The windmill is normally used as a source of power in
- A. pumping well water
- B. soil drainage
- C. ridging
- D. erosion control
Which of the following is not an advantage of drip-irrigation?
- A. fertilizers can be applied through the system
- B. there is reduction in the concentration of salt in the root zone
- C. the system operates on a much lower line pressure than sprinkler system
- D. its efficiency on water distribution in steep slopes is poor
The best control ensure for rinderpest disease in cattle is
- A. sanitation
- B. vaccination
- C. use of antibiotics
- D. eradication of infected stock
Which of the following characteristics is not correct of pigs?
- A. prolific animals
- B. efficient feed converters
- C. source of meat
- D. source of land
When a cockerel is castrated, it becomes a
- A. broiler
- B. cock
- C. layer
- D. capon
Daily management routines in poultry include the following except
- A. egg collection
- B. debeaking
- C. water and feed provision
- D. health care
The length of oestrus cycle (in days) in goat is
- A. 16 - 17
- B. 18 - 21
- C. 19 - 20
- D. 20 - 22
Which of the following is not a sign of animal approaching parturition?
- A. soft, pliable and swollen vulva
- B. relaxed cervix
- C. full mammary gland
- D. drop in milk productio
Which of the following may cause disease in a fish pond?
- A. mixed stocking
- B. liming
- C. poor management practices
- D. harvesting
Which of the following is not a breed of cattle?
- A. ndama
- B. sokoto gudali
- C. white fulani
- D. sokoto red
Which of the following activities is correct about agricultural extension agent?
- A. teaching farmers the management of exotic breeds of animals and crops
- B. educating farmers on the use of improved inputs and techniques in agriculture
- C. training school leavers to become professional farmers
- D. encouraging graduates to take up agriculture as a profession
A farmer uses his agricultural loans for the following except
- A. marketing his crops
- B. hiring machineries and tools
- C. purchasing drugs for livestock
- D. paying for seeds
Under normal circumstances, the concept of consumer sovereignty in agriculture implies that
- A. the consumer and not the farmer determines what to produce
- B. both the farmer and the consumer determine what to produce
- C. the consumer and not the farmer owns the means of production
- D. the environmental factors determine what to produce
Investments with long life span in agricultural economics are otherwise known as
- A. capital
- B. entrepreneurship
- C. savings deposit
- D. profit
Which of the following is not a quality for selecting livestock?
- A. feed consumption
- B. egg production
- C. mortality rate
- D. body weight
Agricultural extension programme would succeed in disseminating new ideas to farmers except if the programme
- A. is based on research tested on local conditions
- B. involves the people for which the programme is planned
- C. involved only the support to highly trained agricultural extension specialist
- D. is not kept flexible to contemporary technology
Which of the following is not the role of government in agricultural production?
- A. provision of loans and credits
- B. building of storage facilities
- C. establishment of efficient marketing outlets
- D. provision of labour