The primary role of agriculture is the provision of
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(C)
food for man and his animals
2
In subsistence agriculture
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(B)
surplus produce is small
3
Gestation period is defined as the time
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(B)
between conception and parturition
4
The hormone responsible for milk let down in female farm animals is
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(C)
Oxytosin
5
The adult male cattle is called
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(A)
bull
6
Layer's ration contains more limestone than grower's ration because limestone
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(D)
supplies sufficient minerals to layers for shell formation
7
Which of the following is not a method of improving rangeland?
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(A)
practicing continuous grazing
8
Miracidium is one of the stages in the life cycle of
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(B)
liver fluke
9
Which of the following is not a symptom of foot and mouth disease of cattle?
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(D)
blood stained diarrhea
10
Heavy infestation of liver fluke causes poor absorption of fats in livestock by
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(D)
inhibiting the action of digestive enzymes
11
Methods of preserving fish include the following except
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(A)
boiling
12
Which of the following fishing gears can be used for total harvesting of pond?
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(D)
dragnet
13
The practice of mating closely related animals is called
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(D)
inbreeding
14
The natural resource utilized for production is
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(D)
land
15
An increase in supply of agricultural produce can be caused by the following factors except
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(D)
consumers buying less products
16
Which of the following constitutes subsidy in agricultural enterprise?
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(A)
supply of fertilizers to farmers at reduced price
17
Records of money transactions in a farming business are termed
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(B)
farm accounts
18
An advantage of extensive system of rearing goats is
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(A)
low labour requirement
19
The main processes involved in the marketing of cotton include the following except
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(A)
wedding
20
Which of the following agricultural extensions aims at reaching a large number of farmers at the same time?
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(A)
mass method
21
Which of the following is not an example of edaphic factors?
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(D)
storm
22
The practice of bee farming is called
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(A)
Apiculture
23
The study of insect pests of crops is called
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(A)
entomology
24
Which of the following is not a characteristic of metamorphic rock?
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(C)
they may contain fossils
25
What is the full meaning of IITA?
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(A)
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
26
Rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten rocks called magma ejected from beneath the earth's crust is
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(A)
Igneous rock
27
Which of the following is a friend of farmer
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(A)
earthworm
28
The source of food for fishes in the river is called
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(B)
planktons
29
A farmer bought a farm implement for ₦12,500 in 2007. At the end of the fourth year, he sold it for ₦4,300. The annual depreciation of the implement is
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(C)
₦2,050
30
The average weather condition of a place, measured over a long period of time is called
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(A)
climate
31
Which of the following equipment is a farm implement?
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(D)
mistblower
32
A periodic maintenance activity carried out using a farm tractor is
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(C)
cleaning after use
33
Which of the following sources of farm power is most versatile in West Africa?
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(B)
animal
34
Farm surveying equipment include the following except
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(C)
Spade
35
A piece of land is said to be on lease to a farmer when the land is
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(D)
given for a specific period on rental basis
36
The problems associated with land tenure through inheritance include the following except
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(C)
right of individuals to free use and control of inherited land
37
The alternate heating and cooling of rocks result in
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(D)
fragmentation
38
Which of the following factors influence agricultural production is biotic factor?
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(A)
parasite
39
The system in which a farmer uses a piece of land for a period and abandons it for another land is called
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(C)
shifting cultivation
40
What is the percentage water content of soil sample which weighed 180g when fresh and 120g when oven-dried?
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(C)
33.33%
41
The main objectives of agriculture is
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(C)
food production
42
Food shortage can be minimized by
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(A)
efficient pest control services
43
Subsistence agriculture is characterized by
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(C)
small farm holdings
44
Output is higher in commercial agriculture because of the following reasons except
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(C)
employment of large labour force
45
The most common factor affecting land use is
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(A)
population pressure
46
Financial assistance from government to the farmers is usually in the following forms except
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(B)
tax
47
Which of the following groups of animals is usually kept in game reserves?
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(D)
lions, elephants and donkeys
48
The following processes in crops are sensitive to daylength except
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(D)
branching
49
Rain water is made available to crops through
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(D)
root absorbtion
50
Which of the following rocks is formed from shale?
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(B)
slate
51
The horizon of a soil profile which encourages the greatest level of microbial activity is
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(A)
A - horizon
52
The easiest method of determining soil texture in the field is by
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(D)
feeling
53
The type of soil with a particle size of 0.02 to 0.002mm is
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(B)
slit
54
If urea fertilizer contains 46% nitrogen, calculate the amount of nitrogen in 25kg bag of fertilizer?
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(A)
11.5kg
55
Fertile soil is one which
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(D)
contain all essential plant nutrients in suitable proportion
56
The effects of practicing crop rotation include the following except
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(C)
adding humus to the soil
57
The method of irrigation suitable for use on a steep slope is
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(D)
shadoof
58
The main source of power for subsistence agriculture is
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(D)
man
59
The most suitable source of power for stationary equipment on the farm is
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(B)
electricity
60
An important farm machine used for coupling many implements is
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(C)
tractor
61
Which of the following is the correct order for land preparation?
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(A)
land clearing → ploughing → harrowing → ridging
62
Which of the following surveying equipment is used for measuring angles during farm surveying?
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(A)
Theodolite
63
Which of the following farm practices is not mechanized?
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(D)
transplanting
64
The main aim of mechanized agriculture is
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(C)
having a large land area for cultivation
65
The following are necessary operations in maize cultivation except?
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(C)
nursery practices
66
Ginning is a method of processing
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(B)
cotton
67
Ginger is propagated by
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(B)
rhizomes
68
Which of the following is not correct about Stylosanthers gracilis?
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(A)
It is an animal legume
69
Which of the following is not a problem of forest management?
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(C)
planting different varieties of timber
70
The tree species commonly planted for pulp wood is
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(A)
Gmelina
71
Root-knot disease of tomato is caused by
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(B)
nematode
72
Callosobruchus maculates is a common pest of
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(B)
cowpea
73
Gummosis disease of citrus is caused by
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(B)
fungi
74
Which of the weeds is dispersed by wind?
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(D)
Tridax (Tridax procumbeus)
75
The characteristic symptoms of mosaic disease of crops is usually observed on
