Agricultural Science

Which of the following nutrient element is a micro-nutrient?

A. Calcium B. Iron C. Manganese D. Boron Correct Answer: Option A A. Calcium Explanation Calcium is a macronutrient [nutrients…

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A crop not requiring more than 750mm annual rainfall is most suitable for cultivation in?

A. Rain forest B. Sahel savanna C. Sudan savanna D. Guinea savanna Correct Answer: Option B B. Sahel savanna Explanation…

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Some of the by-products of fish include the following except?

A. Fish meal B. Leather C. Oil D. Fish silage Correct Answer: Option B B. Leather Explanation Leather cannot be…

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One of the symptoms of vitamin deficiency diseases in livestock includes except?

A. Improved fertility B. Loss of appetite C. Scurvy D. Rickets Correct Answer: Option A A. Improved fertility Explanation Deficiency…

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The part of the ruminant stomach from which digestive juices secreted is the?

A. Rumen B. Reticulum C. Abomasum D. Paunch Correct Answer: Option C C. Abomasum Explanation Abomasum is the fourth stomach…

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Which one of these is not a factor that affects change in the supply of agricultural produce?

A. Technology B. Changes in the cost of production C. Changes in prices of commodity D. Fixed cost Correct Answer:…

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The degree of responsiveness of demand to changes in the price of goods or produce is referred to as?

A. Relative Elasticity of demand B. Unit Elasticity of demand C. Price Elasticity of demand D. Perfect Elastic demand Correct…

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Which one of these is not an advantage of Newspaper as agricultural extension teaching methods?

A. It is restricted to only a few literate farmers B. The pictures they often carry serves as useful teaching…

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The following are the advantages of the sprinkler method of irrigation except?

A. The system can be made automatic B. They are portable making them suitable for use C. Rate of application…

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The parent material of a soil is formed from the disintegration of?

A. Sand B. Silt C. Gravel D. Rock Correct Answer: Option D D. Rock Explanation Parent materials are the weathered…

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