AGRIC SCIENCE EXAM QUESTIONS

SS1 SECOND TERM

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SECOND TERM SS1 AGRICULTURAL

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SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

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SUBJECT   AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE    

 CLASS: S. S. S ONE      

DURATION 2HR
 1. Agricultural production could be improved through (a) migration of
youth to the urban centers (b) hoarding of farm produce (c)
fragmentation of land by family members (D) provision of rural
infrastructure.

2. Which of the following features is not associated with subsistence

farming? (a) Use of mainly family labour (b) cultivation of mainly food
crops (c) specialization in crop production (d) low output and income.

3. Which of the following systems is not associated with land ownership

in West Africa? (a) Communal (b) Hire – Purchase (c) Leasehold (d)
Freehold

4. Which of the following factors is not a limitation to farm

mechanization in West Africa? (a) poverty among farmers (b) large
production of farmers (c) illiteracy of farmers (d) land tenure system

5. The main source of power for subsistence agriculture is (a) animal (b)
machine (c) human (d) electricity

6. Problems associated with the use of animal power include the

following except (a) susceptibility of animals to disease (b) insufficient
supply of fuel (c) high cost of maintaining animals (d) insufficient
supply of feed.

7. The practice whereby a farmer keeps only grazing animals is known as

(a) mixed farming (b) lay farming (c) pastoral farming (d) taungya
farming

8. The major factor affecting the distribution of crops in West Africa is (a)
climate (b) soil (c) topography (d) diseases.

9. Which of the following is an edaphic factor influencing agricultural

production? (a) Parasites (b) Soil PH (c) Vegetation (d) rainfall

10. Gneiss and schist are examples of (a) igneous rocks (b) metamorphic
rock (c) sedimentary rocks (d) weathered rocks

11. The chemical weathering process presented by the equation CasiO3 +

2H2O – H2SiO3 + Ca(OH)2 is (a) Hydration (b) hydrolysis (c) solution
(d)oxidation

12. The most practical and effective way of improving the productive
capacity of clayey soil is to (a) allow it lie fallow for some time. (b)
apply lime and organic manure (c) plant tree crops on it for many years
(d) apply N P  K fertilizer
13. In comparison with compost, inorganic fertilizer (a) improves soil
structure (b) regulates soil temperature (c) is more readily available to
plants (d) conserves soil moisture

14. Which of the following crops is a bulb? (a) yam (b) onion (c) cocoyam
(b) plantain

15. An example of a fruit vegetable is (a) onion (b) cabbage (c) spinach (d)
cucumber

16. Which of the following activities is carried out in tomato cultivation to

improve fruit size? (a) hardening – of f (b) shading (c) pricking – out (d)
staking

17. Large scale storage of grains is best done in (a) barns (b) cold rooms
(c) cribs (d) silos

18. The botanical name of Guinea Grass is (a) Panicum maximum (b)
imperata cylindrica (c) pennisetum purpureum (d) cynodon dactylon.

19. A forest product used as medicine is (a) dye (b) latex (c) gum (d) honey

20. the method of plant propagation which involves rooting is (a) grafting
(b) budding (c) tillering (d) layering

21. Which of the following plant parts is not a vegetative material used in
propagating ornamental shrubs? (a) seed (b) stem (c) bud (d) sucker

22. Which of the following farm, animals is a non – ruminant herbivore? (a)
goat (b) sheep (c) rabbit (d) chicken

23. A social – economic factor which affects the availability of land for
agricultural use in West Africa is (a) soil type (b) population growth (c)
rainfall distribution (d) working capital.

24. Which of the following cropping system would lead to continuous

sustenance of soil fertility? (i) Crop rotation (ii) land rotation (iii)
monoculture (iv) mono cropping (a) I and ii only (b) I and ii only (c) ii
and iii only (d) I, ii and iii only.

