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 461:

  The process of stopping a young animal from milk and placing it under hand feeding is

  Options:
  A) culling
  B) breeding
  C) weaning
  D) isolation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 462:

  Ideal pH for coffee cultivation is

  Options:
  A) 4.0 - 4.5
  B) 5.0 - 5.5
  C) 6.0 - 6.5
  D) 6.5 - 7.5
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 463:

  The following processes in crops are sensitive to daylength except

  Options:
  A) fruiting
  B) growth
  C) flowering
  D) branching
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 464:

  Which of the following groups of animals is usually kept in game reserves?

  Options:
  A) cattle, sheep and goats
  B) camels, donkeys and horses
  C) chicken, duck and turkeys
  D) lions, elephants and donkeys
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 465:

  The major reason which necessitates the expansion of agriculture is the increase in

  Options:
  A) rainfalls
  B) population
  C) manpower
  D) animal power
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 466:

  In surveying, the instrument used to measure horizontal, vertical angles and planes is the

  Options:
  A) gunters chain
  B) prismatic compass
  C) ranging poles
  D) theodolite.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 467:

  A person who is involved in the dissemination of new ideas and techniques from the research institutes to the farmers is called

  Options:
  A) Biological Extension Officer
  B) Geographical Extension Officer
  C) Agent
  D) Agricultural Extension Officer
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 468:

  The process whereby the embryo of a seed resumes growth under favourable conditions is called

  Options:
  A) Plant growth
  B) Germination
  C) Outgrowth
  D) Ingrowth
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 469:

  Management practices in a piggery include the following except

  Options:
  A) disinfecting pens
  B) regular cleaning of feed and water troughs
  C) isolating sick animals
  D) weekly vaccination of pigs
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 470:

  The mating of unrelated individual animals within the same breed is called

  Options:
  A) Out breeding
  B) In - breeding
  C) Line breeding
  D) Cross breeding
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  The correct answer is A .