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 271:

  The botanical name of maize is

  Options:
  A) Corn seed
  B) Zea mays
  C) Rattus rattus
  D) Discorea spp
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 272:

  Which of the following is a hand tool commonly used in agriculture for cutting grass or crops?

  Options:
  A) Harrow
  B) Plow
  C) Scythe
  D) Seeder
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 273: 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 .
• Question 274:

  What is the full meaning of IITA?

  Options:
  A) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
  B) International Institution of Tropical Agriculture
  C) Institute of Investment and Trade Agriculture
  D) Interlude Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 275:

  The best control ensure for rinderpest disease in cattle is

  Options:
  A) sanitation
  B) vaccination
  C) use of antibiotics
  D) eradication of infected stock
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 276:

  Which one of these is not a factor that affect change in supply of agricultural produce?

  Options:
  A) Technology
  B) Changes in the cost of production
  C) Changes in prices of commodity
  D) Fixed cost
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 277:

  What is the primary purpose of mixed cropping in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Maximizing the yield of a single crop
  B) Simplifying farm management practices
  C) Enhancing soil fertility through crop rotation
  D) Reducing the risk of crop failure
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 278:

  Which of the following is a powerful and expensive multipurpose motor vehicle used for lifting or pulling farm implements?

  Options:
  A) Bulldozer
  B) Tractor
  C) Sheller
  D) Incubator
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 279:

  The young plants that emerge during germination are called

  Options:
  A) Emmergent plants
  B) Surface plants
  C) Seedlings
  D) Leaves
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 280:

  In ponds, fish is usually caught with the following except

  Options:
  A) Pollution
  B) Hook and line
  C) Fish trap
  D) Cast net
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  The correct answer is A .