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 191:

  What is the primary purpose of storage facilities in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Offering a workspace for farm laborers
  B) Storing and preserving harvested crops
  C) Providing shelter for farm animals
  D) Housing agricultural machinery and equipment
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 192:

  A piece of information contained in payroll record of farms is

  Options:
  A) date of employment
  B) equity
  C) income generated
  D) total credit.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 193:

  The main source of power for subsistence agriculture is

  Options:
  A) animal
  B) machine
  C) electricity
  D) man
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 194:

  Which of the following is an example of igneous rock?

  Options:
  A) gneiss
  B) limestone
  C) standstone
  D) granite
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 195:

  The major reason which necessitates the expansion of agriculture is the increase in

  Options:
  A) rainfalls
  B) population
  C) manpower
  D) animal power
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 196:

  Which of the following cereal crops most requires nursery practices?

  Options:
  A) Maize
  B) Rice
  C) Millet
  D) Guinea corn
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 197:

  What are biotic factors in an agricultural ecosystem?

  Options:
  A) Factors related to the climate and weather
  B) Factors related to the living organisms
  C) Factors related to the physical environment
  D) Factors related to the availability of nutrients
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 198:

  Methods of preserving fish include the following except

  Options:
  A) boiling
  B) drying
  C) smoking
  D) salting
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 199:

  The alternate heating and cooling of rocks result in

  Options:
  A) sublimation
  B) volatilization
  C) solidification
  D) fragmentation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 200:

  The most effective method of disseminating information among farmers is through

  Options:
  A) individual method
  B) group method
  C) mass method
  D) cooperative method
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  The correct answer is C .