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 61:

  Which of the following is not a type of harvester?

  Options:
  A) Plough
  B) Mower
  C) Forage Harvester
  D) Combine Harvester
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 62:

  Animal which chew the cud are

  Options:
  A) amphibians
  B) aves
  C) ruminants
  D) reptiles
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 63:

  Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good pasture?

  Options:
  A) high quality grass
  B) provision of balance nutrients
  C) ability to withstand trampling
  D) high stem to leaf ratio
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 64:

  Gestation period is defined as the time

  Options:
  A) of fusion of the sperm and the egg
  B) between conception and parturition
  C) of release of ovum from the ovary
  D) of the birth of the young animal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 65:

  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 66:

  Capital in agriculture includes the following item except

  Options:
  A) tree crops
  B) livestock
  C) labour
  D) machinery
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 67:

  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 68:

  Agricultural extension programme would succeed in disseminating new ideas to farmers except if the programme

  Options:
  A) is based on research tested on local conditions
  B) involves the people for which the programme is planned
  C) involved only the support to highly trained agricultural extension specialist
  D) is not kept flexible to contemporary technology
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 69:

  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 70:

  The following are post planting operations except

  Options:
  A) Thinning
  B) Supplying
  C) Mulching
  D) Ridging
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  The correct answer is D .