Agricultural-Science Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Agricultural science studies farming practices, including soil cultivation for growing crops and raising animals for food, wool, and other products.

• Question 1:

  In subsistence agriculture,

  Options:
  A) yields are usually high
  B) surplus produced is small
  C) savings are made
  D) farm sizes are large
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2:

  Which of the following is not correct about Stylosanthers gracilis?

  Options:
  A) It is an animal legume
  B) It is propagated by seeds
  C) It is drought resistant
  D) It produces nodules
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  Which of the following sources of farm power is most versatile in West Africa?

  Options:
  A) Biogas
  B) animal
  C) wind
  D) water
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4:

  The animal dungs are used as_____to improve the soil fertility

  Options:
  A) inorganic manure
  B) organic manure
  C) content
  D) mulch
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5:

  What is a potential disadvantage of mass media for farmers?

  Options:
  A) Lack of credibility in agricultural news
  B) Insufficient coverage of farming practices
  C) Limited access to information
  D) Increased cost of agricultural inputs
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6:

  Which of the following is not a component of an incubator ?

  Options:
  A) electric heater
  B) temperature
  C) thermostat
  D) Insulator
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7: In crop production, ginger is propagated by Options:
  A) seed
  B) bulb
  C) rhizome
  D) corm
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8: Yellow colouration of the lower leave of a growing maize plant may be due to deficiency in Options:
  A) potassium
  B) phosphorus
  C) zinc
  D) nitrogen
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9:

  Which of the following type of rations will supplies the animal with just the quantity of nutrients that are enough to enable the animal carry on with vital body activities without losing or gaining another substance

  Options:
  A) maintenance ration
  B) production ration
  C) balanced ration
  D) measured ration
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10:

  The following are types of planters except

  Options:
  A) Broadcast crop planter
  B) Row crop planter
  C) Grain drill planter
  D) Ridger planter
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  The correct answer is D .