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:

  Methods of preserving fish include the following except

  Options:
  A) boiling
  B) drying
  C) smoking
  D) salting
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 472:

  What is the primary purpose of mixed cropping in agriculture?

  Options:
  A) Maximizing the yield of a single crop
  B) Simplifying farm management practices
  C) Enhancing soil fertility through crop rotation
  D) Reducing the risk of crop failure
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 473:

  Gestation period is defined as the time

  Options:
  A) of fusion of the sperm and the egg
  B) between conception and parturition
  C) of release of ovum from the ovary
  D) of the birth of the young animal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 474:

  Some seeds are raised in the nursery because

  Options:
  A) The seedlings are weak
  B) The seedling are green
  C) The seedlings love the nursery
  D) So that they can get enough sunshine
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 475:

  A piece of information contained in payroll record of farms is

  Options:
  A) date of employment
  B) equity
  C) income generated
  D) total credit.
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 476:

  The following animals are polygastric animals except

  Options:
  A) Pigs
  B) Cattle
  C) Deer
  D) Sheep
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 477:

  Which of these operations comes first in cultural practice?

  Options:
  A) Tillage
  B) Ridges
  C) Stumping
  D) Harvesting
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 478: Agriculture contributes to the economy of West African Countries through the following means except Options:
  A) reduction of poverty through job creation
  B) supply of armaments for territorial defence
  C) provision of foreign exchange
  D) supply of raw materials to industries
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 479:

  The mating of a white fulani bull and an N'dama cow could be termed?

  Options:
  A) Inbreeding
  B) Line breeding
  C) Outbreeding
  D) Cross breeding
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 480: A hypothesis can be described as Options:
  A) predictive statement relating to experimental variables
  B) a postulate of general acceptance
  C) a research reasoning based on an accurate statement about the population
  D) a postulate based on experimental samples
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  The correct answer is A .