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 351:

  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 352:

  Which of the following is not a source of farm credit

  Options:
  A) Mortgage banks
  B) Government agencies
  C) Agricultural banks
  D) Cooperative societies
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 353:

  One of the symptoms of vitamin deficiency diseases in livestock includes except

  Options:
  A) Improved fertility
  B) Loss of appetite
  C) Scurvy
  D) Rickets
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 354:

  What is subsistence agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Export-oriented agricultural production
  B) Intensive farming using advanced technology
  C) Farming for self-sufficiency and survival
  D) Large-scale commercial farming
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 355:

  Which of the following is not a role of science and technology in agricultural development in Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) Production of chemical fertilizers
  B) Pest and diseases control
  C) Harvesting, processing and packaging
  D) Poor transportation network
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 356:

  A soil with the PH range of 6.1 to 6.9 can be described as

  Options:
  A) alkaline
  B) very acidic
  C) slightly alkaline
  D) slightly acidic
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 357:

  Water yam is also known as

  Options:
  A) Dioscorea alata
  B) Dioscorea cayenesis
  C) Dioscorea rotundata
  D) Dioscorea bulbifera
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 358:

  When farmers engages in both plant and animal husbandry, he is practising

  Options:
  A) lay farming
  B) mixed framing
  C) mixed cropping
  D) crop rotation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 359:

  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 360: Which of the following insects transmits swollen shoot disease of cocoa? Options:
  A) stem borer
  B) mealybug
  C) whitefly
  D) scale insect
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  The correct answer is B .