Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following is a common by-product of farm animals?
- A. All of the above
- B. Wool
- C. Fertilizer
- D. Milk
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
- A. mixed farming
- B. land rotation
- C. continuous cropping
- D. crop rotation
Which of the following is a storage pest of maize?
- A) Weevil
- B) Beetle
- C) Grasshopper
- D) Aphid
Which of the following problems of agriculture could be solved through farmers' adoption of research findings?
- A. Unpredictable climate
- B. Environmental degradation
- C. poor extension services
- D. Insufficient basic amenities
Which of the following factors may be considered in adopting a particular method of irrigation?
- A. topography of the land
- B. characteristics of the soil
- C. type of farming system
- D. type of crops to be grown
Reduction of ten seedlings of pawpaw to two per stand is referred to as
- A) pruning
- B) thinning
- C) weeding
- D) spacing
The damage to the stem of maize plants resulting in hollowness and lodging is most likely caused by
- A. rodents
- B. grasscutters
- C. stem borers
- D. weevils
Chlorosis observed along the veins of leaves is a characteristic symptom for the deficiency of
- A. nitrogen
- B. magnesium
- C. potassium
- D. phosphorus
Delayed harvesting of maize may result in
- A. improvement in the quantity of grains
- B. high incidence of pest infestation
- C. low seed viability
- D. yellow colouration of grains
(a) State four merits of each of the following: (i) agriculture; (ii) forestry; (iii) wildlife conservation (b) List four non-agricultural uses of land
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