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 problems associated with land tenure through inheritance include the following except

  Options:
  A) small land holdings for family members
  B) hatred among family members arising from land sharing
  C) right of individuals to free use and control of inherited land
  D) difficulty to sell part of inherited land
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2: The correct sequence of feed utilization in farm animals is Options:
  A) digestion-ingestion-absorption-assimilation
  B) ingestion-digestion-assimilation-absorption
  C) ingestion-digestion-assimilation
  D) digestion-assimilation-ingestion-absorption
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3:

  Which of the following is not a part of the reproduction system of a hen?

  Options:
  A) Funnel
  B) isthmud
  C) ovary
  D) ureter
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4:

  A farmer uses his agricultural loans for the following except

  Options:
  A) marketing his crops
  B) hiring machineries and tools
  C) purchasing drugs for livestock
  D) paying for seeds
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5:

  What is pollination in plants?

  Options:
  A) The dispersal of seeds by wind or animals
  B) The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a flower
  C) The process of seed formation after fertilization
  D) The production of flowers by a plant
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6:

  The following are post planting operations except

  Options:
  A) Thinning
  B) Supplying
  C) Mulching
  D) Ridging
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 7:

  Artificial scarcity of agricultural produce is often caused by the following marketing agents except

  Options:
  A) farmers
  B) wholesalers
  C) middlemen
  D) co-operatives
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  Ginger is propagated by

  Options:
  A) suckers
  B) rhizomes
  C) seeds
  D) tuber
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9:

  Ideal pH for coffee cultivation is

  Options:
  A) 4.0 - 4.5
  B) 5.0 - 5.5
  C) 6.0 - 6.5
  D) 6.5 - 7.5
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10:

  The kind of tillage method most suitable for maize is

  Options:
  A) zero tillage
  B) minimum tillage
  C) maximum tillage
  D) contour ridges
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  The correct answer is B .