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 11:

  All are factors to consider when planning a farmstead except?

  Options:
  A) Accessibility
  B) Topography
  C) Soil type
  D) Irrigation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 12:

  Which of the following is not a symptom of foot and mouth disease of cattle?

  Options:
  A) excessive production of saliva
  B) sores on feet and tongue
  C) lameness
  D) blood stained diarrhea
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 13:

  What is the primary purpose of agricultural mechanization?

  Options:
  A) Promoting sustainable irrigation techniques
  B) Increasing crop diversity in farming systems
  C) Reducing labor requirements in agriculture
  D) Enhancing organic farming practices
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 14:

  Rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten rocks called magma ejected from beneath the earth's crust is

  Options:
  A) Igneous rock
  B) Metamorphic rock
  C) Caleima rock
  D) Sedimentary rock
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 15:

  Capital in agriculture includes the following item except

  Options:
  A) tree crops
  B) livestock
  C) labour
  D) machinery
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 16:

  Which of the following combinations of farm inputs enhances the healthy growth of crops?

  Options:
  A) Tractor and cash
  B) Irrigation and fertilizer
  C) Work bull and implement
  D) Cutlass and sacks
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 17: Under the commercial land tenure system, farmers find it difficult to secure loans because Options:
  A) land holdings are small and fragmented
  B) they are poor
  C) land holdings cannot be used as security
  D) they are mostly illiterates
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 18: Which of the following groups of rocks is formed as a result of volcanic eruption? Options:
  A) lomestone,basalt and shale
  B) basalt,granite and pumice
  C) sandstone,granite and quartzite
  D) marble,gneiss and shale
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 19: A farming practice that encourages the depletion of soil fertility is Options:
  A) planting of cover crops
  B) crop rotation
  C) manual weeding
  D) continuous cropping
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 20:

  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 .