25. Marble is a metamorphic rock formed from (a) limestone (b) quartzite
(c) shale (d) schist

26. An example of a piercing and sucking insect-pest of crops is a (a)

mealy bug (b) grasshopper (c) weevil (d) termite

27. The removal of sheath on maize of mob is referred to as (A) winnowing

(b) shelling (c) dehusking (d) milling

28. The farm power which is most adaptable to farm operations in West
Africa is (a) animal power (b) wind power (c) human power (d) solar
power
29. A disease which affects poultry only is a (a) coccidiosis (b) new castle
(c) pox (d) helminthiasis

30. Which of the animal body parts listed below are related to the
reproductive system? (i) Cowper’s gland (ii) jejunum (iii) urethra. (a) I
and ii only (b) I and iii only (c) ii and iii only (d) I, ii and iii.

31. A sow that is not producing milk after farrowing should be given (a)
oxtytocin (b) antibiotic (c) anthelmintic drug (d) sulphaquinoxaline

32. Limitation of farm mechanization in West Africa do not include (a) Land
fragmentation (b) high capital investment (c) availability of spare parts
(d) high level technical know how.

33. mating  in poultry is known as a service (a) serving (b) treading (c)
topping (d) breeding

34. The average gestation period in sheep is (a) 30 days (b) 50 days (c) 150
days (d) 270 days

35. Which of the following operations takes place in a ginnery? (a)

production of cotton seed oil (b) detoxication of cotton seed (c)
separation of cotton seeds from lint (d) production of cotton seed lake

36. The development of agriculture in West Africa is not generally affected

by (a) ignorance (b) religious beliefs (c) poor marketing (d) population
size

37. Which of the following groups of rocks is formed as a result of volcanic

eruption?  (a) Limestone, basalt and shale (b) basalt, granite and
pumice (c) sandstone, granite and quartize (d) marble, gneiss and
shale.

38. Which of the following statements is a disadvantage of human power?

it (a) controls other sources of farm power (b) brings about least
damage (c) is easily available and controlled.

39. The use of animal traction is limited in the forest zones of West Africa
because of the (a) topography of the forest land (b) presence of tsetse
flies (c) high amount of rainfall (d) culture of the people.

40. The correct sequence for the use of coupled implements for land
preparation is (a) plough, harrow and ridger (b) harrow, ridger and
plough (c) plough, ridger and harrow (d) harrow, plough and ridger.

41. Corms, rhizomes and tubers are examples of (a) underground stems (b)
underground roots (c) modified leaves (d) aerial stems

42. In crop Production, ginger is propagated by (a) seed (b) bulb (c)
rhizome (d) corm
 43. Land in agricultural business is a durable asset because (a) its value is
realized over several years (b) it is more valuable than labour (c) it can
be expanded by reclamation (d) it is a free gift of nature.

44. In which layer of the soil profile do most biological activities occur? (a)
D – horizon (b) C – horizon (c) B – horizon (c) A – horizon

45. Which of the following properties of soil determines its water- holding
capacity?

46. Texture

47. PH

48. Colour

49. Structure

50. I and II Only (b) I and IV only (c) II and III only (d) III and IV only

51. Under the communal land tenure system farmers find it difficult to
secure loans because (a) land holdings are small and fragmented (b)
they are poor (c) land holdings cannot be used as security (d) they are
mostly illiterate

52. Government plays important roles in the development of agriculture

through the following means except (a) provision of subsidies (b)
training of farmers’ children (c) establishment of agricultural
development programmes (d) establishment of farm settlements

53. Which of the following does not influence the distribution of cattle in
West Africa? (a) Pastures (b) Light (c) diseases (d) Rainfall

54. Soil water that is available for root absorption at field capacity is (a)
capillary water (b) hygroscopic water (c) gravitational water (d)
superfluous water

55. A detrimental effect of bush burning is that is (a) destroys soil organic
matter (b) destroys weed seeds (c) sterilizes the soil (d) adds potash to
the soil

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PART B

THEORY

Answer Three Questions.

 1. State ten simple farm tools and their uses.

2.      List five sources of farm power

3.      Mention two advantages of each

4. What is farm mechanization?

(b)       Enumerate five advantages of farm mechanization

(c)       Explain three importances of the following systems in farm animals

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(I)        Circulatory system (ii) respiratory system          (iii) digestive system

Explain the following

Heat period (ii) mating (iii) gestation period (iv) parturition (v) lactation.

State five of each factor affecting agricultural production in Nigeria.

Climatic factors (ii) biotic factors (iii) edaphic factors

With  the aid  of  diagram  explain  the  digestive  system  of  fowl.

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