Agricultural Science

Question 1

1A farm record that shows money received and spent is a

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A. health record B. stock diary C. farm cash book (financial record) D. breeding record

Question 2

2Keeping farm records mainly helps a farmer to

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A. know whether the farm is making a profit B. stop growing crops C. avoid paying workers D. increase pests

Question 3

3A broiler enterprise sells 500 birds at GH¢80 each. Costs are GH¢28,000. The profit margin on sales is

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A. 43% B. 70% C. 30% D. 20%

Question 4

4A farm budget helps a farmer to

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A. avoid planting B. skip records C. estimate costs and expected income D. waste money

Question 5

5A farmer sells maize for GH¢12,000. The variable costs were GH¢7,500. What is the gross margin?

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A. GH¢12,000 B. GH¢19,500 C. GH¢4,500 D. GH¢7,500

Question 6

6Producing vegetables near towns for sale is

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A. market gardening B. nomadic herding C. shifting cultivation D. subsistence farming

Question 7

7Profit from a farm enterprise is

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A. revenue minus total cost B. revenue plus cost C. only cost D. only revenue

Question 8

8Before starting a commercial farm, a market survey helps the farmer to

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A. avoid customers B. find out what buyers want and at what price C. choose a tractor colour D. buy fertiliser

Question 9

9Value addition, such as processing groundnuts into paste,

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A. increases the price farmers receive B. spoils produce C. is illegal D. reduces income