Agricultural Science

The most important use of land for agriculture production is?

A. grazing paddocks B. botanical gardens C. game reserves D. farmstead construction Correct Answer: Option A A. grazing paddocks

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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 Correct Answer: Option C C. mono-cropping

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Which of the following is not a government agricultural programme?

A. Operation Feed the Nation B. Agricultural Development Projects C. Farm Settlement Schemes D. West Africa Rice Development Correct Answer:…

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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 Correct Answer: Option B B. free-hold

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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…

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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 Correct Answer: Option C C. foreign exchange

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The method of disseminating new farming techniques to farmers include the following except?

A. result demonstration B. use of radio C. use of television D. organizing symposia Correct Answer: Option A A. result…

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Farm gate price is the price at which?

A. produce are sold to the government B. produce are sold in the market C. producers sell to the middlemen…

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How would an individual proposing to start a farm obtain estimates of yield, prices and cost needed in preparing a budget?

A. from his past experience B. by trial and error C. from agricultural officers or local farmers D. from books…

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The law of diminishing returns helps in?

A. determining the proportion of production factors to combine B. determining the qualities of fixed resources to use in production…

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