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