MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. _________ is the botanical name for spear grass.

A. Sida acuta

B. Eleucine indica

C. Imperiata cylindrical

D. Panicum maximum

2. Which is not a cultural method for controlling weed?

A. Burning

B. Cover cropping

C. Mulching

D. Hand picking

3. Farmers control weeds for these reasons except

A. Weeds cause losses in crop yield

B. Weeds help in checking erosion

C. Increased cost of harvesting

D. Reduce the quality of farm produce

4. _________ is the botanical name for Rice

A. Mucuna utilis

B. Oryza sativa

C. Talinum triangulare

D. Eleucine indica

5. Which of the following is not a physical method of controlling weeds?

A. hoeing

B. slashing

C. hand picking
 D. use of chemicals

6. Chemical methods of controlling weeds involves the use of chemical solution called _________

A. pesticides

B. herbicides

C. chemicals

D. insecticides

7. Weeds are dispersed by these modes except

A. Dispersal by wind

B. Dispersal by animals

C. Dispersal by explosive mechanism

D. Dispersal by burning

8. Which of these definitions is not correct for weed?

A. Weeds are crops grown on a particular position on the farm

B. Weeds are unwanted plants

C. Weeds are any plants growing in an unwanted place

D. Weeds are plants growing out of place.

9. Farm animals are classified basically into three namely

A. Terrestrial, Aquatic and Non-aquatic

B. Monogestric, polygestric and polyhandary

C. Habitat, nature of their digestive track and uses

D. Horn, milk and income.

10. All these are cultural methods of controlling weeds except

A. Flooding

B. Cover cropping

C. Mulching

D. Hoeing.
THEORY QUESTIONS (ANSWER ALL)

1. Define the term weed

1b. Explain the effect of weeds on crop plant.

2. State four (4) reasons why weeds are difficult to control.

3. List the cultural methods of controlling weed and explain two.