2017 WAEC SSCE Agricultural Science Past Questions
2017
Study specimens T (CHICKEN EGG) and U (TILIPIA FISH) and answer the following questions;(a)i. Name three breeds of the farm animal which produces specimen T
(ii) State four ways in which specimen T is economically import…
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2017
Study specimens P (APHID),Q (COWPEA SEEDS) and R (COCONUT FRIUT)and answer the following questions;(a) (i) State three effects of specimen P on crops
(ii) Mention two ways of controlling specimen Pl(b)(i) Give two benefi…
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2017
Study specimens I (WHEELBARROW), J (FILE), K (PALM OIL) and L (COTTON LINT) carefully and answer the following questions.(a) (i) Give two uses each of specimens I and J
(ii) State two general ways of maintaining specimen…
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2017
(a) Study specimen E (NPK 15:15:15, F (WOOD ASH), G (LIMESTONE), and H (COWDUNG) and answer the following questions.(i) State three major nutrients supplied to crops by specimen E
(ii) List three methods that could be us…
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2017
(a) Explain briefly each of the following economic concepts (i) scarcity (ii) scale of preference(b) Give four reasons why agricultural insurance is important(c) State five fishery regulations in West Africa(d) Give five…
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2017
Discuss anthrax disease under the following headings (i) causal organism (ii) mode of transmission (iii) two symptoms (iv) two prevention and control measures(b) (i) List four sources of plant protein in live stock feeds…
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2017
(a) Discuss maize smut disease under the follow-ing headings:(i) causal organism (ii) mode of trans-mission (iii) two symptoms (iv) two cultural control measures(b) Enumerate four forest management oractices in West Afri…
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2017
(a) Draw a well labelled diagram of the water cycle(b) Mention two deficiency symptoms of phosphorus in crops(c) Using the table below, classify the follow-ing insect-pests according to their modes of feeding (i) weevil…
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2017
(a) State five factors that should be considered in choosing an irrigation system in West Africa.(b) Mention four problems associated with irrigation in West Africa(c) A rectangle-shaped farmland has a length of 0.4 km a…
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2017
(a) List five non-government agricultural organizations in West Africa.(b) State four ways in which agriculture and industry are interrelated(c) Give one function of each of the following parts of a disc plough(i) disc (…
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2017
Agricultural extension teaching methods are classified on the basis of
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2017
Which of the following agents is not involved in agricultural marketing?
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2017
Demand and Supply schedules for MangoesPrice of fruit(Le)Supply(No of baskets)Demand(No of baskets)1,000.0010602,000.0020503,000.0030404,000.0040305,000.0050206,000.006010At Le 1,000.00, what will be the excess demand ov…
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2017
Subsidies are given to farmers in the form of
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2017
The demand for agricultural produce is generally
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2017
In fish farming, clarias is introduced to a pond stocked with Tilapia in order to
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2017
The parasite illustrated above obtains nutrients from the host through
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2017
The parts labelled I, II and III of the farm animal parasite above form the
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2017
The practice of mating closely related animals is called
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2017
By-products of livestock used as feed ingredients in poultry ration include