Rural-urban migration of farm labour could be prevented by

• A. increasing the cost of acquiring farmland
• B. employing more extension agents for farmers
• C. increasing the size of farmland for cultivation
• D. establishing agro-based industries in villages

Broadcast Crop Planter is designed

• A. to plant seeds along the rows in a ridge.
• B. to place the correct number of seed(s) into a hole with regular spacing within and between rows
• C. to plant seeds by random scattering of seeds about the field.
• D. to place the correct number of seeds into the soil

Tapeworm, liver fluke and roundworm can be controlled by?

• A. flushing
• B. drenching
• C. dipping
• D. fumigation

The term hermetic storage of grains means keeping grains in

• A. air-tight containers
• B. jute bags
• C. silos
• D. rhumbus

If 200 layers will consume 25kg of feed per day. Calculate the amount of feed consumed by a layer per day.

• A. 0.25kg/day
• B. 0.2kg/day
• C. 0.5kg/day
• D. 0.125kg/day

Commercial agriculture is characterised by

• A. use of machines
• B. small farm holdings
• C. low capital investment
• D. little research activity

Which of the following practices will improve clay soil?

• A. use of acid-forming fertilizers
• B. bush burning
• C. addition of sodium chloride
• D. addition of organic material

The causative organism of maize rust is?

• A. Nematoda
• B. Insect
• C. Bacterium
• D. Fungus

The particle size of silt is

• A. above 2 mm
• B. 0.2 mm-2 mm
• C. 0.02 mm-0.2 mm
• D. 0.002 mm-0.02 mm

Land in agricultural business is a durable asset because

• A. its value is realized over several years
• B. it is more valuable than labour
• C. it can be expanded by reclamation
• D. it is a free gift of nature