Which of the following pairs of livestock diseases could be contracted through inhalation?
- A. Coccidiosis and rinderpest
- B. Newcastle disease and aspergillosis
- C. Anthrax and tuberculosis
- D. Gumboro and brucellosis
Which of the following statements about underground drainage is true
- A. Ditches are constructed to remove excess water
- B. Ditches are dug from a source of water to the farmland
- C. Furrows are constructed to direct water out of the farmland
- D. Water seeps into tiles to reach an outlet where it is discharged
Grading of farm produce is important because it
- A. maintains produce quality
- B. prolongs storability
- C. facilitates pricing
- D. facilitates transportation
The part of a disc plough to which discs are connected is
- A. furrow wheel
- B. standard
- C. scraper
- D. beam
The number of teats in the udder of a cow is
- A. four
- B. two
- C. six
- D. eight
Which of the following paring enterprise could best be combined with fish farming for mutual benefits?
I. Vegetable production
II. Beekeeping
III. Poultry production
- A. I and III only
- B. I, II and III
- C. I and II only
- D. II and III only
Steaming up ration should be fed to
- A. pregnant animals
- B. weaned young animals
- C. breeding female animals
- D. lactating animals
Monocotyledonous crops are characterized by
- A. parallel-veined leaves
- B. woody stems and branches
- C. taproot system
- D. net-veined leaves
The storage structure usually installed by the government for bulk storage of grains in West Africa is
- A. crib
- B. rhombus
- C. bin
- D. silo
In order to backup extension messages, an extension agent should
- A. provide marketing channels for farmers
- B. assist farmers in locating sources of farm inputs
- C. procure agricultural loans for farmers
- D. provide modern machines to farmers
Which of the following products is not a primary forest product?
- A. Plup
- B. Fuelwood
- C. Timber
- D. Mushroom
The farming system generally recommended for farm settlement scheme is
- A. pastoral farming
- B. mixed cropping
- C. continuous cropping
- D. mixed farming
A major reason for encouraging afforestation in arid regions of West Africa is to
- A. serve as forest reserve for wildlife conservation
- B. serve as windbreak to check desert encroachment
- C. increase timber production for export
- D. provide shade for crops sin taungya farming
Post-planting operations in cocoa plantation include
I. rogueing
II. stumping
III. mulching
- A. I and II only
- B. I, II and III
- C. I and III only.
- D. II and III only
The diagrams below illustrate different sources of farm power. Study them and answer the question.
Which of the illustrated sources of farm power decrease in efficiency due to constant use?
- A. II and III only
- B. I and III only
- C. I and II only
- D. I, II and III
The diagrams below illustrate different sources of farm power. Study them and answer the question.
The machinery illustrated in diagram III could be used to power
I. planters
II. dryers
III. sprayers
- A. II and III only
- B. I and III only
- C. I and II only
- D. I, II and III
The diagrams below illustrate different sources of farm power. Study them and answer the question.
Which of the illustrated sources of farm power is the cheapest
- A. II
- B. III
- C. IV
- D. I
Rural-urban migration of farm labour could be prevented by
- A. increasing the cost of acquiring farmland
- B. employing more extension agents for farmers
- C. increasing the size of farmland for cultivation
- D. establishing agro-based industries in villages
Day-neutral crops are crops that produce flowers regardless of
- A. daylength being longer than the length of night
- B. extremely low temperature
- C. amount of sunlight received by flowering plants
- D. extremely high temperature
Cotton stainer is an insect pest of
- A. cotton
- B. pepper
- C. okro
- D. onion