Introduction to Agriculture (XXXXX)
College of Technology (COLTECH)
Semester: First Semester
Level: 200
Year: 2014
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON REPUBUQUE DU CAMEROUN
Peace-Work-Fatherland Paix-Travail-Patrie
MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION MINISTERE DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR
THE UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA UNIVERSITE DE BAMENDA
COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY ECOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE
Box 39 Bambili Cameroon BP 39 Bambili Cameroon
Tel: 23774946524 Fax: 23733051069 Tel: 23774946524 Fax: 23733051069
INTRODUCTION TO AGRICULTURE
Time: 1
hour
Q1: Agriculture can be defined as
a. The science of producing animals c. The science of producing crops
b.
The science concerned with food production. d. None of the above
Q2: Agronomy is
a. The science of field crops c. Field crop production
b. Horticultural crop production d. All of the above
Q3: non-conventional animal production is nor
a. dealing with the production of snails c. Cricetoma production
c. Concerned with rabbit production d. None of the above
Q4: agriculture contributes to about
a. 0.60 percent of GDP c. 0.67% GDP 'O/f. 29.5% GDP
b. 29.5% GDP d. None of the above
Q5: Which of these is not part of animal production?
a. Animal reproductive physiology c. Animal breeding and genetics
b. Non-conventional reptile production d. Cat husbandry
Q6: Allin animal husbandry is taken to mean
a. Artificial inspection c. Animal inspection
b. Artificial insemination ^ d. None of the above
Q7: ration formulation is
a. Involved with animal nutrition
b. Marriage between the nutrient content of the feed and the requirement of the
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Q8: animal behavior is important for animal production because
a. animal behavior is part of animal production
b. intrinsic behavioral characteristics of the animal are important for production
c. a. and b. above.
d. none of the above
State whether the following are true or false by writing T or F in the A box of the answer
sheet
Q9: Pastures are usually not planted grasslands
Q10: Crop production is not affected by variation in nature
Q11: Cameroon has six agro-ecological zones
Q12: Oil palm production is at variance with biodiversity conservation
Q13: Agronomic crops like coffee and cocoa thrive well in semi-arid regions.
Q14: Arable crops are produced in the semi-arid and arid regions only.
Q15: Climate change has an impact on the distribution of crops worldwide
Q16: Ruminants produce gases that contribute to global warming
Q17: Such gasses include methane, nitrous oxide and oxygen
Q18: Labour efficiency in agriculture uses less fossil fuel
Q19: Broilers are meat producing birds that are grown for 6-8 weeks
Q20: Layer breeders are parent stock for producing eggs for broilers chickens
Q21: The laying process takes 24 hours that is why layers lay one egg every day
Q22: Exotic breeds are always well adapted to local environmental conditions
Q23: The Japanese quail is a non-conventional animal species in Japan
Q24: Camellia sinensis is a major coffee crop in littoral region
Q25: Bamenda kola is Cola nitida
Q26: Jute is Corchosus capsularis
Q27: Sweet orange is Citrus reticulata
Q28: Sorghum is mainly produced in the humid south region of Cameroon.
Q29: Coconut juice is used as a semen preservative
Q30: Second generation agriculture in equivalent of agricultural mechanization.
A.T. Niba, Good luck!!!
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