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 131:

  In ponds, fish is usually caught with the following except

  Options:
  A) Pollution
  B) Hook and line
  C) Fish trap
  D) Cast net
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 132:

  The adult male cattle is called

  Options:
  A) bull
  B) ram
  C) boar
  D) duck
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 133:

  Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good pasture?

  Options:
  A) high quality grass
  B) provision of balance nutrients
  C) ability to withstand trampling
  D) high stem to leaf ratio
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 134:

  

  Study the diagram above and answer the question.

  The farm tool associated with the diagram above is

  Options:
  A) Knife
  B) Secateurs
  C) Shears
  D) Cutlass
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 135:

  What is agricultural ecology?

  Options:
  A) The study of genetics and breeding techniques used in agriculture
  B) The study of climate change and its effects on agricultural productivity
  C) The study of ecological processes in agricultural systems and their interactions
  D) The study of agricultural practices and their economic impact on farmers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 136: The most devastating agent of erosion is Options:
  A) wild wind
  B) slope
  C) run-off water
  D) rodents.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 137:

  The pox disease in livestock are caused by

  Options:
  A) bacteria
  B) viruses
  C) protozoa
  D) fungi
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 138:

  If urea fertilizer contains 46% nitrogen, calculate the amount of nitrogen in 25kg bag of fertilizer?

  Options:
  A) 11.5kg
  B) 13.5kg
  C) 21.5kg
  D) 26.5kg
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 139:

  Primary tillage is also known as

  Options:
  A) Ploughing
  B) Harrowing
  C) Stumping
  D) Ridging
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 140:

  Financial assistance from government to the farmers is usually in the following forms except

  Options:
  A) loan
  B) tax
  C) credit
  D) susidy
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  The correct answer is B .