Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
621
A crop which is usually propagated sexually is
- A. banana
- B. pineapple
- C. cowpea
- D. ginger
622
Which of the following is the botanical name for guinea grass?
- A. panicum maximum
- B. pennisetum pupureum
- C. eleusine indica
- D. pennisetum maximum
623
The interval from the beginning of one heat period to the beginning of another is known as
- A. gestation period
- B. incubation period
- C. reproductive cycle
- D. oestrus cycle
624
the nutrient content of soil may be influenced by the following except
- A. harrowing
- B. topography
- C. cropping
- D. fallowing
625
The effects of high environmental temperature on dairy cows include the following except
- A. fever
- B. high feed intake
- C. high water intake
- D. low milk production
626
An advantage of zero-grazing is that it
- A. requires a lot of labour
- B. prevents livestock from physical exercises
- C. prevents depletion of pasture
- D. increases the cost of pasture management
627
One disadvantage of using bamboo troughs water for poultry is that they
- A. can be chewed up the birds
- B. are susceptible to algal growth
- C. break easily when they fall
- D. contaminate the water put in them
628
The characteristic odour in billy goats can be removed through
- A. docking
- B. castrating
- C. drenching
- D. dipping
629
The texture and the mineral composition of soil depend mainly on
- A. topography
- B. light intensity
- C. organic matter
- D. parent material
630
The sites of microbial activities along the gastro-instentinal tract of ruminants include the following except
- A. rumen
- B. reticulum
- C. large intestine
- D. abomasum