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 291:

  To which of the following crops does the term 'ginning' apply?

  Options:
  A) kenaf
  B) cocoa
  C) groundnut
  D) cotton
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 292:

  What is the percentage water content of soil sample which weighed 180g when fresh and 120g when oven-dried?

  Options:
  A) 20.14%
  B) 25.00%
  C) 33.33%
  D) 60.00%
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 293:

  Government agricultural policies include the following except

  Options:
  A) increasing the production of food crops and animals
  B) increasing the efficiency of production of export crops
  C) supplying raw materials for use in local industries
  D) increasing the number of peasant farmers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 294:

  

  Study the diagram above and answer the question.

  The crop associated with the diagram above is?

  Options:
  A) Theobroma cacao
  B) Zingiber officinale
  C) Hevea brasiliensis
  D) Gossypium hirsutum
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 295:

  Which of the following is an example of agricultural technology?

  Options:
  A) Crop rotation
  B) Irrigation
  C) Organic farming
  D) Composting
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 296:

  What is the primary focus of agronomy in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Management of soil and crops
  B) Breeding and genetics of crops
  C) Study of climate and weather patterns
  D) Marketing and selling of agricultural products
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 297:

  A female cattle which has not had a calf or developed into the mature form of a cow is referred to as

  Options:
  A) stag
  B) vealers
  C) yealing
  D) heifer
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 298:

  Cassava is mainly propagated by

  Options:
  A) seedlings
  B) layering
  C) budding
  D) cuttings
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 299:

  Which one of these is not part of a disc plough?

  Options:
  A) Planter
  B) Furrow wheel
  C) Coulter
  D) Disc scraper
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 300:

  Which of the following sources of farm power is most flexible and adaptable to farm operations?

  Options:
  A) animal power
  B) wind power
  C) human power
  D) solar power
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  The correct answer is C .