FBQ1: _______________ is defined as the production of crops and rearing of animals for the purpose of producing food for man’s use and raw materials for industries. Answer: *Modern agriculture* FBQ2: Modern agricultural system does not include-------------------- Answer: *Shifting cultivation* FBQ3: The person who studies plant life and soil and their complex relationships is called _______________ Answer: *Agronomist* FBQ4: _______________ concern themselves with the formulation and production of animal feeds. Answer: *Agricultural Biology* FBQ5: _______________ concern themselves with the formulation and production of animal feeds. Answer: *Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition* FBQ6: Animal pathology is the study of ----------------- Answer: *Animal health* FBQ7: Subsistence agriculture is carried out by the farmer and his/her ------------- Answer: *Family* FBQ8: The science of feeding and the scientific investigations into the food supplied or fed is called _______________ Answer: *Nutrition* FBQ9: Plant and animal by-products are normally referred to as _______________ Answer: *Concentrates* FBQ10: Agriculture is made of subsistence agriculture and ---------------- agriculture Answer: *Commercial* FBQ11: Complex sugar/carbohydrate is stored in the body as ------------ Answer: *Glycogen* FBQ12: Farming is looked upon by many as an _______________ for the poor people. Answer: *occupation* FBQ13: The land use decree was promulgated in _______________ and amended by an Act in the year 1990. Answer: *1978* FBQ14: The different ways in which farmers cultivate crops and rear animals for use by man is referred to as _______________ Answer: *Agricultural systems* FBQ15: _______________ is usually associated with mechanized agriculture in which cereal crops are planted. Answer: *Mono cropping* FBQ16: Apart from carbohydrates, indicate the other type of food that is an energy producing food Answer: *Fat* FBQ17: _______________ refers to the deficiency or inadequacy of essential nutrients and thus results to the pronouncement of one type of disease or the other in the body Answer: *Malnutrition* FBQ18: _______________ is a condition of improper or insufficient diet. Answer: *Malnutrition* FBQ19: Routine _______________ is given to farm animals especially poultry immunity against the outbreak of diseases. Answer: *Vaccination* FBQ20: _______________ is a disease condition that is characterized by serious shortage of blood in the host body. Answer: *Anemia* FBQ21: Originally the term agriculture is derived from two latin words “Ager” and “ _______________ ” Answer: *Cultura* FBQ22: _______________ attempt to develop techniques that will increase the yield of field crops, improve their quality, and enhance production efficiency and profitability, while conserving the fertility of the soil. Answer: *Agronomists* FBQ23: The vitamin that is essentially concerned with good sight is vitamin _______________ Answer: *A* FBQ24: The mineral that is concerned with having string bones and teeth in animals is ----------------- Answer: *Calcium* FBQ25: Cultura refers or simply means to _______________ Answer: *Cultivate* FBQ26: Modern agriculture does not end in the production of food for man alone. True or False Answer: *True* FBQ27: Production of crop is classed as -------------- production level Answer: *Primary* FBQ28: The science and art of growing fruit, vegetables, flowers, shrubsand trees is what is called _______________ Answer: *Horticulture* FBQ29: Olericulture stands for the production of _______________ crops Answer: *Vegetable* FBQ30: The early man was a wanderer; he lived by hunting wild animals andgathering wild fruits. There was no attempt to either cultivate the land or domesticate the animals. This stage of man’s life was called the _______________ Answer: *Stone age* FBQ31: The type of agriculture that involves the farmer moving from one place to another after some time is known as ------------------- Answer: *Shifting cultivation* FBQ32: Land _______________ is the system of land ownership. Answer: *Tenure* FBQ33: The process through which farmers receive information in modern farming from the relevant government agencies is known as _______________ Answer: *extension service* FBQ34: Carbohydrates can be classified into _______________ classes. Answer: *3* FBQ35: Provision of Food for Man, Employment of Labour and Provision of Raw Materials for Industries, are -------------------- of agriculture Answer: *Importance* Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs): MCQ1: The study that deals with crop production and soil management is referred to as __________ Answer: Agriculture MCQ2: Animal health is also called __________ Answer: Pathology MCQ3: _________ is another name for gardening. Answer: Backyard farm MCQ4: _______ concern themselves with the formulation and production of animal feeds Answer: Agricultural Caterers MCQ5: One of the following is not among the scope of agriculture. Answer: Agricultural supply MCQ6: Agriculture actually started with the ------------------- Answer: Middle age MCQ7: Subsistence agriculture has all the following major characteristic except: Answer: The production involves mechanization MCQ8: Improved implements and machines are usually used in ------------------ agriculture Answer: Commercial MCQ9: The first time the land use decree was promulgated was in the year ----------- Answer: 1980 MCQ10: ________ involves the improvement of agricultural practices. Answer: Agricultural Engineering MCQ11: Which of these is not among the job or expectation of the extension agent/agricultural extension worker? Answer: Training farmers on input use MCQ12: The major disadvantage of mono-cropping system as associated with mechanization is that the system does not allow ---------- Answer: Mechanization MCQ13: Anything that is eating for growth and development of the body is ------------ Answer: Food MCQ14: Carbohydrate is basically stored in the body as ------------- Answer: Glycogen MCQ15: Carbohydrates may be classified into the following classes except: Answer: Monosaccharide MCQ16: Originally the term agriculture is derived from two latin words “Ager” and “______” Answer: Culture MCQ17: Modern agriculture involves the following activities except: Answer: Cultivation of the land for the production of crops MCQ18: _________ attempt to develop techniques that will increase the yield of field crops, improve their quality, and enhance production efficiency and profitability, while conserving the fertility of the soil. Answer: Agronomists MCQ19: The branch of agriculture that formulates feeds for different categories of animals is known as ___________. Answer: Animal Health MCQ20: ________ involves the use of life sciences for the improvement of agricultural practices. Answer: Agricultural Biology MCQ21: The following are the scope of agriculture except: Answer: Crop husbandry MCQ22: The following are the stages of agricultural development except: Answer: Stone Age MCQ23: The following are the major characteristic of subsistence agriculture except: Answer: Small area of land is used MCQ24: _______________ type of agriculture strive well where there is availability of; large land, enough capital to purchase land, improved plant and animal materials, farm machines, processing machines, farm labour, storage facilities and other essential amenities. Answer: Cash crop farming MCQ25: The following are the major roles played by agriculture in Nigeria economy except: Answer: Provision of Food for Man MCQ26: Which of these is not the problem facing the development of agriculture in Nigeria. Answer: Production uncertainty MCQ27: The following are the results of the illiteracy of farmers except: Answer: Farmers are always ready to change MCQ28: The following are the effects of pests and diseases on agricultural development except: Answer: Reduction in the cost of production MCQ29: The following are some of the solution to the Problems of Agricultural Development Nigeria except------------------- Answer: Provision of Infrastructural Facilities MCQ30: The following are the factors determining the farming or cropping systems of an area except: Answer: Economic factor MCQ31: The following are the main farming systems in Nigeria except: Answer: Land Rotation MCQ32: One of these is the first necessity of life and the most important factor in relation to the building and maintenance of life. Answer: Water MCQ33: What do you call the science of feeding and the scientific investigations into the food supplied or fed? Answer: Nutrition MCQ34: The following are functions of calcium except: Answer: Essential for bone and teeth formation MCQ35: These are the functions of Vitamin A (Retinol) except: Answer: Proper night vision