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:

  Ginger is propagated by

  Options:
  A) suckers
  B) rhizomes
  C) seeds
  D) tuber
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2:

  What is the primary focus of agronomy in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Management of soil and crops
  B) Breeding and genetics of crops
  C) Study of climate and weather patterns
  D) Marketing and selling of agricultural products
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  Newcastle disease is viral diseases that affect which animals?

  Options:
  A) Poultry birds
  B) Cattle
  C) Goat
  D) Fish
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4:

  

  During which of the following plant propagation methods is the tool represented used?

  Options:
  A) Seed planting
  B) Seedling transplant
  C) Budding
  D) Layering
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 5:

  In poultry nutrition, the minerals that prevent the laying of thin-shelled eggs are

  Options:
  A) calcium and phosphorus
  B) sodium and calcium
  C) phosphorus and sodium
  D) sulphur and phosphorus
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6:

  Which of the following are branches of agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Economics and Mathematics
  B) Agronomy and Horticulture
  C) Biology and Chemistry
  D) Botany and Zoology
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7: Government plays important role in the development of agriculture through the following means except Options:
  A) provision of subsidies
  B) training of farmers children
  C) establishment of agricultural development programmes
  D) establishment of farm settglements
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8:

  The animal dungs are used as_____to improve the soil fertility

  Options:
  A) inorganic manure
  B) organic manure
  C) content
  D) mulch
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9:

  Which of the following best describes agricultural marketing?

  Options:
  A) The process of producing agricultural goods
  B) The transportation of agricultural products to consumers
  C) The storage and preservation of agricultural goods
  D) The promotion and selling of agricultural products
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: If the recommended spacing for a tree crop is 2.5cm by 4.0m.determine the number of seedlings required to plant a 2 hectare farmland. Options:
  A) 1,000
  B) 2,000
  C) 10,000
  D) 20,000
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  The correct answer is B .