Year : 
2019
Title : 
Agricultural Science
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

Corns, rhizomes and tubers are examples of?

A. underground roots

B. underground stems

C. aerial stems

D. modified leaves

B

22.

Which of the following statements is not a reason for budding? The resulting plants_______

A. can withstand adverse climatic conditions

B. flower and fruit early

C. are more disease resistant

D. develop broader leave for photosynthesis

A

23.

Which of the following statements are advantages of mulching? it
I.Controls weeds
II.Conserves soil moisture.
III.Increases soil temperature.
IV.Reduces soil pH.

A. I and II

B. I and III

C. II and IV

D. III and IV

A

24.

A planting material used in propagating plaintain is the?

A. crown

B. peeper

C. slip

D. leaf

A

25.

If maize seed is sown at a spacing of 100cm x 50cm, determine the expected maize plant population per hectare?

A. 40,000

B. 20,000

C. 5,000

D. 2,000

B

26.

Protective functions of forests include the following except

A. soil conservation

B. serving as windbreak

C. purification of air

D. source of firewood

D

27.

The growth of both trees and arable crops on the same piece of land is?

A. ley farming

B. mixed farming

C. forestry

D. taungya system

D

28.

Sexual propagation of omamental plants involves the use of?

A. stems

B. seeds

C. suckers

D. rhizomes

B

29.

The vector of leaf curl disease of cotton is?

A. grasshopper

B. termites

C. thrips

D. white fly

D

30.

A major storage pest of cereals in West Africa is?

A. stem borer

B. weevil

C. bird

D. army worm

B

21.

Corns, rhizomes and tubers are examples of?

A. underground roots

B. underground stems

C. aerial stems

D. modified leaves

B

22.

Which of the following statements is not a reason for budding? The resulting plants_______

A. can withstand adverse climatic conditions

B. flower and fruit early

C. are more disease resistant

D. develop broader leave for photosynthesis

A

23.

Which of the following statements are advantages of mulching? it
I.Controls weeds
II.Conserves soil moisture.
III.Increases soil temperature.
IV.Reduces soil pH.

A. I and II

B. I and III

C. II and IV

D. III and IV

A

24.

A planting material used in propagating plaintain is the?

A. crown

B. peeper

C. slip

D. leaf

A

25.

If maize seed is sown at a spacing of 100cm x 50cm, determine the expected maize plant population per hectare?

A. 40,000

B. 20,000

C. 5,000

D. 2,000

B

26.

Protective functions of forests include the following except

A. soil conservation

B. serving as windbreak

C. purification of air

D. source of firewood

D

27.

The growth of both trees and arable crops on the same piece of land is?

A. ley farming

B. mixed farming

C. forestry

D. taungya system

D

28.

Sexual propagation of omamental plants involves the use of?

A. stems

B. seeds

C. suckers

D. rhizomes

B

29.

The vector of leaf curl disease of cotton is?

A. grasshopper

B. termites

C. thrips

D. white fly

D

30.

A major storage pest of cereals in West Africa is?

A. stem borer

B. weevil

C. bird

D. army worm

B