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 1:

  What is subsistence agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Export-oriented agricultural production
  B) Intensive farming using advanced technology
  C) Farming for self-sufficiency and survival
  D) Large-scale commercial farming
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2: Tomatoes are staked in order to Options:
  A) accelerate their growth
  B) induce flowering
  C) accelerate fruit ripening
  D) prevent rotting of fruits
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3:

  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 4:

  The primary role of agriculture is the provision of

  Options:
  A) foreign exchange earnings
  B) raw materials for industries
  C) food for man and his animals
  D) employment and income for farmers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5: The most devastating agent of erosion is Options:
  A) wild wind
  B) slope
  C) run-off water
  D) rodents.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6:

  The quantity of ration that can supply the requirement nutrients above the maintenance to enable the animal produce the form of animal product for which the livestock is kept is known as

  Options:
  A) balanced ration
  B) measured ration
  C) production ration
  D) maintenance ration
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7:

  What are biotic factors in an agricultural ecosystem?

  Options:
  A) Factors related to the climate and weather
  B) Factors related to the living organisms
  C) Factors related to the physical environment
  D) Factors related to the availability of nutrients
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8:

  Which of the following is a potential disadvantage of agricultural extension?

  Options:
  A) Lack of access to extension services in remote areas
  B) Increased farmer knowledge and skills
  C) Strengthened farmer-government relationships
  D) Enhanced adoption of improved farming practices
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9: Which of the following crops has a fibrous root system? Options:
  A) cotton
  B) coffee
  C) cowpea
  D) sugarcane
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10:

  The alternate heating and cooling of rocks result in

  Options:
  A) sublimation
  B) volatilization
  C) solidification
  D) fragmentation
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  The correct answer is D .