JAMB and WAEC Economics questions: Agriculture in Nigeria

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1. Question 1· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

   The Anchor Borrowers' Programme was designed to

   • Aimport food
   • Bprovide credit to smallholder farmers
   • Cbuild roads
   • Dfund universities

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2. Question 2· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

   Commodity boards in Nigeria were set up mainly to

   • Abuild schools
   • Bmarket export crops and stabilise farmers' prices
   • Cmanufacture goods
   • Drun banks

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3. Question 3· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

   Agriculture's share of Nigeria's exports fell sharply after the 1970s mainly because of

   • Ahigher rainfall
   • Bthe rise of crude oil exports
   • Cmore farmers
   • Dnew cash crops

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4. Question 4· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

   The Central Bank of Nigeria's Anchor Borrowers' Programme was introduced to

   • Aexport crude oil
   • Bbuild federal roads
   • Cregulate commercial banks
   • Dgive credit to smallholder farmers

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5. Question 5· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

   A way to increase agricultural output in Nigeria is

   • Aproviding credit, improved seeds and extension services
   • Breducing rainfall
   • Cbanning fertilisers
   • Dstopping irrigation

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6. Question 6· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

   A major problem facing agriculture in Nigeria is

   • Aoverproduction of all crops
   • Btoo much mechanisation
   • Cexcess credit to farmers
   • Dpoor storage and processing facilities

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7. Question 7· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

   Bank of Agriculture in Nigeria provides

   • Aseeds only
   • Binsurance only
   • Ccredit to farmers
   • Dland only

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8. Question 8· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

   Which measure would most help Nigerian farmers reduce post-harvest losses?

   • Araising duty on imported tractors
   • Bbanning fertiliser
   • Cproviding storage and processing facilities
   • Dclosing rural roads

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9. Question 9· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

   Agriculture contributes to industrial development by

   • Aimporting machinery
   • Bsupplying raw materials to industries
   • Creducing employment
   • Dincreasing imports of food

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10. Question 10· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

    Which cash crop is grown mainly in the South-West of Nigeria?

    • Acocoa
    • Bgroundnut
    • Ccotton
    • Dsesame

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11. Question 11· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

    Commodity marketing boards were set up in Nigeria mainly to

    • Astabilise the prices paid to farmers for export crops
    • Bimport food
    • Cfix the prices of manufactured goods
    • Dprovide loans to industries

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12. Question 12· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

    Agriculture contributes to Nigeria's economy by

    • Aproviding food and raw materials for industry
    • Bproducing crude oil
    • Cprinting money
    • Dbuilding roads

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13. Question 13· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

    Groundnut and cotton are grown mainly in

    • Asouth-eastern Nigeria
    • Bthe Niger Delta
    • Cnorthern Nigeria
    • Dthe rainforest belt

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14. Question 14· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

    Land tenure problems in Nigeria include

    • Afragmentation and insecurity of title
    • Btoo much land per farmer
    • Cexcess credit
    • Dmechanisation

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15. Question 15· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

    Which of the following hinders the growth of farming in Nigeria?

    • Atoo much mechanisation
    • Bshortage of land everywhere
    • Cexcess credit
    • Dpoor storage facilities

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16. Question 16· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

    A problem caused by Nigeria's traditional land tenure system is

    • Atoo much mechanisation
    • Bfragmentation of land into small holdings
    • Cexcess credit
    • Da surplus of farm labour

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17. Question 17· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

    Which crop is grown mainly for export in south-western Nigeria?

    • Agroundnut
    • Bcocoa
    • Ccotton
    • Dmillet

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18. Question 18· Agriculture in Nigeria· WAEC

    Agriculture supports the Nigerian economy by

    • Aproviding banking services
    • Bproducing crude oil
    • Cprinting currency
    • Dproviding food, employment and raw materials

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19. Question 19· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

    Mechanised farming mainly increases

    • Athe number of farm workers
    • Boutput per worker
    • Cthe size of the country
    • Dfood imports

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20. Question 20· Agriculture in Nigeria· JAMB

    Subsistence farming in Nigeria keeps output low mainly because of

    • Asmall holdings and simple tools
    • Btoo much mechanisation
    • Cexcess fertiliser
    • Dlarge estates

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