1. Agriculture contributes to the economy of West African Countries through the following means except

A. reduction of poverty through job creation
B. supply of armaments for territorial defence
C. provision of foreign exchange
D. supply of raw materials to industries

2. Which of the following statements about agricultural development is true? It leads to I. increased processing of produce II. increased food production III. high productivity IV. increased agricultural labour force

A. I, II and III only
B. I,II and IV only
C. I,III and IV only
D. II,III and IV only

3. Under the commercial land tenure system, farmers find it difficult to secure loans because

A. land holdings are small and fragmented
B. they are poor
C. land holdings cannot be used as security
D. they are mostly illiterates

4. Government plays important role in the development of agriculture through the following means except

A. provision of subsidies
B. training of farmers children
C. establishment of agricultural development programmes
D. establishment of farm settlements

5. Which of the following factors does not influence the distribution of cattle in West Africa?

A. pastures
B. light
C. diseases
D. rainfall

6. Poaching is prohibited in game reserves to

A. reduce wildlife population
B. conserve wildlife
C. starve hunters
D. protect hunters from wild animals

7. Soil water that is available for root absorption at field capacity is

A. capillary water
B. hygroscopic water
C. gravitational water
D. superfluous water

8. Which of the following factors are causes of deforestation in West Africa? I. expansion of cultivated land II. high population growth rate III. conservation of wildlife in game reserves IV. urban growth

A. I,II and III only
B. II,III and IV only
C. I,II and IV only
D. I,II,III and IV

9. In which layer of the soil profile do most biological activities occur?

A. D-horizone
B. C-horizone
C. B-horizone
D. A-horizone

10. Which of the following statements is correct about micro-nutrients? They

A. promote formation of only root nodules
B. are required by plants in very small quantities
C. are fixed into the soil through microbial activity
D. increase crop tolerance to pest attack

11. Which of the following properties of soil determines its water-holding capacity? I. Texture II. pH III. Colour IV. Structure

A. I and II only
B. I and IV only
C. II and III only
D. III and IV only

12. Which of the following statements about soil organisms is false?

A. soil pH will attack population of soil organisms
B. population of soil living organisms is increased with increase in soil organic matter
C. soil with good texture and structure cannot harbour soil microbes
D. soil temperature affects the activities of soil organisms

13. A detrimental effect of bush burning is that it

A. destroys soil organic matter
B. destroys weed seeds
C. sterilizes the soil
D. adds potash to the soil

14. The following crops will enrich the soil with nitrates except

A. calopogonium
B. pueraria
C. centrosema
D. exoriepus

15. Which of the following groups of rocks is formed as a result of volcanic eruption?

A. limestone, basalt and shale
B. basalt, granite and pumice
C. sandstone, granite and quartzite
D. marble, gneiss and shale

16. The following fertilizers can be used to neutralize soil acidity except

A. wood ash
B. ammonium nitrate
C. limestone
D. calcium phosphosilicate

17. The following are advantages of sub-surface irrigation except that

A. it is suitable for soils with low water holding capacity
B. it can be used only for specific types of crops
C. the rate of evaporation is greatly reduced
D. it reduces the incidence of pests

18. Which of the following statement is a disadvantage of human power? It

A. controls other sources of farm power
B. brings about least damage
C. is easily available and controlled
D. has low output

19. The instrument which enables a surveyor to find the direction of a base line is

A. abney level
B. ranging pole
C. plumb bob
D. magnetic compass

20. Limitations of farm mechanization in West Africa do not include

A. land fragmentation
B. high capital investment
C. availability of spare parts
D. high level technical know-how

21. The use of animal traction is limited in the forest zones of West Africa because of the

A. topography of the forest land
B. presence of tsetseflies
C. high amount of rainfall
D. culture of the people

22. The correct sequence for the use of coupled implements for land preparation is

A. plough, horrow and ridger
B. harrow, ridger and plough
C. plough, ridger and harrow
D. harrow, plough and ridger

23. Corms,rhizomes and tubers are examples of

A. underground stems
B. underground roots
C. modified leaves
D. earial stems

24. Tomatoes are staked in order to

A. accelerate their growth
B. induce flowering
C. accelerate fruit ripening
D. prevent rotting of fruits

25. In crop production, ginger is propagated by

A. seed
B. bulb
C. rhizome
D. corm

26. A regulatory control of diseases in crop production is

A. rouging
B. quarantine
C. crop rotation
D. soil tillage

27. Yellow colouration of the lower leave of a growing maize plant may be due to deficiency in

A. potassium
B. phosphorus
C. zinc
D. nitrogen

28. Which of the following insects transmits swollen shoot disease of cocoa?

A. stem borer
B. mealybug
C. whitefly
D. scale insect

29. The main objectives of establishing forest in the arid regions is to

A. check desert enroachment
B. provide firewood for cooking
C. provide bush meat
D. improve the beauty of the environment

30. The forest management system which involves the planting of both food crops and forest trees on the same piece of land at the same time is known as

A. selective exploitation
B. taungya
C. regeneration
D. afforestation

31. Pineapple is widely propagated using

A. seeds
B. suckers
C. slips
D. cuttings

32. Which of the following crops has a fibrous root system?

A. cotton
B. coffee
C. cowpea
D. sugarcane

33. The process of grafting in crop production involves

A. the fusion of gametes of two crops
B. indicating rooting from stems
C. the transfer of a bud from one crop to another
D. the joining of two parts from related crops

34. Crop rotation decreases the incidence of pests by

A. breaking life cycles of pests
B. attracting pest predators
C. sterilizing the soil
D. maintaining soil fertility

35. If the recommended spacing for a tree crop is 2.5cm by 4.0m.determine the number of seedlings required to plant a 2 hectare farmland.

