Year : 
2017
Title : 
Agricultural Science
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 49 Questions

# Question Ans
2.

One advantage of cooperative farming is that it

A. allows farmers to have small and scattered plots

B. enables individual farmers to acquire loans from the banks

C. enables farmers to acquire loans from the bank

D. facilitates the use of local tools

C

3.

Which of the following statements is not a problem associated with land tenure system through inheritance?

A. Family members have small land holdings

B. Family members have right to free use of land

C. Non-family members cannot inherit land

D. Farm mechanization is restricted

B

4.

A farmland measures 50m x 50m. Determine its area in hectares.

A. 25ha

B. 2.5ha

C. 0.25ha

D. 0.025ha

C

5.

From the illustration of farm implements above, the part labelled I is called

A. disc

B. beam

C. disc scraper

D. plough share

B

6.

Above is the illustration of farm implements. The part which makes horizontal cuts into the soil and uproots weeds is labelled as

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. IV

D

7.

The diagram above is an illustration of farm implements; The function of the part labelled II is to

A. make horizontal cuts into the soil

B. make vertical cuts into the soil

C. roll over obstacles

D. remove soil from the disc

D

8.

In the diagram of farm implements above, which of the labelled parts brings balance to the implements?

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. IV

C

9.

A farming in which different types of crops are grown in quick succession, in a definite order on the same piece of land is termed

A. mixed farming

B. land rotation

C. continuous cropping

D. crop rotation

D

10.

Land use for agriculture in West Africa is influenced by the following factors except

A. topography

B. population density

C. fallowing

D. climatic conditions

C

11.

A social factor which affects land availability and use is

A. temperature

B. soil pH

C. light intensity and duration

D. culture of the people

D

2.

One advantage of cooperative farming is that it

A. allows farmers to have small and scattered plots

B. enables individual farmers to acquire loans from the banks

C. enables farmers to acquire loans from the bank

D. facilitates the use of local tools

C

3.

Which of the following statements is not a problem associated with land tenure system through inheritance?

A. Family members have small land holdings

B. Family members have right to free use of land

C. Non-family members cannot inherit land

D. Farm mechanization is restricted

B

4.

A farmland measures 50m x 50m. Determine its area in hectares.

A. 25ha

B. 2.5ha

C. 0.25ha

D. 0.025ha

C

5.

From the illustration of farm implements above, the part labelled I is called

A. disc

B. beam

C. disc scraper

D. plough share

B

6.

Above is the illustration of farm implements. The part which makes horizontal cuts into the soil and uproots weeds is labelled as

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. IV

D

7.

The diagram above is an illustration of farm implements; The function of the part labelled II is to

A. make horizontal cuts into the soil

B. make vertical cuts into the soil

C. roll over obstacles

D. remove soil from the disc

D

8.

In the diagram of farm implements above, which of the labelled parts brings balance to the implements?

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. IV

C

9.

A farming in which different types of crops are grown in quick succession, in a definite order on the same piece of land is termed

A. mixed farming

B. land rotation

C. continuous cropping

D. crop rotation

D

10.

Land use for agriculture in West Africa is influenced by the following factors except

A. topography

B. population density

C. fallowing

D. climatic conditions

C

11.

A social factor which affects land availability and use is

A. temperature

B. soil pH

C. light intensity and duration

D. culture of the people

D