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 91:

  Which of the following is not a sign of heat in animals?

  Options:
  A) Mucous discharge from the rectum
  B) Mucous discharge from the vulva
  C) Mounting of other animals
  D) Restlessness
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 92:

  One major difference between disc plough and disc harrow is

  Options:
  A) Disc plough is used to create wider ridges on the field than disc Harrow
  B) A disc plough can have up to 54 discs on it at once whereas a disc harrow can have up to 6 disc
  C) Disc plough is used to tilled the disc harrowed land
  D) The disc part of plough is notched while that of harrow is round
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 93:

  The following problems are usually associated with subsistence agriculture except

  Options:
  A) Family labour supply is unreliable
  B) Simple tools are used
  C) It requires a large area of land
  D) No surplus for sale
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 94:

  Increase in farm produce is not usually improved by the

  Options:
  A) use of improved crop varieties
  B) Increased use of manure and fertilizer
  C) Improved sales of crop and livestock
  D) Use of better farm equipment and tools
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 95:

  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 96:

  The following steps are necessary when establishing a fish pond except

  Options:
  A) Moisture
  B) Site selection
  C) General survey
  D) Clearing and stumping of site
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 97:

  Which one of the following is not a target group of an agricultural Extension agent

  Options:
  A) Non-governmental organisation
  B) Commercial farmers
  C) Bee keepers
  D) Political parties
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 98:

  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 .
• Question 99:

  A crop not requiring more than 750mm annual rainfall is most suitable for cultivation in

  Options:
  A) Rain forest
  B) Sahel savanna
  C) Sudan savanna
  D) Guinea savanna
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 100:

  The practice of mating closely related animals is called

  Options:
  A) pen mating
  B) cross breeding
  C) outbreeding
  D) inbreeding
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  The correct answer is D .