Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
Subsistence farming can be appropriately described as planting of crops and rearing of livestock
- A. for the benefit of the whole country
- B. as export for earning foreign exchange
- C. for the benefit of the community only
- D. for the benefit of the farmer and his family
(a) Define: (i) Taungya farming, (ii) Crop rotation.
(b) State four advantages of taungya farming.
(c) State four principles underlying the choice of a crop rotation system
(d) Enumerate four advantages of crop rotation.
(e) Under what situations would you recommend to a farmer to embark on crop rotation?
What is the purpose of using a scale of preference in agricultural decision-making?
- A. To evaluate the environmental impact of farming practices
- B. To determine the most profitable crops to cultivate
- C. To allocate resources effectively among different activities
- D. To prioritize agricultural tasks based on urgency
A piece of information contained in payroll record of farms is
- A. date of employment
- B. equity
- C. income generated
- D. total credit.
Which of the following effects is not a consequence of 'introduction' in crop improvement? Introduced crops
- A. may mature faster than the local varieties
- B. may have high yield
- C. improve the quality of existing crops
- D. hamper the growth of local varieties
What is the change in quantity of rice demand when the price increases from N1.00 to N5.00?
- A. 8kg
- B. 6kg
- C. 4kg
- D. 2kg
__________ is the distance of the sown seed in the soil from the soil surface
- A. Planting height
- B. Planting depth
- C. Planting width
- D. Plant deep
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
Which of the following land tenure system for individual ownership?
- A. land pledge system
- B. freehold system
- C. leasehold system
- D. tenancy at the will of government
Which of the following is not a protective function of forests?
- A. soil conservation
- B. wind break
- C. wildlife conservation
- D. tourist attraction