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:

  Self-pollination takes place when grains are transferred from the

  Options:
  A) stigma to the anther of another plant
  B) stigma to the anther of same plant
  C) anther to the stigma of same plant
  D) anther to the stigma of another plant.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2: In animal production, newly-born rabbits are called Options:
  A) bunnies
  B) kids
  C) poults
  D) lambs
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  Which of the following is a friend of farmer

  Options:
  A) earthworm
  B) aphid
  C) grasshopper
  D) termite
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4:

  A soil with pH2 can be described as

  Options:
  A) moderately acidic
  B) moderately alkaline
  C) highly acidic
  D) highly alkaline
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5:

  Which of the following is not a pre-planting operations?

  Options:
  A) land clearing
  B) Stumping
  C) Thinning
  D) Farm layout
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6:

  Rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten rocks called magma ejected from beneath the earth's crust is

  Options:
  A) Igneous rock
  B) Metamorphic rock
  C) Caleima rock
  D) Sedimentary rock
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7:

  What is crop rotation?

  Options:
  A) Growing of crops one after the other in a particular sequence
  B) Growing more than one crop at a time
  C) Growing of an associate crop in between the rows of the main crop
  D) Growing of crops together in strips
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  Which of the following is not a breed of rabbits?

  Options:
  A) New zealand white
  B) Land race
  C) Chincilla
  D) Californian white
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9:

  Calculate the salvage value of a tractor with a depreciation value of ₦10,580.00 and initial cost of ₦50,000 after a year of use

  Options:
  A) ₦10,580
  B) ₦30,290
  C) ₦39,420
  D) ₦60,580
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10:

  The most appropriate farm machinery for breaking soil is the

  Options:
  A) harrow
  B) plough
  C) ridger
  D) tractor
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  The correct answer is B .