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 151:

  Which of the following is a hand tool commonly used in agriculture for cutting grass or crops?

  Options:
  A) Harrow
  B) Plow
  C) Scythe
  D) Seeder
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 152:

  Which of the following periods marked the beginning of agricultural practices by early human societies?

  Options:
  A) Paleolithic Age
  B) Information Age
  C) Renaissance Era
  D) Industrial Revolution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 153:

  This is the removal of unwanted plants on the farm

  Options:
  A) Weeding
  B) Thinning
  C) Mulching
  D) Supplying
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 154:

  Dura, Tenera and Pisifera are all cultivated varieties of

  Options:
  A) coconut
  B) oil palm
  C) rubber
  D) banana
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 155:

  If 200 layers will consume 25kg of feed per day. Calculate the amount of feed consumed by a layer per day.

  Options:
  A) 0.25kg/day
  B) 0.2kg/day
  C) 0.5kg/day
  D) 0.125kg/day
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 156:

  Which of the following is not a problem of forest management?

  Options:
  A) absence of adequate information on the ecosystem
  B) inadequate support from government for the development of forest resources
  C) planting different varieties of timber
  D) indiscriminate destruction of forest resources by bush fire
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 157:

  The most common soil mineral found in all crystalline rocks and a main constituent of granite and sandstone is

  Options:
  A) biotite
  B) quartz
  C) mica
  D) granite
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 158:

  Methods of preserving fish include the following except

  Options:
  A) boiling
  B) drying
  C) smoking
  D) salting
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 159:

  The wear and tear of farm structures over time is described as

  Options:
  A) appreciation
  B) depreciation
  C) capitalization
  D) salvage value
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 160: In crop production, ginger is propagated by Options:
  A) seed
  B) bulb
  C) rhizome
  D) corm
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  The correct answer is C .