FAVOURTE GROUP OF SCHOOLS

THIRD MIDTERM EXAMINATION 2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION

CLASS: S.S 1 SUBJECT: AGRICUTURAL SCIENCE DURATION: 1HR
30MINS
SECTION A (OBJECTIVES)
1. ____ is the most important farm machine used in the operation of other implements.
A. Bulldozer
B. Tractor
C. Plough
D. Harvester
2. ____ are simple and handy tools used by peasant farmers.
A. Marketing tools
B. Trading tools
C. Shopping tools
D. Farm tools
3. The problems of agricultural mechanization do not include________.
A. land tenure system
B. adequate topography
C. inadequate of spare parts
D. inadequate man power
4. The diagram below is used for_____.

A. grafting
B. harvesting
C. supplying
D. breaking of soil particles
5. One of these is not the function/usesof a tractor.
A. Transportation of farm inputs
B. Tilling land and preparing the field
C. Used in operating milking machines
D. Used in leveling the filed for cultivation
6. Farm machine includes all except______.
A. bulldozer
B. tractor
C. plough
D. mallet
7. The application of engineering principles and technology in agricultural production,
storage and processing on the farm is called ______.
A. land preparation
B. farm mechanization
C. planting
D. fertilizer
8. The diagram below is best used for_______.

A. grafting
B. harvesting
C. transferring soil and manure
D. tilling
9. The basic functions of secateurs include the following except______.
A. used for pruning ornamental plants
B. used for trimming hedges or shrubs
C. used for cutting bud, scion or root stock
D. used for loosening of nuts/bolts
10. The simple farm tool used for levelling ridges and soil surfaces is _____.
A. rake
B. hand trowel
C. hand fork
D. plier
11. The simple farm tool with short wooden handle fitted with four metal prongs, used for
light tillage and loosening of the top soil particles is ____.
A. plier
B. rake
C. hand trowel
D. hand fork
12. The type of energy obtained from the sun for agricultural use is called_____?
A. kinetic energy
B. nuclear energy
C. potential energy
D. chemical energy
13. The farm tool used by a peasant farmer in tilling the soil is ____.
A. hoe
B. machete
C. spade
D. rake
14. Farm mechanization is applicable to all except______.
A. planting
B. weeding
C. land preparation
D. none of the above
15. Limitation of farm mechanization in West Africa does not include_____.
A. land fragmentation
B. man power
C. availability of spare parts
D. technical know-how
16. Which of the following is not a limitation to farm mechanization in West Africa?
 A. Poverty among farmers
B. Labour
C. Lack of spare parts
D. Land tenure system
17. The type of farm power derived from some animals to perform certain farm operations
is known as _____?
A. animal power
B. human power
C. solar power
D. mechanical power
18. Problems associated with the use of animal power include the following except ___.
A. They are prone to disease
B. They suffer fatigue as human
C. They are limited to certain type of operation
D. none of the above
19. The farm power which is most adaptable to farm operation in West Africa is_______.
A. animal power
B. wind power
C. human power
D. solar power
20. Which of the following statement is a disadvantage of human power?
A. It controls other source of farm power
B. It is easily available and control
C. It cannot perform tedious farm operations
D. It uses tradition tools
SECTION B (THEORY)
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER FIVE QUESTIONS ONLY
1. (a) List four sources of farm power.
(b) State two advantages of any two mentioned in 1 (a) above.
2. (a) Describe mechanical power.
(b) State three advantages of mechanical power.
3. List and explain briefly four problems of agricultural mechanization.
4. (a) Enumerate four factors that limit mechanization in Nigeria.
(b) Explain any two factors enumerated above.
5. (a) What is farming tool?
(b) List eight simple farming tools
6. Suggest four possible ways of improving agricultural mechanization in Nigeria.
7. Discuss four maintenance practices/precautions taken to keep a tractor safe and
durable.
8. Write short notes on any two of the following
(a) Planter
(b) Harvester
(c) Plough
(d) Ridger
 FOVOURITE GROUPOF SCHOOLS
SECOND TERM EXAMINATIN 2021/2022 ACADEMIC SESSION
CLASS: SS 2 SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
DURATION: 1 HR 30 MINS

SECTION A: (OBJECTIVES)
INSTRUCTION: Answer all the questions in section A.
1. Which of the following is not a part of the digestive system of a ruminant
animal?
A. Duodenum
B. Abomasum
C. Reticulum
D. Oesophagus
2. The animal with four compartment stomach are called ____
A. monogastrics
B. ruminants
C. non-ruminants
D. digastrics
3. One of these is not a characteristic feature of weeds.
A. resistant to trampling
B. Produces many seeds.
C. Seeds have short period of viability
D. Have luxuriant growth
4. What is the botanical name of milk weed?
A. Euphorbia hirta
B. Commelina Spp
C. Eupatorium odorantum
D. Talinum tiangulare
5. Birds temporarily store their food in the _____.
A. crop
B. gizzard
C. proventriculus
D. duodenum
6. Domesticated birds include the following except_____.
A. guinea fowl
B. pigeons
C. hawk
D. ducks
7. Crustaceans are classified under_____ animals.
A. avian
B. mammalian
 C. terrestrial
D. aquatic
8. The botanical name of waterleaf is _____
A. Talinum triangulare
B. Cyperus rotundatus
C. Tridax procumbens
D. Emilia sognifochia
9. The abdominal Cavity of farm animals includes all except_______.
A. liver
B. ovaries
C. uterus
D. all of the above
10. Weeds compete with crops for the following except________.
A. sunlight
B. space
C. water
D. salt
11. The milk secreting organ in cattle is the______.
A. dewlap
B. udder
C. comb
D. muscle
12. One of these is not an agent of weeds dispersal.
A. Wind
B. Water
C. Animals
D. Gas
13. The following are mammalian animal’s except____.
A. goat
B. horses
C. camels
D. crocodile
14. The chest region of farm animals is called the____.
A. thoracic cavity
B. pelvic cavity
C. cervical cavity
D. abdominal Cavity
15. ____ are animals with four stomach compartments.
A. Monogastric animals
B. Aquatic animals
C. Epigastric animals
 D. Polygastric animals
16. All are examples of ruminant animals except _____
A. cattle
B. sheep
C. pig
D. goats
17. One of these is not an effect of weeds on crop plant.
A. They increase farm produce
B. Lead to crop loss
C. They reduce the quality of cultivated crops.
D. They reduce farmer’s income.
18. The following are milk-producing animals except ____.
A. goat
B. dog
C. pig
D. sheep
19. The term “chew the cud” means ______.
A. to ruminate
B. to digest
C. to vomit
D. to chew
20._____ is the period during which the female animals receive male sexually.
A. Heat period
B. Parturition
C. Gestation period
D. Ovulation
21. The period between conception and parturition is known as ____.
A. heat period
B. parturition
C. gestation period
D. ovulation

SECTION B (THEORY)
INSTRUCTION: answer five questions from this section
1. (a) What is weed?
(a) List three effects of weeds on crops and the economy.
2. (a) Define the term farm animals.
(b) List four types of farm animals.
3. In a tabular form, compare and contrast ruminant and non-ruminant
animals in two ways.
4. (a) Define artificial insemination.
 (b) Name three reproductive processes.
5. Enumerate three major organs in each of the following cavities.
(a) Thoracic cavityof farm animals.
(b) Abdominal cavity of farm animals.
6. (a) What is reproduction?
(c) State two differences between the male and female reproductive
systems.
7. (a) What is respiration?
(b) Enumerate the types of respiration.
8. Name eight common weeds on Nigeria farms with their botanical names.