Year : 
1995
Title : 
Agricultural Science
Exam : 
WASSCE/WAEC MAY/JUNE

Paper 1 | Objectives

41 - 50 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
41.

The anti-sterility vitamin in livestock nutrition is vitamin

A. K

B. E

C. C

D. B

E. A

B

42.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good pasture?

A. high palatability

B. high nutritive value

C. high digestibility

D. low leaf to stem ration

E. high resistance to trampling

D

43.

The mode of infection of rinderpest disease in cattle id through

A. feeding

B. drinking water

C. a vector

D. inhalation

E. sexual contact

B

44.

Which of the following characteristic is not normally considered in the selection of animal for breeding?

A. fertility

B. growth rate

C. resistance to disease

D. milk quality and quantity

E. horn size

E

45.

Land in agricultural business is said to be a dural asset. This means land

A. value is realized over several years

B. will yield nothing except through cropping

C. can be generated through reclamation

D. can only be used for a short period of time

E. is much more valuable tham labour and capital

E

46.

The quantity of rice that an individual is able to buy during a given period of time is simply the individual's

A. supply of rice

B. demand for rice

C. elastic limit for rice

D. performance for rice

E. purchasing power

A

47.

The major difference between loan and subsidy is that

A. subsidy is repayable while loan is not

B. both cannot be available to the farmer at the same time

C. loan is provided by government only while subsidy is not

D. subsidy is expensive to obtain but loan is not

E. loan is repayable while subsidy is not

E

48.

The loss in value of an asset due to wear and tear in the course of its use is known as

A. depreciation

B. salvage value

C. appreciation

D. net worth

E. evaluation

A

49.

Farm-gate price is usually obtained through

A. the producer

B. middlemen

C. commodity boards

D. co-operatives

E. wholesalers

A

50.

Which of the following is not a method or agent of disseminating agricultural information?

A. individual contact

B. agricultural programmes

C. marketing channels

D. agricultural finance

E. co-operative societies

D

41.

The anti-sterility vitamin in livestock nutrition is vitamin

A. K

B. E

C. C

D. B

E. A

B

42.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good pasture?

A. high palatability

B. high nutritive value

C. high digestibility

D. low leaf to stem ration

E. high resistance to trampling

D

43.

The mode of infection of rinderpest disease in cattle id through

A. feeding

B. drinking water

C. a vector

D. inhalation

E. sexual contact

B

44.

Which of the following characteristic is not normally considered in the selection of animal for breeding?

A. fertility

B. growth rate

C. resistance to disease

D. milk quality and quantity

E. horn size

E

45.

Land in agricultural business is said to be a dural asset. This means land

A. value is realized over several years

B. will yield nothing except through cropping

C. can be generated through reclamation

D. can only be used for a short period of time

E. is much more valuable tham labour and capital

E

46.

The quantity of rice that an individual is able to buy during a given period of time is simply the individual's

A. supply of rice

B. demand for rice

C. elastic limit for rice

D. performance for rice

E. purchasing power

A

47.

The major difference between loan and subsidy is that

A. subsidy is repayable while loan is not

B. both cannot be available to the farmer at the same time

C. loan is provided by government only while subsidy is not

D. subsidy is expensive to obtain but loan is not

E. loan is repayable while subsidy is not

E

48.

The loss in value of an asset due to wear and tear in the course of its use is known as

A. depreciation

B. salvage value

C. appreciation

D. net worth

E. evaluation

A

49.

Farm-gate price is usually obtained through

A. the producer

B. middlemen

C. commodity boards

D. co-operatives

E. wholesalers

A

50.

Which of the following is not a method or agent of disseminating agricultural information?

A. individual contact

B. agricultural programmes

C. marketing channels

D. agricultural finance

E. co-operative societies

D