Determine the ratio of nutrients in NPK 5-10-15.
- A. 1:2:2
- B. 1:2:3
- C. 1:3:1
- D. 2:1:3
The following bacteria are important in the nitrogen cycle except?
- A. bacillus
- B. nitrobacter
- C. nitrosomonas
- D. rhizobium
Which of the following crops can conveniently replace maize in the table?
- A. cassava
- B. cashew
- C. mango
- D. millet
The cropping system illustrated in the table is?
- A. mixed cropping
- B. crop rotation
- C. shifting cultivation
- D. land rotation
The structure of sandy soils can be described as?
- A. platy
- B. crumby
- C. single-grained
- D. bloc
The deficiency of nitrogen in a maize plant can be corrected by applying?
- A. potassium chloride
- B. muriate of potash
- C. sulphate of ammonia
- D. calcium carbonate
An oven dried soil sample of mass 8g had a mass of 1.6g after it was completely burnt. Determine the percentage of humus in the soil sample.
- A. 6.4%
- B. 9.6%
- C. 20%
- D. 80%
Water which rises above the water table in the soil and is held in fine medium pores between soil particles by surface tension is?
- A. hygroscopic water
- B. gravitational water
- C. capillary water
- D. percolating water
Igneous rocks can easily be identified through their?
- A. glassy apperance
- B. coarse texture
- C. stratified layers
- D. fossil contents
Which factor of production has the following characteristics?
I.Free gift of nature
II.Limited in supply
III.Immobile
- A. land
- B. labour
- C. capital
- D. entrepreneur
The major objective of farm planning is to?
- A. maximize the use of available resources
- B. control insects pests of crops
- C. control diseases among animals
- D. reduce losses due to natural disasters
Calculate the area of the farmland.
- A. 0.32ha
- B. 0.36ha
- C. 0.47ha
- D. 0.52ha
The illustrated equipment is used for?
- A. making drills
- B. marking stations
- C. marking chain lengths
- D. making holes for transplating
The illustrated equipment is called?
- A. arrow
- B. harpoon
- C. wooden peg
- D. ranging pole
Mechanical power is not usually required in?
- A. soil tillage
- B. fertilizer application
- C. staking of yams
- D. planting of seeds
Which of the following statement is not true about farming in West Africa?
- A. farm labour is highly inefficient
- B. farm workers are poorly paid
- C. getting reliable labour is difficult
- D. mechanisation is fully adopted
Quarantine measures in agriculture are aimed at?
- A. regulating cost of importation of crops and animals
- B. preventing the introduction of pests and diseases
- C. maintaining genetic purity of crops and animals
- D. introducing new varieties of crops and breeds of animals
A nation exports agricultural produce mainly to?
- A. provide food
- B. create employment
- C. earn foreign exchange
- D. provide raw materials