Agricultural Science

Question 1

1The body that manages public lands in Ghana is the

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A. Lands Commission B. Electoral Commission C. Forestry Commission only D. Ghana Highway Authority

Question 2

2Leasehold means a person

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A. owns land forever B. farms without permission C. steals land D. uses land for a fixed period under agreement

Question 3

3Under the abunu sharecropping system, the produce is

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A. kept entirely by the farmer B. sold to the government C. shared equally between the landowner and the farmer D. kept entirely by the landowner

Question 4

4A disadvantage of land fragmentation is that it

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A. encourages investment B. increases farm size C. reduces disputes D. makes mechanisation difficult

Question 5

5Land owned by a family or clan and shared out by its head is held under

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A. state tenure B. leasehold C. freehold D. communal (family) tenure

Question 6

6Abunu and abusa are

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A. types of fertiliser B. sharecropping arrangements C. crops D. farm tools

Question 7

7A disadvantage of the communal land tenure system is that

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A. there are no disputes B. land is easily mortgaged C. it discourages long-term investment by individuals D. farms are very large

Question 8

8Which land tenure system most encourages long-term investment such as tree planting?

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A. secure ownership or long leasehold B. short seasonal renting C. nomadic grazing D. squatting

Question 9

9In Ghana, most land is held as

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A. foreign-owned land B. church land only C. customary land under chiefs, families and clans D. state land only

Question 10

10Land tenure refers to

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A. a farm tool B. crop rotation C. the system by which land is owned and used D. a type of soil