Which of the following is not a source of minerals in animal nutrition?
- A. Palm oil
- B. Fish meal
- C. Blood meal
- D. Green pastures
Maize grows best on
- A. Sandy soil
- B. Sandy-clay soil
- C. Loamy soil
- D. Silty-clay soil
The farm practices that does not have a very harmful effect on the soil is
- A. Flooding
- B. Crop rotation
- C. Over grazing
- D. Bush burning
The type of soil formed is affected by the following factors except
- A. Climate
- B. Vegetation
- C. Topography
- D. Farming systems
Which of the following nutrient element is a micro-nutrient
- A. Calcium
- B. Iron
- C. Manganese
- D. Boron
A crop not requiring more than 750mm annual rainfall is most suitable for cultivation in
- A. Rain forest
- B. Sahel savanna
- C. Sudan savanna
- D. Guinea savanna
Some of the by-products of fish include the following except
- A. Fish meal
- B. Leather
- C. Oil
- D. Fish silage
One of the symptoms of vitamin deficiency diseases in livestock includes except
- A. Improved fertility
- B. Loss of appetite
- C. Scurvy
- D. Rickets
The part of the ruminant stomach from which digestive juices secreted is the
- A. Rumen
- B. Reticulum
- C. Abomasum
- D. Paunch
Which one of these is not a factor that affect change in supply of agricultural produce
- A. Technology
- B. Changes in the cost of production
- C. Changes in prices of commodity
- D. Fixed cost
The degree of responsiveness of demand to change in the price of goods or produce is referred to as
- A. Relative Elasticity of demand
- B. Unit Elasticity of demand
- C. Price Elasticity of demand
- D. Perfect Elastic demand
Which one of these is not an advantage of Newspaper as agricultural extension teaching methods?
- A. It is restricted to only few literate farmer
- B. The pictures they often carry serves as useful teaching aids
- C. They are less expensive
- D. They can also be used in areas where there is no electricity
The following are the advantages of the sprinkler method of irrigation except
- A. The system can be made automatic
- B. They are portable making them suitable for use
- C. Rate of application of irrigation water can be controlled
- D. The method may be difficult for local farmers to use
The parent material of a soil is formed from the disintegration of
- A. Sand
- B. Silt
- C. Gravel
- D. Rock
The process whereby rocks are broken down into small particles through both physical and chemical factors is known as
- A. Rock degradation
- B. Weathering
- C. Erosion
- D. Oxidation
If a crop requires 1.5kg phosphorus per hectare, how many kg of manure will be required per hectare is 1kg manure contains 0.32kg of phosphorus
- A. 2.47kg
- B. 4.69kg
- C. 7.35kg
- D. 12.3kg
The commonest method of land tenure in Nigeria is
- A. Outright purchase
- B. State allocation
- C. Pledge
- D. Inheritance
Increase in farm produce is not usually improved by the
- A. use of improved crop varieties
- B. Increased use of manure and fertilizer
- C. Improved sales of crop and livestock
- D. Use of better farm equipment and tools
Which of the following is not a source of farm credit
- A. Mortgage banks
- B. Government agencies
- C. Agricultural banks
- D. Cooperative societies
The incubation period for turkey is
- A. 15 days
- B. 21 days
- C. 32 days
- D. 27 days
Which of the following is not a sign of heat in animals?
- A. Mucous discharge from the rectum
- B. Mucous discharge from the vulva
- C. Mounting of other animals
- D. Restlessness