Which of the following factors influence agricultural production is biotic factor?
- A. parasite
- B. soil PH
- C. topography
- D. soil texture
The alternate heating and cooling of rocks result in
- A. sublimation
- B. volatilization
- C. solidification
- D. fragmentation
The problems associated with land tenure through inheritance include the following except
- A. small land holdings for family members
- B. hatred among family members arising from land sharing
- C. right of individuals to free use and control of inherited land
- D. difficulty to sell part of inherited land
A piece of land is said to be on lease to a farmer when the land is
- A. inherited from the father
- B. given to him as a gift
- C. given as compensation
- D. given for a specific period on rental basis
Farm surveying equipment include the following except
- A. Abney level
- B. Compass
- C. Spade
- D. Gunter's chain
Which of the following sources of farm power is most versatile in West Africa?
- A. Biogas
- B. animal
- C. wind
- D. water
A periodic maintenance activity carried out using a farm tractor is
- A. checking of radiator water
- B. checking of tire pressure
- C. cleaning after use
- D. changing of engine oil
Which of the following equipment is a farm implement?
- A. dryer
- B. sheller
- C. mower
- D. mistblower
The average weather condition of a place, measured over a long period of time is called
- A. climate
- B. wind
- C. rainfall
- D. temperature
A farmer bought a farm implement for ₦12,500 in 2007. At the end of the fourth year, he sold it for ₦4,300. The annual depreciation of the implement is
- A. ₦4,300
- B. ₦3,125
- C. ₦2,050
- D. ₦1,075
The source of food for fishes in the river is called
- A. rotten leaves
- B. planktons
- C. micro-organism
- D. algae
Which of the following is a friend of farmer
- A. earthworm
- B. aphid
- C. grasshopper
- D. termite
Rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten rocks called magma ejected from beneath the earth’s crust is
- A. Igneous rock
- B. Metamorphic rock
- C. Caleima rock
- D. Sedimentary rock
What is the full meaning of IITA?
- A. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture
- B. International Institution of Tropical Agriculture
- C. Institute of Investment and Trade Agriculture
- D. Interlude Institute of Tropical Agriculture
Which of the following is not a characteristic of metamorphic rock?
- A. they are colourless
- B. some occur in layers
- C. they may contain fossils
- D. they may be hard and massive
The study of insect pests of crops is called
- A. entomology
- B. pathology
- C. agronomy
- D. synecology
The practice of bee farming is called
- A. Apiculture
- B. Heliculture
- C. Forestry
- D. Agronomy
Which of the following is not an example of edaphic factors?
- A. rocks
- B. soil
- C. topography
- D. storm
Which of the following agricultural extensions aims at reaching a large number of farmers at the same time?
- A. mass method
- B. group method
- C. individual method
- D. contact method
The main processes involved in the marketing of cotton include the following except
- A. wedding
- B. processing
- C. grading
- D. packaging
An advantage of extensive system of rearing goats is
- A. low labour requirement
- B. easy control of disease
- C. indiscriminate mating
- D. exposure to adverse weather conditions