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Which of the following agricultural programmes covers risk and uncertainties in agricultural business?
A agricultural development project
B agricultural insurance scheme
C river basin development authority
D farm settlement scheme
The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is
A poultry farming
B continuous cropping
C mixed farming
D cash crop production
Which of the following statement is not correct about agricultural regulations within a country? They are
A different from one geographical location to another
B based on the conditionns prevailing in a particular country
C aimed at maintaining good quality farm produce
D aimed at incrasing agricultural production
The land use Decree of 1978 vested lands in each state of the country on the
A individual
B state governors
C president of the country
D commissioner for agriculture
The most important factor that determines the rate of agricultural development is
A adoption of viable agricultural research findings
B quantity of herbicides used
C number of machinery available
D number of people involved in agriculture
An area of land where fruit trees are grown is commonly called a/an
A plantation
B nursery
C green house
D orchad
In subsistence agriculture,
A yields are usually high
B surplus produced is small
C savings are made
D farm sizes are large
The primary role of agriculture is the provision of
A foriegn exchange earnings
B raw materials for industries
C food for man and his animals
D employment and income for farmers
Which of the following methods of agricultural extension aims at reaching a large number of farmers at the same time?
A mass methods
B group method
C individual method
D contact mathod
The main processes involved in the marketing of cotton include the following except
A weeding
B processing
C grading
D packaging
Calculate the salvage value of a tractor with a depreciation value of N10,580.00 and initial cost of N50,000.00 after a year of use.
A N10,580.00
B N30,290.00
C N39,420.00
D N60,580.00
Records of money transactions in a farming business are termed
A farm inputs
B farm accounts
C capital
D farm liabilities
Which of the following constitutes subsidy in agricultural enterprise?
A supply of fertilizer to farmers at reduced price
B borrowing of money from a thrift society
C provision of money to farmers through commercial banks
D provision of services through co-operative societies
An increase in supply of agricultural produce can be caused by the following except
A reduced cost of production
B favourable weather conditions
C reduced taxation
D consumers buying less products
The natural resource utilized for production is
A capital
B management
C labour
D land
The practice of mating closely-related animals is called
A pen mating
B cross breeding
C out breeding
D in breeding
Which of the following fishing gears can be used for total harvesting of ponds?
A hook and line
B harpoon
C basket trap
D dragnet
Methods of preserving fish include the following except
A boiling
B drying
C smoking
D salting
Heavy infestation of liver fluke causes poor absorption of fats in livestock by
A blocking bile ducts thus preventng flow of bile
B destroying fat-digesting enzymes
C reducing ingestion of fats
D inhibiting the action of the digestive enzymes
Which of the following is not a symptom of foot and mouth disease of cattle?
A excessive production of saliva
B sores on fet and tounge
C lameness
D blood stained diarrhoea
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