Which of the following is not a problem of forest management?
- A. absence of adequate information on the ecosystems
- B. inadequate support from government for the development of forest resources
- C. planting different varieties of timber
- D. indiscriminate destruction of forest resources by bush fire
Which of the following is not correct about stylosanthes gracilis? it
- A. is an animal legume
- B. is propagated by seed
- C. is drought resistant
- D. produces nodules
Gunning is a method of processing
- A. cocoa
- B. cotton
- C. oil palm
- D. rubber
The following are necessary operation in maize cultivation except
- A. weeding
- B. thinning
- C. nursery practices
- D. fertilizer application
The main aim of mechanised agriculture is
- A. reducing maturation time for crops
- B. decreasing number of pests
- C. having a large land area for cultivation
- D. reducing cost of production
Which of the following farm practices is not mechanized?
- A. planting
- B. fertilizer application
- C. bush clearing
- D. transplanting
Which of the following surveying equipment is used for measuring angles during farm surveying?
- A. theodolite
- B. measuring tape
- C. gunter's chain
- D. abney level
Which of the following is the correct order for land preparation?
- A. land clearing-ploughing-harrowing-ridging
- B. land-clearing-harrowing-ploughing-ridging
- C. land-clearing-ploughing-ridging-harrowing
- D. land-clearing-harrowing-ridging-ploughing
An important farm machine used for coupling many implements is
- A. disc horrow
- B. harvester
- C. tractor
- D. plough
The most suitable source of power for stationary equipment on a farm is
- A. machine
- B. electricity
- C. animal
- D. man
The main source of power for subsistence equipment 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. preventing the build-up of pests and diseases
- D. adding humus to the soil
Fertile soil is one which
- A. is easily drained
- B. is well aerated
- C. can produce a good harvest of cowpea
- D. contains all essential plant nutrients in suitable proportions
If urea fertilizer contains 46% nitrogen. calculate the amount of nitrogen in 25 kg bag of fertilizer?
- A. 11.5 kg
- B. 13.5 kg
- C. 21.5 kg
- D. 36.5 kg
The type of soil with a particle size of 0.02 to 0.002 mm is
- A. clay
- B. silt
- C. fine sand
- D. coarse sand
The easiest method of determining soil texture in the field is by
- A. moulding
- B. sieving
- C. feeling
- D. sedimenting
The horizon of 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 absorption