Agriculture Paper 3, WASSCE (PC), 2016

Question 2

      

  1. Study the experimental set-up illustrated below and answer the questions that follow.

     

    (i) Identify the source of farm power illustrated in the diagram. [1 mark]

    (ii) Mention three farm operations that require the use of the source of farm power illustrated. [3 marks]

    (iii)State three advantages and three disadvantages of the source of farm power illustrated. [6 marks]

    (iv)List five other sources of farm power. [5 marks]

Observation

This question was the most popular among the candidates. Most of the candidates were able to identify the source of farm power illustrated, mention the farm operations that require the use of solar power, state the advantages and disadvantages of solar power as well as list other sources of farm power as required in 2(a-d).

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