Neco 2019 Agricultural Science Question 40

Practice objective / multiple choice question 40 from the 2019 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Neco 2019 Agricultural Science Objective / Multiple Choice Easy Difficulty
Question 40 NECO • 2019 • AGRICULTURAL_SCIENCE • objective

A farmer wants to raise the soil organic matter (SOM) content from the current \(2.4\\%\) to at least \(3.0\\%\). Adding one tonne of compost per hectare increases SOM by \(0.2\\%\). Compost costs N500 per tonne. How many tonnes of compost per hectare must the farmer apply, and what will be the total cost per hectare?

Answer Options

A. 3 tonnes per hectare; N2000 per hectare
B. 2 tonnes per hectare; N1000 per hectare
Correct Answer C. 3 tonnes per hectare; N1500 per hectare
D. 4 tonnes per hectare; N2000 per hectare
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
3 tonnes per hectare; N1500 per hectare

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This is Neco 2019 Agricultural Science Question 40. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Neco Agricultural Science examination.

Difficulty level: Easy .

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