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AGRICULTURE – Obj- ANSWERS
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AGRICULTURAL – THEORY – ANSWERS
Pls You Are To Answer Five ( 5 ) Only .
SECTION – E
9 a )
i ) Nigerian Capital Market Serves As
Link Between farmers( producer) And consumer
ii) it encourages the processing of farm produce , into forms that the consumer desire .
iii ) The exportation of agricultural products abroad provides foreign exchange to the government and country
iv ) The sale of agricultural products can provide money or income to the farmers
9 b )
Given that
Percentage Change in quantity = 15 – 12 = 3
3 / 12 x 100 = 25%
Change in price = 1700- 1400 = 300
300 / 1700 x 100 = 17. 65%
Elasticity = 25/ 17. 65
Elasticity = 1 . 42
9 c )
i ) Farm settlement scheme
ii) Operation feed the Nation
iii ) Green resolution
iv ) Agricultural development project
9 d )
i ) it also includes office calls
ii) The use of letters and correspondence
9 ei )
Balance sheet : – The balance sheet show the capital or financial position of the farm at the end of the accounting period , usually a year. In balance sheet , list of assets is on the right hand side and the list of liability or debt is on the left hand side
9 eii )
Farm income statement : it comprises all the farm receipts ( sales ) and expenses carried out on the farm out on the farm over a specified period of time . Farm income statement gives an accurate idea of the profitability of the farm
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SECTION – D
7 ai)
Causal Organism is a severe , highly contagious viral disease of cattle and swine. It also affects sheep , goats , deer , and other cloven- hooved ruminants . In other words The disease is caused by a virus
7 aii )
i ) Weight loss .
ii) Low conception rates .
7 aiii)
i ) Through contact with an infected person ‘ s saliva, stool , or respiratory secretions .
7 aiv )
i ) monitor and report illness ;
ii) appropriate disposal of manure and dead carcasses.
7 av )
i ) Good biosecurity measures should be practiced on uninfected farms to prevent entry of the virus .
7 b )
i ) It regulate the acidity of the blood .
ii) It control the concentrations of water and salt in the body fluids
iii ) It excrete the waste product urea
7 c )
i ) Air is sucked in through the mouth or nose .
ii) Gas Exchange or oxygen deprived , dark blue blood is then delivered to the blood vessels of the lungs .
iii ) muscle contraction or it requires muscular effort .
7 d )
i ) Evaluating the effects of air stress during storage on aerobic stability
ii) Analysing the effects of exposure to air at feed – out of silage on methane
iii ) Evaluating the effects of 6 silage additives on storage losses , silage quality .
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SECTION – C
6 ai)
Threshing is the process of loosening the edible part of rice from the husks and straw to which it is attached .
6 aii )
Parboiling is a hydrothermal treatment of the rice kernels
6 b )
i ) Mouse .
ii) Beetles
6 c )
i ) use of crop rotation
ii) By planting of healthy plants
iii ) By destruction of
infected crop cultivars
iv ) The use of resistant cultivars.
6 d )
i ) It provides habitats for animals .
ii) It provides man with source of income
iii ) It offer watershed protection ,
iv ) It helps in preventing soil erosion and mitigate climate change .
6 e )
i ) Flowering pear
ii) Flowering Crabapple
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SECTION – B
3 a )
nutrient cycle is the movement and exchange of organic and inorganic
matter back into the production of matter . In Other Words they are nutrients are not lost to the environment but instead can be re – used .
3 b )
i ) Bush burning
ii) Over grazing
iii ) Percolation and leaching
iv ) Erosion
3 ci )
i ) Good soil texture leads to high agricultural yield .
ii) It leads to maintenance of soil quality
3 cii )
i ) High temperature causes drought
ii) It leads to death of animals in some instances
3 ciii )
i ) They destroy farm produce .
ii) They reduce the value of farm produce .
3 d )
i ) Soil erosion and sedimentation
ii) Application of fertilizer
iii ) Application of pesticides
iv ) Bush burning
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SECTION – A
2 a )
i ) problem of land Tenure
ii) problems of basic Amenities
iii ) problems of finance and poor financing
iv ) poor transportation
v ) poor tools and farm machines
vi ) poor marketing system
vii ) poor communication
2 bi)
Green Resolution
i ) To ensure adequate ,
reliable and safe food
supplies for a rapidly
growing population
ii) To become self reliant
in basic food requirements
2 bii )
River Basin development Authority
i ) It aims at improving rural infrastructure which will reduce migration to urban areas
ii) construction of goad roads to project sites for easy transportation
2 c )
i ) it is not easily available .
ii) it require high cost of maintanance.
iii ) it require capital investment .
iv ) it can not be used by small scale farmer .
2 d )
i ) Avoid error due to parallax when reading measurement
ii) Avoid error of transposing figures on papers
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1 a )
i ) It is always important to carry out daily checks on your tractor before you drive it to ensure everything is in working order
ii) Always practice the Safe Stop procedure .
iii ) When getting in and out of the tractor always use access steps and hand supports , adjust seat position to operate controls
1 b )
i ) Soil type : Soil characteristics and strength determine its ability to withstand stress exerted by a building . Erect structures on firm, well – drained soils .
ii) Topography : If the land is too sloppy , there are high chances of landslide occurrence; and if it is too flat , there is likelihood of poor drainage that leads to flooding . A relatively flat free drained area is most suitable .
1 c )
TABULATE
– Subsistence Agriculture –
i ) Farming practices in which crops are cultivated for local consumption .
ii) Farms are small and food crops are cultivated such as rice and wheat.
iii ) Old tools and implements are used by the farmers.
iv ) Depends on monsoon and there is greater use of manpower .
v ) subsistence farming is aiming at self sufficiency .
– Commercial Agriculture –
i ) Farming practice in which goods produced are mainly for the market to get cash .
ii) Farms are larger and cash crops are cultivated . Such as cotton , sugar – cane , jute .
iii ) Better implements are used and there are proper irrigation facilities .
iv ) Less of manpower is used .
v ) Commercial farming is profit oriented , and profit is maximized through the implementation of economics of scale .
1 d )
– TABULATE-
i ) Cocoa bean – chocolate
ii) rubber chemicals – tyre
iii ) milk – consumption products eg cheese , ice cream
iv ) tree timbers- furniture
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