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 21:

  What is the primary purpose of farm surveying in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Mapping land boundaries
  B) Determining soil fertility
  C) Assessing crop yield
  D) Identifying pest infestations
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 22:

  What is the primary goal of crop improvement in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Reducing pest and disease resistance
  B) Expanding crop cultivation areas
  C) Increasing crop diversity
  D) Enhancing crop yield and quality
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 23:

  Under normal circumstances, the concept of consumer sovereignty in agriculture implies that

  Options:
  A) the consumer and not the farmer determines what to produce
  B) both the farmer and the consumer determine what to produce
  C) the consumer and not the farmer owns the means of production
  D) the environmental factors determine what to produce
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 24:

  What is the process of removing the horns of cattle called?

  Options:
  A) Mating
  B) Dipping
  C) Dehorning
  D) Castration
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 25:

  Ginning is a method of processing

  Options:
  A) cocoa
  B) cotton
  C) oil palm
  D) palm kernel oil
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 26:

  _______ is a secondary tillage implement

  Options:
  A) Harrow
  B) Plough
  C) Ridger
  D) Disc plough
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 27:

  A crop not requiring more than 750mm annual rainfall is most suitable for cultivation in

  Options:
  A) Rain forest
  B) Sahel savanna
  C) Sudan savanna
  D) Guinea savanna
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 28:

  A soil may be called as alkaline when the pH of the soil is more than

  Options:
  A) 6.5
  B) 5.5
  C) 7.0
  D) 5.0
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 29: The forest management system which involves the planting of both food crops and forest trees on the same piece of land at the same time is known as Options:
  A) selective exploitation
  B) taungya
  C) regeneration
  D) afforestation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 30:

  The best control ensure for rinderpest disease in cattle is

  Options:
  A) sanitation
  B) vaccination
  C) use of antibiotics
  D) eradication of infected stock
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  The correct answer is B .