The most suitable source of power for stationary equipment on the farm is
- A. machinery
- B. electricity
- C. animal
- D. man
The main source of power for subsistence agriculture is
- A. animal
- B. machine
- C. electricity
- D. man
The method of irrigation suitable for use on a steep slope is
- A. sprinkler irrigation
- B. flood
- C. furrow irrigation
- D. shadoof
The effects of practicing crop rotation include the following except
- A. maintaining and improving soil fertility
- B. controlling soil erosion
- C. adding humus to the soil
- D. preventing the build-up of pests and diseases
Fertile soil is one which
- A. which easily drained
- B. is well aerated
- C. can produce a good harvest of cowpea
- D. contain all essential plant nutrients in suitable proportion
If urea fertilizer contains 46% nitrogen, calculate the amount of nitrogen in 25kg bag of fertilizer?
- A. 11.5kg
- B. 13.5kg
- C. 21.5kg
- D. 26.5kg
The type of soil with a particle size of 0.02 to 0.002mm is
- A. clay
- B. slit
- C. fine sand
- D. coarse sand
The easiest method of determining soil texture in the field is by
- A. moulding
- B. sieving
- C. sedimenting
- D. feeling
The horizon of a soil profile which encourages the greatest level of microbial activity is
- A. A - horizon
- B. B - horizon
- C. C - horizon
- D. D - horizon
Which of the following rocks is formed from shale?
- A. marble
- B. slate
- C. quartzite
- D. limestone
Rain water is made available to crops through
- A. evaporation
- B. transpiration
- C. surface drainage
- D. root absorbtion
The following processes in crops are sensitive to daylength except
- A. fruiting
- B. growth
- C. flowering
- D. branching
Which of the following groups of animals is usually kept in game reserves?
- A. cattle, sheep and goats
- B. camels, donkeys and horses
- C. chicken, duck and turkeys
- D. lions, elephants and donkeys
Financial assistance from government to the farmers is usually in the following forms except
- A. loan
- B. tax
- C. credit
- D. susidy
The most common factor affecting land use is
- A. population pressure
- B. solar radiation
- C. climatic influence
- D. type of soil
Output is higher in commercial agriculture because of the following reasons except
- A. adequate finance
- B. cultivation of large hectares of land
- C. employment of large labour force
- D. utilization of complex farm machinery
Subsistence agriculture is characterized by
- A. used of machines
- B. large scale production
- C. small farm holdings
- D. intensive use of inputs
Food shortage can be minimized by
- A. efficient pest control services
- B. natural hazards
- C. illegal exportation of farm produce
- D. hoarding
The main objectives of agriculture is
- A. income generation
- B. provision of employment
- C. food production
- D. provision of shelter
What is the percentage water content of soil sample which weighed 180g when fresh and 120g when oven-dried?
- A. 20.14%
- B. 25.00%
- C. 33.33%
- D. 60.00%
The system in which a farmer uses a piece of land for a period and abandons it for another land is called
- A. crop rotation
- B. mix cropping
- C. shifting cultivation
- D. leg farming