Year : 
2013
Title : 
Agric Science
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 49 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

A serious pest of sweet potato whose larvae
destroy the foliage is

A. leaf miners

B. weevils mea

C. mealy bugs

D. aphids.

A

22.

The fertility of soils under forest is sustained
mainly by

A. nutrient recycling

B. rodent activities

C. being protected from direct rays of the sun

D. preventing raindrops from directly hitting the soil.

A

23.

The Mendelian law of segregation states that
the characteristics which is hidden in an F1,
reappears in F2 generation in a ratio

A. 1 : 2

B. 2 : 2

C. 1 : 3

D. 3 : 2

C

24.

The breed of sheep that can be found
throughout Nigeria is

A. Yankasa

B. Uda

C. West Africa dwarf sheep

D. Balami.

A

25.

A female cattle which has not had a calf or
developed into the mature form of a cow is
referred to as

A. stag

B. vealers

C. yealing

D. heifer

D

26.

Which of the following farm animals is
considered as monogastric?

A. Goat.

B. Pig.

C. Cow.

D. Sheep.

B

27.

The process of mating in poultry is referred to as

A. servicing

B. kidding

C. tupping

D. treading

D

28.

In farm animals, a sign of heat includes

A. profuse salivation

B. secretions from the vulva

C. difficulty in breathing

D. continuous urination.

B

29.

The anti-sterility vitamin in livestocks nutrition is

A. vitamin K

B. vitamin E

C. vitamin C

D. vitamin B.

B

30.

The relative humidity in an incubator is usually
set at

A. 10% - 30%

B. 40% - 60%

C. 70% - 80%

D. 90% - 100%.

B

21.

A serious pest of sweet potato whose larvae
destroy the foliage is

A. leaf miners

B. weevils mea

C. mealy bugs

D. aphids.

A

22.

The fertility of soils under forest is sustained
mainly by

A. nutrient recycling

B. rodent activities

C. being protected from direct rays of the sun

D. preventing raindrops from directly hitting the soil.

A

23.

The Mendelian law of segregation states that
the characteristics which is hidden in an F1,
reappears in F2 generation in a ratio

A. 1 : 2

B. 2 : 2

C. 1 : 3

D. 3 : 2

C

24.

The breed of sheep that can be found
throughout Nigeria is

A. Yankasa

B. Uda

C. West Africa dwarf sheep

D. Balami.

A

25.

A female cattle which has not had a calf or
developed into the mature form of a cow is
referred to as

A. stag

B. vealers

C. yealing

D. heifer

D

26.

Which of the following farm animals is
considered as monogastric?

A. Goat.

B. Pig.

C. Cow.

D. Sheep.

B

27.

The process of mating in poultry is referred to as

A. servicing

B. kidding

C. tupping

D. treading

D

28.

In farm animals, a sign of heat includes

A. profuse salivation

B. secretions from the vulva

C. difficulty in breathing

D. continuous urination.

B

29.

The anti-sterility vitamin in livestocks nutrition is

A. vitamin K

B. vitamin E

C. vitamin C

D. vitamin B.

B

30.

The relative humidity in an incubator is usually
set at

A. 10% - 30%

B. 40% - 60%

C. 70% - 80%

D. 90% - 100%.

B