The branch of agriculture which deals with the production of fruits is called
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(A)
pomology
2
One advantage of cooperative farming is that it
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(C)
enables farmers to acquire loans from the bank
3
Which of the following statements is not a problem associated with land tenure system through inheritance?
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(B)
Family members have right to free use of land
4
A farmland measures 50m x 50m. Determine its area in hectares.
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(C)
0.25ha
5
From the illustration of farm implements above, the part labelled I is called
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(B)
beam
6
Above is the illustration of farm implements. The part which makes horizontal cuts into the soil and uproots weeds is labelled as
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(D)
IV
7
The diagram above is an illustration of farm implements; The function of the part labelled II is to
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(D)
remove soil from the disc
8
In the diagram of farm implements above, which of the labeled parts brings balance to the implements?
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(C)
III
9
A farming in which different types of crops are grown in quick succession, in a definite order on the same piece of land is termed
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(D)
crop rotation
10
Land use for agriculture in West Africa is influenced by the following factors except
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(C)
fallowing
11
A social factor which affects land availability and use is
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(D)
culture of the people
12
The following are climatic conditions affecting agricultural production except
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(D)
topography
13
Predators are used by farmers to
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(A)
control pests
14
Which of the following agents is not associated with chemical weathering?
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(B)
pressure
15
Which of the following statements is not correct about soil texture?
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(B)
Fine-textured soils are warm soils and coarse-textured soils are cool soils
16
Inhibition of root and fruit formation are deficiency symptoms of
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(D)
phosphorus
17
In the carbon cycle, carbon dioxide is used by crops for
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(A)
photosynthesis
18
Flood irrigation is used for the cultivation of
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(B)
swamp rice
19
The presence of excess water in the colloids of soil particles is known as
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(B)
waterlogging
20
In the above diagram, what crop roots are represented?
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(A)
a legume
21
If rows of crops are spaced 1.0m apart with one seed sown per stand, determine the spacing between stands to obtain a plant population of 40,000 plants per hectare.
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(A)
0.25m
22
The correct sequence of pre-planting operations in
Heat treatment of oil palm seeds before sowing helps to
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(C)
break embryo dormancy
24
Imported plants are expected to be
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(D)
quarantined
25
A breeding method which involves the production of heterozygous populations from homozygous lines is
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(A)
inbreeding
26
A raw material that could be obtained from the forest is
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(B)
honey
27
Which of the following methods of plant propagation is limited to plants which root easily?
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(B)
Layering and cutting
28
Which of the following practices is not a way of maintaining ornamental plants?
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(D)
Harvesting
29
Which of the following pairs of diseases attack coffee?
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(D)
Rust and leaf spot
30
Insect-pests of crops could be controlled by
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(C)
crop rotation
31
Which of the following insect-pests does not attack cotton?
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(C)
Weevil
32
Which of the following practices is an example of a cultural weed control method?
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(D)
Mulching
33
The diagram above is the digestive tract of a farm animal. What farm animal is being referred to?
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(C)
pig
34
In the diagram above showing the digestive tract of a certain farm animal, the digestion of protein starts in the part labelled
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(A)
I
35
In the diagram above which shows the digestive tract for a certain farm animal, which of the following enzymes is not secreted by the part labelled III?
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(A)
Pepsin
36
Which of the above illustrated poultry equipment is not used in a brooder house?
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(A)
I
37
Which of the following equipment from the poultry equipments illustrated above could be used in the place of the equipment labelled II in the management of chicks?
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(C)
Electric bulb
38
In the poultry equipments above, which quality of eggs is associated with the equipment labelled I?
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(B)
Fertility
39
In the diagram above, what kind of identification method is illustrated?
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(D)
Branding
40
A farmer collects 800 eggs from a laying stock of 1,200 birds per day. Determine the laying percentage of the birds
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(B)
67%
41
By-products of livestock used as feed ingredients in poultry ration include
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(B)
blood and bones
42
The practice of mating closely related animals is called
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(C)
in-breeding
43
The parts labelled I, II and III of the farm animal parasite above form the
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(D)
scolex
44
The parasite illustrated above obtains nutrients from the host through
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(B)
diffusion
45
In fish farming, clarias is introduced to a pond stocked with Tilapia in order to
