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 281:

  What is animal production in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) The management and care of livestock for various purposes
  B) The breeding and genetic improvement of animals for specific traits
  C) The production of animal-based products such as milk and eggs
  D) The cultivation of crops for animal consumption
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 282:

  The system in which a farmer uses a piece of land for a period and abandons it for another land is called

  Options:
  A) crop rotation
  B) mix cropping
  C) shifting cultivation
  D) leg farming
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 283:

  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 284: A detrimental effect of bush burning is that it Options:
  A) destroys soil organic matter
  B) destroys weed seeds
  C) sterilizes the soil
  D) adds potash to the soil
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 285:

  _______ refers to the appearance of a seedling above soil level.

  Options:
  A) Emergence
  B) Epicot
  C) Imergence
  D) Emergency
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 286:

  Which of the followings is not an advantage of Introduction

  Options:
  A) It enhances greater productivity
  B) It leads to the absence of pests and diseases
  C) It may not perform maximally
  D) Breeds may perform better in terms of quality and quantity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 287:

  Birds temporarily store their food in the

  Options:
  A) crop
  B) gizzard
  C) proventriculus
  D) duodenum
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 288:

  Spermatozoa are produced in the

  Options:
  A) penis
  B) testicles
  C) prostate grand
  D) cowper's gland
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 289:

  Which of the following is not a sign of animal approaching parturition?

  Options:
  A) soft, pliable and swollen vulva
  B) relaxed cervix
  C) full mammary gland
  D) drop in milk productio
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 290:

  Self-pollination takes place when grains are transferred from the

  Options:
  A) stigma to the anther of another plant
  B) stigma to the anther of same plant
  C) anther to the stigma of same plant
  D) anther to the stigma of another plant.
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  The correct answer is C .