2007 WAEC SSCE Agricultural Science Past Questions
2007
(a) State a breed of specimen L which may be used for only commercial egg production.(b) How long does it take an improved specimen L from day old to reach its point of lay(c) Name any four features on the head of specim…
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Observe specimens H, l, J, and K carefully.(a) State one method of propagation of each of the specimens (b) State four advantages of staking the crop which specimen I is obtained.(c) Name the toxic substance present in s…
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Study the images below and use them to answer questions (a) to (c).Image D:Image E:Image F:Image G:a) ldentify the equipment illustrated by diagrams D, E, F, and G.(b) State the farm operation for which the equipment ill…
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Study carefully the experimental set-ups labelled A, B and C. (a) What is the aim of the experiment for which the apparatus has been set up?(b) List the experimental set-ups in the order in which water has risen through…
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(a) List the three main extension teaching methods. (b) For each method listed in 10(a), state three types. (c) Give four qualities of a good extension agent.
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(a)(i) Explain the law of diminishing returns. (ii) State how the law of diminishing returns affect agricultural production.(b) Discuss how each of the following factors affect the supply of agricultural produce: (i) pri…
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Discuss the effects of temperature on: (a) brooding of chicks; (b) reproduction in livestock; (c) milk production; (d) egg production.
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(a) Explain four of the following management practices in animal production: (i) steaming up; (ii) culling; (iii) candling; (iv) tattooing; (vi) creep feeding. (b) List five signs of heat in animals. (c) Mention three re…
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(a) Define pasture.(b) List three features of natural pastures.(c) A piece of land to be used to establish a pasture of Stylosanthes gracilis was surveyed to be circular.(i) If the radius of the land is 200m and the spac…
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(a) Explain the following terms as used in crop production: (i) floriculture; (ii) taungya farming; (iii) ley farming. (b) State eight uses of ornamental plants to man. (c) Mention four fibre crops grown in your country.…
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2007
(a) Enumerate four economic importance of rocks: (i) to man; (ii) in agriculture. (b) State two characteristics of each of the following (1) igneous rock (ii) metamorphic rock. (c) Describe the mode of formation of sedi…
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(a) State three ways by which nitrogen is added to soil in the Nitrogen cycle.(b) List five ways by which nitrogen is lost from the soil.(c) State the importance of the Nitrogen cycle.(d) Explain three processes leading…
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2007
(a) Explain the following terms: (i) primary tillage implement; (ii) secondary tillage implement.(b) (i) State three reasons why disc ploughs are better suited for soils in West Africa than the mouldboard ploughs. (ii) L…
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(a) Give eight characteristics of agricultural systems in West Africa. (b) Explain four ways in which land tenure systems affect agricultural production in your country.
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Which of the following agricultural raw material would a glue-processing industry require?
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The relative proportion of each fraction of soil in a soil sample determines its
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2007
Water-logged soils impede good crop growth and development because
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2007
Which of the following statements about farm settlement schemes is false? They are set up
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2007
In which of the following activities is land not used for agricultural purposes?
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2007
Perishability of farm produce can be minimized through