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 nutrient element is a micro-nutrient?
Calcium
Iron
Manganese
Boron
Correct answer is A
Calcium is a macro nutrient [nutrients required by plant in large quantity, while the rest are micro nutrients [nutrients required in small quantity].
A crop not requiring more than 750mm annual rainfall is most suitable for cultivation in
Rain forest
Sahel savanna
Sudan savanna
Guinea savanna
Correct answer is B
Sahel savanna plants/crops requires between 600 - 900mm of rainfall.
One of the symptoms of vitamin deficiency diseases in livestock includes except
Improved fertility
Loss of appetite
Scurvy
Rickets
Correct answer is A
Deficiency in vitamin cannot improve fertility rather it decreases it, leads to loss of appetite, scurvy and rickets.
Which one of these is not a factor that affect change in supply of agricultural produce?
Technology
Changes in the cost of production
Changes in prices of commodity
Fixed cost
Correct answer is D
Fixed cost does not affect the supply of agricultural produce.
The degree of responsiveness of demand to change in the price of goods or produce is referred to as
Relative Elasticity of demand
Unit Elasticity of demand
Price Elasticity of demand
Perfect Elastic demand
Correct answer is C
Price Elasticity of demand is the degree of responsiveness of demand to changes in the price of goods or produce.