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 431:

  Which of the following is not a pre-planting operations?

  Options:
  A) land clearing
  B) Stumping
  C) Thinning
  D) Farm layout
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 432:

  Selection based on the performance of ancestors is referred to as

  Options:
  A) family selection
  B) pedigree selection
  C) progeny selection
  D) line selection.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 433:

  Which of the following is not a branch of agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Forestry
  B) Fishery
  C) Kidding
  D) Agricultural economics
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 434:

  What is the primary characteristic of weeds in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) They are beneficial for crop growth
  B) They compete with crops for resources
  C) They are cultivated intentionally by farmers
  D) They do not require any maintenance
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 435: The process of grafting in crop production involves Options:
  A) the fusion of gametes of two crops
  B) indicating rooting from stems
  C) the trandfer of a bud from one crop to another
  D) the joining of two parts from related crops
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 436:

  Which of the following is not a problem of forest management?

  Options:
  A) absence of adequate information on the ecosystem
  B) inadequate support from government for the development of forest resources
  C) planting different varieties of timber
  D) indiscriminate destruction of forest resources by bush fire
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 437:

  Which of the following is a common problem in agricultural economics and extension?

  Options:
  A) Inadequate market infrastructure
  B) Excessive government regulations
  C) Overreliance on chemical inputs
  D) Lack of access to modern technology
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 438:

  Elastic demand is the type in which a change in price

  Options:
  A) brings about greater change in quantity of goods demanded
  B) of a commodity leads to little or no change in demand
  C) leads to equal change in commodity demanded
  D) may not change the demand of quantity of commodity.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 439:

  Which of the following cereal crops most requires nursery practices?

  Options:
  A) Maize
  B) Rice
  C) Millet
  D) Guinea corn
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 440:

  

  From the curve above, at what point is it advisable for the farmer to stop further addition of input?

  Options:
  A) I
  B) II
  C) III
  D) IV
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  The correct answer is C .