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.
Financial assistance from government to the farmers is usually in the following forms except
Loan
Tax
Credit
Subsidy
Correct answer is B
Financial assistance from the government to farmers is usually in the form of the following:
- Loan
- Credit facility
- Subsidy
The most common factor affecting land use is
Population pressure
Solar radiation
Climatic influence
Type of soil
Correct answer is A
The most common factor affecting land use is population pressure. It should be noted that the other options do not mostly affect land use.
Output is higher in commercial agriculture because of the following reasons except
Adequate finance
Cultivation of large hectares of land
Employment of large labour force
Utilization of complex farm machinery
Correct answer is C
Output is higher in commercial agriculture because of the following reasons:
- Adequate finance
- Utilization of complex farm machinery
- Cultivation of large hectares
N.B: Commercial agriculture does not really need large labour force (man power) as machines have proven to be faster and more efficient than human beings.
Subsistence agriculture is characterized by
Used of machines
Large scale production
Small farm holdings
Intensive use of inputs
Correct answer is C
Subsistence agriculture is characterized by small farm holdings.
N.B: Subsistence agriculture is practiced for purposes that are not commercial. Hence, it is a small scale agriculture that is characterized by small farm holdings, use of crude farm implement, low yield, etc.
Food shortage can be minimized by
Efficient pest control services
Natural hazards
Illegal exportation of farm produce
Hoarding
Correct answer is A
Food shortage can be minimized by efficient pest control services.
N.B: Pests are organisms that feed on agricultural produce thereby causing shortage of food.
Pests need to be controlled for food shortage to be minimized.