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:

  Oil palm trees do well in soils with pH level of

  Options:
  A) 2.5 - 3.5
  B) 3.5 - 4.5
  C) 5.5 - 6.5
  D) 6.5 - 7.5
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 352:

  In animal nutrition, iodine is essential for the production of

  Options:
  A) oxygen
  B) thyrozine
  C) insulin
  D) progesterone
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 353:

  Which of the following agricultural extensions aims at reaching a large number of farmers at the same time?

  Options:
  A) mass method
  B) group method
  C) individual method
  D) contact method
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 354:

  Which of the following is not a branch of agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Forestry
  B) Fishery
  C) Kidding
  D) Agricultural economics
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 355:

  _________ is concerned with the study of the inter-relationships between groups of organisms living together in an area

  Options:
  A) Autecology
  B) Synecology
  C) Ecosystem
  D) Ecology
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 356: Limitations of farm mechanization in West Africa do not include Options:
  A) land fragmentation
  B) high capital investment
  C) availability of spare parts
  D) high level technical know-how
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 357:

  The fertility of soils under forest is sustained mainly by

  Options:
  A) nutrient recycling
  B) rodent activities
  C) being protected from direct rays of the sun
  D) preventing raindrops from directly hitting the soil.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 358:

  All but one are related to surface irrigation?

  Options:
  A) Mole drainage
  B) Natural flooding
  C) Sprinkler irrigation
  D) Check flooding
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 359:

  The most effective method of disseminating information among farmers is through

  Options:
  A) individual method
  B) group method
  C) mass method
  D) cooperative method
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 360:

  Which of the following is not a quality for selecting livestock?

  Options:
  A) feed consumption
  B) egg production
  C) mortality rate
  D) body weight
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  The correct answer is C .