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 111: 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 112:

  The most important of all the factors of production in crop farming is

  Options:
  A) labour
  B) capital
  C) land
  D) management.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 113:

  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 114:

  The farm machinery used to sow seeds and apply fertilizer at the same time is

  Options:
  A) land clearing
  B) threshing
  C) ploughing
  D) harrowing
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 115:

  What is commercial agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Large-scale farming for profit and market-oriented production
  B) Farming for self-sufficiency and survival
  C) Small-scale farming with limited use of modern technology
  D) Intensive farming using advanced technology
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 116: Which of the following diseases commonly occur during brooding? I. yolk sac infection II. coccidiosis III. fowlpox IV. pullorum Options:
  A) I,II and III only
  B) I,II and IV only
  C) I,III and IV only
  D) I,II,III and IV
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 117:

  Agricultural extension serves as ____ between research institute and farmers

  Options:
  A) command centers
  B) bridge
  C) extension
  D) gap
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 118:

  Which of the following is NOT a component of agronomy?

  Options:
  A) Pest management
  B) Crop production
  C) Soil management
  D) Animal husbandry
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 119:

  The A-Horizon of soil profile is also called the

  Options:
  A) Top soil
  B) Sub-soil
  C) Parent materials
  D) Bedrock
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 120:

  The method of irrigation suitable for use on a steep slope is

  Options:
  A) sprinkler irrigation
  B) flood
  C) furrow irrigation
  D) shadoof
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  The correct answer is D .