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 following crops will enrich the soil with nitrates except Options:
  A) calopogonium
  B) pueraria
  C) centrosema
  D) exoriepus
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2:

  This is the removal of unwanted plants on the farm

  Options:
  A) Weeding
  B) Thinning
  C) Mulching
  D) Supplying
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3: Farm labour is usually measured in terms of Options:
  A) amount of wages paid to labour
  B) hours or days of work by labour
  C) level of education of labour
  D) type of work done by labour.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4:

  Which of the following sources of farm power is most versatile in West Africa?

  Options:
  A) Biogas
  B) animal
  C) wind
  D) water
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5:

  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 6:

  The botanical name of maize is

  Options:
  A) Corn seed
  B) Zea mays
  C) Rattus rattus
  D) Discorea spp
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7:

  What are some advantages of agricultural extension?

  Options:
  A) All of the above
  B) Increased access to modern agricultural technologies
  C) Improved farm productivity and profitability
  D) Enhanced knowledge and skills of farmers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  Dura, Tenera and Pisifera are all cultivated varieties of

  Options:
  A) coconut
  B) oil palm
  C) rubber
  D) banana
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9:

  The quantity of rice that a consumer is willing and able to buy during a given period is simply the consumer's

  Options:
  A) demand for rice
  B) elastic limit
  C) supply of rice
  D) preference for rice
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10:

  ___________ is the process which assist farmers through educational procedures in improving farming methods

  Options:
  A) Agricultural intension
  B) Agricultural extension
  C) Agricultural education
  D) Agricultural technology
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  The correct answer is B .