The average weather condition of a place, measured over a long period of time is called

• A. climate
• B. wind
• C. rainfall
• D. temperature

The system in which a farmer uses a piece of land for a period and abandons it for another land is called

• A. crop rotation
• B. mix cropping
• C. shifting cultivation
• D. leg farming

The most important factor affecting the rate of erosion is the

• A. amount of organic matter in the soil
• B. slope of the land
• C. composition of soil
• D. amount of rainfall

Micro-nutrients are likely to be deficient in

• A. cleared virgin forest soils
• B. soils with high organic matter
• C. fine texture soil
• D. soils with low pH

The process of inducing root development on portions of stems still attached to the parent plant is known as

• A. budding
• B. grafting
• C. layering
• D. tillering

Mould growth on cereal grains stored in damp conditions is caused by

• A. bacterium
• B. fungus
• C. virus
• D. nematode

Which of the following sources of power supply to the farm is most unreliable?

• A. wind
• B. electricity
• C. animal
• D. machine