General Agriculture

Question 1

1Grain stored at 18% moisture is likely to

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A. develop moulds and heat up B. resist all insects C. gain weight safely D. store safely for years

Question 2

2The law of diminishing returns in farming means

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A. adding more of one input eventually gives smaller extra output B. inputs are useless C. output falls immediately D. output always rises equally

Question 3

3Turning cocoa beans into cocoa butter and powder is an example of

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A. primary production B. agro-processing C. subsistence farming D. shifting cultivation

Question 4

4A wheelbarrow is used to

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A. dig holes B. carry materials on the farm C. spray chemicals D. harvest maize

Question 5

5Forests protect farmland mainly by

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A. raising temperatures B. removing soil nutrients C. increasing floods D. reducing soil erosion and regulating rainfall

Question 6

6A fungicide is used to control

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A. weeds B. insects C. rodents D. fungal diseases

Question 7

7Deworming animals regularly controls

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A. internal parasites B. ticks C. flies D. mites

Question 8

8Which practice conserves soil moisture?

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

Question 9

9The decayed remains of plants and animals in soil is

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A. laterite B. gravel C. humus D. sand

Question 10

10Ratooning is practised in

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