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:

  Which of the following type of rations will supplies the animal with just the quantity of nutrients that are enough to enable the animal carry on with vital body activities without losing or gaining another substance

  Options:
  A) maintenance ration
  B) production ration
  C) balanced ration
  D) measured ration
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 272:

  Which of the following is an example of a pasture commonly used in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Corn plantation
  B) Orange orchard
  C) Cattle pasture
  D) Wheat field
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 273:

  Which of the following is not component of soil?

  Options:
  A) air
  B) water
  C) organic matter
  D) texture
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 274:

  Agricultural extension programme would succeed in disseminating new ideas to farmers except if the programme

  Options:
  A) is based on research tested on local conditions
  B) involves the people for which the programme is planned
  C) involved only the support to highly trained agricultural extension specialist
  D) is not kept flexible to contemporary technology
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 275:

  The quantity of ration that can supply the requirement nutrients above the maintenance to enable the animal produce the form of animal product for which the livestock is kept is known as

  Options:
  A) balanced ration
  B) measured ration
  C) production ration
  D) maintenance ration
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 276:

  A crop not requiring more than 750mm annual rainfall is most suitable for cultivation in

  Options:
  A) Rain forest
  B) Sahel savanna
  C) Sudan savanna
  D) Guinea savanna
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 277:

  The easiest method of determining soil texture in the field is by

  Options:
  A) moulding
  B) sieving
  C) sedimenting
  D) feeling
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 278:

  Farm survey equipment include the following except

  Options:
  A) cross staff
  B) Abney level
  C) datun
  D) chain
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 279:

  Management practices in a piggery include the following except

  Options:
  A) disinfecting pens
  B) regular cleaning of feed and water troughs
  C) isolating sick animals
  D) weekly vaccination of pigs
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 280:

  What is the purpose of using a scale of preference in agricultural decision-making?

  Options:
  A) To evaluate the environmental impact of farming practices
  B) To determine the most profitable crops to cultivate
  C) To allocate resources effectively among different activities
  D) To prioritize agricultural tasks based on urgency
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  The correct answer is C .