Agricultural Science

Question 1

1A major problem of agriculture in Ghana is

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A. excess storage facilities B. poor access to credit for small farmers C. too many tractors D. very fertile soils everywhere

Question 2

2Farming mainly to feed the farmer's household is

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A. agribusiness B. subsistence farming C. commercial farming D. plantation farming

Question 3

3Subsistence farming means

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A. producing for export only B. plantation farming C. producing mainly to feed the farmer's family D. large-scale mechanised farming

Question 4

4Agriculture supports industry mainly by supplying

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A. electricity B. machines C. computers D. raw materials

Question 5

5Agricultural extension helps to

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A. sell land B. build roads C. collect taxes D. transfer new technologies to farmers

Question 6

6Commercial farming differs from subsistence farming because it

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A. produces mainly for sale B. is always small C. uses only hoes D. produces only for family

Question 7

7Keeping crops and livestock on the same farm is

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A. monocropping B. mixed farming C. pastoralism D. horticulture

Question 8

8Shifting cultivation involves

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A. irrigating fields B. moving to new land when soil fertility declines C. growing crops in greenhouses D. using tractors

Question 9

9The system in which farmers leave land fallow and move to new land is

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A. shifting cultivation B. mixed farming C. plantation farming D. irrigation

Question 10

10A government programme to boost food production in Ghana launched in 2017 is

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A. Operation Feed Yourself B. NHIS C. Free Compulsory Universal Basic Education D. Planting for Food and Jobs