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1)Ager means _
a)a science and art of cultivation of the soil and raising of livestock for the purpose of producing food
for man.
9) the meaning application of the wealth of knowledge from other sciences related to agriculture is
12 the act of subjecting plants and animals in the wild to live a regimented type of life at home is
considered _
17)cultura means _
18)due to over population, men began to migrate to new settlement, this brought about a_
19)the cropping system that was developed in the early days, to meet with the food problem is
called_
20)monocropping means _
a)knowing one system b)knowing one society c)specializing in a particular crop d)cropping
23)an aspect of agriculture that deals with plants that are useful for man as food and that sustain his
industry is _
a)agric engineering & forestry b)crop production &crop protection c)a&b d) none of these
25)the aspect of crop science that deals with practice in cultivation, management, harvesting, and
storage of crops.
26)horticulture is _
a) the aspect of crop science that deals with practice in cultivation, management, harvesting, and
storage of crops.
b) an aspect of agriculture that deals with plants that are useful for man as food and that sustain his
industry
c)the study of the cultivation of vegetables, fruits and ornamental crops
29) _is the study of the soil and all other factors in the soil which affects soil growth and
development.
30)_is the study of the economics of crop and animal growth as well as the development of
agriculture production.
31)_ is the study of aquatic wildlife resources which is important for food
32)_is the study and development of tools and machines which makes agricultural pratices more
efficient.
a)old to new b)ancient to modern c)subsistent to semi subsistent d) semi substsistent to subsistent
1)c 21)c
2)b 22)a
3)b 23)d
4)a 24)b
5)d 25)a
6)b 26)c
7)b 27)d
8)b 28)b
9)b 29)d
10)d 30)b
11)b 31)b
12)c 32)c
13)a 33)a
14)a 34)c
15)a 35)d
16)d 36)c
17)b 37)C
18)c 38)C
19)a
20)c
AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
3)______ are strict courses of action formulated, adapted and pursued by the government of a
country to enable it achieve certain prescribed agricultural goals.
B) agricultural policies
c) marketing
b) it promotes poverty
a)land , labour , capital and management b) land , labour , capital c) labour , management d) land
11) Two decree establishing research institutes were formulated in _____ and ____
a)1980 and 1990 b)1973 and 1975 c) 1972 and 1974 d) 1978 and 1980
a) formulating policies
A)External factors
SOIL SCIENCE
1)a team of American and Russian scientist went for an expedition on world soil in _____
2)____ is that loose part of the earth crust that supports plant and other life forms
5)Regolith is composed of the rock inorganic materials, consisting of _____,______ and _____
a) soil ,regolith, hydrolysis b) sand, silt, clay c)oxygen, hydrogen, carbon d)clay, hydride clay, hot
oxides
16)_____ is a reaction involving water but does not change the rock mineral structure
26)______ is the aggregate of the individual soil particle given a characteristic structure
29) _____ determines the capacity of soil to retain water and air
31)____ is defined as the characteristic arrangement of the individual layers or horizons of the soil.
