Which of the following is not the role of government in agricultural production?
Answer
(D)
provision of labour
2
Agricultural extension programme would succeed in disseminating new ideas to farmers except if the programme
Answer
(D)
is not kept flexible to contemporary technology
3
Which of the following is not a quality for selecting livestock?
Answer
(C)
mortality rate
4
Investments with long life span in agricultural economics are otherwise known as
Answer
(A)
capital
5
Under normal circumstances, the concept of consumer sovereignty in agriculture implies that
Answer
(A)
the consumer and not the farmer determines what to produce
6
A farmer uses his agricultural loans for the following except
Answer
(A)
marketing his crops
7
Which of the following activities is correct about agricultural extension agent?
Answer
(B)
educating farmers on the use of improved inputs and techniques in agriculture
8
Which of the following is not a breed of cattle?
Answer
(D)
sokoto red
9
Which of the following may cause disease in a fish pond?
Answer
(C)
poor management practices
10
Which of the following is not a sign of animal approaching parturition?
Answer
(D)
drop in milk productio
11
The length of oestrus cycle (in days) in goat is
Answer
(B)
18 - 21
12
Daily management routines in poultry include the following except
Answer
(B)
debeaking
13
When a cockerel is castrated, it becomes a
Answer
(D)
capon
14
Which of the following characteristics is not correct of pigs?
Answer
(D)
source of land
15
The best control ensure for rinderpest disease in cattle is
Answer
(B)
vaccination
16
Which of the following is not an advantage of drip-irrigation?
Answer
(D)
its efficiency on water distribution in steep slopes is poor
17
The windmill is normally used as a source of power in
Answer
(A)
pumping well water
18
The most appropriate farm machinery for breaking soil is the
Answer
(B)
plough
19
One of the limitation of mechanization of farms is
Answer
(A)
reduction in the cost of production
20
The physical properties of soil include the following except
Answer
(A)
PH
21
Which of the following is not component of soil?
Answer
(D)
texture
22
The soil nutrient which is important as a constituent of plant proteins and hormones is
Answer
(B)
sulphur
23
During the processes of soil formation, the cracks or crevices that are first noticed on the rocks are normally caused by
Answer
(D)
temperature
24
A soil with the PH range of 6.1 to 6.9 can be described as
Answer
(D)
slightly acidic
25
The main purpose of including leguminous crops in pastures is to serve as a source of
Answer
(A)
proteins
26
Which of the following is not normally a pasture crop?
Answer
(A)
mucuna
27
The damage to the stem of maize plants resulting in hollowness and lodging is most likely caused by
Answer
(C)
stem borers
28
The most common soil mineral found in all crystalline rocks and a main constituent of granite and sandstone is
Answer
(B)
quartz
29
A soil with pH2 can be described as
Answer
(C)
highly acidic
30
Which of the following will be responsible for the poor yield of fertile soil in a high rainfall area?
Answer
(A)
leaching of soil nutrients
31
Crop rotation has the following effects on the soil except
Answer
(D)
predisposing soil to leaching
32
Which of the following is an example of igneous rock?
Answer
(D)
granite
33
A biotic factor influencing agricultural production is
Answer
(B)
predator
34
Which of the following nutrient element is a macro-nutrient?
Answer
(A)
phosphorus
35
In encouraging farmers to produce more of a particular crop, the Nigerian government has helped farmers in marketing that crop through the establishment of
Answer
(C)
marketing boards
36
The diagram above shows parts of a plough.
Study it and answer this question.
The part labelled I in the diagram is the
Answer
(D)
mould board
37
Study the diagram above and answer question
The crop associated with the diagram above is?
Answer
(C)
Hevea brasiliensis
38
During which of the following plant propagation methods is the tool represented used?
Answer
(C)
Budding
39
Study the diagram above and answer question
The farm tool associated with the diagram above is
Answer
(A)
Knife
40
From the curve above, at what point is it advisable for the farmer to stop further addition of input?
Answer
(C)
III
41
The primary role of agriculture is the provision of
Answer
(C)
food for man and his animals
42
In subsistence agriculture,
Answer
(B)
surplus produced is small
43
The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is
Answer
(C)
mixed farming
44
Government agricultural policies include the following except
Answer
(D)
increasing the number of peasant farmers
45
Agricultural uses of land include
Answer
(A)
silviculture
46
Capital in agriculture includes the following item except
Answer
(C)
labour
47
The quantity of rice that a consumer is willing and able to buy during a given period is simply the consumer's
Answer
(A)
demand for rice
48
Artificial scarcity of agricultural produce is often caused by the following marketing agents except
Answer
(A)
farmers
49
Given a normal situation, what effect will an increase in the supply of cowpea have on its market price? The price
Answer
(B)
decreases
50
Marketing processes do not include
Answer
(A)
production
51
Which of the following is not a source of farm power?
Answer
(D)
plough
52
Farm surveying can be defined as the
Answer
(C)
making measurements on land from which maps are drawn
53
Which of the following sources of farm power is most flexible and adaptable to farm operations?
Answer
(C)
human power
54
The most efficient irrigation method on large scale farms involve the use of
Answer
(A)
overhead irrigation facilities
55
What is the main use of a gunter's chain?
Answer
(A)
taking measurement of distance
56
An example of grain legume is
Answer
(A)
pea
57
Cassava is mainly propagated by
Answer
(D)
cuttings
58
Which of the following groups of crops requires a nursery?
Answer
(C)
cocoa, maize and rice
59
To which of the following crops does the term 'ginning' apply?
Answer
(D)
cotton
60
The scientific name for guinea grass is
Answer
(A)
panicum maximum
61
The national tree-planting campaign is aimed at stimulating
Answer
(B)
afforestation
62
The most common grazing system in West Africa is
Answer
(B)
rotational grazing
63
Smut disease of cereals is caused by a
Answer
(B)
fungus
64
Improvement of yam through breeding is difficult because
Answer
(A)
it possesses no sexual reproductive system
65
Leguminous cover crops do not
Answer
(D)
reduce the soil microbial population
66
Maize is a very important crop because apart from serving as a staple, it
Answer
(C)
forms the base of most livestock feeds
67
Andropogon gayanus is commonly called
Answer
(C)
gamba grass
68
Pasture crops are best used in preparing hay
Answer
(C)
just after seed maturation
69
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a good pasture?
Answer
(A)
high quality grass
70
Plant breeders aim at obtaining the following except
Answer
(C)
adaptation of pollination
71
The most active agent of physical weathering in arid regions is
Answer
(C)
temperature
72
Birds temporarily store their food in the
Answer
(A)
crop
73
Animal which chew the cud are
Answer
(C)
ruminants
74
Spermatozoa are produced in the
Answer
(B)
testicles
75
Which of the following is not a sign of heat in farm animals?
