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 311:

  Which of the following groups of crops are mostly cultivated in the rainforest zone of Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) Millet, yam and coconut
  B) Maize, cocoyam and cassava
  C) Sorghum, sweet potato and date
  D) Wheat, Irish potato and groundnut
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 312: Piglet anaemia can be controlled by using Options:
  A) sulphur drugs
  B) iron drugs
  C) anthelmintics
  D) antibiotics
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 313:

  The following are the features of subsistence agriculture except

  Options:
  A) subsistence agriculture is mostly practised by peasant farms
  B) It requires the use of family labour
  C) Pests and diseases are not really controlled
  D) It requires the use of both skilled and unskilled labour
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 314:

  The process of stopping a young animal from milk and placing it under hand feeding is

  Options:
  A) culling
  B) breeding
  C) weaning
  D) isolation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 315:

  Dura, Tenera and Pisifera are all cultivated varieties of

  Options:
  A) coconut
  B) oil palm
  C) rubber
  D) banana
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 316:

  The principles of agricultural extension includes the following except

  Options:
  A) Gain confidence of your audience
  B) Programmes must undergo continuous evaluation
  C) Programmes should be flexible
  D) Reduce the confidence of your audience
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 317: Jute and kenaf thrive well in a soil that is Options:
  A) clayey
  B) sandy loam
  C) clayey loam
  D) humus.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 318:

  ______ introduce new ideas of farming seen in other places to their dwelling.

  Options:
  A) Innovators
  B) Early adopters
  C) Late adopters
  D) Never adopters
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 319:

  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 320: Which of the following crops has a fibrous root system? Options:
  A) cotton
  B) coffee
  C) cowpea
  D) sugarcane
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  The correct answer is D .