Year : 
2011
Title : 
Agricultural Science
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 55 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

The use of animal traction is limited in the forest zones of West Africa because of the

A. topography of the forest land

B. presence of tsetseflies

C. high amount of rainfall

D. culture of the people

B

22.

The correct sequence for the use of coupled implements for land preparation is

A. plough,horrow and ridger

B. harrow,ridger and plough

C. plough,ridger and harrow

D. harrow,plough and ridger

A

23.

Corms,rhizomes and tubers are examples of

A. underground stems

B. underground roots

C. modified leaves

D. earial stems

A

24.

Tomatoes are staked in order to

A. accelerate their growth

B. induce flowering

C. accelerate fruit ripening

D. prevent rotting of fruits

D

25.

In crop production, ginger is propagated by

A. seed

B. bulb

C. rhizome

D. corm

C

26.

A regulatory control of diseases in crop production is

A. rouging

B. quarantine

C. crop rotation

D. soil tillage

B

27.

Yellow colouration of the lower leave of a growing maize plant may be due to deficiency in

A. potassium

B. phosphorus

C. zinc

D. nitrogen

D

28.

Which of the following insects transmits swollen shoot disease of cocoa?

A. stem borer

B. mealybug

C. whitefly

D. scale insect

B

29.

The main objectives of establishing forest in the arid regions is to

A. check desert enroachment

B. provide firewood for cooking

C. provide bush meat

D. improve the beauty of the environment

A

30.

The forest management system which involves the planting of both food crops and forest trees on the same piece of land at the same time is known as

A. selective exploitation

B. taungya

C. regeneration

D. afforestation

B

21.

The use of animal traction is limited in the forest zones of West Africa because of the

A. topography of the forest land

B. presence of tsetseflies

C. high amount of rainfall

D. culture of the people

B

22.

The correct sequence for the use of coupled implements for land preparation is

A. plough,horrow and ridger

B. harrow,ridger and plough

C. plough,ridger and harrow

D. harrow,plough and ridger

A

23.

Corms,rhizomes and tubers are examples of

A. underground stems

B. underground roots

C. modified leaves

D. earial stems

A

24.

Tomatoes are staked in order to

A. accelerate their growth

B. induce flowering

C. accelerate fruit ripening

D. prevent rotting of fruits

D

25.

In crop production, ginger is propagated by

A. seed

B. bulb

C. rhizome

D. corm

C

26.

A regulatory control of diseases in crop production is

A. rouging

B. quarantine

C. crop rotation

D. soil tillage

B

27.

Yellow colouration of the lower leave of a growing maize plant may be due to deficiency in

A. potassium

B. phosphorus

C. zinc

D. nitrogen

D

28.

Which of the following insects transmits swollen shoot disease of cocoa?

A. stem borer

B. mealybug

C. whitefly

D. scale insect

B

29.

The main objectives of establishing forest in the arid regions is to

A. check desert enroachment

B. provide firewood for cooking

C. provide bush meat

D. improve the beauty of the environment

A

30.

The forest management system which involves the planting of both food crops and forest trees on the same piece of land at the same time is known as

A. selective exploitation

B. taungya

C. regeneration

D. afforestation

B