Agricultural Science Past Questions

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Question 11
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The most common way of controlling weeds in tree crop plantations is by

Acrop rotation
Bhand pulling
Cflooding
Dslashing
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Question 12
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Damping of disease of tomato could be controlled by

Astaking
Bsupplying
Cthinning
Dpruning
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Question 13
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Capping is a cultural practice carried out in the cultivation of

Acarrot
Bcassava
Cpotato
Dyam
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Question 14
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Which of the following groups of crops will thrive in areas with high rainfall?

ACotton, cowpea and groundnut
BMillet, maize and cotton
CGuinea com, cowpea and maize
DCocoa, oil palm and rubber
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Question 15
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The practice of placing the correct number of seeds in the soil with definite intra-row and inter-row spacing is called

Aseed drilling
Bcentrifugal distribution
Cprecision planting
Dseed broadcasting
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Question 16
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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?

A18,519 plants
B16,667 plants
C11,111 plants
D5,400 plants
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Question 17
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Swampy lands are most suitable for growing

Ayam
Brice
Cmaize
Dtomato
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Question 18
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Monocotyledonous crops include

Aoil palm, rice, and plantain.
Bcowpea, pepper and tomato
Cgarden egg, cassava and mango
Drubber, cashew and orange
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Question 19
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Water can be conserved in the soil by

Amulching, strip cropping and cover cropping
Bweeding, strip cropping and clean clearing
Cclean clearing, mulching, and strip cropping
Dcover cropping, mulching and weeding
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Question 20
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Nitrogen is important in plants because it is mainly needed in

Afruit formation
Broot development
Cleaf formation
Dcell division
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Question 21
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Potassium deficiency in cereal crops Is indicated by

Abrowning of leaves Trom the tips and margins
Byellowing of younger leaves
Cpurpling of leaves
Dwhite and irregular spots on leaves
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Question 22
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The diagram above illustrates a tool used to analyze a soil sample in an experiment. Use it to answer this qu

The diameter of the soil particle that would be retained in the part labelled II is

A0.002 - 0.02 mm
B0.02 - 0.2 mm
C0.2 - 2.0 mm
D2.0 mm
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Question 23
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The diagram above illustrates a tool used to analyse a soil sample in an experiment. Use it to answer this question.
The part labelled Ill will contain

Aclay
Bsilt
Ccoarse sand
Dfine sand
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Question 24
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The diagram below illustrates a tool used to analyse a soil sample in an experiment. Use it to answer this question.
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The aim of the experiment is to determine the soil

Astructure
Btexture
Cmineral matter
Dorganic matter
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Question 25
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Use the information below to answer this question.
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

Calculate the porosity of the soil sample

A28.21%
B42.31%
C45.83%
D61.54%
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Question 26
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Use the information below to answer this question.
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

Determine the volume of airspace in the soil sample.

A22cm³
B26cm³
C30cm³
D100cm³
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Question 27
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A difference between physical and chemical weathering is that

Athere is a change in the mineral composition of rock in physical weathering
Bthe mineral composition of rock is changed in chemical weathering.
Ccarbonation is necessary in physical weathering.
Dwind is necessary in chemical weathering.
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Question 28
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The main factors responsible for rock weathering in the desert are high temperature and 

Aanimal activity
Bwater
Cwind
Droot growth
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Question 29
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Decomposition of soil organic matter is mainly caused by 

Abacteria
Balgae
Cfungi
Dnematodes
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Question 30
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Ranging poles used in farm surveying have characteristic

Agreen and white bands
Bblue and white bands
Cred and white bands
Dblack and red bands
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