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:

  The parent material of a soil is formed from the disintegration of

  Options:
  A) Sand
  B) Silt
  C) Gravel
  D) Rock
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2: Cassava mosaic disease is transmitted by Options:
  A) Heteroligus meles
  B) Maruca testulalis
  C) Sesamia spp
  D) Bemisia nigerensis
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3: Pineapple is widely propagated using Options:
  A) seeds
  B) suckers
  C) slips
  D) cuttings
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4:

  Which of the following is an example of igneous rock?

  Options:
  A) gneiss
  B) limestone
  C) standstone
  D) granite
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 5: An example of igneous rock is Options:
  A) marble
  B) basalt
  C) slate
  D) dolomite.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6:

  The best control ensure for rinderpest disease in cattle is

  Options:
  A) sanitation
  B) vaccination
  C) use of antibiotics
  D) eradication of infected stock
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7:

  One of the symptoms of vitamin deficiency diseases in livestock includes except

  Options:
  A) Improved fertility
  B) Loss of appetite
  C) Scurvy
  D) Rickets
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  Which of the following is not a characteristic of metamorphic rock?

  Options:
  A) they are colourless
  B) some occur in layers
  C) they may contain fossils
  D) they may be hard and massive
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9:

  The following are examples of agricultural extension except

  Options:
  A) Agro-service centres
  B) Operation feed the nation
  C) Green revolution programme
  D) red revolution programme
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10:

  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 .