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:

  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 142: The instrument which enables a surveyor to find the direction of a base line is Options:
  A) abney level
  B) ranging pole
  C) plumb bob
  D) magnetic compass
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 143:

  In farm animals, gonads are organs associated with

  Options:
  A) circulation
  B) excretion
  C) respiration
  D) reproduction.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 144:

  Which of the following fishing gears can be used for total harvesting of pond?

  Options:
  A) hook and line
  B) harpoon
  C) basket trap
  D) dragnet
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 145:

  Which of the following characteristics is not correct of pigs?

  Options:
  A) prolific animals
  B) efficient feed converters
  C) source of meat
  D) source of land
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 146:

  Which of the following is not a source of farm credit

  Options:
  A) Mortgage banks
  B) Government agencies
  C) Agricultural banks
  D) Cooperative societies
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 147:

  The practice of mating closely related animals is called

  Options:
  A) pen mating
  B) cross breeding
  C) outbreeding
  D) inbreeding
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 148: In which layer of the soil profile does most biological activity occur? Options:
  A) parent material
  B) D-horizon
  C) C-horizon
  D) B-horizon
  E) A-horizon
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 149:

  What is the primary purpose of an agricultural extension service?

  Options:
  A) Providing financial assistance to farmers
  B) Offering training and advisory services to farmers
  C) Conducting research on agricultural practices
  D) Marketing and selling agricultural products
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 150:

  What is the primary purpose of processing facilities in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) To process raw agricultural materials into value-added products
  B) To provide shelter and housing for livestock
  C) To package and label agricultural products
  D) To store and preserve harvested crops
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  The correct answer is A .