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: Poaching is prohibited in game reserves to Options:
  A) reduce wildlife population
  B) conserve wildlife
  C) starve hunters
  D) protect hunters from wild animals
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 212:

  _______ is a secondary tillage implement

  Options:
  A) Harrow
  B) Plough
  C) Ridger
  D) Disc plough
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 213:

  

  The diagram above shows parts of a plough.

  Study it and answer this question.

  The part labelled I in the diagram is the

  Options:
  A) hitch
  B) handle
  C) plough share
  D) mould board
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 214:

  Which of the following processes is not used in rice processing

  Options:
  A) Threshing
  B) Winnowing
  C) Perboiling
  D) Fermentation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 215: In biotechnology, propagation is mainly by Options:
  A) grafting
  B) aerial layering
  C) binary fission
  D) cell culture.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 216:

  Subsistence agriculture is characterized by

  Options:
  A) used of machines
  B) large scale production
  C) small farm holdings
  D) intensive use of inputs
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 217:

  The method of irrigation suitable for use on a steep slope is

  Options:
  A) sprinkler irrigation
  B) flood
  C) furrow irrigation
  D) shadoof
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 218:

  The following are advantages of using disc plough over mouldboard plough in West Africa except

  Options:
  A) Disc plough makes deeper cuts than mouldboard plough
  B) Disc plough buries weeds more completely than mouldboard plough
  C) The disc plough is designed to roll over stumps and obstacles which may easily damage the edges of mouldboard plough
  D) Mouldboard plough makes deeper cuts than disc plough
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 219:

  The physical properties of soil include the following except

  Options:
  A) PH
  B) colour
  C) moisture content
  D) porosity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 220:

  Records of money transactions in a farming business are termed

  Options:
  A) farm inputs
  B) farm accounts
  C) capital
  D) farm liabilities
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  The correct answer is B .