- 1. All are agents of weed dispersal except
A) Animal
B) Man
C) Food
D) Wind
- 2. Weeds serves the following purposes except
A) Livestock feeds
B) Cloth
C) Food
D) Drugs
- 3. Weeds compete with crops for all except
A) Sunlight
B) Shape
C) Space
D) Food
- 4. The unwanted plants on the farm are refferred to as
A) Food
B) Weeds
C) Yeast
D) Crops
- 5. ______ is removing stumps right from the base of their roots
A) Planting
B) Stumping
C) Tilling
D) Bush Clearing
- 6. . ______ is the process of covering the soil surface with non-living materials such as crop residue, grass and saw dust
A) Stumping
B) Thinning
C) Mulching
D) Spacing
- 7. _____ is the removal of extra seedlings from a stand when the seedlings per stands germinate more than the required
A) Thinning
B) Spacing
C) Mulching
D) Harrowing
- 8. . _____ is the replacing of seeds that failed to germinate
A) Mulching
B) Thinning
C) Supplying
D) Replacing
- 9. _____ is the cutting of dead and dropping branches to give the tree a suitable shape
A) Shaping
B) Thinning
C) Cutting
D) Trimming
- 10. ____ reduces the market value of crops
A) Weeds
B) Space
C) Sunlight
D) Water
- 11. . _____ can serve as food to man and soil organisms
A) Dead plants
B) Saw dust
C) Weeds
D) Animal droppings
- 12. _____ are structures designed to accommodate processing machines
A) Processing shed
B) Living houses
C) Production houses
D) Storage structures
- 13. . _____ is a building where the farmer and his managerial staff stay away to plan and coordinate all the strategies of the farm business
A) Living houses
B) Storage houses
C) Farm office
D) Production houses
- 14. To avoid offensive odours in living houses, _____ should not be sited close to them
A) Storage houses
B) Livestock pens
C) Production room
D) Offices
- 15. The methods of planting are all except
A) Rolling
B) Planting of stake
C) Broadcasting
D) Drilling
- 16. A ____ is responsible for planning, decision making, budgeting and maintenance of the farm
A) Receptionist
B) Farm manager
C) Designer
D) Home maker
- 17. One of the following is a problem faced by farm manager
A) Low cost of agricultural materials
B) Pest and disease
C) Good government policy
D) Adequate record
- 18. The type of rock that forms as a result of cooling and solidification of molten magma is called _____
A) Parent rock
B) Sedimentary rock
C) Igneous rock
D) Metamorphic rock
- 19. One of these is not a reason for mulching
A) Materials decay to form organic manure
B) It checks weed growth
C) It conserves moisture
D) It prevents air penetration into the soil
- 20. The process in which rock has to disintegrate into tiny particles to form soil is called
A) Weathering
B) Disintegration
C) Magma
D) Metamorphic
- 21. The rocks originated from pockets of hot molten mass is called
A) Change
B) Meta
C) Magma
D) Weathering
- 22. Great pressure has turned Limestone a sedimentary rock into ………..
A) Granite
B) Clay
C) slate
D) marble
- 23. The replacement of seeds that fail to germinate is
A) Thinning
B) Staking
C) Supplying
D) Mulching
- 24. The percentage composition of water in the soil is
A) 30%
B) 25%
C) 45%
D) 5%
- 25. One of the following soil types is the best for agriculture
A) None
B) Sandy
C) Loamy
D) Clayey
- 26. The general farming activities carried out on the farm during crop production from land preparation to harvesting are called
A) Cultural practices
B) Production
C) Bush clearing
D) Harvesting
- 27. Which of the following is included in pre-planting operation
A) Clearing, planting, weeding
B) Clearing, stumping, ploughing
C) Manuring, planting, weeding
D) Weeding, staking, stumping
- 28. The farming activities carried out before planting is done is called
A) Planting operation
B) Pre-planting operation
C) Post-planting operation
D) Practical operation
- 29. Livestock pens should not be sited close to living houses to avoid
A) Offensive odour
B) Drainage
C) Ventilation
D) None
- 30. Farm tools made with iron or steel can be maintained by
A) Exposing to dew
B) Applying water
C) Applying chemicals
D) Lubricating
- 31. A person who is responsible for obtaining better yield by deciding on the crops, livestock management etc on the farm is a
A) Foreigner
B) Farm Manager
C) Scientist
D) Gardener
- 32. Harvesting involves the removal of ………crops
A) Smooth
B) Matured
C) Big
D) Small
- 33. One of these is a problem of a farm manager
A) Financial stability
B) Inadequate information
C) Adequate farm input
D) Adequate personnel
- 34. Particles in silt ranges from _____ to _____ in diameter
A) Less than 0.002mm
B) 0.2 - 0.002mm
C) 0.2 - 2.0mm
D) 0.02 - 0.002mm
- 35. What is the percentage of mineral matters in soil
A) 5%
B) 45%
C) 15%
D) 25%
- 36. One of the following methods can be used to separate soil particles
A) Thinning
B) Boiling
C) Ridging
D) Sieving
- 37. All are characteristics of sandy soil except
A) Well drained
B) Easy to work on
C) Sticky when wet
D) Large air spaces
- 38. ________ consist of the mixture of the plant and animals residue in their various stages of decomposition
A) Soil air
B) Soil water
C) Soil organic matter
D) Weed
- 39. A soil must contain ____ percentage of sand before it can be referred to as sandy soil
A) 20%
B) 50%
C) 100%
D) 70%
- 40. Which type of soil can be moulded to any shape
A) Loam
B) Silt
C) Clay
D) Sandy
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