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Agricultural education programmes for rural youth will reduce the
Arate of adoption of innovations
Bpopulation of youth in rural areas
Cage at which youth will venture into family life
Ddependncy of youth on parents
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Question 2
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Which of the following statements is not true about profit and loss account of a farm?
Ait is prepared at the end of business period usually a year
Ball expenses and purchases are listed on the right-hand side
Call expenses and purchases are listed on the left-hand side
Dall receipts and sales are listed on the right-hand side
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Question 3
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Agricultural credits should be put to the following uses except
Apurchase of inputs
Bmeeting family needs
Cimprovement of structures
Dadoption of innovations
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Question 4
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The demand for agricultural produce is generally
Aelastic
Binelastic
Cunitary
Dstatic
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Question 5
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A farmer sold all his harvested maize totaling 260 kg at N5.50 per kg, thereby making a profit of N430.00. Determine the percentage profit per kg of maize sold.
A35%
B40%
C43%
D52%
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Question 6
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A farmer sold all his harvested maize totaling 260 kg at N5.50 per kg, thereby making a profit of N430.00. Calculate the production cost of maize per kg.
AN4.05
BN3.85
CN3.75
DN3.65
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Question 7
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Fertilizing a fish pond with compost manure would most likely
Adecrease phytoplankton population and decrease fish yield
Bdecrease phytoplankton population and increase fish yield
Cincrease phytoplankton population and decrease fish yield
Dincrease phytoplankton and increase fish yield
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Question 8
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When a farmer tries to eradicate snails from pastures, he is attempting to control
Aticks
Btapeworms
Ctrypanosomiasis
Dliver flukes
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Question 9
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When poultry flock, the birds keep passing out green, foul-smelling faeces with nervous symptoms, it means that the farmer
Ahas not asministered newcastle disease vaccine
Bneglected to treat them againt gumboro disease
Cis giving the birds protein-deficient diet
Dis feeding a diet high on calcium
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Question 10
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Which of the following livestock diseases affects the reproductive system?
Amastitis
Bbrucellosis
Crinderpest
Danthrax
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Question 11
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Which of the following groups of macro-nutrients is a constituent of protein?
Anitrogen,phosphorus and sulphur
Bcalcium,magnesium and potassium
Cmagnesium,calcium and phosphorus
Dsulphur,magnesium and potassium
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Question 12
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A wall is usually constructed in piggeries to
Aserve as points for providing drinking water
Bmake drainage of pens easier
Cprovide baths for pigs
Dreduce piglet's mortality during birth
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Question 13
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In which of the following systems of poultry management can the spread of diseases be kept to a minimum?
Abattery cage
Bdeep litter
Cfold
Dfree range
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Question 14
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The hormone that influences the movement of the pelvic ligaments during parturition in farm animals is known as
Arelaxin
Bprolactin
Cprogesterone
Doestrogen
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Question 15
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The gestation period of ewe is
A90 days
B115 days
C131 days
D149 days
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Question 16
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Fluids from the cowpers and prostate gland help in the following except
Aclearing the urethra of the trace
Bprovision of nuritents for spermatozoa survival
Cmixing with speermatozoa to form sperm ejaculation
Dmaintaining the proper functioning of the testes
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Question 17
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Ruminants do not normally show deficiency symptoms of vitamin B complex because
Athe grasses they consume are very rich in the vitamins
Bthey do not need the vitamins
Cthey tolerate the deficiency of these vitamins
Dthe bacteria in their rumen synthesize the vitamins
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Question 18
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Which of the following structures is not connected to the urethra of a bull?
Abladder
Bepididymis
Ctestis
Drectum
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Question 19
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Assuming that in sheep, the allele for black coat colour is dominant over that for brown coat colour. Crossing a heterzygote black with a homozygote brown will produce
A100% brown coat coloured offspring
B75% brown coat coloured offspring
C50% brown coat coloured offspring
D25% brown coat coloured offspring
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Question 20
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Assuming that in sheep, the allele for black coat colour is dominant over that for brown coat colour. What percentage of the F generation will have black colour when two heterozygotes are crossed?
