Year : 
1992
Title : 
Agricultural Science
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

41 - 50 of 57 Questions

# Question Ans
41.

Which of the following group of diseases mostly affect goats in Nigeria?

A. Diarrhoea, kata and intestinal worm infestation

B. Foot-rot, pneumonia and mange

C. Anthrax, foot-rot and kata

D. foot and mouth, mastitis and mange

E. Diarrhoea, anthrax and bloat

D

42.

The conditions necessary for establishing a fish pond include the following except

A. sunlight

B. accessibility

C. capital

D. availability of stock

E. source of water supply

A

43.

Genetic characteristics are passed from the parents to offspring through the

A. cytoplasm

B. placenta

C. zygote

D. gene

E. umbilical cord

D

44.

A livestock disease caused by a fungus is

A. aspergillosis

B. coccidiosis

C. red water

D. brucellosis

E. foot and mouth

A

45.

An unproductive animal completely removed from the rest of the stock is said to be

A. quarantined

B. culled

C. isolated

D. confined

E. sold

B

46.

For which of the following products do most farmers in West Africa raise pigs?

A. Pork

B. Bacon

C. Lard

D. Skin

E. Vaccine production

A

47.

Which of the following will not help milk let-down in a lactating dairy cow?

A. injection of oxytocin

B. presence of calf

C. provision of feed

D. injection of progesterone

E. presence of a milker.

D

48.

Oil-meals that may be used in formulating livestock ration include the following except

A. blood meal

B. groundnut cake

C. palm kernel cake

D. cotton seed cake

E. coconut cake

A

49.

A disease that causes abortion in cattle in the later stages of pregnancy is

A. milk fever

B. pneumonia

C. brucellosis

D. foot and mouth disease

E. ring worm

C

50.

The type of soil recommended for pond foundation is

A. silt

B. clay

C. sandy loam

D. humus

E. sandy clay

B

41.

Which of the following group of diseases mostly affect goats in Nigeria?

A. Diarrhoea, kata and intestinal worm infestation

B. Foot-rot, pneumonia and mange

C. Anthrax, foot-rot and kata

D. foot and mouth, mastitis and mange

E. Diarrhoea, anthrax and bloat

D

42.

The conditions necessary for establishing a fish pond include the following except

A. sunlight

B. accessibility

C. capital

D. availability of stock

E. source of water supply

A

43.

Genetic characteristics are passed from the parents to offspring through the

A. cytoplasm

B. placenta

C. zygote

D. gene

E. umbilical cord

D

44.

A livestock disease caused by a fungus is

A. aspergillosis

B. coccidiosis

C. red water

D. brucellosis

E. foot and mouth

A

45.

An unproductive animal completely removed from the rest of the stock is said to be

A. quarantined

B. culled

C. isolated

D. confined

E. sold

B

46.

For which of the following products do most farmers in West Africa raise pigs?

A. Pork

B. Bacon

C. Lard

D. Skin

E. Vaccine production

A

47.

Which of the following will not help milk let-down in a lactating dairy cow?

A. injection of oxytocin

B. presence of calf

C. provision of feed

D. injection of progesterone

E. presence of a milker.

D

48.

Oil-meals that may be used in formulating livestock ration include the following except

A. blood meal

B. groundnut cake

C. palm kernel cake

D. cotton seed cake

E. coconut cake

A

49.

A disease that causes abortion in cattle in the later stages of pregnancy is

A. milk fever

B. pneumonia

C. brucellosis

D. foot and mouth disease

E. ring worm

C

50.

The type of soil recommended for pond foundation is

A. silt

B. clay

C. sandy loam

D. humus

E. sandy clay

B