General Agriculture WASSCE Questions (Part 2) – Solve Now

The General Agriculture WASSCE paper will be written on 1st September, 2023. Let’s take a look at these likely questions.

The table below shows the output of maize at different levels of labour input on a farm. Put in the value of β and use the table below to answer questions 1 and 2.

1. Calculate the Average Product ( i ) in Kg/ha
A. 71
B. 17
C. 119
D. 11

2. Find the value of the Marginal Product
A. 11

B. 71

C. 17

D. 1

3. Which of the following components of the plough helps in burying stubble during ploughing?

A. Beam
B. Disc
C. Furrow wheel
D. Scraper

4. The arrangement of individual soil particles into aggregates is known as

A. Soil consistency

B. Soil profile

C. Soil structure

D. Soil texture

5. Kofi harvested 130kg of tomatoes from a plot measuring 8m x10m. Determine his yield in kg/ha.
A. 16, 250

B. 13 000

C. 10 000

D. 1 040

6. Breaking of seed dormancy could be achieved through all the following except A. soaking the seed
B. scarification
C. chilling the seed
D. treating the seed with fungicide

7. Pricking-out is carried out in the nursery in order to
A. reduce disease infection
B. increase soil temperature
C. reduce competition among plants
D. harden the seedlings

8. Swollen shoot of cocoa is caused by
A. stem borer
B. cotton stainer
C. virus
D. grasshopper

9. Bryophyllum is propagated by
A. crown
B. leaf cutting
C. sucker
D. corm

10. Marcotting refers to
A. air layering
B. compatibility of scion and stock
C. formation of the graft union
D. underground union

11. If 500 maize seeds germinate out of 800 maize seeds planted, the germination percentage will be

A. 16.0%
B. 37.5%
C. 60.0%
D. 62.5%

12. Moths can be classified as
A. biting insects
B. piercing insects
C. boring insects
D. piercing and sucking insects.

13. The average gestation period of a doe is
A. 14 days

B. 22 days

C. 31 days

D. 40 days

14. A crop which require two growing seasons to reach maturity is called
A. an annual crop
B. a biennial crop
C. a perennial crop
D. a season crop

15. The damping-of disease usually occurs
A. during storage
B. at the nursery
C. in the field
D. before flowering

16. One advantage of animal traction is that it

A. can be used on all type of soil.

B. can be used under all weather conditions.

C. increases soil salinity

D. minimizes hard pan formation

17. A common viral disease of citrus is
A. anthracnose
B. gummosis
C. sooty mould
D. tristeza

18. The practice of controlling pests by combining a number of methods is referred to as
A. biological pest management
B. cultural pest management
C. integrated pest management
D. mechanical pest management

19. The balance sheet of a farm business provides information on
A. assets depreciation
B. net profit
C. farm net worth
D. administrative cost

20. The role of a supervisor in farm management is to

A. ensure that assignment are well carried out

B. issue appropriate instructions to relevant staff

C. prevent any operation from lagging behind

D. receive feedback from all groups.

21. The method demonstration in agricultural extension aim at

A. introducing innovations to the farmers.
B. teaching farmers recommended techniques.
C. encouraging farmers to adopt innovation.
D. all the above.

22. An advantage of using the individual extension method is that
A. farmers are allowed to work individually
B. every extension worker develops his own method of approach.
C. there is a personal interaction between the extension worker and the farmer
D. individual farmers are encouraged to form co-operative

23. The mass extension teaching method aims at
A. providing face to face contact
B. building trust between extension workers and farmers
C. concentrating on elite farmers
D. reaching very large number of farmers

24. Identification and physical counting of farm assets are important steps in the preparation of

A. financial records
B. inventory records
C. labour records
D. production records

25. Which of the following extension teaching methods is a mass method?
A. Farmer’s day
B. Discussions
C. Farm visits
D. Workshops