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 81: Which of the following factors does not influence the distribution of cattle in West Africa? Options:
  A) pastures
  B) light
  C) diseases
  D) rainfall
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 82:

  Climatic factors which affects organisms include the following except

  Options:
  A) Air
  B) Sunlight
  C) Rain
  D) Rocks
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 83:

  The practice of bee farming is called

  Options:
  A) Apiculture
  B) Heliculture
  C) Forestry
  D) Agronomy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 84:

  What is the primary objective of agricultural research?

  Options:
  A) Developing new farming technologies
  B) Increasing crop diversity
  C) Promoting organic farming practices
  D) Enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 85:

  ____________ 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 86:

  Which of the following is not a source of farm credit

  Options:
  A) Mortgage banks
  B) Government agencies
  C) Agricultural banks
  D) Cooperative societies
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 87:

  Cultural practices can be classified into the following except

  Options:
  A) pre-planting operations
  B) planting operations
  C) post-planting operations
  D) in-planting operations
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 88:

  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 89:

  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 .
• Question 90:

  What are abiotic factors in an agricultural ecosystem?

  Options:
  A) Factors related to the living organisms
  B) Factors related to the availability of nutrients
  C) Factors related to the climate and weather
  D) Factors related to the physical environment
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  The correct answer is D .