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 151:

  When farmers engages in both plant and animal husbandry, he is practising

  Options:
  A) lay farming
  B) mixed framing
  C) mixed cropping
  D) crop rotation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 152:

  Which of the following processes is not used in rice processing

  Options:
  A) Threshing
  B) Winnowing
  C) Perboiling
  D) Fermentation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 153:

  What is the primary purpose of an agricultural extension service?

  Options:
  A) Providing financial assistance to farmers
  B) Offering training and advisory services to farmers
  C) Conducting research on agricultural practices
  D) Marketing and selling agricultural products
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 154:

  What are the main differences between monocot and dicot plants?

  Options:
  A) Monocots have parallel leaf veins, while dicots have branched leaf veins
  B) Monocots have flower parts in multiples of three, while dicots have flower parts in multiples of four or five
  C) All of the above
  D) Monocots have fibrous root systems, while dicots have taproot systems
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 155:

  Television, radio, posters, bulletin are ____ method of extension

  Options:
  A) group
  B) single
  C) mass media
  D) individual
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 156:

  In subsistence agriculture,

  Options:
  A) yields are usually high
  B) surplus produced is small
  C) savings are made
  D) farm sizes are large
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 157:

  The windmill is normally used as a source of power in

  Options:
  A) pumping well water
  B) soil drainage
  C) ridging
  D) erosion control
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 158:

  Farm surveying equipment include the following except

  Options:
  A) Abney level
  B) Compass
  C) Spade
  D) Gunter's chain
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 159:

  Which part of a tractor is responsible for providing power to the attached implements or machinery?

  Options:
  A) Steering system
  B) Transmission
  C) Engine
  D) Hydraulic system
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 160:

  The main processes involved in the marketing of cotton include the following except

  Options:
  A) wedding
  B) processing
  C) grading
  D) packaging
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  The correct answer is A .