Year : 
1999
Title : 
Agricultural Science
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

41 - 50 of 57 Questions

# Question Ans
41.

An advantage of extensive system of rearing goats is

A. low labour requirement

B. easy control of disease

C. indiscriminate mating

D. exposure to adverse weather conditions

A

42.

Layers ration contains more limestone than growers ration because limestone

A. is difficult for the growers to digest

B. stimulate layers appetite

C. reduces the acidity in the gut of growers

D. supplies sufficient minerals to layers for shell formation

D

43.

If 200 layers will consume 25kg of feed per day, calculate the amount of feed consumed by a layer per day.

A. 0.25kg/day

B. 0.25kg/day

C. 0.5kg/day

D. 1.25kg/day

A

44.

Which of the following is not a method of improving rangeland?

A. practising continous grazing

B. routine and regular weeding

C. routine reseeding

D. regular application of fertilizer

A

45.

Miracidium is one of the stages in the life cycle of

A. roundworm

B. tapeworm

C. liver fluke

D. tick

C

46.

Which of the following is not a symptom of foot and mouth disease of cattle?

A. excessive production of saliva

B. sores on fet and tounge

C. lameness

D. blood stained diarrhoea

D

47.

Heavy infestation of liver fluke causes poor absorption of fats in livestock by

A. blocking bile ducts thus preventng flow of bile

B. destroying fat-digesting enzymes

C. reducing ingestion of fats

D. inhibiting the action of the digestive enzymes

D

48.

Methods of preserving fish include the following except

A. boiling

B. drying

C. smoking

D. salting

A

49.

Which of the following fishing gears can be used for total harvesting of ponds?

A. hook and line

B. harpoon

C. basket trap

D. dragnet

D

50.

The practice of mating closely-related animals is called

A. pen mating

B. cross breeding

C. out breeding

D. in breeding

D

41.

An advantage of extensive system of rearing goats is

A. low labour requirement

B. easy control of disease

C. indiscriminate mating

D. exposure to adverse weather conditions

A

42.

Layers ration contains more limestone than growers ration because limestone

A. is difficult for the growers to digest

B. stimulate layers appetite

C. reduces the acidity in the gut of growers

D. supplies sufficient minerals to layers for shell formation

D

43.

If 200 layers will consume 25kg of feed per day, calculate the amount of feed consumed by a layer per day.

A. 0.25kg/day

B. 0.25kg/day

C. 0.5kg/day

D. 1.25kg/day

A

44.

Which of the following is not a method of improving rangeland?

A. practising continous grazing

B. routine and regular weeding

C. routine reseeding

D. regular application of fertilizer

A

45.

Miracidium is one of the stages in the life cycle of

A. roundworm

B. tapeworm

C. liver fluke

D. tick

C

46.

Which of the following is not a symptom of foot and mouth disease of cattle?

A. excessive production of saliva

B. sores on fet and tounge

C. lameness

D. blood stained diarrhoea

D

47.

Heavy infestation of liver fluke causes poor absorption of fats in livestock by

A. blocking bile ducts thus preventng flow of bile

B. destroying fat-digesting enzymes

C. reducing ingestion of fats

D. inhibiting the action of the digestive enzymes

D

48.

Methods of preserving fish include the following except

A. boiling

B. drying

C. smoking

D. salting

A

49.

Which of the following fishing gears can be used for total harvesting of ponds?

A. hook and line

B. harpoon

C. basket trap

D. dragnet

D

50.

The practice of mating closely-related animals is called

A. pen mating

B. cross breeding

C. out breeding

D. in breeding

D