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 111:

  Which of the following fishing gears can be used for total harvesting of pond?

  Options:
  A) hook and line
  B) harpoon
  C) basket trap
  D) dragnet
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 112:

  The most effective method of controlling or preventing viral diseases in plants is by

  Options:
  A) practising crop rotation
  B) spraying crops regularly
  C) planting resistant varieties
  D) burning affected crops
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 113:

  What is animal production in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) The management and care of livestock for various purposes
  B) The breeding and genetic improvement of animals for specific traits
  C) The production of animal-based products such as milk and eggs
  D) The cultivation of crops for animal consumption
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 114:

  The part of the ruminant stomach from which digestive juices secreted is the

  Options:
  A) Rumen
  B) Reticulum
  C) Abomasum
  D) Paunch
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 115:

  Which of the following parts of plants are normally used for vegetative propagation?

  Options:
  A) Fruit, leaf and root.
  B) Stem, root and leaf.
  C) Fruit, leaf and flower
  D) Leaf, flower and stem.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 116: The process of grafting in crop production involves Options:
  A) the fusion of gametes of two crops
  B) indicating rooting from stems
  C) the trandfer of a bud from one crop to another
  D) the joining of two parts from related crops
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 117:

  The botanical name of maize is

  Options:
  A) Corn seed
  B) Zea mays
  C) Rattus rattus
  D) Discorea spp
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 118:

  The mating of unrelated individual animals within the same breed is called

  Options:
  A) Out breeding
  B) In - breeding
  C) Line breeding
  D) Cross breeding
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 119:

  The non-oil crop among the following is

  Options:
  A) coconut
  B) beniseed
  C) melon
  D) cowpea
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 120:

  _________ is the artificial watering of farmland

  Options:
  A) Application
  B) Supplying
  C) Manuring
  D) Irrigation
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  The correct answer is D .