Waec Agricultural Science 2010 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• WAEC 2010

The main reason for establishing game reserves is to prevent wildlife from

A. Being poached
B. Being hunted periodcally
C. Attacking tourists
D. Becoming extinct

Question 7:

• WAEC 2010

Which of the following practices promote agricultural development?

A. Growing disease-resistant crops
B. Planting late-maturing crop varieties
C. Banning importation of pesticides
D. Encouraging communal land tenure system

Question 8:

• WAEC 2010

The biotic factor which derives much benefit from livestock and reduces productivity is a

A. Predator
B. Parasite
C. Pathogen
D. Microbe

Question 9:

• WAEC 2010

The removal of top soil from a small area of soil surface due to the impact of raindrops is known as

A. Sheet erosion
B. Rill erosion
C. Gully erosion
D. Splash erosion

Question 10:

• WAEC 2010

Which of the following groups of crops grow best in the savanna zones of West Africa?

A. Cotton,millet and groundnut
B. Cocoa,kola and oil palm
C. Cotton,cocoa and guinea corn
D. Banana,rubber and millet