Agriculture Licensure Exam Previous Questions and Answers (Part 7)

This LEA Reviewer is the sixth part of our compilation of questions and answers from previous Agriculture Board Exams. It contains 50 questions covering all 6 subject areas namely:
Agricultural Extension and Communication,
Agricultural Economics and Marketing,
Animal Science,
Crop Protection,
Crop Science, and
Soil Science.
You can find more on our Agriculture Licensure Exam reviewers compilation page.
- Question of
On what percentage level of moisture should grain has to contain so it can be stored for a long period of time and microbial activities can be lessen to avoid damage?
- 12 %
- 14%
- 9%
- 25%
- Question of
It is a resource used to create another product.
- Money
- Investment
- Capital
- Human resource
- Question of
Naiad is a part of this metamorphosis.
- Ametabola
- Hemimetabola
- Paurometabola
- Holomatabola
- Question of
Sacrotesta is associated with what fruit?
- Mangosteen
- Papaya
- Mango
- Lanzones
- Question of
Momordica charantia and Sechium edule, are examples of the family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Malvaceae
- Moringaceae
- Compositae
- Question of
A terminology use to describe the removal of materials or nutrients from the upper soil horizon to the lower portion through downward movement of water.
- Percolation
- Seepage
- Leaching
- Infiltration
- Question of
Extra income earned from producing an additional unit of output is called________.
- Marginal cost
- Marginal product
- Marginal revenue
- Marginal return
- Question of
What province in the Philippines wherein 45% of the population is engaged in Agriculture?
- Isabela
- Bukidnon
- Pangasinan
- Caraga
- Question of
What is the most nutritious vegetable?
- Carrots
- Malungay
- Spinach
- Beans
- Question of
It is a single –celled fungus that hasten the decomposition of Organic Matter specially high in lignin, and cellulose like rice straw, coir dust, bagasse and weeds?
- Azolla
- Trichoderma harzianum
- Bacillus thuriengensis
- Trichogramma evannescense
- Question of
The discovery of DDT in___________is considered as one of the major event in the history of crop protection.
- 1959
- 1937
- 1939
- 1935
- Question of
A type of middlemen who act only as representative of their client/s
- Agent middleman
- Merchant middleman
- Commission agent
- Broker
- Question of
Which of the following is a beneficial animal?
- Ticks
- Mites
- Spiders
- Hoppers
- Question of
Mangifera indica L., our national fruit, is what type of fleshy fruit?
- Fibrous drupe
- Fleshy drupe
- Berry
- Pepo
- Question of
The exclusive right of an inventor for the control of his invention for a period of 17 years.
- Patent
- Royalty
- Intellectual Property
- Trademark
- Question of
What is the amount of water needed in slaughtering of swine?
- 7 gals/ head
- 15 gals / head
- 30 gals/ head
- 60 gals/ head
- Question of
The main subject of GATT-WTO is the reduction of _____________.
- Tarriffs
- Quantitative restrictions
- Levies
- Subsidies imposed on agricultural products
- Question of
A 2:1 limited expanding type of clay is known as
- Vermicullite
- Illite
- Montmorillonite
- Hallosite
- Question of
An example of a pulse crop
- Cowpea
- Squash
- Tomato
- Eggplant
- Question of
Agricultural production is__________
- Seasonal
- Predictable
- Regular
- Erratic
- Question of
The most destructive avian pest that attacks rice and other small grains
- Philippine weaver
- Philippine bird
- Philippine oriole
- Philippine maya
- Question of
The agricultural extension service was of the DA were devolved to the local government units (LGU) by virtue of ________.
- RA 8435
- RA 7160
- RA 10068
- RA 9361
- Question of
A meeting of individual , preferably a small number usually in round table situation who met for specific purpose is ____________.
- Seminar
- Conference
- Round Table Discussion
- Meeting
- Question of
Manipulation of the public budget government spending and tax collections to achieve full employment
- Monetary policy
- Fiscal policy
- Economic policy
- Banking policy
- Question of
Which of the following fruits can be eaten even if the color is green except?
