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:

  Primary tillage is also known as

  Options:
  A) Ploughing
  B) Harrowing
  C) Stumping
  D) Ridging
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2:

  The correct sequence in the processes of crop improvement is

  Options:
  A) Introduction → selection → breeding
  B) Breeding → selection → introduction
  C) Breeding → introduction → selection
  D) Introduction → breeding → selection
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  The correct answer is A .
• 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:

  The young plants that emerge during germination are called

  Options:
  A) Emmergent plants
  B) Surface plants
  C) Seedlings
  D) Leaves
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5: Close to the time of harvesting of cotton, sunshine is needed to ensure the production of boils that are Options:
  A) big
  B) light
  C) not mouldy
  D) not open
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6:

  Which of the following is a disadvantages of mass method

  Options:
  A) It is very expensive to operate
  B) It is not time consuming
  C) Larger audience can be reached
  D) Does not necessarily require the presence of an agent
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7:

  Which of the following type of rations will supplies the animal with just the quantity of nutrients that are enough to enable the animal carry on with vital body activities without losing or gaining another substance

  Options:
  A) maintenance ration
  B) production ration
  C) balanced ration
  D) measured ration
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  Marketing processes do not include

  Options:
  A) production
  B) assembling
  C) distribution
  D) processing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9:

  What are the important properties of soil in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) pH, organic matter content, and water-holding capacity
  B) Drainage, cation exchange capacity, and soil depth.
  C) All of the above
  D) Texture, structure, and fertility
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10:

  In surveying, the instrument used to measure horizontal, vertical angles and planes is the

  Options:
  A) gunters chain
  B) prismatic compass
  C) ranging poles
  D) theodolite.
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  The correct answer is D .