AGRIC SCIENCE EXAM

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FIRST TERM JSS2 AGRIC SCIENCE

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FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

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SUBJECT: AGRIC.SCIENCE TIME: 1HR 30MINS

CLASS: JSS 2

1. ____________ are simple erections that are constructed on

the farm site to make farming activities easier. (a) farm
buildings (b) farm structures (c) farm land (d) farm site

2. The following are production structure except (a) fish pond

(b) cassava mill (b) rabbit hutch (d) poultry battery cage

3. The following are storage Structures EXCEPT (a) crib (b)

boreholes (c)silos (d) barn

4. Farm buildings are usually made of __________ (a) wood (b)

concretes (c) glass (d) none of the above

5. Administrative building is also called ___________ (a) farm

office (b) farm workshop (c) farm shop (d) farm shelter
 6. Big, elaborate and permanent erections on the farm are
called_____ (a) farm structures (b) farm house (c) farm
buildings (d) farm store

7. ________ is not a way of maintaining farm structures and

building ____(a) regular cleaning (b) painting (c)regular
neglect (d)regular inspection and repair.

8. _________ is not an important factor to be considered in

siting of farm structures (a) topography (b) soil fertility (c)
illumination (d) age of farmer

9. Wooding parts of farm structures and buildings should be

painted with insecticides to prevent damaged by _________
(a) bee (b) termites (c) rats (d) air

10. Metal parts of farm structures and building should be painted

or coated to prevent ____________ (a) rusting (b) melting (c)
breaking (d) floating

11. A _____________ is an area of land where small seeds and

fragile planting materials are first grown and tended till the
seedling are strong enough to be planted out in their
permanent beds or fields. (a) nursery (b) primary (c) field (d)
farm

12. The following are pre- planting operations except

__________ (a) site selection (b) land clearing (c) mulching
(d) plotting

13. ______ is the removal of plant stumps and roots from the soil.
(a) stumping (b) plotting (c) ploughing (d) harrowing

14. Which of the following cannot be used for stumping? ______

(a) axe (b) pick axe(c) mechanical stumper (d) ridger

15. ___ is not used for weeds control? ( a) chemicals(b) hand

pulling (c)hoe (d)watering can

16. The process of making seedbed is known as (a) Ploughing (b)

stumping (c) ridging (d) plotting
 17. _________ refers to the lifting of seedlings from the nursery
and planting them out in their permanent plot or field. (a)
nursery (b) sowing (c) seed rate (d) transplanting

18. The replacement of seeds that fail to germinate is called

_________ (a) supplying (b) thinning (c) mulching (d) weeding

19. The amount or quantity of planting materials required for

planting one hectare of land is called _______ (a) staking (b)
pruning (c) trimming (d) seed rate

20. Which of the following plants needs to be planted in a

nursery bed before transplanting to the permanent field? (a)
Pepper (b) yam (c) cassava (d) maize

21. __________ refers to the period of the year at which a

particular crop is sown in order to produce well. (a) planting
date (b) seed rate (c) planting distance (d) planting depth

22. Staking is usually done for ____ (a) cassava (b) maize (c) rice
(d) yam

23. ___________ is the removal or gathering of matured or

ripened parts of plants from the parent plant for use. (a)
stacking (b) harvesting (c) storage (d) pruning

24. Watering should not be done in the _______________(a)

morning (b)afternoon (c) evening (d) none of the above

25. _________ are organisms that feed on plants thereby causing

damage. (a)pests (b) diseases (c)weeds (d) all of the above

26. The conversion of crop produce into other usable form is

called _________ (a) storage (b) processing (c) harvesting
(d) marketing

27. _________ refers to various activities by which agricultural

produce are supplied and sold to the consumer (a) storage
(b) processing (c) harvesting (d) marketing

28. The distance between one plant and another along the same
ridge or row is called ________(a) intra row (b) inter row (c)
among row (d) none of the above
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 29. The distance between one plant and another on different
ridges or rows is called __________spacing (a) intra row (b)
inter row (c) among row (d) none of the above

