Waec Agricultural Science 2008 Past Questions and Answers

Question 26:

• WAEC 2008

Perboiling in the processing of rice

A. Improves its digestibility
B. Increaese grain mass
C. Reduces the percentage of breakage
D. Facilitates the polishing of rice

Question 27:

• WAEC 2008

The main reason for removing the barks of cassava tubers before processing the tuber is to

A. Reduce the water content
B. Improve the protein content of products
C. Improve the shelf life of products
D. Reduce the cyanide content of products

Question 28:

• WAEC 2008

Tomato plants are staked for the following reasons except to

A. Produce clean fruits
B. Reduce pest damage to fruits
C. Increase the yield
D. Improve the taste

Question 29:

• WAEC 2008

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

Question 30:

• WAEC 2008

swollen shoot disease of cocoa is caused by

A. Virus
B. Fungus
C. Bacteria
D. Nematode