WAEC Agricultural Science Past Questions & Answers - Page 56

276.

The type of labour available to peasant farmers is

A.

Family labour

B.

Paid labour

C.

Skilled labour

D.

Migrant labour

Correct answer is A

The type of labour available to peasant farmers is family labour because most peasant farmers practise subsistence agriculture. Choice A is correct.

277.

Rural farmers mostly obtain loans from

A.

Government

B.

International Monetary Fund

C.

Merchant Banks

D.

Money Lenders

Correct answer is D

Choice D is correct because most rural farmers don't actually have access to merchant banks, IMF, government etc.

278.

The demand for agricultural produce is generally

A.

Elastic

B.

Inelastic

C.

Unitary

D.

Static

Correct answer is B

A price inelastic demand would mean that an increase in price would not necessarily lead to a decline in quantity demanded or in case it does proportion of quantity change would be lesser vis a vis the change in price.
Demand tends to be price inelastic for agricultural produce for the following reasons.
1. Price changes don't affect consumption much
2. These produce are mostly necessities
3. Possibility of postponement is not there for most of these produce

279.

Which of the following is not a branch of agriculture?

A.

Forestry

B.

Fishery

C.

Kidding

D.

Agricultural economics

Correct answer is C

Kidding is not branch of agriculture. It is the act of giving birth in rabbits and goats. 

280.

Which of the following is a type of land tenure system?

A.

Freehold system

B.

Keyhold system

C.

International system

D.

Land tenure system by theft

Correct answer is A

Option A is correct. There is no such thing as keyhold land tenure system or the system in choice C and D. The types of land tenure system are;
i. Freehold system
ii. Leasehold system
iii. Communal land tenure system
iv. Land tenure system by inheritance, e.t.c.
There is no such thing as international land tenure system or land tenure system by theft. Therefore, choice A is correct.