which of the following best describes the budget? A

• A. plan of government's needs and expenditure for a year
• B. detailed estimate of government financial operation for a year
• C. satisfactory balance between income and expenditure for one year
• D. plan for importation of essential goods and services for one year

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

• A. Predation
• B. Rainfall
• C. Cropping
• D. Grazing

When the plate area of a capacitor increases?

• A. the voltage can withstand increase
• B. the capacitance decreases
• C. the capacitance is unaffected
• D. the capacitance increases

Use the QBASIC program below to answer question below

10 REM Program to calculate product of numbers

20 CLS

30 INPUT A

40 INPUT B

50 LET PRODUCT=A*B

60 PRINT PRODUCT

70 END

• A. bullet numbering
• B. codes
• C. bullet numbering
• D. line number

From the words lettered A to E, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

Many children are suffering from.....because of poor feeding

• A. maltreatment
• B. meningitis
• C. hepatitis
• D. malnutrition

If the numbers M, N, Q are in the ratio 5:4:3, find the value of \(\frac{2N - Q}{M}\)

• A. 2
• B. 3
• C. 1
• D. 4

Factorize 4a² - 9b²

• A. (2a-3b) (2a+3b)
• B. (2a-b) (2a+3b)
• C. (2a-3b) (a+3b)
• D. (a-3b) (a+3b)

In the preparation of oxygen by heating KClO₃ in the presence of MnO₂, only moderate heat is needed because the catalyst acts by

• A) lowering the pressure of the reaction
• B) increasing the surface area of the reactant
• C) increase the rate of the reaction
• D) lowering the energy barrier of the reaction

Which of the following factors should be considered in selecting cover crops? The cover crops must I. be easy to propagate II. compete with the main crops III. have roots capable of binding soils IV. be slow growing

• A. I and II only
• B. II and III only
• C. I and III only
• D. III and IV only

(a) Explain the meaning of agricultural finance and agricultural credit. (b) Name six sources of agricultural credit available to the small-scale farmer (c) Mention six problems associated with agricultural credits.