JAMB and WAEC Agricultural Science questions

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1. Question 21· Agricultural economics and extension· JAMB

   A middleman in agricultural marketing

   • Amakes fertilisers
   • Bgrows crops
   • Cbuys from farmers and sells to retailers or consumers
   • Dprovides loans only

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2. Question 22· Agricultural economics and extension· JAMB

   Farmers' cooperative societies help their members mainly by

   • Afixing world prices
   • Bpooling resources for credit, inputs and marketing
   • Ctaking over their land
   • Dcollecting taxes

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3. Question 23· Agricultural economics and extension· JAMB

   The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation protects farmers against

   • Alow prices only
   • Blosses from risks such as drought, fire and disease
   • Ctaxes
   • Dloss of land titles

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4. Question 24· Agricultural economics and extension· WAEC

   Collateral for an agricultural loan is

   • Aproperty pledged as security for repayment
   • Bthe loan itself
   • Cinterest
   • Da gift

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5. Question 25· Agricultural economics and extension· JAMB

   The factor of production in farming that cannot be moved from place to place is

   • Alabour
   • Bcapital
   • Cland
   • Dmanagement

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6. Question 26· Agricultural economics and extension· JAMB

   The farm record that shows the assets and liabilities of a farm at a particular date is the

   • Asales record
   • Binput record
   • Cproduction record
   • Dbalance sheet

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7. Question 27· Agricultural economics and extension· WAEC

   A cooperative society helps farmers by

   • Afixing their wages
   • Btaking their land
   • Cproviding loans and inputs at fair prices
   • Draising their taxes

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8. Question 28· Agricultural economics and extension· WAEC

   A farm's gross margin is

   • Aits profit after tax
   • Btotal revenue minus all costs
   • Cits fixed costs
   • Dtotal revenue minus variable costs

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9. Question 29· Agricultural economics and extension· JAMB

   A farm budget is

   • Aa land title
   • Ba record of past sales
   • Ca bank loan
   • Dan estimate of the expected costs and returns of a farm plan

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10. Question 30· Agricultural economics and extension· WAEC

    Profit on a farm is

    • Atotal revenue minus total cost
    • Btotal cost only
    • Ctotal revenue only
    • Dfixed cost minus variable cost

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11. Question 31· Agricultural economics and extension· JAMB

    Agricultural insurance protects farmers against

    • Alow taxes
    • Bhigh profits
    • Closses from natural disasters and disease
    • Dgood weather

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12. Question 32· Agricultural economics and extension· WAEC

    A farmer's fixed costs are ₦200,000 and variable costs ₦300,000. He sells produce for ₦650,000. His profit is

    • A₦650,000
    • B₦350,000
    • C₦450,000
    • D₦150,000

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13. Question 33· Agricultural economics and extension· JAMB

    Which of these is a problem of agricultural marketing in Nigeria?

    • Apoor storage and transport facilities
    • Btoo many good roads
    • Cstable prices
    • Dtoo many processing plants

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14. Question 34· Agricultural economics and extension· JAMB

    Farm records help the farmer to

    • Aavoid paying tax entirely
    • Bknow the profit or loss of the farm
    • Cstop farming
    • Dgrow weeds

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15. Question 35· Agricultural economics and extension· WAEC

    Farm buildings and tractors are examples of

    • Acapital
    • Bland
    • Clabour
    • Dmanagement

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16. Question 36· Agricultural economics and extension· JAMB

    The land tenure system in which land passes from parents to their children is

    • Aleasehold
    • Binheritance
    • Coutright purchase
    • Dgovernment ownership

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17. Question 37· Agricultural economics and extension· WAEC

    Prices of farm produce are usually lowest

    • Abefore harvest
    • Bin the planting season
    • Cduring scarcity
    • Dat harvest time when supply is high

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18. Question 38· Agricultural economics and extension· WAEC

    Money borrowed by a farmer from a bank to buy fertiliser is

    • Aa subsidy
    • Bagricultural credit
    • Ca grant
    • Da tax

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19. Question 39· Agricultural economics and extension· JAMB

    Insuring farm produce helps the farmer to

    • Arecover losses from risks such as fire and flood
    • Braise selling prices
    • Cavoid paying tax
    • Dobtain free seeds

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20. Question 40· Agricultural economics and extension· WAEC

    Agricultural credit means

    • Ataxes on farmers
    • Bgifts to farmers
    • Cloans given to farmers for farm business
    • Dsubsidies only

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