Question 1 of 20 105 total questions
Which of the following insects transmits swollen shoot disease of cocoa?
A steam borer
B Mealybug
C white fly
D scale insect
Which of the following crops has a fibrous root system?
A cotton
B coffee
C cowpea
D sugarcane
In animal production, newly-born rabbits are called
A Bunnies
B Kids
C Pouts
D Lambs
Agriculture contributes to the economy of West African countries through the following means except
A Reduction of poverty through job creation
B Supply of armament for territorial defence
C Provision of foreign exchange
D supply of raw materials to industries
Close to the time of harvesting of cotton, sunshine is needed to ensure the production of bolls that are
A big
B Bright
C not mouldy
D not open
Which of the following factors does not influence the distribution of cattle in West Africa?
A Pastures
B Light
C Diseases
D Rainfall
Sexual maturity in farm animals is not influenced by their
A Breed
B Sex
C nutrition
D wearing age
Government plays roles in the development of agriculture through the following means except
A Provision of subsidies
B training of farmer's children
C establishment of agricultural development programmes
D establishment of farm settlements
A detrimental effect of bush burning is that it
A destroys soil organic matter
B Destroys weed seeds
C sterilizes the soil
D adds potash to the soil
Which of the following diseases commonly occurs during brooding?
A I, II and III only
B I, II and IV only
C I, III and IV only
D I, II and IV.
Which of the following properties of soil determines its water-holding capacity?
A I and II only
B I and IV only
C II and III only
D III and IV only
Which of the following factors are causes of deforestation in West Africa?
A I, II and III only
B II, III and IV only
C I, II and IV only
D I, II, III and IV.
Which of the following statements is a disadvantage of human power? It
A controls other sources of farm power
B brings about least damage
C is easily available and controlled
D has low output.
The correct sequence of feed utilization in farm animals is
A digestion-ingestion-absorption-assimilation
B ingestion-digestion-assimilation-absorption
C ingestion-digestion-absorption-assimilation
D digestion-assimilation-ingestion-absorption
The correct sequence for the use of coupled implements for land preparation is
A Plough, harrow and ridger
B harrow, ridger and plough
C plough, ridger and harrow.
D ridger, harrow and plough
Pineapple is widely propagated using
A seeds
B suckets
C Slips
D cuttings
Under the communal land tenure system, farmers find it difficult to secure loans because
A land holdings are small and fragmented
B they are poor
C land holdings cannot be used as security
D they are mostly illiterate.
Which of the following statements about agricultural development are true? It leads to
A I, II and III only
B I, II and IV only
C I, III and IV only
D II, II and IV only
In which layer of the soil profile do most biological activities occur?
A D-horizon
B C-horizon
C B-horizon
D A-horizon
In preparing for parturition of a sow, warmth should be provided to
A Promote growth of hair of the young
B make the young suckle colostrum's
C prevent anaemia in the young
D prevent chilling of the young.
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