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 71:

  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 72:

  Which of the following required daily checking in a tractor?

  Options:
  A) spark plug
  B) Engine oil
  C) Air cleaner
  D) Battery
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 73:

  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 74:

  Legumes are different from grasses, because

  Options:
  A) They have lesser protein content than grasses
  B) They form symbiotic relationship with bacteria, rhizobian, in the nodules of their roofs
  C) They are monocol plants
  D) They do not bear seeds
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 75:

  Government agricultural policies include the following except

  Options:
  A) increasing the production of food crops and animals
  B) increasing the efficiency of production of export crops
  C) supplying raw materials for use in local industries
  D) increasing the number of peasant farmers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 76:

  Which of the following is not a quality for selecting livestock?

  Options:
  A) feed consumption
  B) egg production
  C) mortality rate
  D) body weight
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 77:

  Agricultural uses of land include

  Options:
  A) silviculture
  B) mining
  C) housing
  D) transportation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 78:

  The following are advantages of using disc plough over mouldboard plough in West Africa except

  Options:
  A) Disc plough makes deeper cuts than mouldboard plough
  B) Disc plough buries weeds more completely than mouldboard plough
  C) The disc plough is designed to roll over stumps and obstacles which may easily damage the edges of mouldboard plough
  D) Mouldboard plough makes deeper cuts than disc plough
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 79:

  Records of money transactions in a farming business are termed

  Options:
  A) farm inputs
  B) farm accounts
  C) capital
  D) farm liabilities
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 80: Poaching is prohibited in game reserves to Options:
  A) reduce wildlife population
  B) conserve wildlife
  C) starve hunters
  D) protect hunters from wild animals
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  The correct answer is B .