General Agriculture

Question 1

1Covering the soil surface with dry grass or leaves is

Easy

A. pruning B. staking C. mulching D. thinning

Question 2

2Mixed cropping means

Easy

A. rearing animals B. leaving land fallow C. growing one crop D. growing two or more crops together on the same land

Question 3

3Hardening-off of seedlings means

Hard

A. gradually exposing them to field conditions B. pruning roots C. adding fertiliser D. spraying pesticides

Question 4

4Ratooning is practised in

Hard

A. groundnut B. yam C. maize D. sugarcane

Question 5

5The recommended spacing for maize of 75 cm × 25 cm gives about how many plants per hectare (one per stand)?

Hard

A. 25,000 B. 40,000 C. 75,000 D. 53,333

Question 6

6Which crop is propagated mainly by stem cuttings?

Easy

A. maize B. groundnut C. rice D. cassava

Question 7

7Photoperiodism in crops refers to flowering in response to

Hard

A. temperature only B. day length C. soil pH D. fertiliser

Question 8

8Pruning in cocoa helps to

Easy

A. increase pests B. kill the tree C. remove diseased branches and improve air flow D. reduce yield

Question 9

9A seed lot with 85% germination is sown to obtain 40,000 plants/ha. The seeds needed are about

Hard

A. 40,000 B. 85,000 C. 34,000 D. 47,060

Question 10

10Growing two or more crops on the same piece of land at the same time is

Easy

A. mixed cropping B. shifting cultivation C. crop rotation D. monocropping