AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE JSS 3 SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

JSS 3 Agricultural Science Examination

Instructions:

  • Avoid examination malpractices as it may lead to serious consequences.
  • Time allowed: 2 hours.

Multiple Choice Questions

  1. Which of the following is not an example of input record on the farm?
    a) Seeds
    b) Fertilizer
    c) Implement
    d) Clearing of farmland
  2. Farms inventory is a record of:
    a) Everything on the farm
    b) Inventions on the farm
    c) Livestock on the farm
    d) Crops on the farm
  3. Production records for livestock include all of these except:
    a) Breeding
    b) Health performance
    c) Weaning
    d) Transporting
  4. The computer system of record gives:
    a) Accurate records
    b) Poor records
    c) Expansion records
    d) Unreliable records
  5. Good farm records should be:
    a) Incomprehensible
    b) Simple
    c) Abridged
    d) Complex
  6. A farm diary keeps a record of:
    a) All activities on the farm
    b) Only activities on livestock production
    c) Only activities on crop production
    d) Activities on transport and distribution
  7. Assets on the farm are valued at their:
    a) Sales cost
    b) Market value
    c) Demand cost
    d) Farm cost
  8. Sales records of a farm indicate the records of sales of:
    a) Livestock
    b) Crop only
    c) Both crop and livestock
    d) Farm implements
  9. A primary book account which records day-to-day financial transactions is known as:
    a) Receipt
    b) Journal
    c) Cash flow
    d) Ledger
  10. The profit and loss account is issued on a quarterly or yearly basis along with the following except:
    a) Cash flow statement
    b) Balance sheet
    c) Revenue
  11. The stock exchange helps farmers to:
    a) Trade in stocks, bonds, and shares
    b) Socialize
    c) Procure fertilizers
    d) Source for loans
  12. An agent in the stock exchange:
    a) Sells to the farmer
    b) Acts on behalf of the farmer
    c) Buys from the farmer
    d) Manages the farm
  13. The market where newly issued securities are traded is called:
    a) Big market
    b) Small market
    c) Secondary market
    d) Primary market
  14. People who invest in agricultural stocks can reconvert their shares to:
    a) Food
    b) Drink
    c) Cloth
    d) Cash
  15. The following types of farming are encouraged by the stock exchange except:
    a) Viable enterprises
    b) Profitable enterprises
    c) Efficient enterprises
    d) Deteriorating enterprises
  16. The stock exchange has the following except:
    a) It raises the standard of living of the farmer
    b) It raises capital for the farmer
    c) It encourages investment in agriculture
    d) It discourages the farmer from expanding
  17. One of the following is not among those involved in the stock exchange:
    a) Buyers
    b) Sellers
    c) Spenders
    d) Buyers and sellers
  18. The wholesales dealers on all types of security are called:
    a) Jobbers
    b) Spenders
    c) Stock brokers
    d) Sellers
  19. Once the seller has placed a sales order, the broker finds:
    a) A distributor
    b) A buyer
    c) An intermediary
    d) A transporter
  20. Farms can be quoted on the stock exchange if they have the following except:
    a) Good accounting record
    b) Good financial management
    c) Good profitability
    d) Good implements
  21. For farmers to make a profit, the cost of production must be:
    a) Low
    b) High
    c) Moderate
    d) Beneficial
  22. Prices of agricultural products can be expressed in the following ways except:
    a) Currency
    b) Weight
    c) Quality
    d) Degrees
  23. The perception of most consumers about price-quality relationship is that a relatively high price is a sign of:
    a) Good quality
    b) Bad quality
    c) Average quality
    d) Half-baked quality
  24. Cost of production is a form of:
    a) Sales
    b) Investment
    c) Distribution
    d) Market
  25. The inability of a farmer to store his products during a period of high production results in:
    a) Low prices
    b) High prices
    c) Changes in prices
    d) Price forecast
  26. Which of the following statements does not refer to advertisement?
    a) It is a form of marketing communication
    b) It is a promotion for agricultural products
    c) It is a means of publicizing the success of farm enterprises
    d) It is a form of demanding a product
  27. An increase in quantity demanded results in:
    a) A decrease in price
    b) An increase in price
    c) Equilibrium price
    d) A supply price
  28. Which of the following is not an objective of pricing?
    a) To achieve profitability
    b) To find out if consumers will be willing to pay that price
