Agricultural Science Past Questions

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Question 31
jamb 2020

Plant breeders aim at obtaining the following except

Atolerance to climatic extremes
Bresistance to pests
Cadaptation of pollination
Duniformity in the time of maturity
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Question 32
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good pasture?

Ahigh quality grass
Bprovision of balance nutrients
Cability to withstand trampling
Dhigh stem to leaf ratio
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Question 33
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Pasture crops are best used in preparing hay

Awhen they are two weeks old
Bjust before flowering
Cjust after seed maturation
Dafter they have started to dry up
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Question 34
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Andropogon gayanus is commonly called

Aguinea grass
Belephant grass
Cgamba grass
Dspear grass
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Question 35
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Maize is a very important crop because apart from serving as a staple, it

Ais ploughed into the soil to increase fertility
Bcan be processes into corn flakes
Cforms the base of most livestock feeds
Dis used for producing germ oil
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Question 36
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Leguminous cover crops do not

Abind the soil particles together through their roots
Bincrease the nitrogen content of soils
Caid in improving the soil organic matter content
Dreduce the soil microbial population
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Question 37
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Improvement of yam through breeding is difficult because

Ait possesses no sexual reproductive system
Bnaturally growing types have to be used
Cits rapid multiplication is very difficult
Dits genes do not segregate
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Question 38
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Smut disease of cereals is caused by a

Abacterium
Bfungus
Cprotozoan
Dnematode
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Question 39
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The most common grazing system in West Africa is

Acontinuous grazing
Brotational grazing
Cdeferred grazing
Dzero grazing
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Question 40
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The national tree-planting campaign is aimed at stimulating

Awildlife conservation
Bafforestation
Ctaungya farming
Dforest reservation
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Question 41
jamb 2020

The scientific name for guinea grass is

Apanicum maximum
Bimperata cylindrica
Ccynodon dactylon
Dandropogon gayanus
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Question 42
jamb 2020

To which of the following crops does the term 'ginning' apply?

Akenaf
Bcocoa
Cgroundnut
Dcotton
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Question 43
jamb 2020

Which of the following groups of crops requires a nursery?

Acotton,sorghum and tomato
Boil palm, cocoa and tomato
Ccocoa, maize and rice
Dbanana, coffee and tomato
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Question 44
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Cassava is mainly propagated by

Aseedlings
Blayering
Cbudding
Dcuttings
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Question 45
jamb 2020

An example of grain legume is

Apea
Bmaize
Cmillet
D
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Question 46
jamb 2020

What is the main use of a gunter's chain?

Ataking measurement of distance
Bdetermining the depth of soil moisture
Ccalculating the slope of the land
Drestraining bulls
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Question 47
jamb 2020

The most efficient irrigation method on large scale farms involve the use of

Aoverhead irrigation facilities
Bflooding system
Cunderground porous pipes
Dshadoof system
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Question 48
jamb 2020

Which of the following sources of farm power is most flexible and adaptable to farm operations?

Aanimal power
Bwind power
Chuman power
Dsolar power
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Question 49
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Farm surveying can be defined as the

Aleveling of land during road construction
Bsighting of structures through a theodolite
Cmaking measurements on land from which maps are drawn
Destimation of the type and properties of soil on a farm
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Question 50
jamb 2020

Which of the following is not a source of farm power?

Awind
Bbull
Ctractor
Dplough
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