Waec Agricultural Science 2017 Past Questions and Answers

Question 51:

• WAEC 2017

Subsidies are given to farmers in the form of

A. Reduced prices of inputs
B. Provision of social infrastructure
C. High tariff on imported inputs
D. Short term loans

Question 52:

• WAEC 2017

Demand and Supply schedules for Mangoes

Price of fruit(Le)	Supply(No of baskets)	Demand(No of baskets)
1,000.00	10	60
2,000.00	20	50
3,000.00	30	40
4,000.00	40	30
5,000.00	50	20
6,000.00	60	10

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

A. 50 baskets
B. 40 baskets
C. 20 baskets
D. 10 baskets

Question 53:

• WAEC 2017

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

A. Commodity boards
B. Money lenders
C. Retailers
D. Middlemen

Question 54:

• WAEC 2017

Agricultural extension teaching methods are classified on the basis of

A. Teaching materials
B. Topics to be taught
C. Attitude
D. Audience size

Question 55:

• WAEC 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 (ii) beam (iii) furrow wheel (iv) disc scraper (v) hitch
(d) State four disadvantages of animal power