    c) To support the market position of the producer
    d) To make the market unstable
  29. The knowledge of packaging materials is essential because each product to be packaged has its own:
    a) Direction
    b) Shape
    c) Properties
    d) Size
  30. The slatted wooden boxes for fruit allow for:
    a) Free circulation of air
    b) Water to enter the container
    c) Contamination of the products
    d) Distribution of the product
  31. To prevent environmental pollution, packaging materials should be:
    a) Sterilized
    b) Processed
    c) Recycled
    d) Burned
  32. Constraints to adequate packaging include the following except:
    a) Cost
    b) Choice of materials
    c) Lack of knowledge about materials
    d) Distance to market
  33. Live animals need the following for transportation except:
    a) Open-top lorry
    b) Keepers to accompany them
    c) Feed on deck
    d) Stacking
  34. Which of the following is not a characteristic of paper?
    a) It is easily torn
    b) It offers no barriers to water
    c) It is a waste from pulp wood
    d) It is flexible
  35. Fibers are materials needed from the following products except:
    a) Jute
    b) Raffia
    c) Sisal
    d) Metal
  36. Trays could be made of the following except:
    a) Plastic
    b) Metal
    c) Cardboard
    d) Polyethylene
  37. Which of the following is not a part of agricultural export in Nigeria?
    a) Cocoa
    b) Cassava
    c) Blueberry
    d) Sugarcane
  38. Nigeria is the world’s largest producer of:
    a) Cassava
    b) Rubber
    c) Groundnut
    d) Sugarcane
  39. A crop transported from a country where it is produced to another country for trading is BEST referred to as:
    a) Cash crop
    b) Catch crop
    c) Export crop
    d) International crop
  40. From which of the following will the farm receive advice on when it is profitable to buy or sell their shares?
    a) Broker
    b) Investor
    c) Jobber
    d) Middlemen
  41. Assuming the management of Dim’s Oil Farm plans to sell their shares to secure more capital from the public at the end of every five years. To which of the following organizations should they go?
    a) Co-operative society
    b) International market
    c) Stock exchange
    d) Marketing board
  42. A good, creative agricultural leader possesses the following qualities EXCEPT:
    a) Ability to mobilize resources
    b) Determination to exploit
    c) Good communication skills
    d) Ability to work as a team
  43. The separation of agricultural produce into various sizes and qualities is referred to as:
    a) Assembling
    b) Bulking
    c) Grading
    d) Packaging
  44. Which of the following animals does not feed on hay?
    a) Cattle
    b) Goat
    c) Horse
    d) Poultry
  45. Which of the following is an example of succulent feed?
    a) Bone meal
    b) Fish meal
    c) Hay
    d) Silage
  46. Cotton is an example of:
    a) Beverage
    b) Cereal
    c) Fibre
    d) Latex
  47. A pepper plant that grows in a yam plot is regarded as a:
    a) Crop
    b) Flower
    c) Weed
    d) Vegetable
  48. Which of the following aquatic animals is a fish?
    a) Crab
    b) Lobster
    c) Salmon
    d) Shrimp
  49. The major symptom of disease in a plant is:
    a) Rotten leaves
    b) Broken stem
    c) Wilting
    d) Dry roots
  50. Fertilizer is applied on maize at which stage of growth?
    a) Leaf formation
    b) Seed formation
    c) Flowering
    d) Transplanting

Essay Questions

  1. Discuss five advantages of farm records.
  2. Differentiate between crop and livestock production records.
  3. Explain the importance of farm inventory.
  4. Discuss three disadvantages of poor farm records.
  5. Explain the relationship between the stock exchange and agricultural development.
  6. Discuss how farm records can help in managing a farm efficiently.
  7. Outline the key features of a farm diary.
  8. Differentiate between assets and liabilities in a farm setting.
  9. Describe the role of a farm manager in record keeping.
  10. Explain the concept of production records in crop farming.
  11. How does good record keeping affect farm profitability?
  12. Discuss the importance of sales records in farming.
  13. How can farm records help in securing loans for farm expansion?
  14. Discuss the relationship between farm accounting and financial management.
  15. What are the types of production records maintained on a farm?
  16. Discuss the advantages of using computer systems for farm record-keeping.
  17. Explain the steps involved in keeping livestock breeding records.
  18. Discuss how proper farm inventory can prevent losses.
  19. How can the stock exchange influence agriculture in Nigeria?
  20. What are the essential qualities of a good farm leader?