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 11:

  The most unreliable source of power on the farm is

  Options:
  A) heat engine
  B) wind
  C) electricity
  D) animal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 12:

  Farm surveying can be defined as the

  Options:
  A) leveling of land during road construction
  B) sighting of structures through a theodolite
  C) making measurements on land from which maps are drawn
  D) estimation of the type and properties of soil on a farm
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 13:

  Output is higher in commercial agriculture because of the following reasons except

  Options:
  A) adequate finance
  B) cultivation of large hectares of land
  C) employment of large labour force
  D) utilization of complex farm machinery
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 14:

  Forages that are chopped green and fed directly to livestock are referred to as

  Options:
  A) hay
  B) silage
  C) fodder
  D) soilage.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 15:

  Climatic factors which affects organisms include the following except

  Options:
  A) Air
  B) Sunlight
  C) Rain
  D) Rocks
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 16:

  Gummosis disease of citrus is caused by

  Options:
  A) aphids
  B) fungi
  C) white flies
  D) bacteria
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 17:

  Newcastle disease is viral diseases that affect which animals?

  Options:
  A) Poultry birds
  B) Cattle
  C) Goat
  D) Fish
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 18: An advantage of weeds is that they are used to Options:
  A) control insect pest
  B) check grazing by animals
  C) check erosion
  D) control diseases.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 19:

  Which of the following is a common method of disseminating information to farmers?

  Options:
  A) All of the above
  B) Social media campaigns
  C) Radio broadcasts
  D) Field demonstrations
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 20: 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 .