WAEC Agricultural Science Past Questions & Answers - Page 192

956.

The benefits of establishing forests do not include

A.

Derivation of medicine

B.

Provision of food

C.

Improvement of micro-climate

D.

Shading of crops

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

957.

Which of the following characteristics is not true of a good pasture crop?

A.

High palatability

B.

High nutritive value

C.

Resistance to trampling

D.

Poor digestibility

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

958.

Groundnut grows best on a

A.

Well-drained, light sandy-loam soil

B.

Well-drained, clayey friable soil

C.

Swampy, sandy-clay soil

D.

Well-drained, clayey-loam soil

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

959.

Swollen shoot disease of cocoa is caused by

A.

Virus

B.

Fungus

C.

Bacteria

D.

Nematode

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

960.

A vegetatively propagated citrus plant will produce fruits earlier than the one established from seeds because

A.

It would not suffer from gummosis disease

B.

Insect pests do not attack it

C.

It is more advanced at the time of establishment

D.

The flowers are wind pollinated

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.