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Which of the following is an organic manure?
A lime
B basic slag
C ammonium nitrate
D super phosphate
E compost
The components of soil include the following except
A living organisms
B moisture
C mineral matter
D humus
E light
Gneiss id a metamorphic rock formed from
A sandstone
B slate
C shale
D clay
E granite
Which of the following does not fit into the agricultural use of land?
A mining
B forest establishment
C crop production
D animal production
E fish production
The effects of high environmental temperature on dairy cows include the following except
A fever
B high feed intake
C high water intake
D low milk production
E restlessness
Which of the following uses of land should be given more attention in Nigeria for self sufficiency in food production?
A construction of roads
B building of research centres
C establishment of wildlife
D establishment of agriculture and forestry
E construction of fish ponds
The provision of farm inputs to farmers by government can best be described as
A loan
B capital
C credit
D subsidy
E gift
Wastage of agricultural products during harvesting period is due mainly to inadequate
A transport facilities
B storage and processing facilities
C agricultural education and extension
D implementation of government policies on agriculture
E agricultural financing
Customary land tenure system in Nigeria encourages
A ownership of large farmlands
B fragmentation of lands
C shifting cultivation
D commercial farming
E free hold to any land
Dissemination of new ideas and techniques to farmers can only be effective if the agricultural extension officer
A works with existing community organisation and local leaders
B gives only financial support to the farmers
C stays only in the village where the farmers live
D gives farmers all the equipment they need to work with
E supplies farmers with input only
Commodity boards were responsible for the marketing of the following crops except
A grains
B cocoa
C yams
D palm produce
E groundnut
The difference between the total assets and total liabilities of a farm enterprise within a specified period before taxation is known as
A net profit
B liability
C current asset
D gross profit
E networth
Farm financing may be obtained from the following except
A commercial banks
B agricultural insurance scheme
C mortgage banks
D agricultural and co-operative bank
E savings and thrift societies
When granting loans to farmers, the credit officer should consider mostly the
A age of the farmers
B consumption needs of the farmers
C family size of the farmers
D production and essential need of the farmers
E experience of the farmers
The following are functions of farm manager except
A planning farm programme of work
B co-ordinating the farm activities
C organising sales of farm products
D controlling farm workers
E planting crops and vegetables
Progeny selection involves selection of breeding stock on the basis of
A feed conversion efficiency of the parents
B sire-dam relationships
C merits of the dam only
D merits of each animal
E performance of offspring
An aquarium contains all the following except
A different types of fish
B pieces of broken wood
C clean sand
D supplementary feed
E submerged and floating plants
Night blindness in an animal is caused by a deficiency of
A vitamin A
B calcium
C vitamin B
D phosphurous
E vitamin E
In cattle, high fever and sudden death are symptoms of
A anthrax
B foot rot
C pneumonia
D bloat
E red water
The causal organism of mastitis in cattle is
A fungus
B bacterium
C virus
D protozoan
E worm
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