The use of animal traction is limited in the forest zones of West Africa because of the
- A. Topography of the forest land
- B. presence of tsetse flies
- C. High amount of rainfall
- D. culture of the people
The device which helps to stabilize heat in an incubator is the
- A. thermometer
- B. hygrometer
- C. barometer
- D. thermostat
Limitations of farm mechanization in West Africa do not include
- A. land fragmentation
- B. high capital investment
- C. availability of spare parts
- D. Purchase of machines
Piglet anaemia can be controlled by using
- A. sulphur drugs
- B. iron drugs
- C. anthelmintics
- D. antibiotics
The data for feed consumption and weighing gain of four farm animals labelled P, Q, R and S are shown below.
P-50kg feed consumed and 20kg weight gained Q-90kg feed consumed and 30kg weight gained R-100kg feed consumed and 25kg weight gained S – 150kg feed consumed and 30kg weight gained.
The feed conversion efficiency of the poorest weight gainer is
- A. 0.4
- B. 0.33
- C. 0.25
- D. 0.2
The main objective of establishing forest in the arid region is to
- A. check desert encroachment
- B. provide firewood for cooking
- C. provide bush-meat
- D. improve the beauty of the environment.
A sow that is not producing milk after farrowing should be given
- A. oxytocin
- B. antibiotic
- C. anthelmintic drug
- D. sulphaquinoxaline.
Corns, rhizomes and tubers are examples of
- A. underground stems
- B. underground roots
- C. modified leaves
- D. aerial stems
If T represents the gene for tallness while t represents dwarfness
When a tall (TT) crop is crossed with a dwarf (tt) crop, the resultant crops will be
- A. 100% dwarf
- B. 100% tall
- C. 50% tall and 50% dwarf
- D. 75% tall and 25% dwarf.
The forest management system which involves the planting of both food crops and forest trees on the same piece of land at the same time is known as
- A. Selective exploitation
- B. Taungya
- C. Slips
- D. cuttings
If T represents the gene for tallness while t represents dwarfness
The genotypic ratio of the second filial generation will be
- A. 3 : 1
- B. 1 : 2 : 1
- C. 2 : 2
- D. 4 : 0
Poaching is prohibited in game reserves to
- A. reduce wildlife population
- B. conserve wildlife
- C. starve hunters
- D. protect hunters from wild animals.
Which of the following groups of rocks is formed as a result of volcanic eruption?
- A. Limestone, basalt and shale
- B. Basalt, granite and pumice
- C. Sandstone, granite and quartzite
- D. Marble, gneiss and shale.
The following are advantages of sub-surface irrigation except that
- A. it is suitable for soils with low water holding capacity
- B. it can be used only for specific types of crops
- C. the rate of evaporation is greatly reduced
- D. it reduces the incidence of pests
Crop rotation decreases the incidence of pests by
- A. breaking life cycles of pests
- B. attracting pest predators
- C. Sterilizing the soil
- D. maintaining soil fertility.
Tomatoes are staked in order to
- A. accelerate their growth
- B. induce flowering
- C. accelerate fruit ripening
- D. prevents rotting of fruits
In crop production, ginger is propagated by
- A. seeds
- B. bulbs
- C. rhizome
- D. corn
The instrument which enables a surveyor to find the direction of a base line is
- A. Abney level
- B. ranging pole
- C. plumb bob
- D. magnetic compass
The following crops will enrich the soil with nitrates except
- A. Calopogonium
- B. pueraria
- C. centrosema
- D. Axonopus
Yellow colouration of the lower leaves of a growing maize plant may be due to deficiency in
- A. potassium
- B. phosphorus
- C. zinc
- D. nitrogen
Which of the following statements is correct about micro-nutrients? They
- A. Promote formation of only root nodules
- B. are required by plants in very small quantities
- C. are fixed into the soil through microbial activity
- D. increase crop tolerance to pest attack.