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:

  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 92:

  Government agricultural policies include the following except

  Options:
  A) increasing the production of food crops and animals
  B) increasing the efficiency of production of export crops
  C) supplying raw materials for use in local industries
  D) increasing the number of peasant farmers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 93:

  The following are advantages of using disc plough over mouldboard plough in West Africa except

  Options:
  A) Disc plough makes deeper cuts than mouldboard plough
  B) Disc plough buries weeds more completely than mouldboard plough
  C) The disc plough is designed to roll over stumps and obstacles which may easily damage the edges of mouldboard plough
  D) Mouldboard plough makes deeper cuts than disc plough
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 94:

  Which of the following farm animals is considered as monogastric?

  Options:
  A) Goat.
  B) Pig.
  C) Cow.
  D) Sheep.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 95:

  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 96:

  To which of the following crops does the term 'ginning' apply?

  Options:
  A) kenaf
  B) cocoa
  C) groundnut
  D) cotton
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 97: The correct sequence for the use of coupled implements for land preparation is Options:
  A) plough,horrow and ridger
  B) harrow,ridger and plough
  C) plough,ridger and harrow
  D) harrow,plough and ridger
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 98:

  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 99:

  Bulldozer is used for the following purpose except

  Options:
  A) bush clearing
  B) felling trees and stumps
  C) leveling the ground
  D) planting of trees
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 100:

  The adult male cattle is called

  Options:
  A) bull
  B) ram
  C) boar
  D) duck
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  The correct answer is A .