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A reddish coloured soil indicates the presence of
- A. copper
- B. sodium
- C. iron
- D. manganese
65
The following are types of sedimentary rocks except
- A. granites
- B. loimestone
- C. sandstone
- D. dolomite
66
Which of the following biotic factors are usually used to control cassava mealbugs?
- A. parasites
- B. predators
- C. pests
- D. pathogens
67
The most important use of land for agriculture production is
- A. grazing paddocks
- B. botanical gardens
- C. game reserves
- D. farmstead construction
68
The practice of planting one type of annual crop each season is referred to as
- A. monoculture
- B. continuous cropping
- C. mono-cropping
- D. horticulture
69
Which of the following is not a government agricultural programme?
- A. Operation Feed the Nation
- B. Agricultural Development Projects
- C. Farm Settliment Schemes
- D. West Africa Rice Development
70
Which of the following land tenure system allows the owner greatest freedom to dispose of the land as he wishes?
- A. communal
- B. free-hold
- C. lease-hold
- D. share-cropping
71
Farmers who plant improved maize would harvest
- A. pest-infested maize grains
- B. a high yield of maize
- C. plants with long stalks
- D. maize cobs with scattered grains
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Which of the following benefits of agriculture is of least importance to the peasant farmer?
- A. materials for shelter
- B. employment
- C. foreign exchange
- D. income