Peasant farmers sell almost all their produce immediately after harvesting because
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(B)
there are inadequate storage facilities
2
The commonest method of land tenure in Nigeria is
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(B)
inheritance
3
Which of the following constitutes a direct monetary cash assistance from government to farmers?
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(D)
loans
4
The cross-section of a segment of soil showing the horizons or layers is known as the soil
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(E)
profile
5
If a crop requires 1.5 kg phosphorus per hectare, how many kg of manure will be required per hectare if 1 kg manure contains 0.49 kg of phosphorus?
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(E)
30.61
6
The factor that does not influence land use is
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(C)
population graph
7
Which of the following environmental factors is likely to have the greatest influence on crop production in Nigeria?
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(D)
moisture
8
The process whereby rocks are broken down into small particles through both physical and chemical factors is known as
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(E)
weathering
9
The parent material of a soil is formed from the disintegration of
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(D)
rock
10
Nitrogen is made available to plants in the form of nitrates through the process of
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(E)
nitrification and ammonification
11
Which of the following is not an effect of burning on the soil?
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(A)
increasing the organic matter in the soil
12
The function of soil micro-organisms include the following except
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(E)
filtration of soil water for plant use
13
Slate is derived from
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(C)
shale
14
The following are advantages of the sprinkler method of irrigation except
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(E)
method may be difficult for local farmers to use
15
Rhizobium supplies nitrogen to leguminous plants by
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(C)
fixing atmospheric nitrogen
16
The advantage of providing drainage ditches in farms is that it
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(E)
is easily adopted by samll scale farmers
17
Which of the following sources of farm power cannot be effectively used for processing agricultural products?
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(A)
animals
18
The instrument used to measure the relative humidity is
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(C)
hygrometer
19
The most important limitation of agricultural mechanization is
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(A)
small holdings
20
The best tool(s) a farmer should use to measure out a large farm accurately include(s) the
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(B)
measuring tape and ranging poles
21
The distance between two successive yam mounds should be about
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(B)
1.00 m
22
The desirable characteristics of forage crops include the following except
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(E)
poor reproductive ability
23
The growing of both forest and agricultural crops on the same piece of land is termed
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(D)
taungya system
24
Which of the following is not an effect on man of the various preventive and control measures of diseases and pests of crops?
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(E)
poor utilization
25
The units of inheritance which determine the various characteristics of crop are called
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(C)
genes
26
Which of the following crops is a raw material for production of chocolate?
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(D)
cocoa
27
In the establishment of pastures, it is best to
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(C)
plant a mixture of grasses and legumes
28
A forest established for watershed management will perform the following functions except
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(B)
controlling fish population
29
The disease which most attacks groundnut is called
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(A)
rosette
30
The process of meiosis in plants ensures the production of reproduction of reproductive cells with
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(B)
half the number of chromosomes of the parent plant
31
Why should a seed-producing farmer spray an insecticide on his crops only when the bees are not around?
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(C)
bees are important for pollination of his crops
32
The average seed rate for maize is 25 kg per hectare. Allowing for a seed wastage of 5 per cent.How many kilogram of seeds would be required in planting 10 hectares of farmland?
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(E)
262.5
33
Thrips cause serious mechanical damages to crops by their
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(A)
feeding activities on flowers, leaves and fruits
34
The expression of a gene in the phenotype irrespective of whether the cell is homozygous or heterozygous is known as
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(E)
dominance
35
Vegetables propagation can be carried out through the following processes except
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(A)
seedling
36
Contact insecticides are used to control
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(C)
leaf beetles of legumes
37
The part of the ruminant stomach from which digestive juices secreted is the
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(E)
abomasum
38
At which of the following ages are gilts normally mated?
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(A)
8 - 12 months
39
Which of the following breeds of cattle is regarded as the best dairy breed in Nigeria?
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(E)
white fulani
40
The symptoms of vitamin deficiency diseases in livestock includes the following
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(D)
improved fertility
41
A protozoan diseases of livestock not transmitted by a vector is
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(A)
coccidiosis
42
The best method(s) of regulating fish capture is/are
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(B)
quota and mesh-size control
43
Which of the following is not a factor of improvement in breeding cattle?
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(E)
back-fat thickness
44
Which of the following is not a factor of improvement in breeding cattle?
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(A)
bloat
45
The act of giving birth in rabbits is known as
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(C)
kindling
46
The exotic breeds of rabbits found in Nigeria include the following except
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(E)
rhode island red
47
Minerals such as contained in oyster shell help animals to
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(B)
develop their bones and teeth
48
Some of the by-products of fish include the following except
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(E)
leather
49
The commonest ectoparasites of birds are
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(A)
lice
50
The following factors should be considered when selecting a farm animal irrespective of the use management and cost except
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(C)
health
51
Which of the following is not a factor affecting fertility in farm animals?
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(E)
lactation rate
52
Low fibre and high energy feeds are classified as
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(B)
concentrates
53
Which of the following is not used for identification purpose in livestock?
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(E)
shearing
54
the factors that can predispose animals to diseases include the following except
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(C)
immunity
55
The following are factors of agricultural production except
