Question 2
Read the passage 1 below carefully and answer the questions that follow
Farming is the most important aspect of agriculture that has attracted attention within the last few years. agriculture has several other aspects like fishery, livestock, and poultry. all these are very important in that they have to do with the production of items which human consume for survival. in many parts of the world today, farming has been regarded as the mainstay of the economy. crops such as cocoa, rubber and cotton have been produced in such commercial quantity that they are sold to other countries. some other countries have better comparative advantage in producing certain crops that other countries. in these countries, there is the need to spend a lot of money on agriculture, particularly farming. most framers use outmoded tools. A lot of them have no place to store their crops, most of which are always destroyed by insects and pests before harvest time. all these have adverse effects on productivity. The government can do a lot to help farmers. Farmers' co-operative societies can be encouraged and loans can be made available to farmers through government institutions like banks and finance corporations. farmers can be taught how to build good storage structures for their products. all these can help to improve the conditions of farming in these countries.

Farming in many countries today is

  • A.an alternative to poultry
  • B.of great assistance to the economy
  • C.for those who are out of job
  • D.for the illiterates
Objective

Question details

Exam body
UNIBEN
Subject
English Language
Year
2006/2007
Question no.
#2
Type
Objective

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