Year : 
2018
Title : 
Agricultural Science
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

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

A. Use of crude farm tools

B. Poor transportation

C. Inadequate processing facilities

D. Inadequate storage facilities

A

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

C

3.

The land tenure system which involves the outright purchase of land is

A. leasehold

B. communal

C. freehold

D. inheritance

C

4.

The diagram above illustrates a farm equipment. What is its use on the farm?

A. watering

B. pruning

C. fertilization

D. mulching

A

5.

In the diagram above illustrating a farm equipment, the function of the part labelled I is

A. controlling pressure

B. storing liquid

C. preventing leakages

D. reducing water to droplets

D

6.

Which of the following implements is not a tractor-coupled implement?

A. plough

B. sheller

C. ridger

D. harrow

B

7.

Which of the following statements is not true about 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

D

8.

The survey equipment used for measuring angular distance is

A. offset staff

B. measuring tape

C. ranging pole

D. prismatic compass

C

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

A

10.

Which of the following groups of raw materials are used in textile industries?

A. Guinea corn, wheat and kenaf

B. Cotton, jute and wool

C. Coffee, cotton and cocoa

D. Wool, palm kernel and maize

B

1.

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

A. Use of crude farm tools

B. Poor transportation

C. Inadequate processing facilities

D. Inadequate storage facilities

A

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

C

3.

The land tenure system which involves the outright purchase of land is

A. leasehold

B. communal

C. freehold

D. inheritance

C

4.

The diagram above illustrates a farm equipment. What is its use on the farm?

A. watering

B. pruning

C. fertilization

D. mulching

A

5.

In the diagram above illustrating a farm equipment, the function of the part labelled I is

A. controlling pressure

B. storing liquid

C. preventing leakages

D. reducing water to droplets

D

6.

Which of the following implements is not a tractor-coupled implement?

A. plough

B. sheller

C. ridger

D. harrow

B

7.

Which of the following statements is not true about 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

D

8.

The survey equipment used for measuring angular distance is

A. offset staff

B. measuring tape

C. ranging pole

D. prismatic compass

C

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

A

10.

Which of the following groups of raw materials are used in textile industries?

A. Guinea corn, wheat and kenaf

B. Cotton, jute and wool

C. Coffee, cotton and cocoa

D. Wool, palm kernel and maize

B