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: 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 2:

  _________ is concerned with the study of the inter-relationships between groups of organisms living together in an area

  Options:
  A) Autecology
  B) Synecology
  C) Ecosystem
  D) Ecology
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 3:

  Broadcast Crop Planter is designed

  Options:
  A) to plant seeds along the rows in a ridge.
  B) to place the correct number of seed(s) into a hole with regular spacing within and between rows
  C) to plant seeds by random scattering of seeds about the field.
  D) to place the correct number of seeds into the soil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4:

  In animal nutrition, iodine is essential for the production of

  Options:
  A) oxygen
  B) thyrozine
  C) insulin
  D) progesterone
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5:

  In farm animals, gonads are organs associated with

  Options:
  A) circulation
  B) excretion
  C) respiration
  D) reproduction.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6:

  One of the followings is not a basic consideration in planting operations

  Options:
  A) Planting space
  B) Planting time
  C) Planting depth
  D) Planting weed
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7:

  Which of the following is NOT a principle of agronomy?

  Options:
  A) Controlling pests and diseases
  B) Managing soil fertility
  C) Promoting biodiversity conservation
  D) Maximizing crop yield
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8:

  

  From the curve above, at what point is it advisable for the farmer to stop further addition of input?

  Options:
  A) I
  B) II
  C) III
  D) IV
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 9:

  A female cattle which has not had a calf or developed into the mature form of a cow is referred to as

  Options:
  A) stag
  B) vealers
  C) yealing
  D) heifer
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10:

  The soil nutrient which is important as a constituent of plant proteins and hormones is

  Options:
  A) calcium
  B) sulphur
  C) iron
  D) potassium
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  The correct answer is B .