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 181:

  Blast of rice is a

  Options:
  A) Viral disease
  B) Bacteria disease
  C) Fungal disease
  D) Deficiency of zinc disease
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 182:

  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 183:

  What is the relationship between demand and supply in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Demand in agriculture is independent of supply
  B) Demand and supply in agriculture are interdependent
  C) Supply in agriculture is determined solely by demand
  D) Demand and supply in agriculture are unrelated
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 184:

  What is the full meaning of IITA?

  Options:
  A) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
  B) International Institution of Tropical Agriculture
  C) Institute of Investment and Trade Agriculture
  D) Interlude Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 185:

  Fertilizer application in maize should be completed before

  Options:
  A) Tasseling
  B) Silking
  C) Riponing
  D) Knee high stage
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 186:

  A castrated cockerel is called?

  Options:
  A) Boiler
  B) Pullet
  C) Capon
  D) Hen
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 187: Which of the following insects transmits swollen shoot disease of cocoa? Options:
  A) stem borer
  B) mealybug
  C) whitefly
  D) scale insect
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 188:

  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 189: 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 190:

  The primary role of agriculture is the provision of

  Options:
  A) foreign exchange earnings
  B) raw materials for industries
  C) food for man and his animals
  D) employment and income for farmers
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  The correct answer is C .