Agricultural Science Past Questions

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Question 11
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Insect-pests of crops could be controlled by

Acover-cropping
Bmulching
Ccrop rotation
Dorganic manuring
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Question 12
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Which of the following pairs of diseases attack coffee?

AMosaic and smut
BSmut and ridge
CRust and mosaic
DRust and leaf spot
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Question 13
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Which of the following practices is not a way of maintaining ornamental plants?

APruning
BWeeding
CWatering
DHarvesting
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Question 14
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Which of the following methods of plant propagation is limited to plants which root easily?

AGrafting and cutting
BLayering and cutting
CBudding and layering
DGrafting and layering
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Question 15
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A raw material that could be obtained from the forest is

Amargarine
Bhoney
Cmutton
Dbutter
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Question 16
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A breeding method which involves the production of heterozygous populations from homozygous lines is

Ainbreeding
Bintroduction
Cselection
Dhybridization
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Question 17
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Imported plants are expected to be

Avaccinated
Bimproved upon
Ctreated
Dquarantined
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Question 18
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Heat treatment of oil palm seeds before sowing helps to

Amobilize nutrients for the embryo
Bharden the mesocarp
Cbreak embryo dormancy
Dimprove disease resistance
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Question 19
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The correct sequence of pre-planting operations in

A\(clearing \to stumping \to ploughing \to harrowing\)
B\(stumping \to ploughing \to harrowing \to clearing\)
C\(bulldozing \to harrowing \to stumping \to ploughing\)
D\(clearing \to bulldozing \to stumping \to harrowing\)
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Question 20
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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.

A0.25m
B0.45m
C0.50m
D1.00m
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Question 21
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In the above diagram, what crop roots are represented?

Aa legume
Ba cereal
Ca tuber
Da spice
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Question 22
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The presence of excess water in the colloids of soil particles is known as

Adrainage
Bwaterlogging
Cirrigation
Dleaching
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Question 23
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Flood irrigation is used for the cultivation of

Awater melon
Bswamp rice
Coil palm
Dcoconut
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Question 24
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In the carbon cycle, carbon dioxide is used by crops for

Aphotosynthesis
Btranspiration
Cdecomposition
Drespiration
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Question 25
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Inhibition of root and fruit formation are deficiency symptoms of

Airon
Bnitrogen
Cchlorine
Dphosphorus
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Question 26
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Which of the following statements is not correct about soil texture?

ASoils with fine particles have higher water holding capacity than coarse soils
BFine-textured soils are warm soils and coarse-textured soils are cool soils
CThe effect of leaching in coarse-textured soils is greater than that in fine-textured soils
DFine-textured soils have higher nutrient holding capacity than coarse-textured soils.
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Question 27
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Which of the following agents is not associated with chemical weathering?

Aoxidation
Bpressure
Chydrolysis
Dcarbonation
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Question 28
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Predators are used by farmers to

Acontrol pests
Binduce flowering in plants
Cprotect the soil
Dhasten fruit ripening
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Question 29
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The following are climatic conditions affecting agricultural production except

Arainfall
Brelative humidity
Ctemperature
Dtopography
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Question 30
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A social factor which affects land availability and use is

Atemperature
Bsoil pH
Clight intensity and duration
Dculture of the people
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