WAEC Agricultural Science Past Questions & Answers - Page 44

216.

The farm practices that does not have a very harmful effect on the soil is

A.

Flooding

B.

Crop rotation

C.

Over grazing

D.

Bush burning

Correct answer is B

Crop rotation is the practice of growing a series of dissimilar or different types of crops in the same area in sequenced seasons.

217.

Which of the following nutrient element is a micro-nutrient?

A.

Calcium

B.

Iron

C.

Manganese

D.

Boron

Correct answer is A

Calcium is a macro nutrient [nutrients required by plant in large quantity, while the rest are micro nutrients [nutrients required in small quantity].

218.

A crop not requiring more than 750mm annual rainfall is most suitable for cultivation in

A.

Rain forest

B.

Sahel savanna

C.

Sudan savanna

D.

Guinea savanna

Correct answer is B

Sahel savanna plants/crops requires between 600 - 900mm of rainfall.

219.

One of the symptoms of vitamin deficiency diseases in livestock includes except

A.

Improved fertility

B.

Loss of appetite

C.

Scurvy

D.

Rickets

Correct answer is A

Deficiency in vitamin cannot improve fertility rather it decreases it, leads to loss of appetite, scurvy and rickets.

 

220.

Which one of these is not a factor that affect change in supply of agricultural produce?

A.

Technology

B.

Changes in the cost of production

C.

Changes in prices of commodity

D.

Fixed cost

Correct answer is D

Fixed cost does not affect the supply of agricultural produce.