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:

  Phalaris minor is a crop associated wood with crop

  Options:
  A) Wheat
  B) Maize
  C) Rice
  D) Cotton
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 182:

  Which of the following is a potential disadvantage of agricultural extension?

  Options:
  A) Lack of access to extension services in remote areas
  B) Increased farmer knowledge and skills
  C) Strengthened farmer-government relationships
  D) Enhanced adoption of improved farming practices
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 183:

  Self-pollination takes place when grains are transferred from the

  Options:
  A) stigma to the anther of another plant
  B) stigma to the anther of same plant
  C) anther to the stigma of same plant
  D) anther to the stigma of another plant.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 184:

  The breed of sheep that can be found throughout Nigeria is

  Options:
  A) Yankasa
  B) Uda
  C) West Africa dwarf sheep
  D) Balami.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 185:

  The following conditions are necessary for germination except

  Options:
  A) adequate moisture
  B) viable seed
  C) zero temperature
  D) optimum temperature
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 186:

  The vertical section of the soil showing series of horizontal layers of different types of soil is called

  Options:
  A) Soil texture
  B) Soil layers
  C) Soil profile
  D) Soil type
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 187:

  The demand for agricultural produce is generally

  Options:
  A) elastic
  B) inelastic
  C) unitary
  D) static
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 188:

  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 189:

  Which of the following combinations of farm inputs enhances the healthy growth of crops?

  Options:
  A) Tractor and cash
  B) Irrigation and fertilizer
  C) Work bull and implement
  D) Cutlass and sacks
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 190:

  ___________ consists of living factors(plants and animals) interacting with the non-living factors in a farm environment

  Options:
  A) Ecosystem
  B) Ecology
  C) Surroundings
  D) Community
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  The correct answer is A .