Agriculture contributes to the economy of West African Countries through the following means except
2
Which of the following statements about agricultural development is true? It leads to I. increased processing of produce II. increased food production III. high productivity IV. increased agricultural labour force
3
Under the commercial land tenure system, farmers find it difficult to secure loans because
4
Government plays important role in the development of agriculture through the following means except
5
Which of the following factors does not influence the distribution of cattle in West Africa?
6
Poaching is prohibited in game reserves to
7
Soil water that is available for root absorption at field capacity is
8
Which of the following factors are causes of deforestation in West Africa? I. expansion of cultivated land II. high population growth rate III. conservation of wildlife in game reserves IV. urban growth
9
In which layer of the soil profile do most biological activities occur?
10
Which of the following statements is correct about micro-nutrients? They
11
Which of the following properties of soil determines its water-holding capacity? I. Texture II. pH III. Colour IV. Structure
12
Which of the following statements about soil organisms is false?
13
A detrimental effect of bush burning is that it
14
The following crops will enrich the soil with nitrates except
15
Which of the following groups of rocks is formed as a result of volcanic eruption?
16
The following fertilizers can be used to neutralize soil acidity except
17
The following are advantages of sub-surface irrigation except that
18
Which of the following statement is a disadvantage of human power? it
19
The instrument which enables a surveyor to find the direction of a base line is
20
Limitations of farm mechanization in West Africa do not include
21
The use of animal traction is limited in the forest zones of West Africa because of the
22
The correct sequence for the use of coupled implements for land preparation is
23
Corms,rhizomes and tubers are examples of
24
Tomatoes are staked in order to
25
In crop production, ginger is propagated by
26
A regulatory control of diseases in crop production is
27
Yellow colouration of the lower leave of a growing maize plant may be due to deficiency in
28
Which of the following insects transmits swollen shoot disease of cocoa?
29
The main objectives of establishing forest in the arid regions is to
30
The forest management system which involves the planting of both food crops and forest trees on the same piece of land at the same time is known as
31
Pineapple is widely propagated using
32
Which of the following crops has a fibrous root system?
33
The process of grafting in crop production involves
34
Crop rotation decreases the incidence of pests by
35
If the recommended spacing for a tree crop is 2.5cm by 4.0m.determine the number of seedlings required to plant a 2 hectare farmland.
36
Close to the time of harvesting of cotton, sunshine is needed to ensure the production of boils that are
37
If T represents the gene for tallness while t represents dwarfness. When a tall (TT) crop is crossed with a dwarf (tt) crop, the resultant crop will be
38
If T represents the gene for tallness while t represents dwarfness. The genotypic ratio of the second filial generation will be
39
The correct sequence of feed utilization in farm animals is
40
Sexual maturity in farm animal is not influenced by their
41
A sow that is not producing milk after farrowing should be given
42
In preparing for parturition of a sow,warmth should be provided to
43
The device which would help to stabilize heat in an incubator is the
44
In animal production, newly-born rabbits are called
45
The weight of a sheep increased from 25kg to 45kg in two months. If the total consumption during the period was 60kg,determine the feed conversion ratio.
46
Which of the following diseases commonly occur during brooding? I. yolk sac infection II. coccidiosis III. fowlpox IV. pullorum
47
Piglet anaemia can be controlled by using
48
Which of the following parasites lives inside the body of its host?
49
Tsetse flies are of economic importance in livestock production because they transmit
50
A young female cattle which has never calved is known as
51
Which type of loan should a farmer obtain to start an oil palm plantation?
52
The most important factor which determines the demand for cowpea by consumers is the
53
Land in agricultural business is a durable asset because
54
A cowpea farmer obtained a loan of D50,000.oo from his co-operative society at an interest rate of 5%. Calculate the interest to be paid on the borrowed capital after one year?
55
The main function of an agricultural extension agent is to
