AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE FIRST TERM EXAMINATION JSS 2

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION JSS 2

EDU DELIGHT TUTORS

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SUBJECT: AGRIC.SCIENCE

TIME: 1HR 30MINS CLASS: JSS 2

____________ 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
The following are production structure except (a) fish pond (b) cassava mill (b) rabbit hutch (d) poultry battery cage

The following are storage Structures EXCEPT (a) crib (b) boreholes (c)silos (d) barn
Farm buildings are usually made of __________ (a) wood (b) concretes (c) glass (d) none of the above
Administrative building is also called ___________ (a) farm office (b) farm workshop (c) farm shop (d) farm shelter

Big, elaborate and permanent erections on the farm are called_____ (a) farm structures (b) farm house (c) farm buildings (d) farm store
________ is not a way of maintaining farm structures and building ____(a) regular cleaning (b) painting (c)regular neglect (d)regular inspection and repair.
_________ is not an important factor to be considered in siting of farm structures (a) topography (b) soil fertility (c) illumination (d) age of farmer

Wooding parts of farm structures and buildings should be painted with insecticides to prevent damaged by _________ (a) bee (b) termites (c) rats (d) air
Metal parts of farm structures and building should be painted or coated to prevent ____________ (a) rusting (b) melting (c) breaking (d) floating
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

The following are pre- planting operations except __________ (a) site selection (b) land clearing (c) mulching (d) plotting
______ is the removal of plant stumps and roots from the soil. (a) stumping (b) plotting (c) ploughing (d) harrowing
Which of the following cannot be used for stumping? ______ (a) axe (b) pick axe(c) mechanical stumper (d) ridger

___ is not used for weeds control? ( a) chemicals(b) hand pulling (c)hoe (d)watering can
The process of making seedbed is known as (a) Ploughing (b) stumping (c) ridging (d) plotting
_________ 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

The replacement of seeds that fail to germinate is called _________ (a) supplying (b) thinning (c) mulching (d) weeding
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
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

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

Watering should not be done in the _______________(a) morning (b)afternoon (c) evening (d) none of the above
_________ are organisms that feed on plants thereby causing damage. (a)pests (b) diseases (c)weeds (d) all of the above
The conversion of crop produce into other usable form is called _________ (a) storage (b) processing (c) harvesting (d) marketing

_________ refers to various activities by which agricultural produce are supplied and sold to the consumer (a) storage (b) processing (c) harvesting (d) marketing
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
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

Another name for intra row spacing is ___ row spacing(a) within (b) between (c) among (d) upside
Inter row spacing is also called ____ row spacing(a) within (b) between (c) among (d) along
The following are types of nursery except __________ (a) seed bed (b)seed tray (c) polythene bags (d) spoon bed

___________ is also known as sole cropping (a) mixed cropping (b) mono cropping (c) multiple cropping (d) continuous cropping
Which of the following farm produce is stored in a barn? (a) yam (b) cowpea (c) groundnut (d) maize
Pest are controlled using chemicals called _________ (a) insecticides (b) herbicides (c) pesticides (d) monoxides

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
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
Which of the following practices leads to loss of soil fertility? (a) continuous cropping (b) cover cropping (c) mixed cropping (d) crop rotation

Which of the following is not a post- planting operation? (a) plotting (b) thinning (c) supplying (d) weeding
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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