Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following is not a subject area in Agricultural Economics?
- A) Agribusiness management
- B) Farm management and accounting
- C) Agronomy
- D) Agricultural development and policy
(a) State four ways in which ornamental plants are important. [4 marks]
(b) Give two examples each of (i) ornamental trees, (ii) ornamental shrubs. (c) Explain the following: (i) pasture, (ii) forage. (d) State four roles of legumes in agriculture.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2000 THEORYWhich of the following properties of soil determines its water-holding capacity?
I. Texture II. pH III. Colour IV. Structure
- A. I and II only
- B. I and IV only
- C. II and III only
- D. III and IV only
_________ is the sowing of seed by drilling with stick or knife, followed by dropping seeds and covering them
- A. Broadcasting
- B. Dibbling
- C. Dribbling
- D. Drilling
In animal nutrition, iodine is essential for the production of
- A. oxygen
- B. thyrozine
- C. insulin
- D. progesterone
The benefits of establishing forests do not include
- A. derivation of medicine
- B. provision of food
- C. improvement of micro-climate
- D. shading of crops
Weed plants which grow on other plants without deriving nutrients from them are called
- A. sedged
- B. epiphytes
- C. decomposers
- D. saprophytes
The removal of excess water from a plant through the stomata is ________
- A) Transpiration
- B) Pollination
- C) Absorption
- D) Photosynthesis
In cassava farming, rapid growth is promoted at the expense of tuber formation by the application of
- A. potassium fertilizer
- B. nitrogen fertilizer
- C. complete fertilizer
- D. phospate fertilizer
Which of the following pasture grasses can be propagated mainly by roots and seeds?
- A. spear grass
- B. gaint star grass
- C. bahama grass
- D. guinea grass