Agricultural Science Past Questions

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Question 211
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Imported plants are expected to be

Avaccinated
Bimproved upon
Ctreated
Dquarantined
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Question 212
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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 213
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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 214
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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 215
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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 216
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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 217
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Flood irrigation is used for the cultivation of

Awater melon
Bswamp rice
Coil palm
Dcoconut
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Question 218
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In the carbon cycle, carbon dioxide is used by crops for

Aphotosynthesis
Btranspiration
Cdecomposition
Drespiration
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Question 219
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Inhibition of root and fruit formation are deficiency symptoms of

Airon
Bnitrogen
Cchlorine
Dphosphorus
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Question 220
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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 221
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Which of the following agents is not associated with chemical weathering?

Aoxidation
Bpressure
Chydrolysis
Dcarbonation
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Question 222
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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 223
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The following are climatic conditions affecting agricultural production except

Arainfall
Brelative humidity
Ctemperature
Dtopography
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Question 224
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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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Question 225
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Land use for agriculture in West Africa is influenced by the following factors except

Atopography
Bpopulation density
Cfallowing
Dclimatic conditions
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Question 226
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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

Amixed farming
Bland rotation
Ccontinuous cropping
Dcrop rotation
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Question 227
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In the diagram of farm implements above, which of the labeled parts brings balance to the implements?

AI
BII
CIII
DIV
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Question 228
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The diagram above is an illustration of farm implements; The function of the part labelled II is to

Amake horizontal cuts into the soil
Bmake vertical cuts into the soil
Croll over obstacles
Dremove soil from the disc
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Question 229
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Above is the illustration of farm implements. The part which makes horizontal cuts into the soil and uproots weeds is labelled as

AI
BII
CIII
DIV
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Question 230
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From the illustration of farm implements above, the part labelled I is called

Adisc
Bbeam
Cdisc scraper
Dplough share
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