Agricultural Science questions and answers

Agricultural Science Questions and Answers

A comprehensive list of Agricultural science questions with answers to help you prepare for JAMB, WAEC, NECO, Post UTME exams.

1.

Methods of preserving fish including the following except

A.

Drying

B.

Smoking

C.

Salting

D.

Soaking

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2.

Cropping in fish farming is the act of

 

A.

Stocking fish

B.

Processing fish

C.

Harvesting fish

D.

Feeding fish

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3.

Ecto-parasites can be controlled by

A.

Administering antibodies to host

B.

Administering antibiotics to host

C.

Dipping of host

D.

Deworming of host

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4.

The cattle disease which is likely to be most common in the forest belt of West Africa is

A.

Foot and mouth

B.

Trypanosomiasis

C.

Anthrax

D.

Tuberculosis

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

5.

Progeny selection involves selection of breeding stock on the basis of

A.

Feed conservation efficiency of the parents

B.

Merits of each animal

C.

Merits of the dam only

D.

Performance of offspring

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

6.

The cut and carry system of feeding livestock is termed

A.

Rotational grazing

B.

Zero grazing

C.

Mixed grazing

D.

Controlled grazing

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

7.

The botanical name of Northern gamba grass is

 

A.

Cynodon dactylon

B.

Panicum maximum

C.

Pennisetum purpureum

D.

Andropogon gayanus

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8.

Which of the following animal disease is not associated with malnutrition?

A.

Aspergillosis

B.

Acidosis

C.

Milk fever

D.

Rickets

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

9.

Ruminants fed on dried grasses are given feed supplements to

 

A.

Increase water intake

B.

Provide bulk to feed

C.

Reduce microbial activity

D.

Provide deficient nutrients

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

10.

A disadvantage of natural incubation is that

A.

The eggs cannot be candled

B.

The chicks are less healthy

C.

The brooding hens sometimes abandon the eggs

D.

It takes a longer time for eggs to hatch

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.