The primary role of agriculture is the provision of

A. foriegn exchange earnings

B. raw materials for industries

C. food for man and his animals

D. employment and income for farmers

In subsistence agriculture,

A. yields are usually high

B. surplus produced is small

C. savings are made

D. farm sizes are large

An area of land where fruit trees are grown is commonly called a/an

A. plantation

B. nursery

C. green house

D. orchad

The most important factor that determines the rate of agricultural development is

A. adoption of viable agricultural research findings

B. quantity of herbicides used

C. number of machinery available

D. number of people involved in agriculture

The land use Decree of 1978 vested lands in each state of the country on the

A. individual

B. state governors

C. president of the country

D. commissioner for agriculture

Which of the following statement is not correct about agricultural regulations within a country? They are

A. different from one geographical location to another

B. based on the conditionns prevailing in a particular country

C. aimed at maintaining good quality farm produce

D. aimed at incrasing agricultural production

The recommended agricultural practice in farm settlement scheme is

A. poultry farming

B. continuous cropping

C. mixed farming

D. cash crop production

Which of the following agricultural programmes covers risk and uncertainties in agricultural business?

A. agricultural development project

B. agricultural insurance scheme

C. river basin development authority

D. farm settlement scheme

Government agricultural policies include the following except

A. increasing the production of food crops and animals

B. increasing the efficiency of production of export crops

C. supplying raw materials for use in local industries

D. increasing the number of peasant farmers

Agricultural uses of land include

A. silviculture

B. mining

C. housing

D. transportation

The main aim of establishing game reserves is to

A. prevent rare species of wild animals from extinction

B. generate income

C. provide employment

D. discourage poaching

The equatorial rain forest belt is not usually used for cattle production because of the

A. low relative humidity

B. absence of natural grasslands

C. incidence of tse-tse flies

D. dense vegetative growth