2008 - WAEC Agriculture Past Questions and Answers - page 3
21
A farm surveying equipment made of steel and used for measuring short distance is called
A
prismatic compass
B
measuring tape
C
gunter's chain
D
theodolite
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22
Which of the following statement about farmstead planning is false?
A
administartive blocks should not be located close to the entrance of the farmstead
B
waste disposal unit should be located far away from the main farm area
C
all buildings should be well ventilated with good lightings
D
animal pens should not be located too close to the worker's house
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23
The term supplying in crop production means
A
pruning excess branches of crops
B
spacing out crops during planting
C
replacing ungerminated seeds on seedbeds
D
adding enough fertilizer to the crop
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24
During photosynthesis, green plants convert carbon dioxide to
A
chlorophyll
B
carbohydrate
C
protein
D
carbonic acid
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25
Perboiling in the processing of rice
A
improves its digestibility
B
increaese grain mass
C
reduces the percentage of breakage
D
facilitates the polishing of rice
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26
The main reason for removing the barks of cassava tubers before processing the tuber is to
A
reduce the water content
B
improve the protein content of products
C
improve the shelf life of products
D
reduce the cyanide content of products
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27
Tomato plants are staked for the following reasons except to
A
produce clean fruits
B
reduce pest damage to fruits
C
increase the yield
D
improve the taste
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28
A vegetatively propagated citrus plant will produce fruits earlier than the one established from seeds because
A
it would not suffer from gummosis disease
B
insect pests do not attack it
C
it is more advanced at the time of establishment
D
the flowers are wind pollinated
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29
swollen shoot disease of cocoa is caused by
A
virus
B
fungus
C
bacteria
D
nematode
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30
Groundnut grows best on a
A
well-drained,light sandy-loam soil
B
well-drained,clayey friable soil
C
swampy,sandy-clay soil
D
well-drained,clayey-loam soil
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