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:

  

  Use the following diagram below to answer this question.

  During which of the following plant propagation methods is the tool represented used?

  Options:
  A) Seed planting
  B) Seedling transplant
  C) Budding
  D) Layering
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 62: Agriculture contributes to the economy of West African Countries through the following means except Options:
  A) reduction of poverty through job creation
  B) supply of armaments for territorial defence
  C) provision of foreign exchange
  D) supply of raw materials to industries
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 63:

  If 100 pieces of pests is attacking an hectare of cocoa farm and 25% suddenly died while 40% of the remnant is sent for medical examination. What is the number of pest remaining?

  Options:
  A) 45
  B) 50
  C) 25
  D) 75
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 64:

  Which of the following may cause disease in a fish pond?

  Options:
  A) mixed stocking
  B) liming
  C) poor management practices
  D) harvesting
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 65:

  The wear and tear of farm structures over time is described as

  Options:
  A) appreciation
  B) depreciation
  C) capitalization
  D) salvage value
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 66:

  A farmer bought a farm implement for ₦12,500 in 2007. At the end of the fourth year, he sold it for ₦4,300. The annual depreciation of the implement is

  Options:
  A) ₦4,300
  B) ₦3,125
  C) ₦2,050
  D) ₦1,075
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 67:

  Maize grows best on

  Options:
  A) Sandy soil
  B) Sandy-clay soil
  C) Loamy soil
  D) Silty-clay soil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 68:

  Which one of these is not part of a disc plough?

  Options:
  A) Planter
  B) Furrow wheel
  C) Coulter
  D) Disc scraper
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 69:

  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 70:

  Phalaris minor is a crop associated wood with crop

  Options:
  A) Wheat
  B) Maize
  C) Rice
  D) Cotton
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  The correct answer is A .