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 341:

  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 342:

  What is crop rotation?

  Options:
  A) Growing of crops one after the other in a particular sequence
  B) Growing more than one crop at a time
  C) Growing of an associate crop in between the rows of the main crop
  D) Growing of crops together in strips
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 343:

  The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is

  Options:
  A) poultry farming
  B) continuous cropping
  C) mixed farming
  D) cash crop production
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 344: In animal production, newly-born rabbits are called Options:
  A) bunnies
  B) kids
  C) poults
  D) lambs
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 345:

  Which of the following is not a breed of cattle?

  Options:
  A) ndama
  B) sokoto gudali
  C) white fulani
  D) sokoto red
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 346:

  Blast of rice is a

  Options:
  A) Viral disease
  B) Bacteria disease
  C) Fungal disease
  D) Deficiency of zinc disease
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 347:

  The study of insect pests of crops is called

  Options:
  A) entomology
  B) pathology
  C) agronomy
  D) synecology
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 348:

  A serious pest of sweet potato whose larvae destroy the foliage is

  Options:
  A) leaf miners
  B) weevils mea
  C) mealy bugs
  D) aphids.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 349:

  What is the primary characteristic of weeds in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) They are beneficial for crop growth
  B) They compete with crops for resources
  C) They are cultivated intentionally by farmers
  D) They do not require any maintenance
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 350: 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 .