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1. Which of the following problem does not cause wastage of farm produce?
A. Use of crude farm fools
B. Poor transportation network
C. Inadequate processing facilities
D. Inadequate storage facilities
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2. Which of the following statements is not a reason for providing tractor-hiring services to farmers? To _____
A. encourage farm mechanization
B. increase the area of land to be cultivated
C. increase the cost of production
D. boost food production
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3. The land tenure system which involves the outright purchase of land is _____
A. leasehold
B. communal
C. freehold
D. inheritance
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The diagram below illustrates a farm equipment. Study it and answer questions 4-5.
WAEC drama terms
4. The equipment is used for ____
A. watering
B. pruning
C. fertigation
D. mulching
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5. The part of the equipment labelled I is used to _____
A. control pressure
B. store liquid
C. prevent leakages
D. reduce liquid to droplets
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6. Which of the following statement is NOT a tractor-coupled implement?
A. Plough
B. Sheller
C. Ridger
D. Harrow
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7. Which of the following statements is NOT true of electrical power? It _____
A. can be generated from solar energy
B. is the cleanest source of farm power
C. can perform work on its own
D. is capital intensive
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8. The survey equipment used for measuring angular distance is _____
A. offset staff
B. measuring tape
C. ranging pole
D. prismatic compass
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9. The practice of growing arable and forage crops alternately on a piece of land is called _____
A. ley farming
B. mixed farming
C. alley farming
D. pastoral farming
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10. Which of the following groups of raw materials are used in textiles industries?
A. Guinea corn, wheat and kenaf
B. Cotton, jute and wool
C. coffee, cotton and cocoa
D. wool, palm kernel and maize
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11. Which of the following is an example of igneous rock?
A. Basalt
B. Dolomite
C. Limestone
D. Marble
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12. The chemical composition of soil is mostly influenced by _____
A. climate
B. time
C. topography
D. parent material
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13. The structure of loam could be described as _____
A. single-grained
B. blocky
C. crumby
D. platy
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Study the diagram below and answer questions 14 and 15.
WAEC literary device
14. The aim of the experiment illustrated in the diagram is to _____
A. determine soil texture
B. ascertain water content of soil
C. examine the structure of soil
D. determine soil acidity
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15. The purpose of the part labelled I in the experiment is to _____
A. allow proper aggregation of soil particles
B. allow even evaporation of water
C. prevent water from escaping
D. distribute water around the soil
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WAEC drama terms
16. A beneficial effect of bush burning on the soil is the _____
A. reduction of soil microbial activities
B. exposure of soil surface to erosion
C. destruction of weed seeds
D. destruction of soil organic matter
WAEC poetry terms
17. Which of the following practices does NOT replenish lost soil nutrients?
A. Crop rotation
B. Fallowing
C. Liming
D. Bush burning
WAEC drama terms
18. The use of inorganic fertilizer is preferable to organic manure because inorganic fertilizer _____
A. improves soil structure
B. releases nutrients to the soil faster
C. reduces leaching of soil nutrients
D. improves soil water holding capacity
WAEC figures of speech
19. Which of the following statement describes an advantage of underground drainage? It _____
A. allows for free movement of farm machinery
B. checks the growth of weeds
C. improves soil texture
D. increases organic matter content of soil
WAEC literary device
20. Which of the following crops is usually classified as a vegetable?
A. Lycopersicon esculentum
B. Ananas sativa
C. Hevea brasiliensis
D. Theobroma cacao
WAEC literary device
21. A groundnut variety produces a steady seed yield of 350kg per hectare. What will be the yield of the variety on a 10-hectare farm?
A. 35kg
B. 350kg
C. 3,500kg
D. 7,000kg
WAEC figures of speech
22. Thinning is a farm operation in which _____
A. empty spaces where seeds did not germinate are replanted
B. the number of seedlings per stand is reduced to one or two
C. fertilizers and manures are applied to crops
D. effort is made to control pests
WAEC literary device
23. Which of the following plants is NOT a pasture grass?
A. Pennisetum purpureum
B. Axonopus compressus
C. Stylosanthes gracilis
D. Panicum maximum
WAEC figures of speech
24. One advantage of cross breeding is that the _____
A. offspring resemble the recessive parent
B. yield of the offspring may not be comparable to those of the parents
C. offspring perform better than the average of the parents
D. offspring cannot survive adverse environmental
WAEC prose terms
25. Assuming that brown colour is dominant over black colour in cowpea. What percentage of the F1 generation will have brown colour, if a homozygous brown cowpea is crossed with a homozygous black cowpea?
