16/08/2026
Section A — NAQS & Agricultural Quarantine
1. What does NAQS stand for?
A. Nigerian Agricultural Quality Service
B. Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service
C. Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Scheme
D. National Agricultural Quarantine Service
Answer: B
2. The primary responsibility of NAQS is to:
A. Collect agricultural taxes
B. Regulate agricultural imports and exports from a quarantine perspective
C. Sell farm inputs
D. Employ farmers
Answer: B
3. Which of the following is NOT a major area of agricultural quarantine?
A. Plant
B. Animal
C. Aquatic resources
D. Banking
Answer: D
4. A phytosanitary certificate is mainly associated with:
A. Plants and plant products
B. Bank transactions
C. Building materials
D. Motor vehicles
Answer: A
5. The movement of pests and diseases across borders can be reduced through:
A. Quarantine measures
B. Tax reduction
C. Advertising
D. Tourism
Answer: A
6. Which department deals primarily with plants and plant products?
A. Plant Quarantine
B. Immigration
C. Customs
D. Fisheries Marketing
Answer: A
7. Agricultural quarantine is important because it helps to:
A. Protect agriculture from harmful pests and diseases
B. Increase school fees
C. Control elections
D. Issue driver's licences
Answer: A
8. NAQS operates at:
A. Only farms
B. Points of entry and other relevant locations
C. Only schools
D. Only banks
Answer: B
9. Which document may be required for the international movement of plants?
A. Phytosanitary certificate
B. Birth certificate
C. Driver's licence
D. Voter card
Answer: A
10. Quarantine inspection is intended to:
A. Detect and control regulated pests and diseases
B. Increase food prices
C. Register political parties
D. Issue passports
Answer: A
Section B — Agriculture
11. Which of these is a cereal crop?
A. Maize
B. Cassava
C. Yam
D. Potato
Answer: A
12. Cassava is mainly propagated using:
A. Stem cuttings
B. Seeds only
C. Leaves
D. Roots only
Answer: A
13. The removal of unwanted plants from a farm is called:
A. Weeding
B. Harv