- Mango
- Rambutan
- Lanzones
- Banana
- Question of
What is the largest pinepapple plantation is located in__________.
- Bukidnon
- South Cotabato
- Misamis Oriental
- Davao del Norte
- Question of
For annual crops, the maximum number of nematodes parasites can be recovered during_____.
- Fallow period
- Vegetative stage
- Flowering stage
- Near harvest stage
- Question of
A flower that bears both reproductive structures, the pistil and stamen, is called?
- Complete
- Determinate
- Perfect
- Essential flower
- Question of
If you are in Manila and you want to buy seeds, where would you most likely purchased the seeds?
- Manila Seedling Ban
- BPI
- Dept of Agriculture
- Nearby market
- Question of
It is a usual method employed by farmers in planting the seeds evenly into the field.
- Broadcast method
- Transplant method
- Hill method
- Drill method
- Question of
What is the genus of honeybees?
- Aphis
- Apis
- Aphies
- Aphes
- Question of
The reduction of the physical volume of the product is called_________.
- Depreciation
- Shrinkage
- Damage
- Loss
- Question of
They are characterized by their conservation, are older than average and seldom take any risks __________.
- Laggards
- Innovators
- Early adoption
- Early majority
- Question of
The top producer of sweet potato is_________.
- Leyte
- Camarines Sur
- Albay
- Catanduanes
- Question of
Fruits are derived from one flower with several ovaries.
- Aggregate
- Multiple
- Simple
- Accessory
- Question of
Which of the following is a primary sign that the animal is near parturition.
- Vulva maybe swollen
- Restless and granting
- Clear viscous vaginal discharge
- Presence of milk
- Question of
Extension work in the Philippines started with the establishment of model farms or Granjas modelos. Granjas modelos was established by the Spaniards in___________ .
- 1521
- 1565
- 1577
- 1525
- Question of
An example of biennial vegetable crop is____.
- Tomato
- Onion
- Eggplant
- Squash
- Question of
The most accurate of all graphs.
- Line graphs
- Bar graphs
- Pie graph
- Pictorial graphs
- Question of
Which of the following farm animals has the lowest dressing percentage?
- Swine
- Beef
- Goats
- Carabeef
- Question of
Which among the crops can best perform under partially shaded conditions?
- Durian
- Mango
- Guava
- Mangosteen
- Question of
The type of rock which is considered as the ancestor of all rocks?
- Igneous
- Metamorphic rocks
- Sedimentary rocks
- Conglomerate
- Question of
Panama disease of banana is caused by:
- Fusarium oxysporum
- Psuedomonas solanaceuarum
- Mycospharela fijiensis
- Magnaporthe grisea
- Question of
Rice black bug can be controlled by what biological fungicide?
- Trichoderma harzianum
- Metarhizium anisopliae
- Beauveria bassiana
- B. thuriengensis aizawai
- Question of
What is the normal freezing point of fresh milk?
- -0.545 C
- -0.454 C
- -0.545 F
- -0.454 F
- Question of
What province is a top producer of rubber?
- North Cotabato
- Zamboanga Sibugay
- Basilan
- Tawi-tawi
- Question of
Refers to an inter-organizational system made up of a set of interdependent institution and agencies involved in the tasks of moving the products from the point of production to the point of consumption.
- Agricultural Marketing
- Marketing
- Marketing Channel
- Managerial Economics
- Question of
What is the recommended number of colors to be used in the powerpoint slide?
- 7
- 3
- 5
- 1
- Question of
Senescence is affected by ethylene but prevented by
- Auxins
- Cytokinins
- Gibberellins
- Abscissic acid
- Question of
The process whereby people influence the behavior of other people through messages or information conveyed through various channels
- Agricultural Extension
- Communication
- Extension Education
- Development Communication
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