JAMB Agricultural Science Past Questions & Answers - Page 20

96.

The act of giving birth in farm animals is called

A.

Brooding

B.

Cloning

C.

Parturition

D.

Gestation

Correct answer is C

Parturtion is the process of giving birth in animals.

97.

The national tree-planting campaign is aimed at stimulating

A.

Wildlife conservation

B.

Afforestation

C.

Taungya farming

D.

Forest reservation

Correct answer is B

Afforestation is planting of trees where they have not been planted before.

98.

What is the main use of a gunter's chain?

A.

Taking measurement of distance

B.

Determining the depth of soil moisture

C.

Calculating the slope of the land

D.

Restraining bulls

Correct answer is A

Gunter's chain is a distance measuring device used for surveying.

99.

Study the diagram above and answer question

The farm tool associated with the diagram above is

A.

Knife

B.

Secateurs

C.

Shears

D.

Cutlass

Correct answer is A

The tree in this question is a rubber tree and the process depicted is rubber tapping. Rubber tapping is the process by which latex is collected from a rubber tree. The latex is harvested by slicing a groove into the bark of the tree at a depth of one-quarter inch with a hooked knife and peeling back the bark

100.

Study the diagram above and answer question

The crop associated with the diagram above is?

A.

Theobroma cacao

B.

Zingiber officinale

C.

Hevea brasiliensis

D.

Gossypium hirsutum

Correct answer is C

Hevea brasiliensis, the Pará rubber tree, sharinga tree, seringueira, or, most commonly, the rubber tree or rubber plant, is a flowering plant belonging to the spurge family Euphorbiaceae. It is the most economically important member of the genus Hevea because the milky latex extracted from the tree is the primary source of natural rubber.