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 251:

  Which of the following is NOT a component of soil?

  Options:
  A) Organic matter
  B) Water
  C) rubber
  D) Minerals
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 252:

  Which of the following is NOT an agent of pollination in plants?

  Options:
  A) Bees
  B) Wind
  C) Water
  D) Fungi
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 253: The process of mating in poultry is referred to as Options:
  A) servicing
  B) kidding
  C) tupping
  D) treading
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 254:

  The most important of all the factors of production in crop farming is

  Options:
  A) labour
  B) capital
  C) land
  D) management.
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 255:

  Broadcast Crop Planter is designed

  Options:
  A) to plant seeds along the rows in a ridge.
  B) to place the correct number of seed(s) into a hole with regular spacing within and between rows
  C) to plant seeds by random scattering of seeds about the field.
  D) to place the correct number of seeds into the soil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 256:

  The following are solutions to poor transportation network experienced by farmers except

  Options:
  A) Construction of new roads to open up the rural areas
  B) Provision of motor vehicles, boats and trains to facilitate distribution of farm products.
  C) Reduction in transportation cost to make such affordable to rural farmers.
  D) Presence of bad roads
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 257:

  Which of the following periods marked the beginning of agricultural practices by early human societies?

  Options:
  A) Paleolithic Age
  B) Information Age
  C) Renaissance Era
  D) Industrial Revolution
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 258:

  The most common soil mineral found in all crystalline rocks and a main constituent of granite and sandstone is

  Options:
  A) biotite
  B) quartz
  C) mica
  D) granite
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 259:

  The kind of tillage method most suitable for maize is

  Options:
  A) zero tillage
  B) minimum tillage
  C) maximum tillage
  D) contour ridges
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 260:

  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 .