A. 1,000
B. 2,000
C. 10,000
D. 20,000

36. Close to the time of harvesting of cotton, sunshine is needed to ensure the production of boils that are

A. big
B. light
C. not mouldy
D. not open

37. If T represents the gene for tallness while t represents dwarfness. When a tall (TT) crop is crossed with a dwarf (tt) crop, the resultant crop will be

A. 100% dwarf
B. 100% tall
C. 50% tall and 50% dwarf
D. 75% tall and 25% dwarf

38. The genotypic ratio of the second filial generation will be

A. 3:1
B. 1:2:1
C. 2:2
D. 4:0

39. The correct sequence of feed utilization in farm animals is

A. digestion-ingestion-absorption-assimilation
B. ingestion-digestion-assimilation-absorption
C. ingestion-digestion-assimilation
D. digestion-assimilation-ingestion-absorption

40. Sexual maturity in farm animal is not influenced by their

A. breed
B. sex
C. nutrition
D. weaning age

41. A sow that is not producing milk after farrowing should be given

A. oxytocin
B. antibiotic
C. anthelmintric drug
D. sulphaquinoxaline

42. In preparing for parturition of a sow,warmth should be provided to

A. promote growth of hair of the young
B. make the young suckle colostrum
C. prevent anaemia in the young
D. prevent chilling of the young

43. The device which would help to stabilize heat in an incubator is the

A. thermometer
B. hygrometer
C. barometer
D. thermostat

44. A mature wether would require relatively low amounts of protein because it

A. has fast growth rate
B. cannot digest much protein
C. makes very efficient use of little protein
D. requires just enough for maintenance purposes

45. In animal production, newly-born rabbits are called

A. bunnies
B. kids
C. poults
D. lambs

46. The weight of a sheep increased from 25kg to 45kg in two months. If the total consumption during the period was 60kg,determine the feed conversion ratio.

A. 1:1
B. 1:2
C. 3:1
D. 4:1

The data for feed consumption and weight gain of four animals labelled P, Q, R and S are shown below: P - 50 kg feed consumed and 20 kg weight gained Q- 90 kg feed consumed and 30 kg weight gained R - 100 kg feed consumed and 25kg weight gained S - 150 kg feed consumed and 30 kg weight gained. Use the data to answer questions 47 and 48

47. Which animal is the most efficient feed converted?

A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. S

48. The feed conversion efficiency of the poorest weight gainer is

A.0.40
B. 0.33
C. 0.25
D. 0.20

49. Which of the following diseases commonly occur during brooding? I. yolk sac infection II. coccidiosis III. fowlpox IV. Pullorum

A. I,II and III only
B. I,II and IV only
C. I,III and IV only
D. I,II,III and IV

50. Piglet anaemia can be controlled by using

A. sulphur drugs
B. iron drugs
C. anthelmintics
D. antibiotics

51. Which of the following parasites lives inside the body of its host?

A. mite
B. louse
C. ascaris
D. tick

52. Tsetse flies are of economic importance in livestock production because they transmit

A. coccidis
B. trypanosome
C. brucella
D. mycobacterium

Q53. See pages for figures

54. A young female cattle which has never calved is known as

A. bullock
B. steer
C. yearling
D. heifer

55. Which type of loan should a farmer obtain to start an oil palm plantation?

A. short-term loan
B. long-term loan
C. non-institutional loan
D. operational loan

56. Calculate the annual depreciation of a farm house using the following data: (i) The initial cost of farm house = ₦100,000.00 (ii) Expected life span of farm house = 100 years (iii) Estimated salvage value of farm house = ₦25,000.00

A. ₦750.00
B. ₦725.00
C. ₦720.00
D. ₦700.00

57. The most important factor which determines the demand for cowpea by consumers is the

A. income of consumers
B. price of cowpea
C. supply of cowpea
D. taste of consumers

58. 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 rectamation
D. it is a free gift of nature

59. A cowpea farmer obtained a loan of D50,000.oo from his co-operative society at an interest rate of 5%. Calculate the interest to be paid on the borrowed capital after one year?

A. D2,500.00
B. D5,000.00
C. D7,500.00
D. D10,000.00

60. The main function of an agricultural extension agent is to

A. assist farmers to export their produce
B. provide managerial services to farmers
C. educate farmers on innovations in agriculture
D. act as a link between farmers and middlemen

Question	Answer	Question	Answer
1	B	21	B
2	A	22	A
3	C	23	A
4	B	24	D
5	B	25	C
6	B	26	B
7	A	27	D
8	C	28	B
9	D	29	A
10	B	30	B
11	B	31	B
12	C	32	D
13	A	33	D
14	D	34	A
15	B	35	B
16	B	36	B
17	D	37	C
18	D	38	A
19	D	39	C
20	A	40	B
41	A	51	C
42	D	52	B
43	D	53	C
44	D	54	D
45	A	55	B
46	C	56	A
47	A	57	B
48	D	58	A
49	B	59	A
50	B	60	C