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 411: The main objectives of establishing forest in the arid regions is to Options:
  A) check desert enroachment
  B) provide firewood for cooking
  C) provide bush meat
  D) improve the beauty of the environment
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 412:

  What is the role of agricultural extension officers in the field of agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Providing financial assistance to farmers
  B) Marketing agricultural products to consumers
  C) Conducting research on new farming techniques
  D) Delivering agricultural education and training to farmers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 413:

  Which of the following is not a source of minerals in animal nutrition?

  Options:
  A) Palm oil
  B) Fish meal
  C) Blood meal
  D) Green pastures
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 414:

  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 415: Government plays important role in the development of agriculture through the following means except Options:
  A) provision of subsidies
  B) training of farmers children
  C) establishment of agricultural development programmes
  D) establishment of farm settglements
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 416:

  The length of oestrus cycle (in days) in goat is

  Options:
  A) 16 - 17
  B) 18 - 21
  C) 19 - 20
  D) 20 - 22
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 417:

  The average weather condition of a place, measured over a long period of time is called

  Options:
  A) climate
  B) wind
  C) rainfall
  D) temperature
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 418:

  Reduction of ten seedlings of maize to two per stand is referred to as

  Options:
  A) Thinning
  B) Spacing
  C) Weeding
  D) Pruning
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 419:

  Which of the following nutrient element is not a micro-nutrient

  Options:
  A) Calcium
  B) Iron
  C) Manganese
  D) Boron
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 420:

  Farm surveying can be defined as the

  Options:
  A) leveling of land during road construction
  B) sighting of structures through a theodolite
  C) making measurements on land from which maps are drawn
  D) estimation of the type and properties of soil on a farm
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  The correct answer is C .