant propagation. (2 marks)
(d) Give two uses of sugarcane. (2 marks)
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2012 THEORYCausal organismss of diseases in crop production do not include
- A. viruses
- B. bacteria
- C. fungi
- D. protozoa
Maize is a very important crop because apart from serving as a staple, it
- A. is ploughed into the soil to increase fertility
- B. can be processes into corn flakes
- C. forms the base of most livestock feeds
- D. is used for producing germ oil
Which of the following diseases of crops causes stunting in maize?
- A) blast
- B) rosette
- C) blight
- D) streak
The following are importance of agriculture except
- A. Provision of food
- B. Provision of employment opportunities
- C. Lack of good food
- D. Provision of market for industrial goods
Energy in fossil materials may be harnessed as
- A. water energy
- B. wind energy
- C. electrical energy
- D. fuel energy