Agricultural Science Past Questions

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Question 31
jamb 2021

Which of the following agricultural extensions aims at reaching a large number of farmers at the same time?

Amass method
Bgroup method
Cindividual method
Dcontact method
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Question 32
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The main processes involved in the marketing of cotton include the following except

Awedding
Bprocessing
Cgrading
Dpackaging
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Question 33
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An advantage of extensive system of rearing goats is

Alow labour requirement
Beasy control of disease
Cindiscriminate mating
Dexposure to adverse weather conditions
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Question 34
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Records of money transactions in a farming business are termed

Afarm inputs
Bfarm accounts
Ccapital
Dfarm liabilities
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Question 35
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Which of the following constitutes subsidy in agricultural enterprise?

Asupply of fertilizers to farmers at reduced price
Bborrowing of money from a thrift society
Cprovision of money to farmers through commercial banks
Dprovision of services through cooperative societies
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Question 36
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An increase in supply of agricultural produce can be caused by the following factors except

Areduced cost of production
Bfavourable weather conditions
Creduced taxation
Dconsumers buying less products
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Question 37
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The natural resource utilized for production is

Acapital
Bmanagement
Clabour
Dland
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Question 38
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The practice of mating closely related animals is called

Apen mating
Bcross breeding
Coutbreeding
Dinbreeding
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Question 39
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Which of the following fishing gears can be used for total harvesting of pond?

Ahook and line
Bharpoon
Cbasket trap
Ddragnet
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Question 40
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Methods of preserving fish include the following except

Aboiling
Bdrying
Csmoking
Dsalting
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Question 41
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Heavy infestation of liver fluke causes poor absorption of fats in livestock by

Ablocking bile ducts thus preventing flow of bile
Bdestroying fat-digesting enzymes
Creducing ingestion of fats
Dinhibiting the action of digestive enzymes
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Question 42
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Which of the following is not a symptom of foot and mouth disease of cattle?

Aexcessive production of saliva
Bsores on feet and tongue
Clameness
Dblood stained diarrhea
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Question 43
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Miracidium is one of the stages in the life cycle of

Aroundworm
Bliver fluke
Ctapeworm
Dtick
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Question 44
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Which of the following is not a method of improving rangeland?

Apracticing continuous grazing
Broutine and regular weeding
Croutine reseeding
Dregular application of fertilizers
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Question 45
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Layer's ration contains more limestone than grower's ration because limestone

Ais difficult for the growers to digest
Bstimulates layer's appetite
Creduces the acidity in the gut if growers
Dsupplies sufficient minerals to layers for shell formation
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Question 46
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The adult male cattle is called

Abull
Bram
Cboar
Dduck
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Question 47
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The hormone responsible for milk let down in female farm animals is

Atestosterone
BFSH
COxytosin
Dandrogen
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Question 48
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Gestation period is defined as the time

Aof fusion of the sperm and the egg
Bbetween conception and parturition
Cof release of ovum from the ovary
Dof the birth of the young animal
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Question 49
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In subsistence agriculture

Ayields are usually high
Bsurplus produce is small
Csavings are made
Dfarm sizes are large
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Question 50
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The primary role of agriculture is the provision of

Aforeign exchange earnings
Braw materials for industries
Cfood for man and his animals
Demployment and income for farmers
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