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 171: Which of the following crops has a fibrous root system? Options:
  A) cotton
  B) coffee
  C) cowpea
  D) sugarcane
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 172:

  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 .
• Question 173:

  What is the primary objective of agricultural research?

  Options:
  A) Developing new farming technologies
  B) Increasing crop diversity
  C) Promoting organic farming practices
  D) Enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 174:

  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 175:

  Which of the following is not a branch of agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Horticulture
  B) Forestry
  C) Agronomy
  D) Zoology
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 176:

  The national tree-planting campaign is aimed at stimulating

  Options:
  A) wildlife conservation
  B) afforestation
  C) taungya farming
  D) forest reservation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 177:

  The Mendelian law of segregation states that the characteristics which is hidden in an F1, reappears in F2 generation in a ratio

  Options:
  A) 1 : 2
  B) 2 : 2
  C) 1 : 3
  D) 3 : 2
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 178:

  The scientific name for guinea grass is

  Options:
  A) panicum maximum
  B) imperata cylindrica
  C) cynodon dactylon
  D) andropogon gayanus
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 179:

  Which of these is not an example of tractor coupled implement?

  Options:
  A) Harrow
  B) Incubator
  C) Ridger
  D) Plough
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 180:

  __________is used to create awareness and interest in the new ideas and techniques among the majority of the people

  Options:
  A) mass media method
  B) Individual method
  C) Group method
  D) Many method
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  The correct answer is A .