30. Another name for intra row spacing is ___ row spacing(a)
within (b) between (c) among (d) upside

31. Inter row spacing is also called ____ row spacing(a) within
(b) between (c) among (d) along

32. The following are types of nursery except __________ (a)

seed bed (b)seed tray (c) polythene bags (d) spoon bed

33. ___________ is also known as sole cropping (a) mixed

cropping (b) mono cropping (c) multiple cropping (d)
continuous cropping

34. Which of the following farm produce is stored in a barn? (a)

yam (b) cowpea (c) groundnut (d) maize

35. Pest are controlled using chemicals called _________ (a)

insecticides (b) herbicides (c) pesticides (d) monoxides

36. Growing different crops in an orderly or sequential way on a

piece of land is called ___________(a) land rotation (b) crop
rotation (c) ranching (d)pastoral farming

37. Mr.Samuel raises sheep and goat as well grows cassava and
maize. He practice ___________(a)mixed farming (b) mixed
cropping (c) animal cropping (d) pastoral farming

38. Which of the following practices leads to loss of soil fertility?

(a) continuous cropping (b) cover cropping (c) mixed
cropping (d) crop rotation

39. Which of the following is not a post- planting operation? (a)

plotting (b) thinning (c) supplying (d) weeding

40. Thining is done to prevent the following except __________

(a)overcrowding (b) competition for space (c) competition for
nutrients (d) to avoid rainfall

THEORY
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 INSTRUCTION: Answer any three questions.

1a. What are farm structure

? 2mks

1b. Mention and state uses of any four farm structures

4mks

1c. Mention any four storage structures and their uses.. 4mks

2a. what are farm

buildings? 2mks

2b. mention and briefly explain any three (3) factors to be

considered when siting farm structures and
buildings 3mks

2c. mention any three (3) importance of proper siting of farm

structures and buildings
3mks

2d. mention any two (2) maintenance practices for farm

buildings. 2mks

3a.what are pre-planting

operations? 2mks

3b. mention and briefly explain any three (3) pre-planting

operations 3mks

3c. mention any three (3) post planting

operations 3mks

3d. Differentiate between intra- row spacing and inter-row

spacing. 2mks.
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 4a. define the term “farming
system” 2mks

4b. explain the term mono-

cropping. 2mks

4c. mention any two advantages and two dis-advantages of mono

farming 4mks

4d. what is mixed farming

system? 2mks

5a. what is crop

rotation? 2mks

5b. design a standard and appropriate five years crop

rotatio. 6mks

5c. Mention any two disadvantages of shifting

cultivation. 2mks

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 FOOD AND NUTRITION EXAM QUESTIONS SS1
FIRST TERM

1. Dicotyledonous plants have a. four cotyledons b. three

cotyledons c. two cotyledons d. one cotyledon

2. Which of these is very difficult to use if the number of pest is

high a. chemical control b, physical control c. biological
control d. cultural control?

3. involves the use of natural enemies of insect pests

and weeds against them a. physical control b. chemical
control c. cultural control d. biological control

4. Examples of crops that store food in their roots are these

except

a.Cassava b. potato c. Carrot d. sugarcane

Procurement of loan or capital for farming activity is one of

functions of a farm manager A. administration B.
production C. organisationD. marketing

Wooden and metal structures should be to

prevent waering away.

Painted (b) coloured (c) Decorated (d) swept

should be cleaned and disinfected after each

operation.

