Primary tillage is also known as
- A. Ploughing
- B. Harrowing
- C. Stumping
- D. Ridging
Which of the following processes is not used in rice processing
- A. Threshing
- B. Winnowing
- C. Perboiling
- D. Fermentation
The following problems are usually associated with subsistence agriculture except
- A. Family labour supply is unreliable
- B. Simple tools are used
- C. It requires a large area of land
- D. No surplus for sale
This is the removal of unwanted plants on the farm
- A. Weeding
- B. Thinning
- C. Mulching
- D. Supplying
Some seeds are raised in the nursery because
- A. The seedlings are weak
- B. The seedling are green
- C. The seedlings love the nursery
- D. So that they can get enough sunshine
Which of the following methods of storage is used for grains
- A. Barns
- B. Cribs
- C. Silos
- D. Refrigerators
_________ is the artificial watering of farmland
- A. Application
- B. Supplying
- C. Manuring
- D. Irrigation
The removal of excess seedlings from a seedbed after the viable seeds have germinated is
- A. Supplying
- B. Thinning
- C. Weeding
- D. Mulching
The following are post planting operations except
- A. Thinning
- B. Supplying
- C. Mulching
- D. Ridging
__________ is a special place prepared for raising seedlings which are later taken to the field for proper planting.
- A. Nursery
- B. Seed space
- C. Primary
- D. Secondary
__________ is the distance of the sown seed in the soil from the soil surface
- A. Planting height
- B. Planting depth
- C. Planting width
- D. Plant deep
One of the followings is not a basic consideration in planting operations
- A. Planting space
- B. Planting time
- C. Planting depth
- D. Planting weed
The young plants that emerge during germination are called
- A. Emmergent plants
- B. Surface plants
- C. Seedlings
- D. Leaves
_______ refers to the appearance of a seedling above soil level.
- A. Emergence
- B. Epicot
- C. Imergence
- D. Emergency
The process whereby the embryo of a seed resumes growth under favourable conditions is called
- A. Plant growth
- B. Germination
- C. Outgrowth
- D. Ingrowth
_________ is the sowing of seed by drilling with stick or knife, followed by dropping seeds and covering them
- A. Broadcasting
- B. Dibbling
- C. Dribbling
- D. Drilling
The following conditions are necessary for germination except
- A. adequate moisture
- B. viable seed
- C. zero temperature
- D. optimum temperature