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 41:

  ____________ is said to occur when a ration does not provide all the food nutrients in adequate quantities needed by animal.

  Options:
  A) Malnutrient
  B) Malnutritional
  C) Malnourish
  D) Malnutrition
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 42:

  The following problems are usually associated with subsistence agriculture except

  Options:
  A) Family labour supply is unreliable
  B) Simple tools are used
  C) It requires a large area of land
  D) No surplus for sale
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 43:

  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 44:

  Farm animals can be classified into three main categories based on their primary purpose. Which of the following is NOT one of those categories?

  Options:
  A) Poultry
  B) Aquatic animals
  C) Companion animals
  D) Livestock animals
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 45:

  The following problems are encountered by an agricultural extension agent except

  Options:
  A) Language barriers
  B) Uncoordinated efforts by government agencies
  C) High level of literacy among farmers
  D) High level of illiteracy among farmers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 46: Pineapple is widely propagated using Options:
  A) seeds
  B) suckers
  C) slips
  D) cuttings
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 47:

  The quantity of rice that a consumer is willing and able to buy during a given period is simply the consumer's

  Options:
  A) demand for rice
  B) elastic limit
  C) supply of rice
  D) preference for rice
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 48:

  Agricultural extension serves as ____ between research institute and farmers

  Options:
  A) command centers
  B) bridge
  C) extension
  D) gap
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 49:

  The following are importance of agriculture except

  Options:
  A) Provision of food
  B) Provision of employment opportunities
  C) Lack of good food
  D) Provision of market for industrial goods
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 50:

  The young plants that emerge during germination are called

  Options:
  A) Emmergent plants
  B) Surface plants
  C) Seedlings
  D) Leaves
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  The correct answer is C .