Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
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21 Farm mechanisation in West Africa is not limited by
- A. the large population of farmers
- B. poverty among the farmers
- C. inadequate infrastructure facilities
- D. seasonality of agricultural production
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Which of the following will be responsible for the poor yield of fertile soil in a high rainfall area?
- A. leaching of soil nutrients
- B. very low pH value of land
- C. lack of soil microbes
- D. high alkalinity of soil
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A biotic factor influencing agricultural production is
- A. rainfall
- B. predator
- C. soil structure
- D. wind
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A sheep grained 20 kg of weight after consuming 60 kg of feed. Determine the feed conversion ratio.
- A. 1:2
- B. 2:3
- C. 3:1
- D. 5:4
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__________ is a pictorial presentation meant to educate or inform the literate audience
- A. Bulletin
- B. Paper
- C. News
- D. Poster
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Entomology is the Ll
- A) study of Insects
- B) study of viruses
- C) study of Nematodes
- D) study of Bacteria
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During photosynthesis, green plants convert carbon dioxide to
- A. chlorophyll
- B. carbohydrate
- C. protein
- D. carbonic acid
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Which of the following pairs of diseases attack coffee?
- A. Mosaic and smut
- B. Smut and ridge
- C. Rust and mosaic
- D. Rust and leaf spot
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In order to ensure that crop and animal diseases are not transferred across international boundaries, government must
- A. have a programme on agricultural education
- B. endeavour to produce only disease resistant species
- C. have and enforce quarantine services
- D. increase surveillance of its borders by security agents
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The establishment of cooperative farming is encouraged by governments because it
- A. enables farmers to control soil erosion
- B. facilitates the use of hand tools
- C. enables individual farmers to acquire capital
- D. allows farmers to cultivate small and scattered plots