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 141:

  Which of the following is a powerful and expensive multipurpose motor vehicle used for lifting or pulling farm implements?

  Options:
  A) Bulldozer
  B) Tractor
  C) Sheller
  D) Incubator
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 142:

  Rain water is made available to crops through

  Options:
  A) evaporation
  B) transpiration
  C) surface drainage
  D) root absorbtion
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 143:

  One of the limitation of mechanization of farms is

  Options:
  A) reduction in the cost of production
  B) exposure of soil to the effects of climate
  C) increase in yield of crops
  D) reduction of farm labour
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 144: Cassava mosaic disease is transmitted by Options:
  A) Heteroligus meles
  B) Maruca testulalis
  C) Sesamia spp
  D) Bemisia nigerensis
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 145:

  Which of the weeds is dispersed by wind?

  Options:
  A) pig weed (Boerhavia diffusa)
  B) goat weed (Ageratum conizoides)
  C) Hause thorns (Acanthospermum hispidum)
  D) Tridax (Tridax procumbeus)
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 146:

  The process of stopping a young animal from milk and placing it under hand feeding is

  Options:
  A) culling
  B) breeding
  C) weaning
  D) isolation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 147:

  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 148:

  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 149:

  Which of the followings is not an advantage of Introduction

  Options:
  A) It enhances greater productivity
  B) It leads to the absence of pests and diseases
  C) It may not perform maximally
  D) Breeds may perform better in terms of quality and quantity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 150:

  The desktop computer used for data management in agri-business is

  Options:
  A) an analog computer
  B) a super computer
  C) a hybrid computer
  D) a mainframe computer
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  The correct answer is C .