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:

  __________is used to create awareness and interest in the new ideas and techniques among the majority of the people

  Options:
  A) mass media method
  B) Individual method
  C) Group method
  D) Many method
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 372:

  Which of the following is not a branch of agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Horticulture
  B) Forestry
  C) Agronomy
  D) Zoology
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 373:

  What are the important properties of soil in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) pH, organic matter content, and water-holding capacity
  B) Drainage, cation exchange capacity, and soil depth.
  C) All of the above
  D) Texture, structure, and fertility
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 374:

  The demand for agricultural produce is generally

  Options:
  A) elastic
  B) inelastic
  C) unitary
  D) static
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 375:

  What happens to the price of a agricultural product when demand exceeds supply?

  Options:
  A) The price fluctuates randomly
  B) The price decreases
  C) The price remains unchanged
  D) The price increases
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 376:

  The part of the ruminant stomach from which digestive juices secreted is the

  Options:
  A) Rumen
  B) Reticulum
  C) Abomasum
  D) Paunch
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 377:

  What is the full meaning of IITA?

  Options:
  A) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
  B) International Institution of Tropical Agriculture
  C) Institute of Investment and Trade Agriculture
  D) Interlude Institute of Tropical Agriculture
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 378:

  _________ is the sowing of seed by drilling with stick or knife, followed by dropping seeds and covering them

  Options:
  A) Broadcasting
  B) Dibbling
  C) Dribbling
  D) Drilling
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 379:

  Layer's ration contains more limestone than grower's ration because limestone

  Options:
  A) is difficult for the growers to digest
  B) stimulates layer's appetite
  C) reduces the acidity in the gut if growers
  D) supplies sufficient minerals to layers for shell formation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 380:

  The quantity of ration that can supply the requirement nutrients above the maintenance to enable the animal produce the form of animal product for which the livestock is kept is known as

  Options:
  A) balanced ration
  B) measured ration
  C) production ration
  D) maintenance ration
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  The correct answer is C .