Year : 
1991
Title : 
Agricultural Science
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 52 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

If the ginning percentage of the samaru variety of cotton is 35, what will be the amount of raw cotton obtained from a 6 hectare farm with a yield of 330 kg seed cotton per hectare?

A. 46 kg

B. 96.3 kg

C. 114 kg

D. 693 kg

E. 6930 kg

E

12.

Which of the following factors does not affect the distribution of pasture grasses?

A. type of species

B. temperature

C. soil

D. pests and diseases

E. rainfall

A

13.

Which of the following is not a reason for the government to encourage the planting of trees

A. controlling erosion

B. increasing soil fertility

C. preventing desert encroachment

D. reducing effects of environmental pollution

E. increasing output of mineral oil

E

14.

Which of the following crops does not require nursery?

A. rice

B. tobacco

C. tomato

D. oil palm

E. maize

E

15.

The causal organism of damping-oil disease of okra is a

A. bacterium

B. virus

C. nematode

D. aphid

E. fungus

E

16.

Which of the following crops cannot be easily improved by cross-breeding?

A. groundnut

B. cowpea

C. oil palm

D. maize

E. yam

E

17.

The commonest method of vegetative propagation is by

A. layering

B. budding

C. cutting

D. grafting

E. tillering

C

18.

I. spreading and perennial plant with long and rapid growing stems.
II. height of plant about 1.2m
III. resistance to dry weather.
Which of the following pasture grasses has the description given above?

A. northern gamba grass

B. bahama grass

C. guinea grass

D. elephant grass

E. gaint star grass

E

19.

The annual burning of forest areas encourages

A. afforestation

B. deforestation

C. regeneration

D. selective explotation

E. taungya farming

B

20.

Which of the following crops is not correctly grouped with its industrial product?

A. cocoa-chocolate

B. rubber-boots

C. coconut-oil

D. cotton-textile

E. orange-margarine

E

11.

If the ginning percentage of the samaru variety of cotton is 35, what will be the amount of raw cotton obtained from a 6 hectare farm with a yield of 330 kg seed cotton per hectare?

A. 46 kg

B. 96.3 kg

C. 114 kg

D. 693 kg

E. 6930 kg

E

12.

Which of the following factors does not affect the distribution of pasture grasses?

A. type of species

B. temperature

C. soil

D. pests and diseases

E. rainfall

A

13.

Which of the following is not a reason for the government to encourage the planting of trees

A. controlling erosion

B. increasing soil fertility

C. preventing desert encroachment

D. reducing effects of environmental pollution

E. increasing output of mineral oil

E

14.

Which of the following crops does not require nursery?

A. rice

B. tobacco

C. tomato

D. oil palm

E. maize

E

15.

The causal organism of damping-oil disease of okra is a

A. bacterium

B. virus

C. nematode

D. aphid

E. fungus

E

16.

Which of the following crops cannot be easily improved by cross-breeding?

A. groundnut

B. cowpea

C. oil palm

D. maize

E. yam

E

17.

The commonest method of vegetative propagation is by

A. layering

B. budding

C. cutting

D. grafting

E. tillering

C

18.

I. spreading and perennial plant with long and rapid growing stems.
II. height of plant about 1.2m
III. resistance to dry weather.
Which of the following pasture grasses has the description given above?

A. northern gamba grass

B. bahama grass

C. guinea grass

D. elephant grass

E. gaint star grass

E

19.

The annual burning of forest areas encourages

A. afforestation

B. deforestation

C. regeneration

D. selective explotation

E. taungya farming

B

20.

Which of the following crops is not correctly grouped with its industrial product?

A. cocoa-chocolate

B. rubber-boots

C. coconut-oil

D. cotton-textile

E. orange-margarine

E