Which of the following activities is correct about agricultural extension agent?

• A. teaching farmers the management of exotic breeds of animals and crops
• B. educating farmers on the use of improved inputs and techniques in agriculture
• C. training school leavers to become professional farmers
• D. encouraging graduates to take up agriculture as a profession

Rabbits are kept in cages called

• A. pens
• B. hutches
• C. paddocks
• D. crushes

Which of the following compounds can be used to seal soil pores and prevent loss of water in a fish pond?

• A. Suphur (IV) oxide
• B. Ammonium suphate
• C. Calcium carbonate
• D. Potassium hydroxide

Leguminous cover crops do not

• A. bind the soil particles together through their roots
• B. increaes the nitrogen content of soils
• C. aid in improving the soil organic matter content
• D. reduce the soil microbial population

Most of the land used for agriculture in Nigeria are acquired through

• A. purchase
• B. pledge
• C. donation
• D. inheritance

The survey equipment used for measuring angular distance is

• A. offset staff
• B. measuring tape
• C. ranging pole
• D. prismatic compass

A farm surveying equipment made of steel and used for measuring short distance is called

• A. prismatic compass
• B. measuring tape
• C. gunter's chain
• D. theodolite

Spermatozoa are produced in the

• A. penis
• B. testicles
• C. prostate grand
• D. cowper's gland

Which of the following group of crops can be attacked by smut diseases?

• A. suggarcane, maize and banana
• B. rice, maize and guinea corn
• C. guinea corn, sugarcanr and rubber
• D. maize, guinea corn and yam

The botanical name of maize is

• A. Corn seed
• B. Zea mays
• C. Rattus rattus
• D. Discorea spp