JAMB Agricultural Science questions

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1. Question 221· Livestock management· JAMB

   Culling in livestock production means

   • Abreeding
   • Badding new animals
   • Cfeeding
   • Dremoving unproductive or unwanted animals from the herd

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2. Question 222· Livestock management· JAMB

   The system of keeping poultry in which birds are confined in cages is the

   • Abattery cage system
   • Bdeep litter system
   • Cfree-range system
   • Dfold system

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3. Question 223· Livestock management· JAMB

   Candling of eggs is done to

   • Aweigh them
   • Bcook them
   • Cclean them
   • Dcheck their fertility and quality

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4. Question 224· Livestock management· JAMB

   A house for cattle is called a

   • Asty
   • Bbyre
   • Chutch
   • Dcoop

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5. Question 225· Livestock management· JAMB

   Brooding of day-old chicks requires

   • Acold air
   • Bwarmth from a heat source
   • Cno light
   • Dno water

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6. Question 226· Livestock management· JAMB

   Ear tagging and ear notching are used for

   • Afeeding
   • Btreating disease
   • Cidentifying animals
   • Dcastration

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7. Question 227· Livestock management· JAMB

   In the deep litter system of poultry keeping, birds are kept

   • Afree on open range
   • Bin wire cages
   • Con a floor covered with wood shavings or straw
   • Din fish ponds

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8. Question 228· Meaning and importance of agriculture· JAMB

   Operation Feed the Nation was introduced by the government of

   • AGoodluck Jonathan
   • BShehu Shagari
   • CIbrahim Babangida
   • DOlusegun Obasanjo (military)

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9. Question 229· Meaning and importance of agriculture· JAMB

   Which of the following is NOT a feature of subsistence agriculture?

   • Ause of family labour
   • Bsmall farm holdings
   • Clarge-scale mechanisation
   • Dlow output

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10. Question 230· Meaning and importance of agriculture· JAMB

    Pastoral farming is the

    • Arearing of livestock
    • Bgrowing of crops only
    • Ckeeping of bees only
    • Dplanting of forest trees

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11. Question 231· Meaning and importance of agriculture· JAMB

    The Agricultural Development Projects (ADPs) in Nigeria were jointly funded by governments and the

    • AOPEC
    • BWorld Bank
    • CECOWAS
    • DAfrican Union

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12. Question 232· Meaning and importance of agriculture· JAMB

    Mixed farming means

    • Aplanting crops in rows
    • Bgrowing two crops on one plot
    • Cgrowing crops and rearing animals on the same farm
    • Dfarming in two seasons a year

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13. Question 233· Meaning and importance of agriculture· JAMB

    The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) was set up to

    • Adevelop and open up farmland for farmers
    • Bbuild roads only
    • Cmanage oil fields
    • Drun schools

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14. Question 234· Meaning and importance of agriculture· JAMB

    Subsistence agriculture is characterised by

    • Alarge export plantations
    • Bproduction mainly for family consumption
    • Cheavy machinery
    • Dhuge capital

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15. Question 235· Meaning and importance of agriculture· JAMB

    Agriculture is the cultivation of crops and the

    • Amining of minerals
    • Brearing of animals for human use
    • Cbuilding of farm houses
    • Dsale of manufactured goods

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16. Question 236· Meaning and importance of agriculture· JAMB

    Agriculture contributes to industrial development mainly by supplying

    • Apetroleum
    • Bmachinery
    • Celectricity
    • Draw materials

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17. Question 237· Meaning and importance of agriculture· JAMB

    Commercial farming differs from subsistence farming because commercial farming

    • Agrows only food crops
    • Buses only family labour
    • Cis always small in scale
    • Dproduces mainly for sale

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18. Question 238· Meaning and importance of agriculture· JAMB

    A major role of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, is

    • Abanking
    • Boil exploration
    • Cresearch into improved crop varieties
    • Dbuilding dams

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19. Question 239· Meaning and importance of agriculture· JAMB

    Arable farming is concerned with

    • Abee-keeping
    • Brearing animals only
    • Cfish farming
    • Dgrowing crops

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20. Question 240· Meaning and importance of agriculture· JAMB

    Subsistence farming is mainly done to

    • Aexport produce
    • Bsupply factories
    • Cfeed the farmer and his family
    • Dearn foreign exchange

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