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 471:

  The method of irrigation suitable for use on a steep slope is

  Options:
  A) sprinkler irrigation
  B) flood
  C) furrow irrigation
  D) shadoof
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 472:

  Which of the following is an example of a monogastric animal?

  Options:
  A) Goat
  B) Cow
  C) Chicken
  D) Sheep
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 473:

  The following conditions are necessary for germination except

  Options:
  A) adequate moisture
  B) viable seed
  C) zero temperature
  D) optimum temperature
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 474:

  The source of food for fishes in the river is called

  Options:
  A) rotten leaves
  B) planktons
  C) micro-organism
  D) algae
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 475:

  Which of the following methods of storage is used for grains

  Options:
  A) Barns
  B) Cribs
  C) Silos
  D) Refrigerators
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 476:

  ___________ is a process of spreading new ideas and information from research station to reach farm families

  Options:
  A) Osmosis
  B) Diffusion
  C) Turgidity
  D) Flaccidity
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 477:

  Which of the following is a common by-product of farm animals?

  Options:
  A) All of the above
  B) Wool
  C) Fertilizer
  D) Milk
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 478: Cassava mosaic disease is transmitted by Options:
  A) Heteroligus meles
  B) Maruca testulalis
  C) Sesamia spp
  D) Bemisia nigerensis
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 479:

  The following are examples of agricultural extension except

  Options:
  A) Agro-service centres
  B) Operation feed the nation
  C) Green revolution programme
  D) red revolution programme
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 480:

  In poultry nutrition, the minerals that prevent the laying of thin-shelled eggs are

  Options:
  A) calcium and phosphorus
  B) sodium and calcium
  C) phosphorus and sodium
  D) sulphur and phosphorus
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  The correct answer is A .