Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Agricultural Science Question 42

Practice objective / multiple choice question 42 from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 42 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2019 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A 2‑ha wheat field shows a leaf‑rust severity of 30 % (percentage of leaf area infected). The recommended fungicide application rate is 0.5 L ha⁻¹ for each 10 % severity. Each litre of the fungicide reduces the severity uniformly by 5 percentage points across the treated area. The farmer has a 25 L drum of fungicide. What is the maximum area (in hectares, to two decimal places) that can be treated so that the severity on the treated area falls below 10 %?

Answer Options

A. 7.50
Correct Answer B. 6.25
C. 4.17
D. 5.00
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
6.25

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2019 Agricultural Science Question 42. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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