If cassava is planted at a spacing of 1m x 1m, what will be the plant population on 1 hectare of land?
- A. 10,000
- B. 5,000
- C. 1,000
- D. 500
- E. 100
Which of the following is obtained from rubber tree?
- A. fibre
- B. latex
- C. sisal
- D. silk
- E. gum
Which of the following crops is propagated by suckers?
- A. pineapple
- B. citrus
- C. tobacco
- D. mango
- E. carrot
Which of these groups of crops require nursery for their successful cultivation?
- A. rice, maize, pepper and okro
- B. cassava, guinea corn, tomato and cowpea
- C. tomato, orange, soya bean and rice
- D. cocoa, orange, tomato and oil palm
- E. yam, mango, cassava and pineapple
In a farm lay-out, the best site for a fish pond is
- A. a steep slope
- B. an undulating land
- C. a flat land
- D. a gently sloping valley
- E. a hill top
One hectare of a school farm equals
- A. 1000cm2
- B. 1000m2
- C. 10,000cm2
- D. 10,000m2
- E. 100,000m2
Combine harvester is usually used for harvesting
- A. pepper
- B. rice
- C. tomato
- D. rubber
- E. groundnut
Which of the following groups of farm equipment use electricity as their source of power?
- A. milking machine, incubator and refrigerator
- B. incubator, sprayer, refrigerator and water pump
- C. planter, milking machine and sprayer
- D. sprayer, incubator and harvester
- E. harvester, milking machine, planter and incubator
The major advantage of drainage in agriculture is
- A. promoting growth of micro-organisms
- B. supplying adequate nutrients to the soil
- C. removing excess water from the soil
- D. aiding decomposition of materials in the soil
- E. making aeration of the soil very difficult
The system of irrigation whereby water is introduced as a sheet over farmland is referred to as
- A. shadoof
- B. channel
- C. flooding
- D. underground
- E. drip
Fruit formation in plants may be delayed by excessive availability of
- A. nitrogen
- B. phosphorus
- C. carbon
- D. sulphur
- E. molybdenum
If the percentage of nitrogen in ammonium sulphate fertilizer is 20%, calculate the amount of nitrogen in 500 kg of the fertilizer.
- A. 20 kg
- B. 40 kg
- C. 50 kg
- D. 100 kg
- E. 250 kg
The particle size of silt is
- A. above 2 mm
- B. 0.2 mm-2 mm
- C. 0.02 mm-0.2 mm
- D. 0.002 mm-0.02 mm
- E. below 0.002 mm
Which of the following is not a property of clay soil? it
- A. is heavy
- B. has low capillarity
- C. contains little pore spaces
- D. hardens and cakes when dry
- E. has high plasticity
Which of the following is an organic manure?
- A. lime
- B. basic slag
- C. ammonium nitrate
- D. super phosphate
- E. compost
The components of soil include the following except
- A. living organisms
- B. moisture
- C. mineral matter
- D. humus
- E. light
Gneiss id a metamorphic rock formed from
- A. sandstone
- B. slate
- C. shale
- D. clay
- E. granite
Which of the following does not fit into the agricultural use of land?
- A. mining
- B. forest establishment
- C. crop production
- D. animal production
- E. fish production
The effects of high environmental temperature on dairy cows include the following except
- A. fever
- B. high feed intake
- C. high water intake
- D. low milk production
- E. restlessness
Which of the following uses of land should be given more attention in Nigeria for self sufficiency in food production?
- A. construction of roads
- B. building of research centres
- C. establishment of wildlife
- D. establishment of agriculture and forestry
- E. construction of fish ponds
The provision of farm inputs to farmers by government can best be described as
- A. loan
- B. capital
- C. credit
- D. subsidy
- E. gift