2015 WAEC SSCE Agricultural Science Past Questions
2015
Study specimens V (EARTH WORM), W (PADDY RICE), X (GROUNDNUT SEEDS) and Y (MAIZE STEM BORER) carefully and answer the following questions.(a) State four ways in which specimen V is important in Agriculture.(b) Outline th…
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2015
Study specimens P ( Electric bulb) , Q (Garden fork), R (Hand trowel ) and S (knapsack sprayer) carefully and answer the following questions.(a) State two uses each of specimens P, Q, and R.(b) Mention three problems tha…
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2015
Study specimens G (GOAT WEED), H (SIDA WEED), I (SPEAR GRASS), J (ELEPHANT GRASS), and K (PIG WEED) carefully and answer the following questions.(a) State the botanical names of each of specimens G,H, I, J, and K.(b) Giv…
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2015
Study specimens A (BONE), B (HORN), C (HOOF), D (WATER) and E (COWPEA) carefully and answer the following questions(a)(i) State one major feed nutrient in each of specimens A and E(ii) Mention three economic uses each of…
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2015
(a) State four reasons why the prices of most agricultural produce are unstable in West
Africa. [ 4 marks ](b) Explain the following agricultural extension methods:
(i) method demonstration;
(ii) agricultural shows. […
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(a) Mention three functions of a farm manager. [ 3 marks ]
(b) Use the information in the demand schedule below to answer the questions that follow. Price of Cowpea (Le)Quantity demanded (kg)200
160
120
80
405
10…
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(a) In an incubator, 1,500 eggs were arranged on the trays for incubation. During candling, 25 eggs were discovered to be unfertilized. At hatching, 475 chicks were male and the remaining were female. Calculate the perce…
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2015
(a) Describe the cultivation of Cowpea under the headings:(i) soil requirement;
(ii) method of propagation;
(iii) spacing [ 3 marks ](b) Name one disease and two field pests of Cowpea. [ 3 marks ](c) State four cultural…
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(a) State two advantages and two disadvantages of using biogas as a source of farm power. [ 4 marks ](b) Mention eight simple farm tools. [ 4 marks ](c) List two common storage structures and twoprocessing structures tha…
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2015
(a) Differentiate between land ownership by leasehold and land ownership by freehold. [ 2 marks ](b) Mention five ways in which non-governmental organizations contribute to agricultural
development in West Africa. [ 5 ma…
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A peridic maintenance activity carried out on through farm tractor is
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2015
Which of the following equipment is a fame implement?
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A piece of land is said to be on lease to a farmer when it is
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Subsistance farme rs mostly practice
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Which of the animal product is used in the production of buttons?
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The sustem in which a farmer uses a piece of land for a period and abandons it for another land is called
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2015
Farm surveying equipment include the following except
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2015
Which of the following sources of farm power is most verstile in West Africa?