The most common method of acquiring land in West Africa is by
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(D)
inheritance
3
The agricultural sector in West Africa is plagued with poverty because
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(B)
yields obtained per annum are relatively low
4
The function of the seed -tube of a seed drill is to
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(A)
transport seeds from the metering device to the furrow opener
5
The machine used for removing seeds from maize cobs is called a
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(D)
sheller
6
The appropriate farm tool for lifting tomato seedlings for transplanting is the
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(C)
hand trowel
7
It is important to clean and grease plough discs after use to
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(A)
prevent rusting
8
Wind can be beneficial to crop production because it
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(B)
aids pollination of crops
9
The method of surface irrigation widely used in rice fields is
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(B)
wild flooding
10
The practice of growing different crops in sequence on a piece of land is known as
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(C)
crop rotation
11
Which of the following is not an effect of over-graing on soil?
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(A)
Improvement of soil structure
12
The major factor affecting distribution of crops in West Africa is
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(A)
climate
13
Nutrient replenishment in soil can be enhanced by
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(D)
crop rotation
14
What is the function of nitrosomonas bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?
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(A)
Ammonification
15
A mass of decayed plant and animal wastes processed in pits is referred to as
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(C)
compost manure
16
A major disadvantage of monoculture is that
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(C)
diseases and pests build up
17
Which of the following pairs of farming systems uses bush fallowing?
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(B)
shifting cultivation and land rotation
18
Continuous soil tillage could lead to
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(C)
break down of soil structure
19
A bag of fertilizer has a ratio of 10:0 written on it. This means that the fertilizer is a
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(C)
phosphate fertilizer
20
Theobroma cacao grows best in the
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(B)
humid rain forest zone
21
The following plants are forage grasses except
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(D)
Calopogonium mucunoides
22
Which of the following statements about budding is not true? The resulting crops
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(A)
can withstand adverse climatic conditions
23
A farm produce which does not require fermentation during processing is
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(D)
rice grains
24
The offspring which will result from a cross between heterozygous and homozygous dominant plants will be
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(C)
50%heterozygous
25
Calculate the amount of maize seeds required by a farmer to cultivate 5 hectares of farmland at the recommended seed rate of 25kg/hectare
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(D)
125kg
26
Causal organismss of diseases in crop production do not include
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(D)
protozoa
27
An example of fungal disease of stored grain is
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(A)
mould
28
Cultural control of crop diseases involves the following practices except
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(C)
using insecticides
29
Weeds which produce large hollow seeds would most likely be dispersed by
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(A)
wind
30
Control of maize stem borer is most effective when
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(A)
affected crops are uprooted and burnt
31
The average gestation period in rabbits is
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(C)
31 days
32
Control of maize stem borer is most effective when
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(A)
affected crops are uprooted and burnt
33
The correct sequence of the passage of feed through the digestive system of a ruminant is
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(D)
rumen → reticulum → omasum → abomasum
34
Control average gestation period in rabbits is
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(C)
31 days
35
The main objective of flushing in animal production is to
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(C)
promote multiple births
36
Pigs wallow in muddy pools of water primarily to
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(D)
lower their body temperature
37
Fowls is are debeaked in order to
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(C)
reduce cannibatlism
38
The common name for Andropogon gayanus is
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(B)
Northern gamba grass
39
A footbath on a poultry farm contains
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(B)
antiseptics
40
The following symptoms were observed in a bull: l watery discharged from eyes and nostrils: II Sore in the mouth and nostrils; III excessive saliva with offensive odour; IV sever diarrhoea with blood stand farces.What disease is the bull suffering from?
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(A)
foot and mouth
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The following symptoms were observed in a bull: l watery discharged from eyes and nostrils: II Sore in the mouth and nostrils; III excessive saliva with offensive odour; IV sever diarrhoea with blood stand farces.Which of the following measures would best control the disease?
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(B)
Vaccinating animals
42
Which of the following factors affect the supply of agricultural produce? I Improvement in technology II Increase in rainfall III Decrease in temperature IV input cost
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(D)
l, ll, lll and lV
43
In agricultural production, farm gate price is mostly enjoyed by
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(A)
middlemen
44
Dissemination of new ideas by agricultural extension workers can be effective if they
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(A)
work with existing local
45
Which of the following pairs are mass methods of extension?
