Which of the following is not a role of science and technology in agricultural development in Nigeria?
- A. Production of chemical fertilizers
- B. Pest and diseases control
- C. Harvesting, processing and packaging
- D. Poor transportation network
The following are solutions to poor transportation network experienced by farmers except
- A. Construction of new roads to open up the rural areas
- B. Provision of motor vehicles, boats and trains to facilitate distribution of farm products.
- C. Reduction in transportation cost to make such affordable to rural farmers.
- D. Presence of bad roads
The mating of unrelated individual animals within the same breed is called
- A. Out breeding
- B. In - breeding
- C. Line breeding
- D. Cross breeding
Which of the followings is not an advantage of Introduction
- A. It enhances greater productivity
- B. It leads to the absence of pests and diseases
- C. It may not perform maximally
- D. Breeds may perform better in terms of quality and quantity
One of the followings is not a type of pond
- A. Metallic pond
- B. Earthen pond
- C. Concrete pond
- D. Plastic pond
In ponds, fish is usually caught with the following except
- A. Pollution
- B. Hook and line
- C. Fish trap
- D. Cast net
The following steps are necessary when establishing a fish pond except
- A. Moisture
- B. Site selection
- C. General survey
- D. Clearing and stumping of site
Fishing methods involves the use of the following different techniques or equipments except
- A. Netting
- B. Trapping
- C. Hooks and Lines
- D. Poisoning
The animal dungs are used as_____to improve the soil fertility
- A. inorganic manure
- B. organic manure
- C. content
- D. mulch
Which of the followings is not an abiotic components of an ecosystem?
- A. Temperature
- B. Oxygen
- C. Topography
- D. Micro-organisms
___________ consists of living factors(plants and animals) interacting with the non-living factors in a farm environment
- A. Ecosystem
- B. Ecology
- C. Surroundings
- D. Community
_________ is concerned with the study of the inter-relationships between groups of organisms living together in an area
- A. Autecology
- B. Synecology
- C. Ecosystem
- D. Ecology
Legumes that produce edible seeds are known as
- A. pulses
- B. grains
- C. cereals
- D. beverages
Water yam is also known as
- A. Dioscorea alata
- B. Dioscorea cayenesis
- C. Dioscorea rotundata
- D. Dioscorea bulbifera
Which of the following is not a pre-planting operations?
- A. land clearing
- B. Stumping
- C. Thinning
- D. Farm layout
Cultural practices can be classified into the following except
- A. pre-planting operations
- B. planting operations
- C. post-planting operations
- D. in-planting operations
The botanical name of maize is
- A. Corn seed
- B. Zea mays
- C. Rattus rattus
- D. Discorea spp
Which of these operations comes first in cultural practice?
- A. Tillage
- B. Ridges
- C. Stumping
- D. Harvesting
Which of the following is not an organic manure?
- A. Green manure
- B. Farmyard manure
- C. Compost
- D. Fertilizer
The following are examples of agricultural extension except
- A. Agro-service centres
- B. Operation feed the nation
- C. Green revolution programme
- D. red revolution programme
__________is used to create awareness and interest in the new ideas and techniques among the majority of the people
- A. mass media method
- B. Individual method
- C. Group method
- D. Many method