AGRIC SCIENCE EXAM QUESTIONS FOR JSS2 FIRST TERM

FIRST TERM JSS2 AGRIC SCIENCE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS – EDUDELIGHT.COM

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

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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 rotatio.               6mks                                                                 

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

FIRST TERM JSS2 AGRIC SCIENCE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS – EDUDELIGHT.COM

JSS2 FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

AGRIC

1. Dicotyledonous plants have         a. four cotyledons b. three cotyledons c. two cotyledons d. one cotyledon
2. Which of these is very difficult to use if the number of pest is high a. chemical control b, physical control c. biological control d. cultural control?
3.                  involves the use of natural enemies of insect pests and weeds against them a. physical control b. chemical control c. cultural control d. biological control
4. Examples of crops that store food in their roots are these except              

a.Cassava b. potato c. Carrot d. sugarcane

• Procurement of loan or capital for farming activity is one of            functions of a farm manager A. administration B. production C. organisationD. marketing
• Wooden and metal structures should be                             to prevent waering away.
  • Painted (b) coloured (c) Decorated (d) swept
•                           should be cleaned and disinfected after each operation.
  • Silos (b) Poles (c) Abattoirs (d)Fences
•                           should be cleaned and kept air tight.
  • silos (b) Poles (c) Abattoirs (d)Fences
• The chemical that can be used to prevent the activities of insects on wooden materials is
  • called (a) sodium hydroxide (b) solignum(c) potassium chloride (d) oxygen

10. A round farm structures constructed from mud with a grass or thatch roof is

1. Barns (b) Rhumbus (c) Barns (d) Silos
2. The first factor that must be considered before siting a farm is: (a) nearness to school (b) accessibility (c) availability of land (d) security
3. Protection of farm structures mean? (a) presence of security (b) protection from wind and erosion (c) protection from thieves (d) vigilante watch

14. A flat level land should be used for the school farm for the following reasons except (a) to increase fertility of soil (b) to reduce erosion (c) to reduce the cost of production (d) to promote percolation

1. The best soil type for farming is? (a) sandy soil (b) clayed soil (c) loamy soil (d) sand-clayed soil
2. Monocotyledonous plants have         a. four cotyledons b. three cotyledons c. two cotyledons d. one cotyledon
3. Primary tillage is otherwise known as   (a) harrowing (b) ploughing (c) ridging (d) stumping

18. 2.        Secondary tillage is otherwise known as   (a)harrowing (b) ploughing

(c)       ridging (d) stumping

19. 3.         In farm layout, plots undergo            (a) division (b) multiplication (c) digging (d) covering

20. 4.        The operation that follows tillage is  (a)       ridging (b) stumping (c) clearing (d) layout

21. 5.         Stumping is carried out with the following except          (a)gun (b) cutlass (c) bulldozer (d) axe

• One of the following is not a basic consideration in planting operation
  • (a)spacing (b) depth (c) time (d) pod
• When seeds are sown in soil, it develops roots and shoots. This is called
  • germination (b) seedlings (c) sowing (d) development
• The distance between two sown seeds/plants is           
  • planting space (b) time (c) planting depth (d) planting seed

25. 4Some seeds are raised in the nursery because (a) the seedlings are weak (b) the seedling are green (c) the seedling love the nursery (d) so that the can get enough sunshine

• This is the distance of the sown seed in the soil
  • planting time (b) planting depth (c) spacing (d) number of seeds
• Harvesting involves the removal of ——– crops. A. big B. matured C. small D. smooth
• Harvesting tools include the following except A. basketB. knife C. harvesterD. secateurs
• One of the effects of late harvesting is……… A. increase of harvest B. loss of product C. sale of product D. enhanced market
• One of the reasons for processing is.. A. to increase the quantity of the

product B. to make it scarce C. to prevent spoilage D. to increase demand

• Methods of storage include the following except? A. use of barns B. use of shops

C. use of baskets. D. use of silos

• Which of these farming systems involve crops production?
  • (a) ley farming (b) ranching (c) mixed farming (d) nomadic farming
• The land is left for ……….. to……. years to rest in bush fallowing.
  • (a) 3 – 5 years (b) 7 – 10 years (c) 15 – 20 years (d) 20 – 30 years
• Which of these farming systems involves the production of crops and the rearing of animals?(a) mixed farming (b) pastoral farming (c) bush fallowing (d) ranching
• Ranching is a form of…….. animal production system.
  • (a) extensive (b) semi-intensive (c) intensive (d) semi-extensive
• In which of these farming systems is pasture grown for farm animals?
  • (a) ley farming (b) mixed farming (c) bush fallowing (d) shifting cultivation

THEORY A

1. State two disadvantages of mixed farming.
2. What is nomadic farming?

THEORY B

1. What is storage?
2. Mention two crops whose processing starts from the farm.

THEORY C

1. What is planting operation?
2. Explain sowing in-situ.
3. Explain five basic considerations in planting operations.

THEORY D

1. What is cultural practice?
2. Define the following terms: (a) land clearing (b) ridging

THEORY E

1. State and explain two factors to be considered before sitting farms
2. Mention four uses of water in the farm.

THEORY F

1. How can farm buildings be maintained?
2. State three farm structures and state the ways of maintaining them.

THEORY G

• Classify crop according to: (a) economic uses (b) the life cycle (c) number of cotyledons.
• Define the following terms annuals, biennials and perennials.
• What is management?
• Mention and briefly explain five major functions of a farm manager.

AGRIC SCIENCE EXAM QUESTIONS FOR JSS2 FIRST TERM