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:

  The system in which a farmer uses a piece of land for a period and abandons it for another land is called

  Options:
  A) crop rotation
  B) mix cropping
  C) shifting cultivation
  D) leg farming
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2: Which of the following factors does not influence the distribution of cattle in West Africa? Options:
  A) pastures
  B) light
  C) diseases
  D) rainfall
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3: Poaching is prohibited in game reserves to Options:
  A) reduce wildlife population
  B) conserve wildlife
  C) starve hunters
  D) protect hunters from wild animals
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4:

  Callosobruchus maculates is a common pest of

  Options:
  A) maize
  B) cowpea
  C) rice
  D) millet
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5:

  Phalaris minor is a crop associated wood with crop

  Options:
  A) Wheat
  B) Maize
  C) Rice
  D) Cotton
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  ________ is a disease condition which emanates from inadequate nutrition.

  Options:
  A) Nutritional deficiency
  B) Nutritional adequacy
  C) Nutritional efficiency
  D) Nutritional sufficiency
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7:

  The practice of bee farming is called

  Options:
  A) Apiculture
  B) Heliculture
  C) Forestry
  D) Agronomy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8: Piglet anaemia can be controlled by using Options:
  A) sulphur drugs
  B) iron drugs
  C) anthelmintics
  D) antibiotics
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9:

  Which of the following is NOT a principle of agronomy?

  Options:
  A) Controlling pests and diseases
  B) Managing soil fertility
  C) Promoting biodiversity conservation
  D) Maximizing crop yield
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10:

  One of the followings is not an objective of agricultural extension

  Options:
  A) To educate farmers
  B) To help improve the standard of living of rural dwellers
  C) To abandon the development of rural area
  D) To help identify proper market channel
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  The correct answer is C .