Waec 2015 Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
If the spacing of maize is 0.9m by 0.3m and one seed is sown per stand, what will be the popullation of maize plants on a hectare of farmland?
- A. 74,074
- B. 54,000
- C. 37,037
- D. 27,000
The digestive function of the rumen in ruminant nutrition is enchanced by the
- A. Absorption of water
- B. Presence of micro -organisms
- C. Absorption of food nutrients
- D. Retention of unwanted foreign materials
The following crops require shade trees at the seeding statge except
- A. Theobroma cacao
- B. Coffea spp
- C. Elaeis guineensis
- D. Oryza sativa
Piercing and sucking insect pests possess
- A. Maxillae
- B. Mandibles
- C. Labrums
- D. Proboscis
(a) Mention three functions of a farm manager. [ 3 marks ]
(b) Use the information in the demand schedule below to answer the questions that follow.
| Price of Cowpea (Le) | Quantity demanded (kg) |
200 160 120 80 40 | 5 10 15 20 25 |
(i) Draw a demand curve from the schedule [ 4 marks ]
(ii) Use the demand schedule to explain the relationship betweenquantity demanded
andprice. [ 2 marks ]
(c) Statethreeadvantages of the wholesaler in marketing of agricultural produce.
[ 3 marks ]
(d) Discuss therinderpest disease under the following headings:
(i) two farm animals affected;
(ii) causative agent;
(iii) two symptoms;
(iv)one mode of transmission;
(v)one preventive measure. [ 6 marks ]
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 THEORYCrop which are primarily grown to provide food for farm animals are
- A. Legumes
- B. Weeds
- C. Forages
- D. Grasses
(a) Differentiate between land ownership byleasehold and land ownership byfreehold. [ 2 marks ]
(b) Mentionfive ways in which non-governmental organizations contribute to agricultural
development in West Africa. [ 5 marks ]
(c) Statefourways in which rural-urban migration has hindered agricultural development in West Africa. [ 4 marks ]
(d) Mentionthree socio-economic uses of land. [ 3 marks ]
(e) Explaintwo ways by whicheach of the following environmental factors affect agricultural production:
- Soil organisms;
- soil texture. [ 4 marks ]
A fungus known as phytophthora palmivora is responsible for
- A. Panama disease of banana
- B. Blackarm diease of kola
- C. Black-pod disease of cocoa
- D. Bloosom -end rot of tomato
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 farmer continuously applies sulphate of ammonia to his farmland for many years, the resulatant soil solution is most likely to
- A. Leave blue litmus paper unchanged
- B. Change blue litmus paper to red
- C. Change red litmus paper to blue
- D. Be rich in soil microbes