Specimen Multiple Choice Paper-Answers
Specimen Multiple Choice Paper-Answers
Specimen Multiple Choice Paper-Answers
4. Which of the following groups of conditions adversely affects local and regional
agriculture?
(A) Praedial larceny, lack of extension service, adequate rainfall
(B) Poor marketing facilities, lack of credit, high technology usage
(C) Lack of appropriate technology, land fragmentation, praedial larceny
(D) Access to appropriate technology, lack of extension services, upgraded marketing
facilities
7. Farmer George intends to increase the size of his livestock farm by building an additional
pig
unit. Before doing this, farmer George should first prepare a
(A) partial budget
(B) farm inventory
(C) complete budget
(D) production record
1
8. A budget is a useful decision-making tool because it
(A) is used to calculate depreciation costs
(B) is an audited statement of the past year
(C) is very accurate in the absence of records
(D) predicts production estimates and future prices
14. Increasing levels of inputs results in increasing levels of output up to a point, then there is
a decreasing rate of output. This response demonstrates the law of
(A) supply
(B) demand
(C) production function
(D) diminishing returns
2
16. Advertising and sales promotion are referred to as
(A) market research
(B) market practices
(C) marketing strategies
(D) merchandising techniques
17. Which of the following groups of inputs BEST represents variable expenses?
(A) Feed, medication and feeders
(B) Depreciation and machinery
(C) Pens, waterers and feeders
(D) Machinery and labour
19. Which of the following persons would MOST likely be a researcher in a CARICOM
agricultural
research institute?
(A) Pharmacist
(B) Cardiologist
(C) Microbiologist
(D) Forensic pathologist
22. Which of the following is MOST effective in reducing the occurrence of blockage in the
nozzle of
a knapsack sprayer?
(A) Selecting the correct chemicals
(B) Ensuring the presence of filters
(C) Mixing the spray properly
(D) Replacing the nozzle
3
23. While spraying with an insecticide, you realise that the delivery hose is blocked. To
correct this,
you should
(A) quickly remove the nozzle, and clear it under running water
(B) very carefully place nozzle to your mouth and blow it clear
(C) dismantle the spray unit and give it a thorough cleaning
(D) remove the lance, and clear the next section
24. A farmer needs to prune his tomato plants. Which of the following is the MOST
appropriate tool
for him to use?
(A) Cutlass
(B) Secateur
(C) Sharp knife
(D) Budding knife
25. Which of the following is BEST suited for the establishment of contour lines for
ploughing on a
slope?
(A) Knapsack sprayer
(B) Seed planter
(C) ‘A’ Level
(D) Ridger
26. The part of a bean seed which consists of the plumule and radicle is called the
(A) testa
(B) embryo
(C) cotyledon
(D) endosperm
4
30. Soil conservation is of vital importance to a farmer because it maintains
I. soil fertility
II. the habitat of certain insect pests
III. the top soil at a rather constant depth
(A) I only
(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III
31. Which of the following groups of factors is necessary for successful germination of
seeds?
(A) Air, fertilizer, sunlight
(B) Moisture, air, suitable temperature
(C) Moisture, sunlight, suitable temperature
(D) Moisture, fertilizer, suitable temperature
5
36. A heterozygous tall plant is crossed with a homozygous short plant. Tall is dominant over
short.
The phenotype of the F1 generation will most likely be
(A) all tall
(B) all short
(C) 25% tall, 75% short
(D) 50% tall, 50% short
39. Which of the following practices can BEST assist with both the maintenance of soil
fertility and
the control of pests and diseases?
(A) Heaving penmanuring
(B) Multiple cropping
(C) Soil fumigation
(D) Crop rotation
40. Which of the following crops is MOST likely to be attacked by leaf miner?
(A) Yam
(B) Tomato
(C) Banana
(D) Sugarcane
6
43. Hay is grass which has been
(A) cut, dried, and stored in bales
(B) cut and fed fresh to livestock
(C) cut, compressed and buried in an airtight pit
(D) cut, finely chopped and crushed between rollers
45. Which of the following statements is NOT true about drones in a hive of bees?
(A) They are infertile.
(B) They have no sting.
(C) Drones cannot secrete wax.
(D) They have the largest compound eyes.
48. The part of the egg which provides energy for the unhatched chick is the
(A) inner membrane
(B) albumen
(C) chalaza
(D) yolk
50. The purpose of the crop in the alimentary canal of the bird is to
(A) store ingested food
(B) secrete digestive enzymes
(C) churn and grind food to aid digestion
(D) absorb digested food in the blood stream
7
51. Blotches, pimples and black scabs on the un-feathered parts of the bodies of poultry are
symptoms of
(A) roup
(B) cholera
(C) fowl pox
(D) Newcastle disease
52. The fusion between male and female gametes in sexual reproduction is called
(A) coition
(B) gestation
(C) copulation
(D) fertilization
53. Which of the following statements about artificial insemination (AI) are correct?
I. AI improves the chances of an egg being fertilized.
II. It increases the number of offspring produced by one male in a year.
III. AI prevents the spread of venereal diseases.
(A) I and II only
(B) I and III only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III
55. When should a rabbit, being a nocturnal animal, receive the larger portion of its ration?
(A) At midday
(B) Mid- morning
(C) Early morning
(D) Late afternoon
8
58. If calves do not receive colostrum within the first 24 hours after birth, they may develop
(A) scours
(B) mastitis
(C) brucellosis
(D) anaplasmosis
59. Which of the following statements concerning the Barbados Blackbelly sheep is
INCORRECT?
(A) They are one of the most prolific breeds of sheep.
(B) They cannot survive in areas of poor vegetation.
(C) They have a high tolerance to worm infestation.
(D) They are very heat-tolerant.
60. The most common breed of dairy cattle reared in the Caribbean is the
(A) Zebu
(B) Jersey
(C) Holstein
(D) Brahman