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:

  The B-Horizon of soil profile is also called the

  Options:
  A) Top soil
  B) Sub-soil
  C) Parent materials
  D) Bedrock
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 282:

  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 283: Soil water that is available for root absorption at field capacity is Options:
  A) capillary water
  B) hygroscopic water
  C) gravitational water
  D) superfluous water
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 284:

  A farmer uses his agricultural loans for the following except

  Options:
  A) marketing his crops
  B) hiring machineries and tools
  C) purchasing drugs for livestock
  D) paying for seeds
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 285:

  What is subsistence agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Export-oriented agricultural production
  B) Intensive farming using advanced technology
  C) Farming for self-sufficiency and survival
  D) Large-scale commercial farming
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 286:

  Artificial scarcity of agricultural produce is often caused by the following marketing agents except

  Options:
  A) farmers
  B) wholesalers
  C) middlemen
  D) co-operatives
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 287:

  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 .
• Question 288:

  Which of the following agricultural extensions aims at reaching a large number of farmers at the same time?

  Options:
  A) mass method
  B) group method
  C) individual method
  D) contact method
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 289:

  One of the followings is not a basic consideration in planting operations

  Options:
  A) Planting space
  B) Planting time
  C) Planting depth
  D) Planting weed
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 290:

  Which of the following is not a breed of cattle?

  Options:
  A) ndama
  B) sokoto gudali
  C) white fulani
  D) sokoto red
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  The correct answer is D .