Agricultural Science Past Questions

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Question 31
jamb 2024

Which of the following feedstuff does not contain phosphorus?

 

Alimestone
Bfish meal
Cblood meal
Doyster shell
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Question 32
jamb 2024

Which of the following group of crops can be attacked by smut diseases?


 

Asugarcane, maize and banana
Bguinea corn, sugarcane and rubber
Cmaize, guinea corn and yam
Drice, maize and guinea corn
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Question 33
jamb 2024

One of the peculiarities of the intestine tract of a fowl is the possession of

Aoesophageal groove
Bcloaca
Clarge intestine
Dstomach
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Question 34
jamb 2024

New-born animals should be fed with colostrum because it

 

Aprovides them permanent immunity against diseases
Bcontains antibodies protecting them against diseases
Cis easily digested
Dis the first milk produced before birth
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Question 35
jamb 2024

Gummosis is caused by a


 

Afungus
Bnematoda
Cvirus
Dbacterium
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Question 36
jamb 2024

Weed plants which grow on other plants without deriving nutrients from them are called



 

Aepiphytes
Bsaprophytes
Cdecomposers
Dsedge
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Question 37
jamb 2024

Plant breeders aim at obtaining the following except

 

Aadaptation to pollination
Btolerance to climate extremes
Cuniformity in the time of maturity
Dresistance of pest
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Question 38
jamb 2024

Government laws and reforms are aimed at

 

 

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Adiscouraging investment in agriculture
Bincreasing agriculture production
Ccontrolling farm profits
Dencouraging importation of agriculture pmduce
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Question 39
jamb 2024

The main aim of wildlife management is to


 

Aprovide lots of cheap protein
Breduce the population of trypanosome parasites.
Cgenerate foreign exchange through exportation of meat
Dprevent extinction of species
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Question 40
jamb 2024

The alternate heating and cooling of rocks will result in



 

Asublimation
Bsolidification
Cfragmentation
Dmolten magma
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Question 41
jamb 2024

Which of the following is not correct about the importance of agriculture?



 

Aprovision of the raw materials for agro-based industries
Bserving as main source of foreign exchange
Csupply of food
Dprovision of employment
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Question 42
jamb 2024

A characteristic feature of subsistence agriculture is



 

Adiseases control
Bsupply of labour by farm families
Cwholesale of farm harvest
Dpurchasing of seeds for planting
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Question 43
jamb 2024

In the nitrogen cycle , nitrite is oxidized to nitrate by



 

Anitrobacter
Bnitrosomonas
Cazotobacter
Drhizobium
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Question 44
jamb 2024

The replacement of traditional farming methods with modern methods is a step in agricultural



 

Aexpansion
Beducation
Cdevelopment
Ddiversification
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Question 45
jamb 2024

Financial assistance from the government to the farmers is usually in the following forms except
 


 

Atax
Bloans
Ccredit
Dsubsidy
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Question 46
jamb 2024

The following are characteristics of quartz except


 

Ahaving cleavage
Bbeing granular
Cbeing glass-like
Dhaving shiny surface
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Question 47
jamb 2024

Although clay soil is rich in nutrients, they are not good for most agricultural crop production because they do not release their nutrients are too compact and poorly aerated contain too much iron, aluminum, and boron lose their nutrient too readily after rain

 

Ado not release nutrients
Bare too compact or poorly aerated
Ccontains too much iron,aluminum and boron
Dlose their nutrient readily after rain
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Question 48
jamb 2024

The most important factor that determines the rate of agricultural development in a country is the



 

Anumber of machinery available in the country
Breadiness of farmers to adopt viable agricultural research results
Cquantity of herbicides used in the country
Dprovision of raw materials for industries
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Question 49
jamb 2024

The factors that affect the number and the activities of soil micro-organisms include the following except


 

Asoil moisture
Btop biography
Cdegree of soil acidity
Dsoil aeration
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Question 50
jamb 2024

Which of the following will not lead to loss of nitrogen compound from the soil?

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Aburning
Bcrop removal
Clodging
Dleaching
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