WAEC SSCE - Agricultural Science - 2017 (Objective)

In the carbon cycle, carbon dioxide is used by crops for

Heat treatment of oil palm seeds before sowing helps to

Agricultural extension teaching methods are classified on the basis of

Which of the following agents is not involved in agricultural marketing?

Flood irrigation is used for the cultivation of

A farmland measures 50m x 50m. Determine its area in hectares.

The diagram above is the digestive tract of a farm animal. What farm animal is being referred to?

The parts labelled I, II and III of the farm animal parasite above form the

At Le 1,000.00, what will be the excess demand over supply of mangoes?

Which of the following equipment from the poultry equipments illustrated above could be used in the place of the equipment labelled II in the management of chicks?

If rows of crops are spaced 1.0m apart with one seed sown per stand, determine the spacing between stands to obtain a plant population of 40,000 plants per hectare.

A farmer collects 800 eggs from a laying stock of 1,200 birds per day. Determine the laying percentage of the birds

The branch of agriculture which deals with the production of fruits is called

In fish farming, clarias is introduced to a pond stocked with Tilapia in order to

A farming in which different types of crops are grown in quick succession, in a definite order on the same piece of land is termed

A social factor which affects land availability and use is

A raw material that could be obtained from the forest is

Which of the following practices is an example of a cultural weed control method?

In the diagram above, what kind of identification method is illustrated?

A breeding method which involves the production of heterozygous populations from homozygous lines is

Which of the following insect-pests does not attack cotton?

In the diagram of farm implements above, which of the labelled parts brings balance to the implements?

From the illustration of farm implements above, the part labelled I is called

Which of the following practices is not a way of maintaining ornamental plants?

Predators are used by farmers to

The following are climatic conditions affecting agricultural production except

One advantage of cooperative farming is that it 

In the poultry equipments above, which quality of eggs is associated with the equipment labelled I?

In the above diagram, what crop roots are represented?

By-products of livestock used as feed ingredients in poultry ration include

Land use for agriculture in West Africa is influenced by the following factors except

Which of the following statements is not a problem associated with land tenure system through inheritance?

The correct sequence of pre-planting operations in

The diagram above is an illustration of farm implements; The function of the part labelled II is to

Which of the following pairs of diseases attack coffee?

The presence of excess water in the colloids of soil particles is known as

The demand for agricultural produce is generally

Subsidies are given to farmers in the form of

Imported plants are expected to be

The parasite illustrated above obtains nutrients from the host through

Above is the illustration of farm implements. The part which makes horizontal cuts into the soil and uproots weeds is labelled as

Which of the following statements is not correct about soil texture?

Which of the above illustrated poultry equipment is not used in a brooder house?

Insect-pests of crops could be controlled by

In the diagram above showing the digestive tract of a certain farm animal, the digestion of protein starts in the part labelled

Which of the following methods of plant propagation is limited to plants which root easily?

The practice of mating closely related animals is called

Inhibition of root and fruit formation are deficiency symptoms of

In the diagram above which shows the digestive tract for a certain farm animal, which of the following enzymes is not secreted by the part labelled III?

Which of the following agents is not associated with chemical weathering?