Agric SS2

The main objective of agriculture is

• Income generation

• Provision of employment

• food production

• provision of shelter

Food shortage can be minimized by

• efficient pest control services

• natural hazards

• illegal exportation of farm produce

• hoarding

Which of the following soil characteristics is constant?

• Moisture content

• Texture

• Structure

• Mineral matter content

Which of the following occupations is not associated with agriculture?

• Production of polythene

• Production of honey

• Fertilizer production

• Saw-milling

Farm surveying can be defined as the

• levelling of land during road construction

• sighting of structures through a theodolite

• making measurements on land from which maps are drawn

• estimation of the type and properties of soil on a farm

A farm tool used for harvesting heads of rice is the

• shear

• secateur

• sickle

• rake

Farm survey equipment include the following except

• cross staff

• Abney level

• datum

• chain

Rural farmers mostly obtain loans from

• Government

• International Monetary Fund

• Merchant banks

• Money lenders

The rate of erosion is not affected by

• vegetation cover

• leaching

• rainfall

• topography

Which of the following is not a function of forestry?

• Provision of timber for building

• Establishment of pasture

• Provision of shelter for wildlife

• Preservation of medicinal and economic trees