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:

  Preservation of fish prevents the following except

  Options:
  A) Injury
  B) Spoilage
  C) Destruction
  D) Processing
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2: Which of the following statement is a disadvantage of human power? it Options:
  A) controls other sources of farm power
  B) brings about least damage
  C) is easily available and controlled
  D) has low output
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3:

  The Sokoto Gudali is a breed of

  Options:
  A) Chicken
  B) Cattle
  C) Horse
  D) Goat
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4:

  When a cockerel is castrated, it becomes a

  Options:
  A) broiler
  B) cock
  C) layer
  D) capon
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5:

  If a crop requires 1.5kg phosphorus per hectare, how many kg of manure will be required per hectare if 1kg manure contains 0.32kg of phosphorus

  Options:
  A) 2.47kg
  B) 4.69kg
  C) 7.35kg
  D) 12.3kg
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6:

  The major factors affecting the application of science and technology to Nigeria agriculture include the following except

  Options:
  A) Unavailability of fund
  B) Unavailability of farmland
  C) Unwillingness of farmer to adopt scientific method
  D) Availability of fund
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7: Which of the following statements is correct about micro-nutrients? They Options:
  A) promote formation of only root nodules
  B) are required by plants in very small quantities
  C) are fixed into the soil through microbial activity
  D) increase crop tolerance to pest attack
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8:

  What are the main differences between monocot and dicot plants?

  Options:
  A) Monocots have parallel leaf veins, while dicots have branched leaf veins
  B) Monocots have flower parts in multiples of three, while dicots have flower parts in multiples of four or five
  C) All of the above
  D) Monocots have fibrous root systems, while dicots have taproot systems
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9:

  Which of the following is an example of a pasture commonly used in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Corn plantation
  B) Orange orchard
  C) Cattle pasture
  D) Wheat field
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10:

  A soil may be called as alkaline when the pH of the soil is more than

  Options:
  A) 6.5
  B) 5.5
  C) 7.0
  D) 5.0
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  The correct answer is C .