Agricultural Science JSS 2 First Term Examination (Revision)

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Jss 2 Agric First Term Examination Revision

 

Js2  1st agric que. 

 

FIRST TERM E-LEARNING NOTE EXAMINATION AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE 

Examination malpractices may lead to a repeat of the subject or suspensions don’t be involved. 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

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

INSTRUCTION: Answer any three questions.

1a. What are farm structure ?

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

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

 

2a. what are farm buildings?

 

2b. mention and briefly explain any THREE (3) factors to be considered when siting farm structures and buildings

 

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.

 

3a.what are pre-planting operations?

 

3b. mention and briefly explain any three (3) pre-planting operations 3mks 3c. mention any three (3) post planting operations

 

3d. Differentiate between intra- row spacing and inter-row spacing. 4a. define the term “farming system” 4b. explain the term mono-cropping.

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

 

4d. what is mixed farming system?

 

 

5a. what is crop rotation?

 

 

5b. design a standard and appropriate five years crop rotation .

 

5c. Mention any two disadvantages of shifting cultivation.