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 381:

  Rural farmers mostly obtain loans from

  Options:
  A) Government
  B) International Monetary Fund
  C) Merchant Banks
  D) Money Lenders
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 382:

  What are biotic factors in an agricultural ecosystem?

  Options:
  A) Factors related to the climate and weather
  B) Factors related to the living organisms
  C) Factors related to the physical environment
  D) Factors related to the availability of nutrients
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 383:

  What is pollination in plants?

  Options:
  A) The dispersal of seeds by wind or animals
  B) The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a flower
  C) The process of seed formation after fertilization
  D) The production of flowers by a plant
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 384:

  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 385:

  Callosobruchus maculates is a common pest of

  Options:
  A) maize
  B) cowpea
  C) rice
  D) millet
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 386: The most devastating agent of erosion is Options:
  A) wild wind
  B) slope
  C) run-off water
  D) rodents.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 387: A farming practice that encourages the depletion of soil fertility is Options:
  A) planting of cover crops
  B) crop rotation
  C) manual weeding
  D) continuous cropping
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 388:

  The best control ensure for rinderpest disease in cattle is

  Options:
  A) sanitation
  B) vaccination
  C) use of antibiotics
  D) eradication of infected stock
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 389:

  The most effective method of controlling or preventing viral diseases in plants is by

  Options:
  A) practising crop rotation
  B) spraying crops regularly
  C) planting resistant varieties
  D) burning affected crops
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 390: The process of mating in poultry is referred to as Options:
  A) servicing
  B) kidding
  C) tupping
  D) treading
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  The correct answer is D .