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The scientific name for guinea grass is
A panicum maximum
B imperata cylindrica
C cynodon dactylon
D andropogon gayanus
To which of the following crops does the term 'ginning' apply?
A kenaf
B cocoa
C groundnut
D cotton
Which of the following groups of crops requires a nursery?
A cotton,sorghum and tomato
B oil palm,cocoa and tomato
C cocoa,maize and rice
D banana,coffee and tomato
Cassava is mainly propagated by
A seedlings
B layering
C budding
D cuttings
An example of grain legume is
A pigeon
B maize
C sorghum
D millet
Which of the following activities does not clearly describe the art of mechanization?
A using milking machins on dairy animals
B clearing land with a cutlass
C harvesting maize with a harvester
D using a tractor to apply herbicides
Which of the following is a method of conducting a simple farm layout survey?
A 5:4:3
B 4:3:3
C 3:4:5
D 3:3:4
Primary tillage equipment performs the following functions except
A turning over and inverting the top soil
B burying weeds and trash
C preparing ridges for planting
D preparing the soil foe secondary tillage
Which of the following farm implements is not hand operated?
A garden shears
B ridgers
C cutlasses
D secateurs
Which of the following parts is common to both the disc and mouldboard plough?
A ploughshare
B landslide
C coulter
D beam
The main reason why the disc plough is preferred over the mouldboard plough for use in heavy soils is that
A the scraper removes any adhering mud
B it is lighter and so gets stuck easily
C its frame is made of stainles steel
D it buries weeds mor effectively
What is the main use of a gunter's cabin?
A taking measurement of distance
B determining the depth of soil moisture
C calculating the slope of the land
D restraining bulls
The farm machinery that does not have the heat engine is
A tractor
B bulldozer
C mower
D combin drill
The most efficient irrigation method on large scale farms involve the use of
A overhead irrigation facilities
B flooding system
C underground porous pipes
D shadoof system
Which of the following is not a principal of crop rotation?
A deep-rooted crops should be followed by shallow rooted crops
B a period of fallow must be provided in the cours of the rotation
C a leguminous crop should be included in the system
D crops that can be attacked by the same pest should not follow each other
Nitrogen deficiency in plants can lead to the following except
A stunted growth
B excessive growth
C lower protein content of crop products
D general yellowing of leaves
Nitrogen may be lost from the soil through the following processes except
A crop removal
B soil erosion
C leaching
D irrigation
What is the percentage water content of a soil sample which weighed 180g when fresh and 120g when oven dried?
A 66.7%
B 60.0%
C 15.0%
D 33.3%
A soil with low pH value can be improved by the addition of
A ammonium sulphate
B calcium carbonate
C sodium chloride
D sodium nitrate
Which of the following soil properties cannot be easily altered?
A structure
B consistency
C texture
D fertility
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