2003 WAEC SSCE Agricultural Science Past Questions

2003

(a) State the main nutrient obtainable from each of the Specimen G (BONE), and P ( DRIED ANIMAL BLOOD) and two main nutrients obtainable from Specimen T (FISH)(b) State three functions for each of the two main nutrients…

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(a) Identify specimens L, N, and QSpecimen L:Specimen N:Specimen Q:(b) State three agricultural uses of each specimen N and Q(c) List two crops each which require each of the specimens L, N and Q in large quantities for…

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(a) State three functions and two methods of maintaining each of specimens F (HOE), H (RAKE), and K (PLIERS).

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(a) (i) Describe the physical properties of each of Specimens B (SAND), C (CLAY), and D (LOAM) (ii) To about 10ml each of the specimens B, C and D, add about 5ml of specimen O and using the hand, mix well. Describe the p…

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Discuss each of rinderpest and Newcastle diseases under the following headings (i0 host organism (2 marks) (ii) Casual organsim (2 marks) (iii) Mode of transmission (4 marks) (iv) Symptoms (4 marks) (v) Control (4 marks)…

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(a) List four marketing agents [2 marks](b) State (i) four characteristic features and (ii) four advantages of co-operative societies in agriculture [8 marks](c)(i) Give three merits of individual contact in extension me…

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a) Name and explain three factors of production in agriculture [12 marks] (b) Mention four functions of a farm manager [4 marks]

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(a) Mention four factors that should be considered when siting a fish pond. [4 marks] (b) Explain six ways of maintaining a fish pond. [12 marks] Discuss each of rinderpest and Newcastle diseases under the following head…

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(a) Outline the life cycle of the bean beetle [6 marks] (b)(i) Describe briefly four damages done by cotton stainer to cotton plants on the field. [6 marks] (ii) Name four alternate hosts of cotton stainer [4 marks]

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The plan below represents the survey of a school farm. Use it to answer Questions (a) and (b).(a) Calculate the area of the land in hectares [4 marks] 70m(b) If the school plans to cultivate plantain at a spacing of 4m x…

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(a) State four functions of each of the following macro-nutrients in plant nutrition: (i) nitrogen; (ii) phosphorus; (iii) potassium. [12 marks] (b) List four factors that affect the availability of nutrients to crops. […

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(a) What is land? [1 mark] (b) Mention six uses of land [6 marks] (c) State four ways through which an agricultural land may appreciate in value [4 marks] (d) State five benefits derived from soil organisms in agricultur…

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(a) List six sources of farm power [3 marks] (b) Explain how five of the sources of farm power listed in 2(a) are utilised on the farm. [5 marks] (c) Give two disadvantages each, of any four sources of farm power listed…

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(a) Mention three ways each of the following affect agrocultural development (i) poor tools and implements (ii) poor storage facilities (6 marks)(b) Suggest one solution to the problem of poor tools and implements (1 mar…

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Agriculture helps to solve all the following problems except

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The role of government in promoting agricultural development includes the following except

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An advantage of individual system of land ownership is that

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Which of the following is an advantage of communal land tenure system?

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Plant quarantine was introduced to

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Wastage of perishable farm produce is likely due to the following problems except

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