Groundnut grows best on a
- A. well-drained,light sandy-loam soil
- B. well-drained,clayey friable soil
- C. swampy,sandy-clay soil
- D. well-drained,clayey-loam soil
swollen shoot disease of cocoa is caused by
- A. virus
- B. fungus
- C. bacteria
- D. nematode
A vegetatively propagated citrus plant will produce fruits earlier than the one established from seeds because
- A. it would not suffer from gummosis disease
- B. insect pests do not attack it
- C. it is more advanced at the time of establishment
- D. the flowers are wind pollinated
Tomato plants are staked for the following reasons except to
- A. produce clean fruits
- B. reduce pest damage to fruits
- C. increase the yield
- D. improve the taste
The main reason for removing the barks of cassava tubers before processing the tuber is to
- A. reduce the water content
- B. improve the protein content of products
- C. improve the shelf life of products
- D. reduce the cyanide content of products
Perboiling in the processing of rice
- A. improves its digestibility
- B. increaese grain mass
- C. reduces the percentage of breakage
- D. facilitates the polishing of rice
During photosynthesis, green plants convert carbon dioxide to
- A. chlorophyll
- B. carbohydrate
- C. protein
- D. carbonic acid
The term supplying in crop production means
- A. pruning excess branches of crops
- B. spacing out crops during planting
- C. replacing ungerminated seeds on seedbeds
- D. adding enough fertilizer to the crop
Which of the following statement about farmstead planning is false?
- A. administartive blocks should not be located close to the entrance of the farmstead
- B. waste disposal unit should be located far away from the main farm area
- C. all buildings should be well ventilated with good lightings
- D. animal pens should not be located too close to the worker's house
A farm surveying equipment made of steel and used for measuring short distance is called
- A. prismatic compass
- B. measuring tape
- C. gunter's chain
- D. theodolite
An incubator is important in supplying
- A. heat for day-old chicks
- B. heat for embryo develoment
- C. light for cadling eggs
- D. feed to chicks
The implement used for pulverizing the soil is the
- A. planter
- B. ridger
- C. horrow
- D. plough
Considering all costs, the cheapest source of energy for domestic use is
- A. eloectricity
- B. sunlight
- C. biogas
- D. water
Excessive drainage of soil water can be checked by the addition of adequate quantities of
- A. N.P.K 15 - 15 - 15
- B. sulphate of ammonia
- C. single superphosphate
- D. compost manure
The following equipment can be used for irrigation except
- A. bucket
- B. watering can
- C. knapsack sprayer
- D. siphon tube
A farmer applied NPK 15:11:8 at planting. What is the percentage of potassium in the fertilizer?
- A. 23.53%
- B. 32.35%
- C. 33.33%
- D. 44.12%
Which of the following statements about bush burning is false?
- A. it releases mineral nutrients bound in plant tissues
- B. it encourages the growth of fresh grasses
- C. the heat generated destroys pests
- D. the heat generated increases the population of soil organisms
sources of nitrogen to the soil include the following except
- A. lightening
- B. urea
- C. blue-green algae
- D. residues of burning activities
Which of the following crops should be planted on a piece of land that has been repeatedly cropped with maize?
- A. guinea corn
- B. millet
- C. rice
- D. cowpea
Which of the following statement is not true about waterlogged soils?
- A. such soils are heavily leached
- B. dentrifying bacteria are more active in such soil than nitrifying bacteria
- C. nitrosomonas yield bet in such soils
- D. soil temperature is usually low
The three most important physical factors that influence rock weathering are
- A. colour,particle size and hardness of rock
- B. particle size,hardness and degree of cementation
- C. hardness,degrss of cementation and colour
- D. particle size, temperature and colour