Simple Farm Tools
Agricultural Science · 50 practice questions
Identification, use and maintenance of simple farm tools; their advantages and disadvantages.
- Identify simple farm tools.
- Use and maintain them.
- Compare their advantages and disadvantages.
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- Practice question 1
A grass cutter (slasher) is mainly used for
- A.cutting grass and light vegetation on a farm
- B.tilling and turning over compacted soil
- C.harvesting mature grain crops
- D.measuring the moisture content of soil
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A. cutting grass and light vegetation on a farm
Slashers are hand tools designed specifically for cutting through grass and light growth.
- Practice question 2
Sharing or renting simple tools among smallholder farmers mainly helps to
- A.guarantee that every farmer owns an identical set of tools
- B.eliminate the need for any tools on smallholder farms
- C.increase the individual cost each farmer must bear for tools
- D.reduce the individual cost burden of owning every tool outright
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D. reduce the individual cost burden of owning every tool outright
Pooling tool access spreads out the cost that would otherwise fall on each farmer alone.
- Practice question 3
The wheelbarrow is mainly used for
- A.tilling and turning over soil
- B.measuring land area accurately
- C.transporting farm materials over short distances
- D.controlling weeds chemically
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C. transporting farm materials over short distances
Wheelbarrows move materials like soil or produce over short distances.
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