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Agric

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1.Which one of these words adequately describe agriculture____ (a)A modern activity
(b)An old human activity (c)Easy activity (d)Animal activity
2. Agriculture is important for ______(a)Water production (b)Food production (c)Soil
production (d)Production of houses.
3.Which of these is not a branch of agriculture_____ (a)Soil science (b)Civil
engineering (c)Horticulture (d)Animal science.
4. Forestry is the form of agricultural production that_____ (a)involves keeping of
livestock (b)involves growing useful trees (c)involves catching of fishes (d)involves
maintaining soil fertility.
5. The first humans who lived on earth obtained their food by____ (a)growing
crops(b)gathering wild fruits and hunting wild animals (c)importing food from other
countries (d)establishing plantations
6. Mixed farming can be defined as ______ (a)growing different crops on the same
farm at the same time (b)rearing only livestock (c)growing fishes in ponds (d)growing
crops and rearing livestock.
7. Subsistence farming is a form of agriculture that involves the following farming
systems except_____(a)Shifting cultivation (b)Crop rotation (d)Mixed cropping
(d)Mixed farming
8. Mono-cropping is the form of agricultural production that involves the practice
of_____(a)clearing land for planting crops (b)growing different crops on the same
piece of land (c)carrying yams to the market (d)growing only one crop on the piece of
land at the same time.
9. Apiculture is the keeping of_____(a)cats (b)dogs (c)rabbits (d)bees.
10. Farmer Baku has planted maize on his farm for the past ten years. What type of
farming does he engage in_____(a)Shift cultivation (b)Crop rotation(c)Mixed
cropping (d)Mono cropping.
11.Which one of these is not a farm structure____(a)Animal dips (b)Electric poles
(c)Goats (d)Silos
12. Which one of these products is stored in silos____(a)Weeds (b)Yams (c)Cowpea
(d)Cattle
13. Cribs are made with what_____(a)Sticks and stones (b)Cotton wool and sand
(c)Wood and wire gauze (d)Bamboo
14. The purpose of farm fences is for the following except_____(a)Protecting crops
and livestock from thieves (b)Marking the boundary between one farm and another
(c)Carrying cattle to the market (d)Confining animals in a part of the farm where they
feed on grass.
15. A live fence commonly used in Nigeria is made of_____(a)Wire and sticks
(b)Dried sorghum stalks (c)Growing plants such as Gliricidia (d) Concrete and metal
poles
16. Farm buildings are useful for the following purposes except____(a)Protecting
animals and farm workers from the weather (b)Storing farm inputs and harvests.
(c)Protecting farm supplies and products from thieves and destructive animals
(d)Making ridges for planting yams
17. Temporary farm buildings are constructed with the following except_____
(a)Palm fronds (b)Bamboo sticks (c)Wood (d)Cement, gravel and stones
18. Irrigation canals are constructed to____(a)Carry water into rivers and lakes
(b)Remove weeds from ponds (c)Remove excess water from a farm (d)Carry water
from dams and rivers to where crops are grown in a farm
19. Dams are constructed to_____(a)carry water from rivers and lakes to fields where
crops are grown (b)store yams (c)carry cassava to the market (d)hold back water for
irrigating crops
20. Which one of these is not a permanent farm building____(a)Farm office
(b)Generator house (c)Water storage tanks (d)Nursery shed

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