WAEC Agricultural Science Past Questions & Answers - Page 105

521.

In crop production, ginger is propagated by

A.

Seeds

B.

Bulbs

C.

Rhizome

D.

Corm

Correct answer is C

Ginger has rhizomes which serve as reproductive structure.

522.

The instrument which enables a surveyor to find the direction of a base line is

A.

Abney level

B.

Ranging pole

C.

Plumb bob

D.

Magnetic compass

Correct answer is D

Compass is used to find direction.

 

523.

The following crops will enrich the soil with nitrates except

A.

Calopogonium

B.

Pueraria

C.

Centrosema

D.

Axonopus

Correct answer is D

Option D is correct because it doesn’t have nitrogen. Option A, B, C are incorrect because they are all legumes and have nitrogen to produce nitrates.

 

524.

Yellow colouration of the lower leaves of a growing maize plant may be due to deficiency in

A.

Potassium

B.

Phosphorus

C.

Zinc

D.

Nitrogen

Correct answer is B

When plant is lacking phosphorus, its leaves become yellow.

525.

Which of the following statements is correct about micro-nutrients? They

A.

Promote formation of only root nodules

B.

Are required by plants in very small quantities

C.

Are fixed into the soil through microbial activity

D.

Increase crop tolerance to pest attack

Correct answer is B

Option B is correct as micro nutrients are those nutrients required in small qualities by plants (iron, zinc etc)