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THEORY QUESTIONS
WAEC SYLLABUS

WASSCE 2018

Objectives



1. Which of the following problem does not cause wastage of farm produce?

(a) Use of crude farm tools

(b) Poor transportation network

(c) Inadequate processing facilities

(d) Inadequate storage facilities

  • 2. Which of the following statements is not a reason for providing tractor-hiring services to farmers? To
  • (a) Encourage farm mechanization
  • (b) Increase the area of land to be cultivated
  • (c) Increase the cost of production
  • (d) Boost food production

  • 3. The land tenure system which involves the outright purchase of land is
  • (a) Leasehold
  • (b) Communal
  • (c) Freehold
  • (d) Inheritance.

    • The diagram below illustrates a farm equipment. Study it and answer questions 4 and 5




4. The equipment is used for

(a) Watering

(b) Pruning

(c) Fertigation

(d) Mulching


5. The part of the equipment labeled I is used to

(a) Control pressure

(b) Store liquid

(c) Prevent leakages

(d) Reduce liquid to droplets


ANSWERS

6. Which of the following statement is not a tractor-coupled implement?

(a) Plough

(b) Sheller

(c) Ridger

(d) Harrow


7. Which of the following statements is not true of electrical power? It

(a) Can be generated from solar energy

(b) Is the cleanest source of farm power

(c) Can perform work on its own

(d) Is capital intensive


8. The survey equipment used for measuring angular distance is

(a) Offset staff

(b) Measuring tape

(c) Ranging pole

(d) Prismatic compass


9. The practice of growing arable and forage crops alternately on a piece of land is called

(a) Ley farming

(b) Mixed farming

(c) Alley farming

(d) Pastoral farming


10. Which of the following groups of raw materials are used in textiles industries?

(a) Guinea corn, wheat and kenaf

(b) Cotton, jute and wool

(c) Coffe, cotton and cocoa

(d) Wool, palm kernel and maize


ANSWERS

11. Which of the following is an example of igneous rock?

(a) Basalt

(b) Dolomite

(c) Limestone

(d) Marble


12. The chemical composition of soil is mostly influenced by

(a) Climate

(b) Time

(c) Topography

(d) Parent material


13. The structure of loam could be described as

(a) Single-grained

(b) Blocky

(c) Crumby

(d) Platy


Study the diagram below and answer questions 14 and 15





14. The aim of the experiment illustrated in the diagram is to

(a) Determine soil texture

(b) Ascertain water content of soil

(c) Examine the structure of soil

(d) Determine soil acidity


15. The purpose of the part labeled I in the experiment is to

(a) Allow proper aggregation of soil particles

(b) Allow even evaporation of water

(c) Prevent water from escaping

(d) Distribute water around the soil


ANSWERS

16. A beneficial effect of bush burning on the soil is the

(a) Reduction of soil microbial activities

(b) Exposure of soil surface to erosion

(c) Destruction of weed seeds

(d) Destruction of soil organic matter


17. Which of the following practices does not replenish lost soil nutrients?

(a) Corp rotation

(b) Fallowing

(c) Liming

(d) Bush burning


18. The use of inorganic fertilizer is preferable to organic manure because inorganic fertilizer

(a) Improves soil structure

(b) Releases nutrients to the soil faster

(c) Reduces leaching of soil nutrients

(d) Improves soil water holding capacity


19. Which of the following statement describes an advantage of underground drainage? It

(a) Allows for free movement of farm machinery

(b) Checks the growth of weeds

(c) Improves soil texture

(d) Increases organic matter content of soil


20. Which of the following crops is usually classified as a vegetable?

(a) Lycopersicon esculentum

(b) Ananas sativa

(c) Hevea brasiliensis

(d) Theobroma cacao



21. A groundnut variety produces a steady seed yield of 350kg per hectare. What will be the yield of the variety on a 10-hectare farm?

(a) 35kg

(b) 350 kg

(c) 3.500kg

(d) 7,000kg


22. Thinning is a farm operation in which

(a) Empty spaces where seeds did not germinate are replanted

(b) The number of seedlings per stand is reduced to one or two

(c) Fertilizers and manures are applied to crops,

(d) Effort is made to control pests.


23. Which of the following plants is not a pasture grass?

(a) Pennisetum purpureum

(b) Axonopus compressus

(c) Stylosanthes gracilis

(d) Panicum maximum


24. One advantage of cross breeding is that the

(a) Offspring resemble the recessive parent

(b) Yield of the offspring may not be comparable to those of the parents

(c) Offspring perform better than the average of the parents

(d) Offspring cannot survive adverse environmental conditions.


25. Assuming that brown colour is dominant over black colour in cowpea. What percentage of the F1 generation will have brown colour, if a homozygous brown cowpea is crossed with a homozygous black cowpea?

