Year : 
2010
Title : 
Agricultural Science
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 58 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

Which of the following land tenure system for individual ownership?

A. land pledge system

B. freehold system

C. leasehold system

D. tenancy at the will of government

B

2.

The development of agriculture in West Africa is not generally affected by

A. ignorance

B. religious beliefs

C. poor marketing

D. population size

B

3.

The most common grazing system in West Africa is

A. continuous grazing

B. strip grazing

C. rotational grazing

D. zero grazing

A

4.

Which of the following is not a role of government in agricultural production?

A. provision of labour

B. provision of subsidies

C. building of storage facilities

D. provision of loans and credits

A

5.

The main reason for establishing game reserves is to prevent wildlife from

A. being poached

B. being hunted periodcally

C. attacking tourists

D. becoming extinct

D

6.

Which of the following practices promote agricultural development?

A. growing disease-resistant crops

B. planting late-maturing crop varieties

C. banning importation of pesticides

D. encouraging communal land tenure system

A

7.

The biotic factor which derives much benefit from livestock and reduces productivity is a

A. predator

B. parasite

C. pathogen

D. microbe

B

8.

The removal of top soil from a small area of soil surface due to the impact of raindrops is known as

A. sheet erosion

B. rill erosion

C. gully erosion

D. splash erosion

A

9.

Which of the following groups of crops grow best in the savanna zones of West Africa?

A. cotton,millet and groundnut

B. cocoa,kola and oil palm

C. cotton,cocoa and guinea corn

D. banana,rubber and millet

A

10.

High temperature and pressure convert sandstone to

A. basalt

B. quartzite

C. coal

D. limestone

B

1.

Which of the following land tenure system for individual ownership?

A. land pledge system

B. freehold system

C. leasehold system

D. tenancy at the will of government

B

2.

The development of agriculture in West Africa is not generally affected by

A. ignorance

B. religious beliefs

C. poor marketing

D. population size

B

3.

The most common grazing system in West Africa is

A. continuous grazing

B. strip grazing

C. rotational grazing

D. zero grazing

A

4.

Which of the following is not a role of government in agricultural production?

A. provision of labour

B. provision of subsidies

C. building of storage facilities

D. provision of loans and credits

A

5.

The main reason for establishing game reserves is to prevent wildlife from

A. being poached

B. being hunted periodcally

C. attacking tourists

D. becoming extinct

D

6.

Which of the following practices promote agricultural development?

A. growing disease-resistant crops

B. planting late-maturing crop varieties

C. banning importation of pesticides

D. encouraging communal land tenure system

A

7.

The biotic factor which derives much benefit from livestock and reduces productivity is a

A. predator

B. parasite

C. pathogen

D. microbe

B

8.

The removal of top soil from a small area of soil surface due to the impact of raindrops is known as

A. sheet erosion

B. rill erosion

C. gully erosion

D. splash erosion

A

9.

Which of the following groups of crops grow best in the savanna zones of West Africa?

A. cotton,millet and groundnut

B. cocoa,kola and oil palm

C. cotton,cocoa and guinea corn

D. banana,rubber and millet

A

10.

High temperature and pressure convert sandstone to

A. basalt

B. quartzite

C. coal

D. limestone

B