Post Utme Obafemi Awolowo University Agricultural Science Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

3 Plant nutrients are restored during fallow period through ____________

A. Reduced soil erosion
B. Accumulation of soil organic matter
C. Reduced evaporation from the soil
D. Accumulation of farmyard manure

Question 17:

Which of the following features could lead to wrong reading on a prismatic compass?

A. A big tree
B. Wind direction
C. A pond
D. Magnetic attraction

Question 18:

Which of the following steps gives a correct sequence for surveying?

A. Reconnaissance \(\rightarrow\) preliminary survey \(\rightarrow\) mapping
B. Mapping \(\rightarrow\) reconnaissance \(\rightarrow\) preliminary survey
C. Preliminary survey \(\rightarrow\) reconnaissance \(\rightarrow\) mapping
D. Preliminary survey \(\rightarrow\) mapping \(\rightarrow\) reconnaissance.

Question 19:

The branch of horticulture that deals with the production of vegetables is called ____________

A. Pathology
B. Olericulture
C. Floriculture
D. Pomology

Question 20:

7 If rows are spaced \(1.0 m\) apart with one plant per stand, determine the spacing between stands in order to obtain a plant population of \(40000 /\) ____________

A. \(025 m\)
B. \(0.40 m\)
C. \(0.50 m\)
D. \(1.00 m\)