A piece of land can be considered more suitable for livestock production than for crop production when it is

• A. moderately marshy
• B. stony
• C. fertile
• D. infested with weeds

(a) Define the term disease. (b) State the difference between resistance and susceptibility to diseases. (c) Enumerate four economic importance of animal disease. (d) List three factors which determine the degree of resistance of an animal to a disease. (e) Outline three conditions that may inactivate a pathogenic organism.

Which of the following processes does not lead to the physical disintegration of rocks? The

• A. heating and cooling of rock surfaces
• B. expansion and contarction of rock minerals
• C. formation of cracks and crevices
• D. rapid cooling and solidification of rocks

Which of the following groups of insect pests damages crops by bitting and chewing?

• A. cotton stainer, armyworm and cricket
• B. cricket, mealybug, and whitefly
• C. armyworm, termite nd grasshopper
• D. cotton stainer, mealybug and termite

A farmer obtained a of N250,000 at a simple interest rate of 8% per annum to be paid in two years what would be the interest the farmer will pay on the loan?

• A. N20,000
• B. N40,000
• C. N250,000
• D. N400,000

Capping is a cultural practice carried out in the cultivation of

• A. carrot
• B. cassava
• C. potato
• D. yam

The feed that is regularly offered to or consumed by the animal is called

• A. Ratio
• B. Ration
• C. Nutrient
• D. Content

The two main elements of climate which affect soil formation are

• A. rainfall and temperature
• B. rainfall and air
• C. temperature and light
• D. wind and relative hunidity

The wallow should be provided in the pen of pigs in order to?

• A. reduce the feed intakes of pigs
• B. increase the water intakes of pigs
• C. enable the pigs to swim
• D. cool the temperature of pigs

The most common method of acquiring land in West Africa is by

• A. mortgage
• B. communal ownership
• C. leasehold
• D. inheritance