Gce Model Questions Vol1 2022 Geography Question 41

Practice objective / multiple choice question 41 from the 2022 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Gce Model Questions Vol1 2022 Geography Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 41 GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2022 • GEOGRAPHY • objective

A farm has 120 ha that can be planted with either Crop A or Crop B. Crop A yields \(3.5\) t ha\(^{-1}\) and needs \(150\) mm of water and \(120\) kg of nitrogen per ha each season. Crop B yields \(2.8\) t ha\(^{-1}\) and needs \(100\) mm of water and \(80\) kg of nitrogen per ha. The farm has a total water supply of \(14{,}000\) mm and \(12{,}000\) kg of nitrogen available per season. To maintain soil health at least \(30\%\) of the land must be under Crop B. Determine the maximum total production (in tonnes) that can be achieved and the area (in ha) allocated to each crop.

Answer Options

A. 360 tonnes total production; 50 ha of Crop A and 70 ha of Crop B
Correct Answer B. 364 tonnes total production; 40 ha of Crop A and 80 ha of Crop B
C. 380 tonnes total production; 35 ha of Crop A and 85 ha of Crop B
D. 352 tonnes total production; 45 ha of Crop A and 75 ha of Crop B
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
364 tonnes total production; 40 ha of Crop A and 80 ha of Crop B

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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2022 Geography Question 41. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Geography examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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