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1. The branch of agriculture which deals with the production of fruits is called

A. pomology
B. flouriculture
C. olericulture
D. nematology

2. One advantage of cooperative farming is that it

A. allows farmers to have small and scattered plots
B. enables individual farmers to acquire loans from the banks
C. enables farmers to acquire loans from the bank
D. facilitates the use of local tools

3. Which of the following statements is not a problem associated with land tenure system through inheritance?

A. Family members have small land holdings
B. Family members have right to free use of land
C. Non-family members cannot inherit land
D. Farm mechanization is restricted

4. A farmland measures 50m x 50m. Determine its area in hectares.

A. 25ha
B. 2.5ha
C. 0.25ha
D. 0.025ha

Q5, 6, 7 and 8: See pages for figures

9. A farming in which different types of crops are grown in quick succession, in a definite order on the same piece of land is termed

A. mixed farming
B. land rotation
C. continuous cropping
D. crop rotation

10. Land use for agriculture in West Africa is influenced by the following factors except

A. topography
B. population density
C. fallowing
D. climatic conditions

11. A social factor which affects land availability and use is

A. temperature
B. soil pH
C. light intensity and duration
D. culture of the people

12. The following are climatic conditions affecting agricultural production except

A. rainfall
B. relative humidity
C. temperature
D. topography

13. Predators are used by farmers to

A. control pests
B. induce flowering in plants
C. protect the soil
D. hasten fruit ripening

14. Which of the following agents is not associated with chemical weathering?

A. oxidation
B. pressure
C. hydrolysis
D. carbonation

15. Which of the following statements is not correct about soil texture?

A. Soils with fine particles have higher water holding capacity than coarse soils
B. Fine-textured soils are warm soils and coarse-textured soils are cool soils
C. The effect of leaching in coarse-textured soils is greater than that in fine-textured soils
D. Fine-textured soils have higher nutrient holding capacity than coarse-textured soils.

16. Inhibition of root and fruit formation are deficiency symptoms of

A. iron
B. nitrogen
C. chlorine
D. phosphorus

17. In the carbon cycle, carbon dioxide is used by crops for

A. photosynthesis
B. transpiration
C. decomposition
D. respiration

18. Flood irrigation is used for the cultivation of

A. water melon
B. swamp rice
C. oil palm
D. coconut

19. The presence of excess water in the colloids of soil particles is known as

A. drainage
B. water logging
C. irrigation
D. leaching

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21. If rows of crops are spaced 1.0m apart with one seed sown per stand, determine the spacing between stands to obtain a plant population of 40,000 plants per hectare.

A. 0.25m
B. 0.45m
C. 0.50m
D. 1.00m

22. The correct sequence of pre-planting operations in

A. clearing→stumping→ploughing→harrowing
B. stumping→ploughing→harrowing→clearing
C. bulldozing→harrowing→stumping→ploughing
D. clearing→bulldozing→stumping→harrowing

23. Heat treatment of oil palm seeds before sowing helps to

A. mobilize nutrients for the embryo
B. harden the mesocarp
C. break embryo dormancy
D. improve disease resistance

24. Imported plants are expected to be

A. vaccinated
B. improved upon
C. treated
D. quarantined

25. A breeding method which involves the production of heterozygous populations from homozygous lines is

A. inbreeding
B. introduction
C. selection
D. hybridization

26. A raw material that could be obtained from the forest is

A. margarine
B. honey
C. mutton
D. butter

27. Which of the following methods of plant propagation is limited to plants which root easily?

A. Grafting and cutting
B. Layering and cutting
C. Budding and layering
D. Grafting and layering

28. Which of the following practices is not a way of maintaining ornamental plants?

A. Pruning
B. Weeding
C. Watering
D. Harvesting

29. 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

30. Insect-pests of crops could be controlled by

A. cover-cropping
B. mulching
C. crop rotation
D. organic manuring

31. Which of the following insect-pests does not attack cotton?

A. Aphid
B. Cotton stainer
C. Weevil
D. Pink bollworm

32. Which of the following practices is an example of a cultural weed control method?

A. Use of insects
B. Mowing
C. Application of herbicides
D. Mulching

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40. A farmer collects 800 eggs from a laying stock of 1,200 birds per day. Determine the laying percentage of the birds

A. 150%
B. 67%
C. 50%
D. 33%

41. By-products of livestock used as feed ingredients in poultry ration include

A. hides and hoofs
B. blood and bones
C. feathers and fur
D. skin and bones

42. The practice of mating closely related animals is called

A. cross breeding
B. hybridization
C. in-breeding
D. out-breeding

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45. In fish farming, clarias is introduced to a pond stocked with Tilapia in order to

A. regulate the population for Tilapia
B. compete with Tilapia for feed
C. check pests in the pond water
D. regulate the turbidity of the pond water

46. The demand for agricultural produce is generally

A. infinite
B. inelastic
C. unitary
D. static

47. Subsidies are given to farmers in the form of

A. reduced prices of inputs
B. provision of social infrastructure
C. high tariff on imported inputs
D. short term loans

Use the table below to answer question
Demand and Supply schedules for Mangoes

48. At a unit price of Le 1,000.00, what will be the excess demand over supply of mangoes?

A. 50 baskets
B. 40 baskets
C. 20 baskets
D. 10 baskets

49. Which of the following agents is not involved in agricultural marketing?

A. commodity boards
B. money lenders
C. retailers
D. middlemen

50. Agricultural extension teaching methods are classified on the basis of

A. teaching materials
B. topics to be taught
C. attitude
D. audience size