Which of the following is not a major problem of Agricultural development?
- climate
- land consolidation
- lack of capital
- pests and disease
The following climatic factors influence crop production except
- rainfall reliability and distribution
- altitude and temperature
- drainage and availiability of plant nutrients
- light and sunshine
Why is agriculture considered a science?
- it is strudied in the lab
- it is a source of income
- it involves aquiring skills
- it involves carrying out a serries of experiment
Which of the following groups of crops grows best in areas with a monomodal type of rainfall?
- annual crops with long growing period e.g. cotton
- perrenial crops
- plantation crops
- plantation crops with short term growing period e.g yams.
The high level of crops and animal pests and diseases in Uganda is mainly due to
- low rainfall
- high temperature and high humidity
- irrigation
- many types of crops and animals.
One of the major problems of an individual land ownership is that
- the owner has a land title
- it leads to subdivision of land
- owners develop their land
- land is held for a fixed period of time.
One of the reason why there is perimeter fence around our school farm is
- to control snakes
- to allow rational grazing
- to keep out animals from other farms
- to make the farm look neat.
On the school farm; one of the reasons why the piggery unit is very far from the rest of the farm buildings is;
- pigs are very smelly
- pigs are reared near paddocks so that they can graze
- it is near the market
- pigs are a tabboo to some peaple so they do not want to come near them
Most of the land on the school farm is being used for
- pastures
- banana plantation
- cassava
- farm buildings
Why are granaries common in Northern Uganda?
- it is their culture
- raw materials for making granaries are availiable
- they eat a lot of millet
- food has to be stored for use in the long dry season
Which one of the following bellow grows best under low temperetures?
- cotton
- bananas
- tea
- robusta coffee
Entomology can be intergrated in which field of Agriculture?
- far survey
- Agriculture economics
- crop protection
- Agriculture engineering.
Scientists who spread information to farmers on the latest method of farming are called
- extention workers
- research workers
- agriculture workers
- zoologists
Crops which can be grown and harvested within one season are known as
- perennials
- annuals
- biannuals
- subsistence crops
The problem of food storage facilities can be solved by three of the following, which one is not a solution?
- seed dressing with chemicals
- proper drying of seeds
- use of improved granaries
- improved land tenure
Which one of the folowing is a branch of agriculture taught in schools?
- entomology
- soil science
- agronomy
- zoology
Which of the following problems can be brought about un reliable rain fall?
- flooding
- planting of farm activities becomes difficult
- soil erosion
- some crops are blown away
What is the major reason why government educates farmers?
- to make sensible use of teaching resources
- to produce skilled labourers
- to produce improvement in management techiniques
- to produce political porpulation
Why is diary farming a porpular activity around large cities?
- all activities are sarrounded by grassland
- the city provides ready market for the diary products
- manufacturing industries supply food for the coes
- herds men preffer to live in rthe cities.
The heaviness or lightness of rainfall records over a short period is known as
- rain fall distribution
- total animal rainfall
- rainfall reliability
- rainfall intensity
In farming, diversification means
- specialising in farming enterprise
- engaging in more than one farming activity
- providing a surplus of farming activity
- doing other business other than farming
Formation of co-operatives can be a solution to
- lack of agricultural capital
- pests and diseases
- lack of rainfall
- job selectivity
On a farm, fields should be of convenient size so as to allow;
- machinery to move in the field
- soil erosion control
- central supervision
- a suitable rotation programme
Foreign exchange obtained from agricultural products can be used for
- export agricultural products
- import the drugs and machinery
- find market for locally manufactured goods
- feed the nation.
Communal land tenure may lead to
- sub division of land
- no one being interested in developing the land
- the community fails to work together
- land is held without being used
Wind influences the type of crop grown in an area since
- some crops are prone to wind damage
- dry winds bring rainfall in the field
- wind is not easy to control
- wind pollination is essential
Where there is communal land tenure;
- communhity work together to produce perennial crops
- land is not well developed
- keeping pigs is a tabboo
- farmers adopt modern methods of farming
Rainfall intesity determines
- rainfall reliability
- flooding of gardens
- harvest, yield obtained
- length of dry season.
Crop storage structures are common in;
- places of reliable rainfall
- places of total annual rainfall
- places witrh bimodal rainfall pattern
- places with monomodal rainfall pattern
Highest percentage of land in Uganda is used for
- Natural forests
- wildlife conservation
- minning
- small scale farming
Internal fences on a mixed farm serve
- to protect crops from animals
- seperate neighbouring farms
- keep away unwanted visitors
- control water borne diseases
Horticultural crops are usually planted near the farm centre
- to attract tourists
- to feed the to young animals
- to prevent theft
- for proper planting
The problems of job selectivity against Agriculture can be solved by
- increasing prices of agricultural products
- revising land tenure policies
- use of scarecrows
- regular dipping of animals
One of the factors considered when planning a farm layout is
- accessibility on and around the farm
- bush burning to remove vegitation
- formation of co-operative society
- seed dressing with chemicals
One of the reasons why 23.3% of the land in Uganda is not put to any economic use is that
- there is poor land tenure
- there are thorny bushes
- there is insurfficient capital
- its under open water
One of the benefits of strong sunshine is that
- farmers work less hours
- transpiration in crops increases
- the soil becomes hard so cannot easily be eroded
- some pests will be killed by desiccation
Most peasant farmers remain poor
- since they use communal land
- because they have many children
- they use small scattered plots
- they misuse all the income they get from selling crops
The type of farming where one type of crop is grown on a piece of land for several years is known as
- monocropping
- monoculture
- land rotation
- subsistence farming
Rainfall intensity is
- the heaviness with which rain falls
- the chance of getting rain when it is expected
- the way rain comes in seasons
- the overall amount of rainfall
Two sets of annual crops can be grown in a year in places
- with a monomodal rainfall pattern
- with a bimodal raifall pattern
- with rain storms
- with convectional rainfall
In places with unreliable rainfall, farmers plan for their animals by
- reducing on their numbers
- fencing grazing land
- making hay and constructing valley dams
- growing Nutritious grasses
The land around Lake Victoria is mainly used for
- animal keeping since it is cool
- savana farming
- forestry
- mixed farming and some plantations
When planing a farm lay-out, the enterprise that should be allocated most land
- should be crops
- should be animals
- should be one with high market demand
- should be machinery for security
One of the activities carried out at the milking parlour at the school farm is to
- spray animals against parasites
- feed animals in pastures
- feed animals concentrates
- suckle calves
Well planned roads will help to
- minimize time spent in moving from one place to the other
- give the farm beauty
- allow visitors to come in all the time
- allow ox-cultivation
Two of the practices bellow encourage soil exhaution, which are they?
- monocropping and crop rotation
- mulching and manuring
- overgrazing and rotational grazing
- bush burning and monoculture.
Which of the following crop losses is not a post-harvest loss?
- birds eating millet in the garden
- spilling bags
- contamination by urine and dung
- growing moulds
In lease hold tenure,
- there is over grazing
- alot of land remains undeveloped
- land id rent out by land lords
- land belongs to traditional rulers
Agriculture is important to Uganda's economy since
- some animals can be used for work
- it employs about 80% of the population
- it can be used to settle dowry
- it provides fuel, like cow dung
Bacteriology can be intergrated in a branch of Agriculture known as
- agriculture extension
- farm mechanization
- soil science
- animal breeding