Question 1 of 20 47 total questions
Agricultural extension programme would succeed in disseminating new ideas to farmers except if the programme
A is based on research tested on local conditions
B involves the people for which the programme is planned
C involved only the support to highly trained agricultural extension specialist
D is not kept flexible to contemporary technology
E is based on planned agricultural programmes
The disbanded produce marketing boards in Nigeria dealt with the following commodities except
A oil palm
B rubber
C cocoa
D groundnut
E yam
Farm records and account help the farmer to
A manage his farm as a business
B repair his tools and machinery
C transport his crop to the market
D be less dependent on farming for an income
E adopt modern techniques of farming
Agricultural credits given to farmers in form of cash are used by the farmer to
A disseminate the lastest technique in farming
B implement new policies
C investigate the cause of low agricultural production
D make the total cash value of his crops greater than his expenses
E pay for expenses in his farming business
Under normal circumstances, the concept of consumer sovereignty in agriculture implies that
A the consumer and not the farmer determines what to produce
B both the farmer and the consumer determine what to produce
C the consumer and not the farmer owns the means of production
D the environmental factors determine what to produce
E the farmer determines what to produce
Investments with long life span in agricultural economics are otherwise known as
A labour
B entrepreneurship
C savings deposit
D profit
E capital
Which of the following is not a quality for selecting livestock?
A feed consumption
B egg production
C mortality rate
D body weight
E litter size
Dissolved oxygen in fish ponds is maintained at normal level in order to
A accelerate decay of plant materials
B prevent disease attacks
C prevent acquatic plants from competing with fish
D keep fish activities normal
E improve the quality of fish
Which of the following livestock diseases is transmitted by ticks?
A red water
B coccidiosis
C aspergillosis
D trypanosomiasis
E brucellosis
The following are all leguminous forage crops except
A centrosema pubescens
B vigna sinensis
C stylodsnyhrd htsvilid
D panicum maximum
E pueraria phaseoloides
Which of the following is not a source of minerals in animal nutrition?
A green pastures
B fish meal
C blood meal
D cereal
E palm oil
The breed of goat noted for its production of high quality morocco leather is the
A west african dwarf
B kano brown
C ouda
D bornu red
E sokoto red
A fish pond in an enclosed body of water is for
A rearing fish for consumption
B rearing aquatic organisms for feeding fish
C storing fish and other organisms
D keeping ornamental fish and aquatic plants
E rearing fish and other aquatic mammals
The parts of the body affected by Newcastle disease of poultry are the
A digestive and circulatory systems
B reproductive and excretory tracts
C nervous system and respiratory tract
D air-sac and the comb
E comb and the legs
Which of the following is not a reason why planting a mixture of grass and legume on a pasture is economical to the farmer? The
A mixture can harbour pests
B mixture helps in preventing soil erosion
C farmer will save on fertilizer
D mixture provides a balanced feed for livestock
E mixture increases the rate of productyion of livestock
The type of feed which contains the essential nutrients in the right concentrations and proportions is known as
A growers mash
B weaners diet
C creep feed
D concentrate
E balance diet
A castrated male fowl is known as
A cock
B capon
C cockerel
D hen
E broiler
The destructive effects of variegated grasshoppers are conspicuously observed on
A cassava and yam crops
B cocoa and citrus crops
C cowpea and maize crops
D maize and cassava crops
E citrus and weeds
Taungya farm involves the combination of
A crop and animal husbandary
B crop husbandary and forestry
C forestry and animal husbandary
D crop husbandary and fish farming
E forestry and fishing farming
Soil may be exposed to erosion when a pasture is
A undergrazed
B overgrazed
C paddocked
D weeded
E fanced
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