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The use of land for agricultural purpose involves the following except
Alivestock grazing
Bfish farming
Croad construction
Dcrop production
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Question 442
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The practice of growth both food and forage crops simultaneously on the same piece of land is called
Apastoral farming
Bley farming
Ccrop rotation
Dcontinuous cropping
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Question 443
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Agricultural land use is negatively affected by
Atype of soil
Bclimatic factors
Cincrease in population
Dincrease in soil micro-organisms
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Question 444
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Which of the following statements about communal land tenure system is true?
Ait gives the owner complete freedom on the land
Bthe land can be used as collateral for agricultural loans
Cthe land can be shared by the owner's children
Dmechanical agriculture can be profitably practised
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Question 445
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An advantage of commercial agriculture is that it
Arequires small space
Brequires skilled labour
Cproduces high returns
Dinvolves low capital
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Question 446
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The most important contribution of agriculture to mankind is the provision of
Ashelter
Bemployment
Cforeign exchange
Dfood
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Question 447
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The process which a farmer goes through from the time he hears about a new idea till he finally accepts it, is referred to as
Aevolution
Brevolution
Cdiffusion
Dadoption
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Question 448
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The aims and objectives of agricultural extension education do not include
Aeducating farmers on the use of new tools
Beducating farmers on government annual budgets
Cencouraging farmers to obtain loans for farming
Dencouraging farmers to use meteorological information in farming
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Question 449
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A tractor with an expected life of 10 years was bought for Le 15.om at the end of which it was to be sold for Le 1.0m. Its calculated depreciation is
ALe 1.4m
BLe 1.5m
CLe 1.6m
DLe 1.7m
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Question 450
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Agricultural business is difficult to insure in West Africa mainly because
Aagricultural production is not very profitable
Bagricultural production is highly risky
Cmany farmers are very poor
Dthe premium is high
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Question 451
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A farm business makes profit when
Atotal revenue equals total cost
Btotal exceeds total revenue
Ctotal revenue exceed total cost
Daverage cost equals total revenue
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Question 452
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How can the offspring of a bull continue to be produced long after its death?
Ausing the preserved semen for artificial insemination
Bcollecting the semen of the offspring for use in artificial insemination
Ccrossing the male and female offspring
Dpreserving the body of the dead animal
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Question 453
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An illegal method of harvesting fish is by the sue of
Adrag net
Bpotassium cyanide
Chook and line
Dcalcium carbonate
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Question 454
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Temperature is an important factor in fish ponds because it
Aaffects the metabolic processes in fish
Bdetermines the sex of fishes
Cencourages the growth of phytoplanktons
Daffects the type of specie of fish
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Question 455
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A farmer noticed that one of his cows has high fever, blood-stained diarrhoea and often grinds its teeth. This shows that the cow is infected by
Arinderpest
Banthrax
Cbrucellosis
Daspergilosis
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Question 456
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Liverfluke infestation causes disturbance in lipid digestion because it
Ablocks the passage of fat to intestine
Bblocks the bile duct and reduces secretion of bile
Cdestroys the lipase enzyme
Dprevents fat excretion
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Question 457
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Which of the following practices is not a method of improving rangeland?
Arotational grazing
Breseeding of depleted forage species
Cremoval of weeds
Duse of inorganic fertilizers
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Question 458
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Livestock are said to feed on the range when they eat
Afresh herbage at the milking parlour
Bfresh herbage directly from the pasture
Charvested herbage in a stall
Dpreserved herbage in the form of silage
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Question 459
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When birds are fed on a ratio deficient in riboflavin,which of the following symptoms will they show?
Anight blindness
Bcataract
Ccurled-toe paralysis
Dscurvy
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Question 460
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If feed efficiency for egg production is defined as feed consumed per 10 eggs, what will be the feed efficiency for a layer that laid 230 eggs and consumed 26kg feed?
