Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
The quantity of rice that an individual is able to buy during a given period of time is simply the individual's
- A. supply of rice
- B. demand for rice
- C. elastic limit for rice
- D. performance for rice
Agricultural extension got its name from
- A) spreading of information
- B) taking information to farmers on field
- C) having farm extension
- D) none of these
The following problems are usually associated with subsistence agriculture except
- A. Family labour supply is unreliable
- B. Simple tools are used
- C. It requires a large area of land
- D. No surplus for sale
(a) (i) Define the term culling in poultry production. [2 marks]
(ii) Mention three benefits derived from culling [3 marks]
(b) State four ways of preventing diseases in a sheep flock. [4 marks]
(c) Discuss the practice of paddocking as a way of improving rangeland. [4 marks]
(d) State three fishery regulations. [3 marks]
The most common way of controlling weeds in tree crop plantations is by
- A. crop rotation
- B. hand pulling
- C. flooding
- D. slashing
A major symptom f onion/twister is
- A. appearance of dark brown spots on leaves
- B. motting of leaves
- C. rottening of roots
- D. rottening of bulds
The botanical name of giant star grass is
- A. andropogon tectorus
- B. pennisetum purpureum
- C. panicum maximum
- D. cynodon plectostachyum
Which of the following statement is not true about weeds?
- A. some weeds are parasitic on crop plants
- B. weeds may harbour crop diseases
- C. all weeds are grasses
- D. weeds reduce the nutritional value of a pasture
The number of teats in the udder of a cow is
- A. four
- B. two
- C. six
- D. eight
What are biotic factors in an agricultural ecosystem?
- A. Factors related to the climate and weather
- B. Factors related to the living organisms
- C. Factors related to the physical environment
- D. Factors related to the availability of nutrients