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 371:

  What does the scale of preference represent in agricultural decision-making?

  Options:
  A) The ranking of available choices based on personal preference
  B) The availability of resources for agricultural production
  C) The total cost of implementing different agricultural practices
  D) The market demand for agricultural products
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 372:

  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 373:

  The causative organism of maize rust is?

  Options:
  A) Nematoda
  B) Insect
  C) Bacterium
  D) Fungus
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 374: A sow that is not producing milk after farrowing should be given Options:
  A) oxytocin
  B) antibiotic
  C) anthelmintric drug
  D) sulphaquinoxaline
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 375:

  Which of the following groups of crops are mostly cultivated in the rainforest zone of Nigeria?

  Options:
  A) Millet, yam and coconut
  B) Maize, cocoyam and cassava
  C) Sorghum, sweet potato and date
  D) Wheat, Irish potato and groundnut
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 376:

  __________ is a pictorial presentation meant to educate or inform the literate audience

  Options:
  A) Bulletin
  B) Paper
  C) News
  D) Poster
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 377:

  ________ are less quick to accepting innovations which might be largely due to some of the aforementioned factors

  Options:
  A) Never adopters
  B) Late adopters
  C) Early adopters
  D) Innovators
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 378:

  The N'dama breed of cattle is primarily raised for

  Options:
  A) Fiber production
  B) Meat production
  C) Milk production
  D) Draft power
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 379: 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 .
• Question 380:

  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 .