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 following animals are polygastric animals except

  Options:
  A) Pigs
  B) Cattle
  C) Deer
  D) Sheep
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 282:

  Which of the following is a form of land ownership in which an individual holds complete ownership and control over a piece of land?

  Options:
  A) Tenancy
  B) Freehold
  C) Leasehold
  D) Commonhold
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 283: Limitations of farm mechanization in West Africa do not include Options:
  A) land fragmentation
  B) high capital investment
  C) availability of spare parts
  D) high level technical know-how
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 284:

  The most effective method of disseminating information among farmers is through

  Options:
  A) individual method
  B) group method
  C) mass method
  D) cooperative method
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 285:

  What is commercial agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Large-scale farming for profit and market-oriented production
  B) Farming for self-sufficiency and survival
  C) Small-scale farming with limited use of modern technology
  D) Intensive farming using advanced technology
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 286:

  The scientific name for guinea grass is

  Options:
  A) panicum maximum
  B) imperata cylindrica
  C) cynodon dactylon
  D) andropogon gayanus
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 287: An example of igneous rock is Options:
  A) marble
  B) basalt
  C) slate
  D) dolomite.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 288: A regulatory control of diseases in crop production is Options:
  A) rouging
  B) quarantine
  C) crop rotation
  D) soil tillage
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 289:

  The farm practices that does not have a very harmful effect on the soil is

  Options:
  A) Flooding
  B) Crop rotation
  C) Over grazing
  D) Bush burning
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 290:

  Which of the following nutrient element is not a micro-nutrient

  Options:
  A) Calcium
  B) Iron
  C) Manganese
  D) Boron
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  The correct answer is A .