Jamb Agricultural Science Past Questions For Year 2019

Question 46

One major difference between disc plough and disc Harrow is

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  • A. Disc plough is used to create wider ridges on the field than disc Harrow
  • B. A disc plough can have up to 54 discs on it at once whereas a disc harrow can have up to 6 disc
  • C. Disc plough is used to tilled the disc harrowed land
  • D. The disc part of plough is notched while that of harrow is round
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Question 47

Which one of these is not part of a disc plough

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  • A. Planter
  • B. Furrow wheel
  • C. Coulter
  • D. Disc scraper
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Question 48

All but one are related to surface irrigation?

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  • A. Mole drainage
  • B. Natural flooding
  • C. Sprinkler irrigation
  • D. Check flooding
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Question 49

In which of the soil layer does most biological activity occur?

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  • A. B - horizon
  • B. C - horizon
  • C. D - horizon
  • D. A - horizon
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Question 50

Legumes are different from grasses, because;

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  • A. They have lesser protein content than grasses
  • B. They form symbiotic relationship with bacteria, rhizobian, in the nodules of their roofs
  • C. They are monocol plants
  • D. They do not bear seeds
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