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

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 40 of 55 Questions

# Question Ans
31.

Pineapple is widely propagated using

A. seeds

B. suckers

C. slips

D. cuttings

B

32.

Which of the following crops has a fibrous root system?

A. cotton

B. coffee

C. cowpea

D. sugarcane

D

33.

The process of grafting in crop production involves

A. the fusion of gametes of two crops

B. indicating rooting from stems

C. the trandfer of a bud from one crop to another

D. the joining of two parts from related crops

D

34.

Crop rotation decreases the incidence of pests by

A. breaking life cycles of pests

B. attracting pest predators

C. sterilizing the soil

D. maintaining soil fertility

A

35.

If the recommended spacing for a tree crop is 2.5cm by 4.0m.determine the number of seedlings required to plant a 2 hectare farmland.

A. 1,000

B. 2,000

C. 10,000

D. 20,000

B

36.

Close to the time of harvesting of cotton, sunshine is needed to ensure the production of boils that are

A. big

B. light

C. not mouldy

D. not open

C

37.

If T represents the gene for tallness while t represents dwarfness. When a tall (TT) crop is crossed with a dwarf (tt) crop, the resultant crop will be

A. 100% dwarf

B. 100% tall

C. 50% tall and 50% dwarf

D. 75% tall and 25% dwarf

B

38.

If T represents the gene for tallness while t represents dwarfness. The genotypic ratio of the second filial generation will be

A. 3:1

B. 1:2:1

C. 2:2

D. 4:0

B

39.

The correct sequence of feed utilization in farm animals is

A. digestion-ingestion-absorption-assimilation

B. ingestion-digestion-assimilation-absorption

C. ingestion-digestion-assimilation

D. digestion-assimilation-ingestion-absorption

C

40.

Sexual maturity in farm animal is not influenced by their

A. breed

B. sex

C. nutrition

D. weaning age

B

31.

Pineapple is widely propagated using

A. seeds

B. suckers

C. slips

D. cuttings

B

32.

Which of the following crops has a fibrous root system?

A. cotton

B. coffee

C. cowpea

D. sugarcane

D

33.

The process of grafting in crop production involves

A. the fusion of gametes of two crops

B. indicating rooting from stems

C. the trandfer of a bud from one crop to another

D. the joining of two parts from related crops

D

34.

Crop rotation decreases the incidence of pests by

A. breaking life cycles of pests

B. attracting pest predators

C. sterilizing the soil

D. maintaining soil fertility

A

35.

If the recommended spacing for a tree crop is 2.5cm by 4.0m.determine the number of seedlings required to plant a 2 hectare farmland.

A. 1,000

B. 2,000

C. 10,000

D. 20,000

B

36.

Close to the time of harvesting of cotton, sunshine is needed to ensure the production of boils that are

A. big

B. light

C. not mouldy

D. not open

C

37.

If T represents the gene for tallness while t represents dwarfness. When a tall (TT) crop is crossed with a dwarf (tt) crop, the resultant crop will be

A. 100% dwarf

B. 100% tall

C. 50% tall and 50% dwarf

D. 75% tall and 25% dwarf

B

38.

If T represents the gene for tallness while t represents dwarfness. The genotypic ratio of the second filial generation will be

A. 3:1

B. 1:2:1

C. 2:2

D. 4:0

B

39.

The correct sequence of feed utilization in farm animals is

A. digestion-ingestion-absorption-assimilation

B. ingestion-digestion-assimilation-absorption

C. ingestion-digestion-assimilation

D. digestion-assimilation-ingestion-absorption

C

40.

Sexual maturity in farm animal is not influenced by their

A. breed

B. sex

C. nutrition

D. weaning age

B