OAU Agricultural Science 2015/2016 Past Questions

A social economic factor which affects the availability of land for agricultural use in West Africa is

The rock weathering process involving the equation CaCO + H₂CO₃ → Ca(HCO₃)₂ is called

Plant nutrients are restored during tallow period through

Which of the following features could lead to wrong reading on a prismatic compass?

Which of the following steps gives a correct sequence for surveying?

The branch of horticulture that deals with the production of vegetables is called

If rows are spaced 1.0 m apart with one plant per stand, determine the spacing between stands in order to obtain a plant population of 40000/ha.

An important function of mulching is that it

A cattle breed in West Africa tolerant to trypanosomiases is

Meat obtained from cattle of less than one year old is called

The following are systems of mating in farm animals: l. stud mating II. artificial insemination III. pen mating IV. herd mating.

Demand is said to be price elastic if the absolute value of price elasticity of demand is

The practice of growing both food and forage crops simultaneously on the same piece of land is called

Swollen shoot disease of cocoa is cause by

The milk collection vessel in mammary gland is the

The horizon of a soil profile which encourages the greatest level of microbial activity is

Which of the following methods of agricultural extension aims at reaching a large number of farmers at the same time?

Which of the following weeds is dispersed by animals?

Capillanty is highest in

Parturition in farm animals marks the end of

The farm implement which spreads seeds randomly on prepared soil is the

Quarantine services help to reduce the

High fibre and low energy feeds are classified as

Which of the following occupations is not associated with agriculture?

The hormone which is secreted by the testes and is responsible for stimulating sexual characteristics is known as