General Agriculture

Question 1

1Which practice conserves soil moisture?

Easy

A. mulching B. overgrazing C. removing all cover crops D. bush burning

Question 2

2Overfishing can be prevented by

Easy

A. light fishing B. using dynamite C. using approved net sizes and closed seasons D. fishing all year

Question 3

3Wildlife reserves and forest reserves are created mainly to

Easy

A. build towns B. clear land for farms C. mine gold D. conserve plants and animals

Question 4

4Strip cropping helps to

Easy

A. remove trees B. reduce soil erosion C. pollute water D. increase runoff

Question 5

5Cover crops such as mucuna help conserve soil by

Easy

A. protecting the soil surface and adding nitrogen B. causing erosion C. removing nutrients D. shading out crops always

Question 6

6Contour ploughing helps to

Easy

A. harvest crops B. increase erosion C. reduce soil erosion on slopes D. drain swamps

Question 7

7A watershed protection measure is

Hard

A. clearing riverbanks B. sand winning C. overgrazing D. reforesting hill slopes

Question 8

8A wildlife sanctuary protects

Easy

A. factories B. mines C. animals and their habitats D. farms only

Question 9

9Ploughing across a slope rather than up and down it is

Easy

A. contour ploughing B. ridging C. deep ploughing D. zero tillage