Silos (b) Poles (c) Abattoirs (d)Fences

should be cleaned and kept air tight.

silos (b) Poles (c) Abattoirs (d)Fences

The chemical that can be used to prevent the activities of

insects on wooden materials is

called (a) sodium hydroxide (b) solignum(c) potassium

chloride (d) oxygen
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 10. A round farm structures constructed from mud with a grass or
thatch roof is

1. Barns (b) Rhumbus (c) Barns (d) Silos

2. The first factor that must be considered before siting a farm

is: (a) nearness to school (b) accessibility (c) availability of
land (d) security

3. Protection of farm structures mean? (a) presence of security

(b) protection from wind and erosion (c) protection from
thieves (d) vigilante watch

14. A flat level land should be used for the school farm for the
following reasons except (a) to increase fertility of soil (b) to
reduce erosion (c) to reduce the cost of production (d) to promote
percolation

1. The best soil type for farming is? (a) sandy soil (b) clayed soil
(c) loamy soil (d) sand-clayed soil

2. Monocotyledonous plants have a. four cotyledons b.

three cotyledons c. two cotyledons d. one cotyledon

3. Primary tillage is otherwise known as (a) harrowing (b)

ploughing (c) ridging (d) stumping

18. 2. Secondary tillage is otherwise known as (a)harrowing

(b) ploughing

(c) ridging (d) stumping

19. 3. In farm layout, plots undergo (a) division (b)

multiplication (c) digging (d) covering

20. 4. The operation that follows tillage is (a) ridging (b)

stumping (c) clearing (d) layout
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 21. 5. Stumping is carried out with the following except
(a)gun (b) cutlass (c) bulldozer (d) axe

One of the following is not a basic consideration in planting

operation

(a)spacing (b) depth (c) time (d) pod

When seeds are sown in soil, it develops roots and shoots.

This is called

germination (b) seedlings (c) sowing (d) development

The distance between two sown seeds/plants is

planting space (b) time (c) planting depth (d) planting

seed

25. 4Some seeds are raised in the nursery because (a) the
seedlings are weak (b) the seedling are green (c) the seedling love
the nursery (d) so that the can get enough sunshine

This is the distance of the sown seed in the soil

planting time (b) planting depth (c) spacing (d) number

of seeds

Harvesting involves the removal of ⸺– crops. A. big B.

matured C. small D. smooth

Harvesting tools include the following except A. basketB.

knife C. harvesterD. secateurs

One of the effects of late harvesting is……… A. increase of

harvest B. loss of product C. sale of product D. enhanced
market

One of the reasons for processing is.. A. to increase the

quantity of the

product B. to make it scarce C. to prevent spoilage D. to increase

demand
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 Methods of storage include the following except? A. use of
barns B. use of shops

C. use of baskets. D. use of silos

Which of these farming systems involve crops production?

(a) ley farming (b) ranching (c) mixed farming (d)

nomadic farming

The land is left for ……….. to……. years to rest in bush

fallowing.

(a) 3 – 5 years (b) 7 – 10 years (c) 15 – 20 years (d) 20 –

30 years

Which of these farming systems involves the production of

crops and the rearing of animals?(a) mixed farming (b)
pastoral farming (c) bush fallowing (d) ranching

Ranching is a form of…….. animal production system.

(a) extensive (b) semi-intensive (c) intensive (d) semi-

extensive

In which of these farming systems is pasture grown for farm

animals?

(a) ley farming (b) mixed farming (c) bush fallowing (d)
shifting cultivation

THEORY A

1. State two disadvantages of mixed farming.

2. What is nomadic farming?

THEORY B

1. What is storage?

2. Mention two crops whose processing starts from the farm.

THEORY C
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 1. What is planting operation?

2. Explain sowing in-situ.

3. Explain five basic considerations in planting operations.

THEORY D

1. What is cultural practice?

2. Define the following terms: (a) land clearing (b) ridging

THEORY E

1. State and explain two factors to be considered before sitting

farms

2. Mention four uses of water in the farm.

THEORY F

1. How can farm buildings be maintained?

2. State three farm structures and state the ways of maintaining

them.

THEORY G

Classify crop according to: (a) economic uses (b) the life
cycle (c) number of cotyledons.

Define the following terms annuals, biennials and perennials.

What is management?

Mention and briefly explain five major functions of a farm

manager.

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Joan Wakama
November 28, 2023 at 8:26 pm

Very helpful thanks a thousand

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