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 31: Pineapple is widely propagated using Options:
  A) seeds
  B) suckers
  C) slips
  D) cuttings
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 32:

  Which of the following is not a breed of rabbits?

  Options:
  A) New zealand white
  B) Land race
  C) Chincilla
  D) Californian white
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 33:

  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 34:

  _________ is the artificial watering of farmland

  Options:
  A) Application
  B) Supplying
  C) Manuring
  D) Irrigation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 35:

  Heavy infestation of liver fluke causes poor absorption of fats in livestock by

  Options:
  A) blocking bile ducts thus preventing flow of bile
  B) destroying fat-digesting enzymes
  C) reducing ingestion of fats
  D) inhibiting the action of digestive enzymes
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 36:

  Which of the following is an example of a pasture commonly used in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Corn plantation
  B) Orange orchard
  C) Cattle pasture
  D) Wheat field
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 37:

  Which of the following is not a branch of agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Horticulture
  B) Forestry
  C) Agronomy
  D) Zoology
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 38:

  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 39:

  The causative organism of maize rust is?

  Options:
  A) Nematoda
  B) Insect
  C) Bacterium
  D) Fungus
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 40:

  Which of the following nutrient is highly immobile in plants?

  Options:
  A) B
  B) Mg
  C) K
  D) P
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  The correct answer is A .