AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION JSS 2

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION JSS 2 

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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
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 ?                                                                    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.                                                               

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 rotation.               6mks                                                                  

5c. Mention any two disadvantages of shifting cultivation.                                      2mks

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