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 211:

  What is crop science?

  Options:
  A) The study of agricultural machinery and equipment
  B) The study of weather patterns and their impact on crop growth
  C) The study of soil fertility and nutrient management
  D) The study of plant genetics and breeding
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 212: The forest management system which involves the planting of both food crops and forest trees on the same piece of land at the same time is known as Options:
  A) selective exploitation
  B) taungya
  C) regeneration
  D) afforestation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 213:

  Which of the following constitutes subsidy in agricultural enterprise?

  Options:
  A) supply of fertilizers to farmers at reduced price
  B) borrowing of money from a thrift society
  C) provision of money to farmers through commercial banks
  D) provision of services through cooperative societies
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 214: The main objectives of establishing forest in the arid regions is to Options:
  A) check desert enroachment
  B) provide firewood for cooking
  C) provide bush meat
  D) improve the beauty of the environment
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 215:

  One of the limitation of mechanization of farms is

  Options:
  A) reduction in the cost of production
  B) exposure of soil to the effects of climate
  C) increase in yield of crops
  D) reduction of farm labour
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 216:

  Which of the following factors usually affects the colour of egg yolk?

  Options:
  A) age of the laying hen
  B) type of housing
  C) type of feed
  D) colour of the cock
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 217:

  Some of the by-products of fish include the following except

  Options:
  A) Fish meal
  B) Leather
  C) Oil
  D) Fish silage
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 218:

  Farm surveying equipment include the following except

  Options:
  A) Abney level
  B) Compass
  C) Spade
  D) Gunter's chain
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 219:

  What is the primary function of the reproductive system in farm animals?

  Options:
  A) Digestion of food
  B) Reproduction and propagation of the species
  C) Production of milk for offspring
  D) Maintenance of body temperature
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 220:

  Which of the following parts of plants are normally used for vegetative propagation?

  Options:
  A) Fruit, leaf and root.
  B) Stem, root and leaf.
  C) Fruit, leaf and flower
  D) Leaf, flower and stem.
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  The correct answer is B .