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:

  What are the primary benefits of agricultural extension services?

  Options:
  A) Preservation of traditional farming practices
  B) Enhanced knowledge and skills of farmers
  C) Increased crop diversity and yield
  D) Improved market access for agricultural products
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 162:

  The non-oil crop among the following is

  Options:
  A) coconut
  B) beniseed
  C) melon
  D) cowpea
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 163:

  Which of the following surveying equipment is used for measuring angles during farm surveying?

  Options:
  A) Theodolite
  B) Measuring tape
  C) Gunter's chain
  D) Abney level
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 164:

  The introduction of proper planktons species into the pond is referred to as

  Options:
  A) fertilization
  B) innoculation
  C) stocking
  D) liming.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 165:

  The most important of all the factors of production in crop farming is

  Options:
  A) labour
  B) capital
  C) land
  D) management.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 166:

  Soil texture can be refered to as

  Options:
  A) distribution of soil particles in a given sample
  B) movement of water through the soil
  C) Distribution of the different sizes of soil particles
  D) The degree of soil aeration
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 167:

  In order to eliminate food shortage, farm as should

  Options:
  A) cultivate more varieties of crops
  B) practise land tenure by inheritance
  C) shift from crop to animal production
  D) construct farm buildings
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 168:

  The main processes involved in the marketing of cotton include the following except

  Options:
  A) wedding
  B) processing
  C) grading
  D) packaging
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 169:

  The farm practices that does not have a very harmful effect on the soil is

  Options:
  A) Flooding
  B) Crop rotation
  C) Over grazing
  D) Bush burning
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 170:

  The following are advantages of using disc plough over mouldboard plough in West Africa except

  Options:
  A) Disc plough makes deeper cuts than mouldboard plough
  B) Disc plough buries weeds more completely than mouldboard plough
  C) The disc plough is designed to roll over stumps and obstacles which may easily damage the edges of mouldboard plough
  D) Mouldboard plough makes deeper cuts than disc plough
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  The correct answer is D .