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.
Which of the following is not a pre-planting operations?
Land clearing
Stumping
Thinning
Farm layout
Correct answer is C
Pre planting operations are the operations carried out before planting. Thinning is a post planting operation.
Cultural practices can be classified into the following except
Pre-planting operations
Planting operations
Post-planting operations
In-planting operations
Correct answer is D
Cultural practices are the various activities carried out on the farm before, during and after planting to ensure proper growth and establishment of crops.
The botanical name of maize is
Corn seed
Zea mays
Rattus rattus
Discorea spp
Correct answer is B
Maize also called corn is a member of the grass family (Gramineae). It produces grains, use as food by human beings and livestock. Zea mays is botanical name of maize.
Which of these operations comes first in cultural practice?
Tillage
Ridges
Stumping
Harvesting
Correct answer is C
Stumping is the removal of stumps by digging them out manually using cutlasses and axes. It can also be done mechanically by using bulldozer. Stumps are the left over cut trees on the farm left on the soil surface.
Which of the following is not an organic manure?
Green manure
Farmyard manure
Compost
Fertilizer
Correct answer is D
Fertilizers are chemical substances which are usually prepared in the farm, they are made in form of liquid, powder, granules, pellets or crystals
The main purpose of including leguminous crops in pastures is to serve as a source of
Proteins
Vitamins
Minerals
Carbohydrates
Correct answer is A
Leguminous crops contain high level of protein.
A soil with the PH range of 6.1 to 6.9 can be described as
Alkaline
Very acidic
Slightly alkaline
Slightly acidic
Correct answer is D
PH scale is number 1-14.1-6.9 is acidic ,the close it is to 1 the more acidic it becomes and the closer it is to 6.9 the less /slightly acidic it becomes ,while 7 is neutral ,8-12 is alkaline and the closer it is to 12 the highly it gets and the closer it is to 8 the less/slightly alkaline it is.
The soil nutrient which is important as a constituent of plant proteins and hormones is
Calcium
Sulphur
Iron
Potassium
Correct answer is B
Constituents of protein includes ;carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur.
Which of the following is not component of soil?
Air
Water
Organic matter
Texture
Correct answer is D
Texture is a property of soil and not component.
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