32)the process through which materials move from one horizons to another is called ____
a)25%,25%,50% b) 30%, 30% , 40% c)40% ,20%, 40% d) 20% , 40%, 40%
45) ______ is technically defined as the detachment, transportation and deposition of soil particles
from one place to another as medited by water and wind
47)____ erosion detach small particles leading to the formation of small channels
a) minimal grazing & tillage b) contour terracing c) water pollution d) use crop rotation
CROP SCIENCE
1)______ teaches the principles and practice of cultivating and managing crops
a) agric and culture b) cultivation and marketing c) cropping and farming d) farming and production
management
4)____ system involves all the various methods employed by different people in crop cultivation
5) ____ system involves all the various methods employed by different people in handling livestock
and crop ensemble
a) crop rotation b) shifting cultivation and bush fallowing c) land cultivation d) continuous cropping
9)_____ is a system of farming where the production of crop is alternate with periods of fallow
a) crop rotation b) shifting cultivation and bush fallowing c) land cultivation d) continuous cropping
10)____ is uninterrupted cultivation of one piece of land for a very long time or putting a piece of
land under cultivation from year to year
a) crop rotation b) shifting cultivation and bush fallowing c) land cultivation d) continuous cropping
11) _____ is a method of farming where by apiece of land is kept under cultivation every year in such
s way that the crops follow in a definite order or cycle
a) crop rotation b) shifting cultivation and bush fallowing c) land cultivation d) continuous cropping
13) ______ is growing exclusively one type of annual crop and harvesting it before planting another
on the same piece of land
a) monocropping b) monoculture c) mixed farming d) forage crops
14) _____ is the growing of the same crop on the same piece of land from year to year
15) _______ is the system of farming whereby the cultivation of crops is kept side by side with the
rearing of farm animals
17)_____ system involves the growing of more than one crops on a piece of land
18)________ crops are crops which are planted, cultivated and harvested within a year
19)____ crops are planted and left on the same plot for many years
20)____ crops are primarily grown to provide food for farm animals
21) _____ crops are usually permanent crops whose fruits can be eaten raw by man
22)_____ crops germinate, grow flowers. Produce seeds and die within one season
24)____ crops are plants which live for more than two seasons
28)thinning is a _____
MAIZE
a)sweet and bitter b)high and low c)local and foreign d) cold and hot
A)march and October b) June and august c) all of these d) none of these
A)march and October b) June and august c) all of these d) none of these
OKRO
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
1) ______ are animals which man domesticated and are reared for his consumption and
benefit
a)zoo animals b) livestock c) agricultural animals d)none of these
d) poor nutrition
a) run fast b) chew their cuds c) evolve d) sleep with their eyes open
6)_____ is the true stomach of ruminants animal, where enzymatic digestion takes place
3)____ is a classification of poultry that are raised for both meat and egg production
8)______ system provides shelter but till release from enclosure at specific periods
9)_________is an extensive system of management in which birds are allowed to scavenge for
themselves
a)free range system b) deep litter system c) battery cage system d) none of these
11)
GOATS
1)_______ are small ruminats raised bascally for meat ,milk, mohair or skin and hide production
a)cow b) poultry c) goats d)ram
2)____ is a goat
5)_______system of goats allows them to graze around depending on the length of the rope
CATTLE
2)a female cattle which has had one or more calves is called a
4)_________ is a male cattle that has been castrated before reaching maturity
7)calves can start nibbling at roughage from about ____ weeks of age
NON-CONVETIINAL LIVESTOCK
4)
AGRICULTURAL POLICIES
1)C
2)A
3)B
4)D
5)B
6)C
7)A
8)A
9)C
10)C
11)B
12)B
13]C
14]A
15]A
16]B
17]B
18]C
19]C
20]D
SOIL SCIENCE
1)A
2)A
3)A
4)B
5)B
6)B
7)A
8)C
9)A
10)B
11)D
12)B
13)C
14)A
15)C
16)A
17)C
18)D
19)A
20)C
21)c
22)B
23)D
24)A
25)A
26)A
27)A
28)C
29)A
30)B
31)D
32)C
33)D
34)B
35)A
36)A
37)B
38)D
39)C
40)C
41)B
42)A
43)D
44)B
45)B
46)B
47)A
48)A
49)C
50)D
CROP SCIENCE
1)C
2)D
3)C
4)B
5)A
6)D
7)B
8)B
9)B
10)D
11)A
12)D
13)A
14)B
15)C
16)D
17)C
18)C
19)C
20)B
21)A
22)A
23)B
24)D
25)B
26)D
27)D
28)C
MAIZE
29)C
30)A
31)A
32)C
33)B
34)C
35)A
36)A
37)B
38)C
39B
40)C
41)C
CASSAVA
42)B
43)D
44)A
45)A
46)B
47)A
48)B
49)A
50)D
51)C
52)C
OKRO
53)A
54)B
55)C
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION
1)B
2)D
3)A
4)B
5)C
6)D
7)A
8)B
POULTRY
1)A
2)A
3)C
4)A
5)A
6)A
7)B
8)C
9)A
10)B
GOATS
1)C
2)B
3)A
4)A
5)B
6)A
7)B
8)B
9)D
10)C
CATTLE
1)B
2)C
3)D
4)A
5)B
6)D
7)B
8)B
RABBITS
1)A
2)D
3)B