Agricultural Science Questions and Answers
A comprehensive list of Agricultural science questions with answers to help you prepare for JAMB, WAEC, NECO, Post UTME exams.
A comprehensive list of Agricultural science questions with answers to help you prepare for JAMB, WAEC, NECO, Post UTME exams.
The demand for agricultural produce is generally
Elastic
Inelastic
Unitary
Static
Correct answer is B
A price inelastic demand would mean that an increase in price would not necessarily lead to a decline in quantity demanded or in case it does proportion of quantity change would be lesser vis a vis the change in price.
Demand tends to be price inelastic for agricultural produce for the following reasons.
1. Price changes don't affect consumption much
2. These produce are mostly necessities
3. Possibility of postponement is not there for most of these produce
Which of the following is not a branch of agriculture?
Forestry
Fishery
Kidding
Agricultural economics
Correct answer is C
Kidding is not branch of agriculture. It is the act of giving birth in rabbits and goats.
Which of the following is a type of land tenure system?
Freehold system
Keyhold system
International system
Land tenure system by theft
Correct answer is A
Option A is correct. There is no such thing as keyhold land tenure system or the system in choice C and D. The types of land tenure system are;
i. Freehold system
ii. Leasehold system
iii. Communal land tenure system
iv. Land tenure system by inheritance, e.t.c.
There is no such thing as international land tenure system or land tenure system by theft. Therefore, choice A is correct.
The following are the features of subsistence agriculture except
Subsistence agriculture is mostly practised by peasant farms
It requires the use of family labour
Pests and diseases are not really controlled
It requires the use of both skilled and unskilled labour
Correct answer is D
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
The following are importance of agriculture except
Provision of food
Provision of employment opportunities
Lack of good food
Provision of market for industrial goods
Correct answer is C
No explanation has been provided for this answer.