Third Term Examination Agriculture JSS 3 (Basic 9) – Mock Exam Questions

AGRICULTURE

THIRD TERM EXAMINATION

JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS (JSS 3)

SECTION A

Attempt all the questions. 

1. Agriculture means ___________.

{a} production of crops

{b} production of animals

{c} none of the above

{d} all of the above

2. One of the importance of agriculture is ___________.

{a} provision of yam

{b} provision of meat

{c} provision of maize

{d} provision of crops

3. The process by which agriculture started from old to modern era is ___________.

{a} transformation

{b} development

{c} evolution

{d} location

4. Horticulture means ___________.

{a} the practical botany of gardens

{b} the practical botany of fishing.

{c} the practical botany of animals

{d} the practical botany of grazing

5. The system of agriculture in which different types of crops are planted on the same piece of land at the same time is ___________.

{a} rotation of crops

{b} mixed crops

{c} mono crops

{d} industrial crops

6. Agricultural form in which a farmer moves together with cattle from place to place in search of pasture and water is ___________.

{a} pastoral

{b} nomadic

{c} bee

{d} livestock

7. Fish breath through ___________.

{a} mouth

{b} nose

{c} gill

{d} scales

8. The act of tending, guarding and keeping of livestock is ___________.

{a} pastoral

{b} tree

{c} arable

{d} pidgry

9. Another name for pastoral farming is ___________.

{a} animal husbandry

{b} crop husbandry

{c} cattle husbandry

{d} poultry husbandry

10 Parts of a plant include the following except ___________.

{a} shoot

{b} back

{c} roots

{d} leaves

11. A typical example of work animal is ___________.

{a} goat

{b} cattle

{c} bird

{d} chicken

12. The farm animal that can last longer without water is ___________.

{a} buffalo

{b} carmel

{c} horse

{d} sheep

13. ___________ is keeping of birds for eggs, meat and manure.

{a} egg production

{b} livestock

{c} bird farming

{d} poultry

14. Higher animals include all except ___________.

{a} cattle

{b} dog

{c} sheep

{d} goat

15. One way of controlling pest is ___________.

{a} hunting

{b} trapping

{c} all of the above

{d} none of the above

16. An example of biting and chewing insect is ___________.

{a} grasshopper

{b} aphids

{c} mealibugs

{d} scale insects

17. Weeding means ___________.

{a} growing unwanted plants

{b} planting unwanted plants

{c} keeping unwanted plants

{d} removing unwanted plants

18. capital reward as a production factor is ___________.

{a} profit

{b} bonus

{c} interest

{d} salary

19. A type of labour that needs a formal education is ___________.

{a} skilled labour

{b} unskilled labour

{c} semi skilled labour

{d} manual skilled labour

20. A typical example of social capital is ___________.

{a} money

{b} machine

{c} water

{d} land

21. The reward for entrepreneur is ___________.

{a} loss

{b} profit

{c} both

{d} none

22. A payment a worker receives at month end is ___________.

{a} wage

{b} profit

{c} salary

{d} bonus

23. The person that plans, organizes and staff the farm activities is ___________.

{a} farmer worker

{b} labour leader

{c} farm manager

{d} farm owner

24. The simple farm erections that makes it easier is ___________.

{a} futility structure

{b} processing structure

{c} farm structure

{d} storage structure

25. Irrigation means ___________.

{a} removing water from the farm

{b} digging water for farming

{c} application of water to the farm.

{d} all of the above

26. The considering factors  when siting farm structure and building include all   except ___________.

{a} topograghy

{b} food

{c} water supply

{d} climate

27. Pre-planting is ___________.

{a} operations in agriculture carried out before sowing

{b} operations in agriculture carried out before cultivation

{c} operations in agriculture carried out after sowing

{d} operations in agriculture carried out after cultivation

28. Manure is ___________.

{a} animal dung used for fertilizing land

{b} animal dung used for fertilizing cassava

{c} animal dung used for fertilizing rice

{d} animal dung used for fertilizing crops

29. Post planting operations are ___________.

{a} operations in agriculture carried out before sowing

{b} operations in agriculture carried out before cultivation

{c} operations in agriculture carried out after sowing

{d} operations in agriculture carried out after cultivation

30. Manure gotten from animal faeces is ___________.

{a} farmyard

{b} compost

{c} fertilizer liming

{c} feeding

31 Drainage is fast on ___________ soil.

{a} removing water from the farmland

{b} digging water for farming

{c} application of water to the farm.

{d} none of the above

32. Mixed farming means ___________.

{a} the rearing of different livestock on the same farm

{b} the growing of different crops on the same farm

{c} none of the above

{d} the growing of food crops and rearing of animals on the same farm

33. Bush fallowing is ___________.

{a} the process of leaving a farmland to regain its fertility

{b} the process of cultivating a farmland after gaining its fertility

{c} the process of fertilizing farmland to regain its fertility

{d} the process of farming after a long time

34. Mono cropping is ___________.

{a} planting of different crops

{b} planting two crops

{c} planting one crop

{d} planting many crops

35. The range of acidity, neutral and alkaline of the soil is ___________.

{a} soil texture

{b} soil structure

{c} soil PH

{d} soil component

36. The feeling of soil particles when touched described ___________.

{a} soil texture

{b} soil structure

{c} soil PH

{d} soil component

37. Forage means ___________.

{a} planting mainly for grazing by goat

{b} planting mainly for grazing by cow

{c} planting mainly for grazing by livestock

{d} all of the above

 

38. ___________ have a high nutritive value because they are important sources of nutrient.

{a} roughages

{b} concentrates

{c} folder

{d} hay

39. Nigerian export promotion council was established in ___________.

{a} 1976

{b} 1876

{c} 2006

{d} 1986

40. Hay means ___________.

{a} dried grasses and other foliage used as cattle feed

{b} dried grasses and other foliage used as cow feed

{c} dried grasses and other foliage used as goat feed

{d} dried grasses and other foliage used as animal feed

41 The sum total of food given to farm animal for a day is ___________.

42. Weight of a living organism is ___________.

43 A disease that has to do with the mind is ___________.

44. The process of designing, evaluating and producing package is ___________.

45. Book keeping is ___________.

46. ___________ is used to record daily activities in the farm.

47. When revenue is greater than the expenditure we have ___________.

 

48. Production record is ___________.

49. ___________ are feeds which are high in fibre content and relatively less digestible.

50 One of the following is a cash crop is ___________.