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Artificial scarcity of agricultural produce is often caused by the following marketing agents except
A farmers
B wholesalers
C middlemen
D co-operatives
Marketing processes do not include
A production
B assembling
C distribution
D processing
Rural farmers mostly obtain loans from
A government
B international monetary fund
C merchant banks
D money lenders
Which of the following is an effect of stability of market price in agricultural production?
A profit of the producer would be constant with input cost
B wholesalersearn more from sales
C profit of the retailer will be decreased
D consumers will look for chaeper alternatives
Given a normal situation, what effect will an increase in the supply of cowpea have on its market price? The price
A increases
B decreases
C is unaffected
D is unpredictable
The demand for agricultural produce is generally
A elastic
B inelastic
C unnitary
D static
The factor of production whose reward is profit is
A land
B labour
C capital
D entrepreneurship
The type of labour available to peasant farmers is
A family labour
B paid labour
C skilled labour
D migrant labour
Which of the following is not true about adding organic manure to a fish pond? it
A reduces the pH of water considerably
B accelerates the growth of planktons
C leads to water pollution
D leads to the depletion of oxygen
A herbivorous fish specie which breeds fast and is suitable for culture in a pond is
A Clarias lazera
B Tilapia zilli
C Gymnarchus niloticus
D Chrysichythys nigrodigitatus
A tapeworm absorbs food from its host through the
A mouth
B scolex
C hook
D body surface
The eradication of tse-tse flies can prevent
A cocccidiosis
B aspegillosis
C tuberculosis
D trypanosomiasis
The part of the body normally affected by fowl pox disease is the
A comb
B beak
C feather
D vent
An example of a viral disease of farm animals is
A coccidiosis
B mastitis
C foot rot
D newcattle disease
In cattle, constant coughing with production of blood stained sputum are signs of
A rinderpest
B anthrax
C brucellosis
D tuberculosis
The natural ability of the body of farm animal to resist invasion of diseases is called
A quarantine
B vaccination
C immunity
D isolation
In animal nutrition, iodine is essential for the production of
A thyroxin
B oxytocin
C insulin
D progesterone
A broiler starter feed should contain
A high protein but low carbohydrate content
B low protein but high carbohydrate content
C low protein and carbohydrate content
D high protein and carbohydrate content
Production of chicks on a large scale can be achieved using a/an
A incubator
B broiler
C candler
D debeaker
The hormone which is secreted by the testes and its responsible for stimulating male sexual characteristics is known as
A progesterone
B testosterone
C gonadotropin
D oestrogen
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