A. 100%
B. 75%
C. 50%
D. 25%
WAEC rhyme scheme
26. Ornamental plants are commonly used for purposes except _____
A. for exterior decorations
B. as sources of perfumes
C. provision of shade
D. as bedding materials for animals
WAEC poetry terms
27. Hibiscus and Croton are examples of _____
A. ground covers
B. hedge plants
C. lawn plants
D. avenue trees
WAEC literary device
28. A disadvantage of vegetative propagation is that _____
A. plants are true to type
B. fruits are small in size
C. plants take a long time to mature
D. diseases are easily transferred to offspring
29. An effective method of preventing viral diseases in crops is by _____
A. treating the seeds with fungicides
B. practicing crop rotation
C. regular spraying of crops
D. planting resistant varieties
30. A groundnut plant showing stunted growth with yellow or mottled leaves is likely to be infected with _____
A. blight
B. tikka
C. rosette
D. anthracnose
The diagram below illustrates a crop pest. Study it and answer questions 31 and 32
WAEC Shakespeare (The Tempest)
31. The pest illustrated is a _____
A. boring insect pest
B. chewing insect pest
C. sucking insect pest
D. piercing insect pest
32. A cultural method used in controlling the pest illustrated is _____
A. spraying with insecticides
B. hand pulling of weeds
C. fumigation of store
D. early planting
The diagram below illustrates the digestive tract of a farm animal. Study it and answer questions 33 and 34.
WAEC Shakespeare (The Tempest)
33. Deamination is a function of the part labelled ¬¬_____
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
34. Digestion of protein starts in the part labelled _____
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
Study the diagram below and answer questions 35 and 36.
WAEC Shakespeare (The Tempest)
35. Fertilization takes place in the part labelled _____
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
36. Chalaza is formed in the part labelled _____
A. I
B. II
C. III
D. IV
WAEC Shakespeare (The Tempest)
37. A farmer observed that all his day-old chicks clustered around the source of heat in a brooder house. This observation is likely due to _____
A. manifestation of a disease outbreak
B. thirst because of inadequate water
C. poor nutrition
D. low temperature
38. Which of the following practices ensures that a young animal has resistance against diseases?
A. Regular visits of the veterinary doctors
B. Giving the animal a maintenance ration
C. regular dipping of animal
D. giving the animal access to colostrums
Study the diagram below and answer questions 39 and 40.
WAEC Shakespeare (The Tempest)
39. The animal by-product illustrated may be prepared and fed to farm animals as a source of _____
A. sodium
B. iron
C. calcium
D. nitrogen
40. The animal by-product illustrated is not used in making _____
A. fertilizer
B. bone meal
C. button
D. leather
WAEC Shakespeare (The Tempest)
41. Vitamin K deficiency in farm animals causes _____
A. night blindness
B. sterility in both sexes
C. delayed blood clothing
D. delayed ovulation
42. Which of the following methods is not used in collecting semen for artificial insemination?
A. Massage method
B. Use of artificial vagina
C. herd mating of the animals
D. Electro-ejaculation method
43. Complete eradication of tsetse flies will be an effective control measure for _____
A. aspergillosis
B. trypanosomiasis
C. fowl pox
D. swine fever
44. Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?
A. Brucellosis
B. Trypanosomiasis
C. Rinderpest
D. Tuberculosis
45. Bees are regarded as friends of the farmer because they _____
A. usually sting the farmer
B. are harmless insects
C. help in pollination
D. produce nectar for human use
Use the demand schedule below to answer questions 46-48.
| Price (₦) | Quantity Demanded (kg) |
|---|---|
| 12 | 200 |
| 8 | 240 |
WAEC Shakespeare (The Tempest)
46. What is the percentage change in quantity demanded?
A. 16.67%
B. 20.00%
C. 40.00%
D. 83.33%
47. What is the percentage change in price?
A. 33.33%
B. 40.00%
C. 50.00%
D. 66.67%
48. What is the price elasticity of demand of the commodity?
A. 0.3
B. 0.4
C. 0.5
D. 0.6
49. Which of the following farm documents is usually prepared at the end of the year?
A. Farm budget
B. Labour record
C. Farm inventory
D. Profit and loss account
50. Which of the following agricultural extension methods is aimed at reaching an individual farmer at a particular time?
A. Film show
B. Farm visit
C. Electronic media
D. Field trip
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