Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
1651
The presence of excess water in the colloids of soil particles is known as
- A. drainage
- B. waterlogging
- C. irrigation
- D. leaching
1652
Which of the following is for body building? L
- A) Protein
- B) Fat
- C) Minerals
- D) Water
1653
Write short notes on each of the following: (a) tractors; (b) incubators; (c) sprayers, (d) shelters
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The incubation period for turkey is
- A. 15 days
- B. 21 days
- C. 32 days
- D. 27 days
1655
The main aim of mechanized agriculture is
- A. reducing maturation time for crops
- B. decreasing number of pests
- C. having a large land area for cultivation
- D. reducing cost of production
1656
To which of the following survey equipment is a piece of red cloth tied when it is being used?
- A. cross staff
- B. plumb bob
- C. gunter's chain
- D. arrow
1657
Which of the following are branches of agriculture?
- A. Economics and Mathematics
- B. Agronomy and Horticulture
- C. Biology and Chemistry
- D. Botany and Zoology
1658
The offspring which will result from a cross between heterozygous and homozygous dominant plants will be
- A. 100% heterozygous
- B. 70% heterozygous
- C. 50% heterozygous
- D. 20% heterozygous
1659
Which of the following statements is not correct about soil texture?
- A. Soils with fine particles have higher water holding capacity than coarse soils
- B. Fine-textured soils are warm soils and coarse-textured soils are cool soils
- C. The effect of leaching in coarse-textured soils is greater than that in fine-textured soils
- D. Fine-textured soils have higher nutrient holding capacity than coarse-textured soils.
1660
Which of the following is the primary function of the gizzard?
- A. storage of food before digestion
- B. fermentation of ingested food
- C. grinding of ingested food into smaller particles
- D. exposure of food to enzymatic digestion