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Adoption of clean clearing of land in the tropical rain forest is not advisable because it
Aencourages erosion arid leaching
Bis very expensive
Cis very difficult to practise
Deprives the farmer of continous use of wood
Eencourages compaction of soil
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Question 22
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Lodging in crops is caused by excess supply of
Apotassium
Bsulphur
Ciron
Dnitrogen
Esodium
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Question 23
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Which of the following types of fertilizer is recommended for use in high quantities for groundnut production?
Anitrogen fertilizer
Bphosphorus fertilizer
Cpotassium fertilizer
Dcompost
Epotassium and calcium fertilizer
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Question 24
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The texture and the mineral composition of soil depend mainly on
Atopography
Blight intensity
Corganic matter
Dparent material
Etemperature
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Question 25
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In an experiment to determine the percentage of humus content in a soil, the following results were obtained:
mass of dish = 10 gm
mass of dish and oven-dry soil = 50 gm
mass of dish and soil after heating = 40 gm
Calculate the percentage of humus in the soil sample.
A10 %
B25%
C60%
D75%
E80%
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Question 26
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In an experiment to determine the percentage of humus content in a soil, the following results were obtained:
mass of dish = 10 gm
mass of dish and oven-dry soil = 50 gm
mass of dish and soil after heating = 40 gm
Calculate the amount of humus in the soil sample.
A10 gm
B40 gm
C50 gm
D60 gm
E90 gm
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Question 27
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Which of the following is an example of igneous rock?
Agneiss
Blimestone
Cstandstone
Dgranite
Equartzite
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Question 28
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The alternate heating and cooling of rocks will result in
Amolten magma
Bsublimation
Csolidification
Dsedimentation
Efragmentation
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Question 29
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Tropical crops grow best within the temperature range of
A400C-600C
B350C-550C
C300C-500C
D180C-320C
E60C-150C
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Question 30
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A biotic factor influencing agricultural production is
Arainfall
Bpredator
Csoil structure
Dwind
Etemperture
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Question 31
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Which of the following factors will not influence the use of land for farming?
Apopulation density
Bclimatic condition
Ctopography
Dlight intensity
Etype of vegetation
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Question 32
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The Nigerian Land Use Act of 1978 puts the right ownership of land on the
Apresident of the farmers cooperative
Bhead of the family unit
Chead of the society
Dgovernor of a state
Etraditional rulers
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Question 33
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When a piece of land is leased to a farmer, the land is said to be
Agiven to him as subsidy
Bpurchase on loan
Callocated on a rental basis
Dgiven as a gift
Einherited
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Question 34
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Which of the following defines agriculture?
Athe raising of farm animals by rural communities
Ba way of life by which farmers produced food
Cthe raising of crops to satisfy human needs
Dan art of farming inherited from our fore-fathers
Ethe science and art of farming to satisfy human needs
