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 101:

  Under normal circumstances, the concept of consumer sovereignty in agriculture implies that

  Options:
  A) the consumer and not the farmer determines what to produce
  B) both the farmer and the consumer determine what to produce
  C) the consumer and not the farmer owns the means of production
  D) the environmental factors determine what to produce
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 102:

  Rural farmers mostly obtain loans from

  Options:
  A) Government
  B) International Monetary Fund
  C) Merchant Banks
  D) Money Lenders
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 103:

  In encouraging farmers to produce more of a particular crop, the Nigerian government has helped farmers in marketing that crop through the establishment of

  Options:
  A) rural schools of agriculture
  B) markets for the sale of crops
  C) marketing boards
  D) rural extension offices
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 104:

  Which of the following methods of storage is used for grains

  Options:
  A) Barns
  B) Cribs
  C) Silos
  D) Refrigerators
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 105:

  What is the primary purpose of mixed cropping in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Maximizing the yield of a single crop
  B) Simplifying farm management practices
  C) Enhancing soil fertility through crop rotation
  D) Reducing the risk of crop failure
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 106:

  A condition in which a gene does not manifest observable characteristics in the presence of its dominant allele is known as

  Options:
  A) dominance
  B) mutation
  C) recessiveness
  D) homozygosity
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 107:

  Which of the following groups of crops requires a nursery?

  Options:
  A) cotton,sorghum and tomato
  B) oil palm, cocoa and tomato
  C) cocoa, maize and rice
  D) banana, coffee and tomato
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 108:

  Farm surveying can be defined as the

  Options:
  A) leveling of land during road construction
  B) sighting of structures through a theodolite
  C) making measurements on land from which maps are drawn
  D) estimation of the type and properties of soil on a farm
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 109:

  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 110:

  All but one are related to surface irrigation?

  Options:
  A) Mole drainage
  B) Natural flooding
  C) Sprinkler irrigation
  D) Check flooding
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  The correct answer is D .