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 161: Government plays important role in the development of agriculture through the following means except Options:
  A) provision of subsidies
  B) training of farmers children
  C) establishment of agricultural development programmes
  D) establishment of farm settglements
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 162:

  What is a soil profile, and what information does it provide in agricultural practices?

  Options:
  A) A soil profile is an analysis of soil microorganisms and their activities
  B) A soil profile is an assessment of soil compaction and drainage
  C) A soil profile is a vertical section of the soil that reveals its layers or horizons
  D) A soil profile is a measurement of soil pH and nutrient levels
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 163:

  The most common grazing system in West Africa is

  Options:
  A) continuous grazing
  B) rotational grazing
  C) deferred grazing
  D) zero grazing
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 164:

  Which of the following constitutes subsidy in agricultural enterprise?

  Options:
  A) supply of fertilizers to farmers at reduced price
  B) borrowing of money from a thrift society
  C) provision of money to farmers through commercial banks
  D) provision of services through cooperative societies
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 165:

  New Zealand is a breed of which animal?

  Options:
  A) Goat
  B) Cattle
  C) Rat
  D) Rabbit
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 166:

  Water yam is also known as

  Options:
  A) Dioscorea alata
  B) Dioscorea cayenesis
  C) Dioscorea rotundata
  D) Dioscorea bulbifera
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 167:

  Which of the following best describes agricultural marketing?

  Options:
  A) The process of producing agricultural goods
  B) The transportation of agricultural products to consumers
  C) The storage and preservation of agricultural goods
  D) The promotion and selling of agricultural products
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 168:

  __________ is the distance of the sown seed in the soil from the soil surface

  Options:
  A) Planting height
  B) Planting depth
  C) Planting width
  D) Plant deep
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 169:

  Which of the following is not normally a pasture crop?

  Options:
  A) mucuna
  B) centrosema
  C) stylosanthes
  D) giant star grass
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 170:

  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 .