(a) 100%

(b) 75%

(c) 50%

(d) 25%


ANSWERS

26. Ornamental plants are commonly used for the following purposes except

(a) For exterior decorations

(b) As sources of perfumes

(c) Provision of shade

(d) As bedding materials for animals.


27. Hibiscus and Croton are examples of

(a) Ground covers

(b) Hedge plants

(c) Lawn plants

(d) Avenue trees


28. A disadvantage of vegetative propagation is that

(a) Plants are true to type

(b) Fruits are small in size

(c) Plants take a long time to mature

(d) Diseases are easily transferred to offspring.


29. An effective method of preventing viral diseases in crops is by

(a) Treating the seeds with fungicides

(b) Practicing crop rotation

(c) Regular spraying of crops

(d) Planting resistant varieties


30. A groundnut plant showing stunted growth with yellow or mottled leaves is likely to be infected with

(a) Blight

(b) Tikka

(c) Rosette

(d) Anthracnose


The diagram below illustrates a crop pest. Study it and answer questions 31 and 32


ANSWERS



31. The pest illustrated is a

(a) Boring insect pest

(b) Chewing insect pest

(c) Sucking insect pest

(d) Piercing insect pest


32. A cultural method used in controlling the pest illustrated is

(a) Spraying with insecticides

(b) Hand pulling of weeds

(c) Fumigation of store

(d) Early planting


The diagram below illustrates the digestive tract of a farm animal. Study it and answer questions 33 and 34.





33. Deamination is a function of the part labelled

(a) I

(b) II

(c) III

(d) IV


34. Digestion of protein starts in the part labelled

(a) I

(b) II

(c) III

(d) IV


Study the diagram below and answer questions 35 and 36


ANSWERS



35. Fertilization takes place in the part labeled

(a) I

(b) II

(c) III

(d) IV


36. Chalaza is formed in the part labeled

(a) I

(b) II

(c) III

(d) IV


37. A farmer observed that all his day-old chicks clustered around the source of heat in a brooder house. This observation is likely due to

(a) Manifestation of a disease outbreak

(b) Thirst because of inadequate water

(c) Poor nutrition

(d) Low temperature


38. Which of the following practices ensures that a young animal has resistance against diseases?

(a) Regular visits of the veterinary doctors

(b) Giving the animal a maintenance ration

(c) Regular dipping of animal

(d) Giving the animal access to colostrums


Study the diagram below and answer questions 39 and 40





39. The animal by-product illustrated may be prepared and fed to farm animals as a source of

(a) Sodium

(b) Iron

(c) Calcium

(d) Nitrogen


40. The animal by-product illustrated is not used in making

(a) fertilizer

(b) bone meal

(c) button

(d) leather


ANSWERS

41. Vitamin K deficiency in farm animals causes

(a) Night blindness

(b) Sterility in both sexes

(c) Delayed blood clothing

(d) Delayed ovulation


42, Which of the following methods Is not used in collecting semen for artificial insemination''

(a) Massage method

(b) Use of artificial vagina

(c) Herd mating of the animals

(d) Electro-ejaculation method


43. Complete eradication of tsetse flies will be an effective control measure for

(a) Aspergillosis

(b) trypanosomiasis

(c) fowl pox

(d) swine fever


44. Which of the following diseases s caused by a virus?

(a) Brucellosis

(b) Trypanosomiasis

(c) Rinderpest

(d) Tuberculosis


45. Bees are regarded as friends of the farmer because they

(a) usually sting the farmer

(b) are harmless insects

(c) help in pollination

(d) produce nectar for human use


ANSWERS

Use the demand schedule below to answer questions 46, 47 and 48

Price (N) Qty Demanded (kg)

12................. 200

8 ...................240


46. What is the percentage change in quantity demanded?

(a) 16.67%

(b) 20.00%

(c) 40.00%

(d) 83.33%


47. What is the percentage change in price?

(a) 33.33%

(b) 40.00%

(c) 50.00%

(d) 66.67%


48. What is the price elasticity of demand of the commodity?

(a) 0.3

(b) 0.4

(c) 0.5

(d) 0.6


49 Which of the following farm documents is usually prepared at the end of the year?

(a) farm budget

(b) labour record

(c) farm inventory

(d) profit and loss account


50. Which of the following agricultural extension methods is aimed at reaching an individual farmer at a particular time?

(a) film show

(b) farm visit

(c) electronic media

(d) field trip.​



WASSCE 2018 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
OBJECTIVE TEST ANSWERS



1 A 2 C 3 C 4 A 5 D 6 B 7 C 8 D 9 A 10 B

11 A 12 D 13 C 14 B 15 B 16 C 17 D 18 B 19 A 20 A

21 C 22 B 23 C 24 C 25 A 26 D 27 B 28 D 29 D 30 C

31 B 32 A 33 D 34 A 35 A 36 D 37 D 38 D 39 C 40 D

41 C 42 C 43 B 44 C 45 C 46 B 47 A 48 D 49 D 50 B


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