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1. To reduce rural-urban migration, the government should

A. establish commodity boards
B. provide social infrastructure
C. establish tractor-hiring units
D. provide extension services to farmers

2. 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

3. A non-governmental organization involved in agricultural development in West Africa is

A. Operation Feed the Nation
B. River Basin Development Authority
C. Agricultural Development Project
D. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Q4-6: See pages for figures

7. A combine harvester can be used simultaneously to harvest

A. legumes and apply fertilizer
B. grains and eradicate weeds
C. tubers and distribute fertilizer
D. cereals and winnow grains

8. Ranging poles used in farm surveying have characteristic

A. green and white bands
B. blue and white bands
C. red and white bands
D. black and red bands

9. Decomposition of soil organic matter is mainly caused by

A. bacteria
B. algae
C. fungi
D. nematodes

10. The main factors responsible for rock weathering in the desert are high temperature and

A. animal activity
B. water
C. wind
D. root growth

11. A difference between physical and chemical weathering is that

A. there is a change in the mineral composition of rock in physical weathering
B. the mineral composition of rock is changed in chemical weathering.
C. carbonation is necessary in physical weathering.
D. wind is necessary in chemical weathering.

Use the information below to answer questions 12 and 13

In an experiment on soil porosity, the following results were obtained: Volume of dry soil = 52cm³ Volume of water= 48cm³ Volume of soil and water=78cm³

12. Determine the volume of airspace in the soil sample.

A. 22cm³
B. 26cm³
C. 30cm³
D. 100cm³

13. Calculate the porosity of the soil sample

A. 28.21%
B. 42.31%
C. 45.83%
D. 61.54%

Q14-16 : See pages for figures

17. Potassium deficiency in cereal crops Is indicated by

A. browning of leaves Trom the tips and margins
B. yellowing of younger leaves
C. purpling of leaves
D. white and irregular spots on leaves

18. Nitrogen is important in plants because it is mainly needed in

A. fruit formation
B. root development
C. leaf formation
D. cell division

19. Water can be conserved in the soil by

A. mulching, strip cropping and cover cropping
B. weeding, strip cropping and clean clearing
C. clean clearing, mulching, and strip cropping
D. cover cropping, mulching and weeding

20. Monocotyledonous crops include

A. oil palm, rice, and plantain.
B. cowpea, pepper and tomato
C. garden egg, cassava and mango
D. rubber, cashew and orange

21. Swampy lands are most suitable for growing

A. yam
B. rice
C. maize
D. tomato

22. If maize seeds are sown at a spacing of 60 cm by 90 cm, what is the plant population of maize expected on one hectare of farmland?

A. 18,519 plants
B. 16,667 plants
C. 11,111 plants
D. 5,400 plants

23. The practice of placing the correct number of seeds in the soil with definite intra-row and inter-row spacing is called

A. seed drilling
B. centrifugal distribution
C. precision planting
D. seed broadcasting

24. Which of the following groups of crops will thrive in areas with high rainfall?

A. Cotton, cowpea and groundnut
B. Millet, maize and cotton
C. Guinea com, cowpea and maize
D. Cocoa, oil palm and rubber

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28. Capping is a cultural practice carried out in the cultivation of

A. carrot
B. cassava
C. potato
D. yam

29. Damping of disease of tomato could be controlled by

A. staking
B. supplying
C. thinning
D. pruning

30. The most common way of controlling weeds in tree crop plantations is by

A. crop rotation
B. hand pulling
C. flooding
D. slashing

31. Which of the following crops is correctly matched with a disease that affects it?

A. Maize – smut
B. Sorghum – scab
C. Rice- black arm
D. Yam- blast

32. Soil-borne diseases could be controlled in the nursery by

A. mulching
B. manuring
C. heat treatment
D. provision of shade

Use the information below to answer questions 33.

I. Yellowing of leaves II. Raised brown spots on the leaves III. Drying up of leaves IV. Exudation of gum

33. The disease of citrus described above is

A. die-back
B. gummosis
C. tristeza
D. blight

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37. Lactation normally occurs
A. at the onset of conception
B. at the onset of puberty
C. after gestation.
D. after mating

38. A by-product of all livestock is

A. hide
B. horn
C. milk
D. meat

39. Removal of needle teeth is important in the management of

A. kids
B. lambs
C. calves
D. piglets

40. Which of the following farm animals will browse more on plants in a pasture?

A. Goats
B. Cattle
C. Pigs
D. Sheep

41. The main reason for castrating farm animals is to

A. remove male odour
B. make the animal sterile
C. increase meat production
D. make them lose weight

42. Which of the following statements about silage are true?

I. It has a laxative effect II. is acidic in reaction. III. has a strong aroma when well prepared

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

43. If 200 layers require 25 kg of layer mash per day, calculate the quantity of feed required by 1,000 layers per day.

A. 5kg
B. 40kg
C. 80kg
D. 125kg

44. Salt licks are provided for grazing animals to

A. make the pasture palatable.
B. supply nutrients in pastures
C. supplement mineral intake
D. provide laxatives

45. The correct order of arrangement of ration for piglets from day old is

A. weaners > growers > creep > finisher.
B. creep>weaners > growers > finisher.
C. growers > finisher > creep>weaners.
D. finishers > creep>weaners > growers.

46. In farming enterprise, short term loans are used to

A. purchase farm machinery B. construct new farm buildings C. construct an irrigation dam D. purchase agrochemicals

The table below illustrates a farm record for Goodness Farms in the year 1970. Use it to answer questions 47, 48 and 49.

47. The table illustrates

A. an inventory record
B. a production record
C. a labour record
D. an input record

48. Calculate the total amount of eggs sold on the farm.

A. 804
B. 552
C. 300
D. 252

49. If all the unsold eggs were later sold on 7th June at ₦5.00 per crate, calculate the income from unsold eggs. (Assuming a crate = 30 eggs)

A. ₦40.00
B. ₦45.00
C. ₦50.00
D. ₦55.00

50. The gross profit of a farm business is the farm’s

A. net sales less cost of production.
B. total sales less operating expenses.
C. net sales less taxation.
D. total sales less cost of production.